Search Clark County Court Records
Most Clark County court records start with Indiana MyCase, the public search portal for Odyssey case information. Clark County and the Indiana Judicial Branch both direct users there for public civil and criminal court records. MyCase can show case summaries, chronological case entries, hearing dates, case type codes, court assignments, public documents where available, balances, and payment buttons when online payment is allowed.
MyCase is not the whole file room. The official MyCase help page says some public documents are not online, and older files may be missing from public links. When a Clark County court record is public but no document link appears, the fallback is Ryan Lynch's Clerk of the Courts office in Room 137. Certified copies, official balances, older paper files, sealed-file questions, and non-digitized filings should be handled through the Clerk rather than guessed from the online summary.
- Open MyCase or the Indiana Judicial Branch Clark County page and choose the public case search.
- Search by party name, case number, attorney, citation, or business name.
- Narrow the result to Clark County when the portal offers a court or county filter.
- Review the court, case type, filed date, parties, hearings, chronological case summary, disposition, and financial section.
- Use the Clerk of the Courts for certified copies, unlinked public documents, official balances, or older Clark County court records.
The MyCase document access lookup explains why public users see different document access by case type.
That statewide help source is useful when a Clark County court record appears online but the filing itself is not linked.
Clark County Court Search Fields
Clark County users can search by several identifiers. A cause number is best when it is known. Names work for many civil, criminal, probate, and family cases, but common names can produce statewide false matches. Birth date and county filters help narrow criminal and traffic matters when those fields are shown by the live portal.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Text | No | Use when the exact Indiana cause number is known. |
| Party / Name | Text | No | Search by last name, first name, or business name. |
| Date of Birth | Date | No | Helps distinguish people with similar names when exposed. |
| Attorney | Text | No | Finds matters tied to an attorney of record. |
| Citation | Text | No | Used for Clark County traffic citation and payment lookup. |
| Court / County | Filter | No | Select Clark County to reduce statewide false matches. |
Clark County court records also can be requested through the Clerk public records request form, though the live AccessGov form renders its detailed fields through JavaScript.
The public case search is the online starting point, but the Clerk remains the official source for Clark County certified copies.
Clark County Court System
Clark County does not use a district court system in the Texas or Colorado sense. Local trial work is handled by Clark Circuit and Superior Courts. The county is in Indiana Judicial District 23 with Clark, Floyd, and Scott counties. Appeals move through the Court of Appeals of Indiana and, in some matters, the Indiana Supreme Court. Local city and town courts may handle narrower municipal, ordinance, and traffic matters.
The official Clark County courts page lists six numbered courts at the same East Court Avenue court complex. The county's local rules divide work by case type, offense level, filing month, and subject matter. That local assignment plan matters because a Clark County court record may list Circuit Court No. 1 through No. 4 or Superior Court No. 5 or No. 6.
Case flow: City or Town Court, when applicable › Clark Circuit and Superior Courts › Court of Appeals of Indiana › Indiana Supreme Court.
| Court | Main Clark County assignments | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court No. 1 | Even-month serious felonies, estates, trusts, adult guardianships | 812-285-6308 |
| Circuit Court No. 2 | Higher felony controlled-substance and legend-drug matters | 812-285-6333 |
| Circuit Court No. 3 | Level 6 felonies, OWI, and motor-vehicle criminal cases | 812-285-6316 |
| Circuit Court No. 4 | Odd-month serious felonies, juvenile, CHINS, child guardianship, adoption | 812-285-6294 |
| Superior Court No. 5 | Misdemeanors except OWI, traffic infractions, ordinance violations, domestic relations | 812-670-4949 |
| Superior Court No. 6 | Civil, small claims, eviction, protective orders, support, foreclosure | 812-670-4950 |
The Indiana Judicial Branch Clark County page links local rules, e-filing, court statistics, and MyCase.
The county court page is the local source for judge names, court numbers, court administrator contact details, CASA, and adult guardianship information.
The state local-courts page confirms the county's place in Judicial District 23 and points users back to court records search tools.
Using both the county and state pages helps separate court assignment questions from statewide search access.
Clark County Court Record Types
Clark County court records include criminal felony files, misdemeanor cases, traffic infractions, ordinance violations, civil collections, foreclosure, evictions, small claims, tort claims, domestic relations, estates, trusts, guardianships, protective orders, and some public documents tied to those case types. Juvenile and adoption files are not ordinary public lookup records.
- Criminal case records show charges, appearances, pleas, hearings, dispositions, sentencing, bond, costs, and final judgment where public.
- Civil records in Superior Court No. 6 may include complaints, answers, motions, judgments, settlements, garnishments, and orders.
- Family records include divorce and domestic relations cases, but public document access is more limited than many civil cases.
- Probate records are estate, trust, and guardianship matters assigned within the Circuit and Superior Court structure.
- Traffic records show court citation activity, while the state driver record is held by the Indiana BMV.
Federal cases near Clark County are different. Federal criminal, civil, bankruptcy, and federal warrant matters are searched through PACER, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, or the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, not through Clark County MyCase.
What Clark County Records Show
A Clark County court record usually starts with the case number, case type, court, filed date, and status. The public view may then show parties, attorneys, hearing entries, docket events, orders, judgments, sentencing events, costs, payments, and document links. Some entries are converted from prior systems, and MyCase warns that financial balances may not reflect the latest payment, charge, or interest.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | Unique Indiana cause number for the Clark County case. |
| Case type | Codes such as CF, CM, IF, OV, DC, DN, ES, EU, EV, CC, or CT. |
| Parties | Plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, state, estate, or other roles. |
| Chronological Case Summary | Docket log of filings, hearings, orders, notices, continuances, and judgments. |
| Financial | Costs, fines, payments, credits, balances, or online payment status. |
| Restrictions | Sealed, expunged, juvenile, adoption, protected-person, or confidential details. |
- Cause number
- Indiana's case number for tracking a court file.
- Chronological Case Summary
- The event log that records filings, hearings, orders, and case actions.
- Disposition
- The result of a charge, claim, or case.
- Expungement
- Indiana's process to seal, restrict, or mark eligible records under state law.
Clark County Public Access Rules
Indiana court records are presumed open unless a statute, court rule, or confidentiality order restricts them. The statewide public-records structure is important in Clark County because public access is split between MyCase, in-person Clerk access, Clerk request forms, sheriff records, jail systems, and court-specific confidentiality rules.
Key Statutes:
Indiana Code 5-14-3 treats public agency records as accessible unless an exception applies.
Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records presume public access while protecting confidential case data.
Indiana Code 35-38-9 governs sealing, marking, and expungement of eligible arrest or conviction records.
Indiana Code 31-39 makes many juvenile records confidential.
The Indiana Judicial Branch public records page is useful when a record is not online or when a user needs statewide guidance for court records, bulk data, protection orders, or citation searches.
That state page reinforces the same practical rule used in Clark County: online access is helpful, but it does not replace the county office that keeps the official file.
Restricted Clark County Court Records
Some Clark County court records are not open public records. Juvenile court files are generally confidential under Indiana Code 31-39. Adoption records are confidential under Indiana Code 31-19-19. Protection-order records exclude protected-person names and identifying information from MyCase, and public users are directed to a separate protection-order search for available public data.
Expunged and sealed criminal records also have limits. Indiana expungement does not always delete records. Depending on the case, it can seal a record from public access, restrict agency release without a court order, or mark a conviction as expunged. Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, minor identifiers, medical details, and other confidential information must be redacted or filed as confidential under Access to Court Records Rule 5.
Clark County Clerk Records
Ryan Lynch is the Clark County Clerk, and the office functions as the Clerk of the Courts for Clark County trial court records. The Clerk's Office is in Room 137 at the Clark County Judicial Center, 501 E Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. The main phone is 812-285-6244, and the fax is 812-285-6372.
Clark County Clerk of the Courts
501 E Court Avenue #137
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-285-6244
The Clerk's state-hosted portal organizes court services, sheriff-related links, traffic violations, child support, marriage licenses, filing fees and costs, self-help information, court forms, voting and elections, and bonds.
The county contact page is the direct source for the Clerk's name, office suite, phone, fax, and local government listing.
The IN.gov Clerk portal collects several service links in one place for Clark County court users.
That portal is especially useful for traffic, marriage license, forms, bonds, and other Clerk service links.
Clark County Court Fees
Clark County research located official fee amounts for marriage licenses, traffic citations, the traffic deferral program, and some local court alcohol and drug program services. It did not locate an official certified-copy or plain-copy fee schedule for court records, so copy fees should be confirmed with the Clerk before ordering.
| Item | Amount or rule |
|---|---|
| Marriage license, Clark County residents | $25 plus $4 document fee, total $29 |
| Marriage license, out-of-state residents | $65 plus $4 document fee, total $69 |
| Speeding violation | $175 |
| Other moving violation | $174 |
| Infraction Deferral Program | $192.50 if accepted by the Prosecutor |
| Certified or plain court copies | Official amount not located in reviewed sources; contact the Clerk. |
Clark County Sheriff Records
The Clark County Sheriff's Office is also listed at 501 East Court Avenue in Jeffersonville. The main number is 812-283-4471, and non-emergency dispatch is 812-246-6996. Jail custody is not the same as a court case file. Custody searches use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, Indiana VINE, Indiana SAVIN, IDOC tools for sentenced state inmates, and Sheriff contact channels.
No official Clark County Sheriff active warrant database or sheriff mobile app with app-only inmate or warrant lookup was found in the reviewed sources. The sheriff website does provide jail, visitation, inmate funds, bond, sex offender, report/tip, and records-request links. Bond information says cash or surety and court cash bonds are collected 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but cash-only bonds must be paid directly to the Clerk of Courts.
Clark County Marriage and Probate
Marriage licenses are handled by the Clerk's Office in Room 137. Indiana residents need at least one applicant to reside in Clark County for a Clark County license, while out-of-state applicants may use Clark County only if the ceremony will be performed there. Online pre-application saves time but does not issue the license or collect the fee.
Divorce cases are domestic relations matters assigned to Superior Court No. 5 and searched through MyCase or requested from the Clerk. The probate docket is not a separate probate court. Estates, trusts, and adult guardianships route mainly to Circuit Court No. 1, while child guardianships and adoptions are tied to Circuit Court No. 4. Adoption records are confidential.
Clark County Court History
Clark County is one of Indiana's oldest counties and is named for George Rogers Clark. Jeffersonville is the county seat and largest city. The court complex now sits in a downtown government and judicial campus near the Ohio River, close to the Louisville and Southern Indiana commuter corridor. County sources emphasize interstate, rail, airport, river, and port access, which helps explain why local traffic, civil, criminal, and business disputes often cross county and state lines.
The current record system reflects both local history and statewide modernization. Clark County uses detailed local court assignments for felonies, OWI, traffic, domestic relations, civil, probate, juvenile, and protective-order matters. It also uses Indiana's statewide Odyssey/MyCase system and statewide e-filing, with attorneys required to e-file and self-represented users encouraged to do so.
The Clark County community portal provides useful local context for courthouse trips and county identity.
That county portal supports the local context for Jeffersonville, transportation access, and the Ohio River setting.
Clark County Court Records FAQ
Where are Clark County court records searched?
Public case information is searched through Indiana MyCase. If a public document is not linked, if the case is older, or if a certified copy is needed, the Clerk of the Courts is the local fallback.
Does Clark County have a district court?
No. The active local trial-court structure is Clark Circuit and Superior Courts. The filename for the trial-court page remains `district-court.html`, but the visible court name is Circuit and Superior Courts.
Are juvenile and adoption records public?
Generally no. Juvenile records are confidential under Indiana law, and adoption records are confidential under separate adoption-record statutes. Public MyCase access excludes those ordinary public document links.
Are jail records court records?
No. Jail custody records are separate from court case files. Use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, VINE, SAVIN, IDOC, or the Sheriff's Office depending on custody stage.
Who gives certified copies?
The Clark County Clerk of the Courts gives official certified copies for Clerk-held trial court records. MyCase is useful for search, but it is not the certification office.