The Lake County Sheriff Civil Division is made up of two offices with the main office being in Crown Point. The north satellite office is located in Gary. As of December 1, 2008, Crown Point and Gary will be the only Civil Offices open to the public.

The primary function of the Civil Division is to serve summons, subpoenas, evictions, foreign writs, writs of execution, collect delinquent state taxes for the Indiana Department of Revenue, and conduct the Sheriff's Foreclosure Sales of homes.

The Sheriff Sale is held on the first Friday of each month at the Lake County Government Center auditorium. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and ends promptly at 9:30 AM. Anyone interested in a property sale should also fill out a bid sheet. Bid sheets must be turned in the day of the sale prior to 10:000 AM. The foreclosure sale begins at 10:00am.

Officers that are assigned to the Civil Division provide service to the Lake County Superior and Circuit Courts in performing their duties, while also serving civil papers from other jurisdictions.

The Lake County Civil Offices are open Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CROWN POINT OFFICE
2293 N. Main St (Lake County Government Center)
219-755-3190
Serves: Crown Point, Merrillville, Schererville, St. John, Cedar Lake, Lowell, Dyer, Shelby, Schneider, Leroy, and half of the City of Hobart.

GARY OFFICE
400 Broadway
219-881-6091
Serves: Gary, Griffith, Lake Station, , Hammond, Highland, Munster, East Chicago ,Whiting and half of the City of Hobart.

The Lake County Sheriff's Department serves approximately six thousand civil process papers per month.


FOREIGN WRITS
These are papers served from another state:
The fee is $60.00 per defendant/ per address. We only accept Cashiers Checks or Money Orders and they should be payable to the Lake County Sheriff.

We do not accept personal checks.

We need one original and two copies of the summons and two copies of the complaint. The address of the person being served must be on the summons/complaint.

Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope for the affidavit of service that will be returned to you.
Our address is:
Lake County Sheriff Department
2293 North Main St
Crown Point, Indiana 46307
ATTN: Civil Division

We will attempt personal service but we do not guarantee it. We will leave a copy at the listed address if there is no response at the door. A copy will also be mailed to the address listed.


TAX WARRANTS
If you have received a letter from The Indiana Department of Revenue informing you that you owe monies Please follow the direction on the letter and send the payments to the address listed on the paperwork

Lake County Sheriff Department
2293 North Main St
Crown Point, Indiana 46307
ATTN: Tax Warrant Division
Please include your tax warrant number on the Cashier check or money order

We do not accept personal checks

Cash is always welcome if paying in person.