Lorain County Clerk of Courts - Lorain Auto Title & Passport Office

The Lorain Auto Title & Passport Office is run by the Lorain County Clerk of Courts and sits right on Broadway Avenue downtown, next door to the historic Lorain Palace Theatre. Because Ohio's county title offices double as passport acceptance agents, this is the most convenient place inside the city of Lorain to submit a first-time or minor's passport application without driving out to the county seat in Elyria.

Staff here accept completed DS-11 applications, review your citizenship evidence and photo ID, witness your signature, and forward the sealed package to the State Department. The counter also takes passport photos on the spot, so you can handle the form and the picture in a single visit. Payment for the acceptance fee is separate from the State Department application fee, and the office is used to walking families through the paperwork.

Downtown metered and rear-lot parking is available, and the Broadway location is a short hop from Lakeview Park and the Black River waterfront. If your travel date is tight, ask about routine versus expedited timelines before you leave the counter. For other choices around town, compare the options on our Lorain passport page.

This is a county title office first and a passport agent second, so counter lines can be busy on Mondays when it stays open into the evening. No appointment is required for passports, but arriving early in the day tends to mean a shorter wait. Confirm that every child under 16 comes in person with both parents or guardians, and bring photocopies of your ID. Residents of neighboring towns can also review nearby acceptance sites on the Ohio passport directory.