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Lake County Sheriff Civil Division is made up of four offices with
the main office being in Crown Point. Satellite offices are located
in Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago. 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 which is held on the first Friday of each month at
the Lake County Government Center auditorium. Registration is at
8:00 AM.
Officers that are assigned to the Civil Office provide service to
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, Hebron, Schneider, Leroy, and half of
the City of Hobart.
Gary
Office
400 Broadway
219-881-6091
Serves: Gary, Griffith, Lake Station, and half of the City of Hobart.
Hammond
Office
232 Russell Street
219-933-2870
Serves: Hammond, Highland, Munster, and half of the City of Whiting.
East
Chicago Office
3711 Main Street
219-398-2441
Serves: East Chicago, and half of the City of Whiting.
The Lake County
Sheriff's Department serves approximately five thousand civil process
papers per month.
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