Quick Links
Start here for the fastest path into Indiana court-record research.
- Online Court Records HubReturn to the nationwide PRC court-records portal and browse all state pages.
- Indiana Public Records HubMain Indiana landing page with statewide record topics and related resources.
- Indiana Criminal RecordsCriminal-history resources and related law-enforcement links for Indiana.
- Indiana BankruptcyFederal bankruptcy court resources and filing-related links for Indiana.
- Indiana ExpungementsRecord-clearance and expungement guidance for Indiana.
Official Indiana Court Resources
Use these statewide and official court resources for case information, court structure, forms, clerk access, or public search tools.
- Indiana State Court StructureOfficial or statewide court resource.
- Indiana Trial CourtsTort, contract, real property rights, small claims, mental health, miscellaneous civil. Links to trial courts and clerks by county
- Indiana Tax CourtDirect weblinks to initiating an original tax appeal and tax appeals procedures
- Family Court ProjectAlternative Dispute Resolution. Forms and applications, project reports and evaluations. Family court rules
- Indiana Supreme CourtMandatory jurisdiction in civil disciplinary and original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile and original proceeding cases. Search links to court archives, justice biographies, appellate process and more
- Court of Appeals of IndianaMandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding and interlocutory decision cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases. View the courts opinions. Find Technical help
Indiana Court Directory & Local Resources
Legacy directory content has been retained inside the updated layout so county-level links, clerk references, and older court research notes remain available in one place.
Indiana State Court Records Search Suggestions
As there may be more one source to obtaining Indiana criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.
Indiana State Court Structure:Indiana's small claims court of Marion County hears small claims with amounts in controversy of $6,000 or below. The court also hears miscellaneous civil cases. Indiana's town court has jurisdiction to hear cases involving various misdemeanor, DWI or DUI, domestic violence cases, and traffic or other violations. It holds venue to preliminary hearings. Indiana's city court hears tort claims, and contract claims $0 to $500-$3,000, most are $500 maximum. The city courts hear various misdemeanors, DWI or DUI, domestic violence cases, and traffic or other violations. City courts also hold venue to preliminary hearings. Indiana's county courts hear tort, contract, real property rights from $0 to $10,000, small claims $3,000, mental health, and other miscellaneous civil matters. County courts hear various felony, misdemeanor, DWI or DUI, domestic violence matters, and traffic or other violations. County courts also hold venue to preliminary hearings. Indiana's circuit courts hear tort, contract, real property rights, small claims ($3,000), mental health, estate, civil appeals, and other miscellaneous civil matters. The circuit courts hear domestic relations matters, felony matters, misdemeanor matters, DWI or DUI matters, and criminal appeals matters. Additionally, circuit courts hear moving traffic violations cases, and other miscellaneous traffic violations. The circuit courts hear juvenile matters, and hold venue to preliminary hearings. Indiana's probate court has jurisdiction to hear cases involving estate, and other miscellaneous civil matters, adoption and juvenile matters. Indiana's superior court hears various tort, contract, real property rights, small claims of $3,000, mental health, estate, civil appeals, and other miscellaneous civil claims, and domestic relations. The superior court hears various felony, misdemeanor, DWI or DUI, criminal appeals, moving traffic violations, and other miscellaneous traffic violations matters. The superior court hears various juvenile matters, and holds venue to preliminary hearings. Indiana's tax court hears administrative agency appeals. Indiana's court of appeals has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases. It has discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases. Indiana's highest court is its supreme court, which has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, capital criminal, criminal, disciplinary, and original proceeding cases. It has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, and original proceeding cases.
Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online
Indiana Civil and Divorce Court Records |
Indiana Criminal Court Records Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations. |
Indiana District Court Records Filings in my District courthouses. |
Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
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Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
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Indiana trial courts and clerks listed by county. Jurisdiction includes real property rights, small claims, mental health, miscellaneous civil. Felony, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence. Traffic and other violations. Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur DeKalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko Lagrange Lake LaPorte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Perry Pike Porter Posey Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush St.Joseph Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Vanderburgh Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warren Warrick Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley |
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Research Notes
- Search more than one court level.Trial courts, appellate courts, bankruptcy courts, and specialty courts may each hold different parts of a case trail.
- Use the clerk for official copies.Certified documents and official record copies should come directly from the responsible court or clerk office.
- Online access varies by county and court type.Some courts provide full searchable dockets, while others provide only calendars, indexes, or request instructions.
- Cross-check related record categories.Criminal records, judgments and liens, bankruptcy filings, inmate searches, and public-record hubs often help complete a statewide research path.
Related Indiana Court Topics
Continue into related Indiana specialty pages and supporting court-research topics.
- Indiana Criminal RecordsCriminal-history resources, law-enforcement links, and related court research.
- Indiana BankruptcyBankruptcy court links, forms, and related filing resources.
- Indiana Judgments & LiensJudgment and lien research links connected to court and records searches.
- Indiana ExpungementsRecord-clearance and expungement guidance where available.
- Indiana Inmate SearchCorrectional and inmate-lookup resources related to court and custody research.