Search White County Court Records
Current White County court records start with Indiana MyCase, the statewide public access tool used for Odyssey case information. MyCase can search White County Court records by case number, citation number, cross reference number, party name, business name, or attorney. It is useful for screening a case, checking a hearing, reading public docket events, and finding the court that has the file.
MyCase is not the official record. Indiana court guidance says official court records must be obtained from the court that maintains them. In White County, certified copies, older court records, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, wills, estate papers, and many document requests route through the White County Clerk's Office. The Clerk also links a separate portal for court records from 2017 and prior.
- Open MyCase and choose a case, party, or attorney search.
- Enter the case number, citation number, last name with another identifier, business name, or attorney number.
- Use court, status, and file date filters when the first search returns too many results.
- Review the public case header, parties, events, hearings, financial entries, and available document status.
- Contact the White County Clerk for a certified copy, older file, transcript path, or document that does not appear online.
The Indiana MyCase source is shown in the court record image below. The portal is the main online search entry point for White County court records, but it works best when paired with the Clerk for official copies.
Use the image as a reminder that online case data is a lookup tool, not a substitute for the sealed, certified, or older documents kept by the court and Clerk.
White County Court System
Indiana does not use a local trial-level district court label for White County. The county has White Circuit Court and White Superior Court. Both are part of Indiana's trial court system, and appeals generally move into the Court of Appeals of Indiana, the Indiana Supreme Court, or the Indiana Tax Court when the case type belongs there.
The 2026 White County local rules explain how the two trial courts split work. Criminal cases, infractions, ordinance violations, expungements, post-conviction cases, small claims, evictions, and red flag cases go to Superior Court. Juvenile, domestic relations, adoption, estate, guardianship, mental health, protective order, reciprocal support, trust, and administrative review matters go to Circuit Court. Several civil case types can be filed in either court.
| Court or Office | Record Role | Main Case Types |
|---|---|---|
| White Circuit Court | Trial court and probate venue | Family, juvenile, probate, guardianship, mental health, protective order, trust, and support matters |
| White Superior Court | Trial court for criminal and infraction files | Murder, felony, misdemeanor, infraction, ordinance, small claims, eviction, red flag, expungement, and post-conviction cases |
| White County Clerk | Record keeper and certified-copy office | Case filings, payments, older records, marriage copies, divorce decrees, estate documents, and court forms |
Case flow: local filing or citation › White Circuit Court or White Superior Court › public docket in MyCase where allowed › certified record through the Clerk › Indiana appellate review if an appeal is filed.
The Indiana Judicial Branch White County court page links county court resources in one state-maintained location.
That state court page is a useful cross-check when a county link changes or when a search needs the official court branch source.
White County Courthouse Contacts
The White County Government Center at 110 North Main Street in Monticello is the practical hub for White County court records. The Clerk's Office is on the second floor, and the Probation Department is on the third floor. The Sheriff and jail are separate from the courthouse at 915 Hanawalt Street, so jail, warrant, and sheriff records should not be sent to the courthouse without checking the correct office first.
White County Clerk Lori Austin
110 N Main St, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 350
Monticello, IN 47960
(574) 583-7032
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
White Circuit Court
P.O. Box 350
Monticello, IN 47960
(574) 583-5032
Fax (574) 583-1532
White Superior Court
P.O. Box 350
Monticello, IN 47960
(574) 583-1548
Fax (574) 583-1532
The official White County homepage identifies the Government Center and points residents toward county services.
That county homepage is helpful for confirming the Government Center address before an in-person court records visit.
Types of White County Court Records
White County court records are not one single file type. Criminal court records in Superior Court may show charging information, bond, hearings, pleas, dispositions, sentencing, probation terms, no-contact orders, and financial obligations. Civil records may include complaints, summonses, service returns, motions, judgments, garnishment papers, and release of judgment forms. Family and divorce records are mostly Circuit Court records, with some access limits for sensitive filings.
Probate and guardianship records are Circuit Court matters maintained by the Clerk. Traffic and ordinance records are Superior Court matters, but a court traffic record is not the same as an Indiana BMV driver record. Jail booking records are sheriff records. A person may have a jail record without a conviction, so the court case should be checked before drawing conclusions from custody information.
- Criminal court records: filed in White Superior Court for murder, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, and post-conviction matters.
- Civil court records: include plenary, foreclosure, collection, tort, and miscellaneous civil matters in either court.
- Family court records: include dissolution, paternity, custody, support, and parenting-time filings in Circuit Court.
- Probate records: include estates, unsupervised estates, guardianships, trusts, and small-estate affidavit issues.
- Traffic court records: include infraction and ordinance cases in White Superior Court.
What White County Court Records Show
Indiana case numbers identify the county, court, filing date, case type, and sequence. MyCase search tips say users can search with or without hyphens and leading zeroes. For White County court records, the public case header often gives the case number, case type, filing date, court, status, and sometimes the judicial officer. Parties, attorneys, events, hearings, documents, and financial entries then explain what has happened in the case.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Indiana cause number tied to White County and the assigned court. |
| Case Type | Criminal, infraction, small claims, eviction, domestic relations, estate, guardianship, mental health, civil collection, or another court category. |
| Parties | Names and roles such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, state, or protected party where public. |
| Docket Events | Filings, hearings, orders, continuances, pleas, dispositions, judgments, sentencing, and payment updates. |
| Documents | Access status for court documents, with some files online, in person, party-only, attorney-only, or excluded. |
| Financials | Fines, costs, restitution, judgment amounts, bond, and payment status when public and relevant. |
The White County Clerk page links the local court records and forms that support many of these record categories.
When a MyCase document is not enough, the Clerk's Office is the county source for certified White County court records.
Public White County Court Records
Indiana public access starts with the Indiana Access to Public Records Act and the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records. The basic rule is public access unless a statute, court rule, court order, or other authority excludes the record. Online access and in-person access are not always the same. A docket may be public even when a document image is not available online.
Key Authorities:
IC 5-14-3 treats public agency records as open unless an exception applies.
Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 4 makes court records public unless excluded by rule, law, court order, or other authority.
Rule 5 excludes certain whole cases, documents, and data elements from public access.
Rule 9 governs requests to access records that are otherwise excluded.
White County court records that need a seal, a certified copy, a transcript, a divorce decree, or an estate document should be requested from the Clerk. The public can use MyCase for screening, but an official record comes from the maintaining court.
Restricted White County Court Records
Some White County court records are restricted even when the case exists in the court system. Juvenile cases are allocated to Circuit Court and have special access rules under Indiana juvenile law. Adoption and mental-health records are also restricted. Date of birth can help search MyCase, but it does not display in case details because it is excluded from public access.
Sealed and expunged records require care. White County expungement cases go to Superior Court, and Indiana expungement law can restrict public access after statutory requirements are met. A person seeking an excluded record must ask the court under the access rules, and the record stays confidential unless the court grants access.
White County Specialty Courts
The 2026 local rules establish White County Veterans Treatment Court under Indiana problem-solving court authority. The day-to-day operation is assigned to White Circuit Court. This program is important for criminal court records because a case may include problem-solving court fees, review hearings, probation terms, or treatment conditions instead of a simple jail-only sentence.
The White County Probation Department also supports court-linked adult and juvenile supervision under both White Circuit Court and White Superior Court. Its staff list includes a Court Drug & Alcohol Program Director. The local rules include an Alcohol and Drug Program fee schedule with an assessment and case-management fee, which can appear in the court record or financial part of a case.
The White Circuit Court source identifies local court resources connected to family and juvenile work.
Circuit Court is the local venue for many White County court records that involve families, estates, guardianships, and treatment-court work.
White County Sheriff and Jail
The White County Sheriff's Office is at 915 Hanawalt Street in Monticello, and Sheriff Bill Brooks is named on the official county page. The sheriff and jail phone number is (574) 583-2251. Jail and sheriff records are separate from White County court records, but they often overlap with criminal cases, warrants, bond, crash reports, and custody status.
The sheriff site includes inmate search, bonding information, commissary, visitation, inmate mail, jail rules, tax warrants, crash reports, submit-a-tip tools, sex offender registry links, and the White County Sheriff app. The official inmate search page may not always display a complete roster, so phone confirmation remains the fallback. For custody detail, use White County inmate records; for active warrant and most-wanted channels, use White County warrant records.
The White County Sheriff source places sheriff records outside the courthouse system.
Keep sheriff records and court records separate when checking whether an arrest led to filed charges or a final court disposition.
White County Marriage Divorce Probate
Marriage licenses are issued through the Clerk, while certified marriage copies and divorce decrees also come from the Clerk in the county where the event or case was recorded. Divorce cases are domestic relations matters filed in White Circuit Court. Estate, guardianship, trust, and small-estate matters are also White Circuit Court records maintained by the Clerk.
- Testator
- A person who leaves a will.
- Executor
- The person named to handle a probate estate when the court authorizes that role.
- Guardianship
- A court case appointing authority over a minor or incapacitated adult.
- Small estate
- A simplified Indiana transfer process when statutory value and timing rules are met.
White County Court Record Fees
The White County Clerk page does not publish a full local copy-fee schedule for every court record. Use the published statewide and local fee facts as a starting point, then call the Clerk before ordering certified copies or transcripts. Transcript charges are addressed in the 2026 local rules, and marriage-license fees come from statewide Indiana court guidance.
| Item | Amount or Method |
|---|---|
| Certified marriage license copy | $4 under Indiana Judicial Branch guidance |
| Marriage license, Indiana resident couple | $25 statewide guidance |
| Marriage license, out-of-state residents | $65 statewide guidance |
| Transcript ordinary per-page maximum | $6.50 under White County local rules |
| Expedited transcript per-page maximum | $8.50 with 24-hour notice or $7.50 with 3 days' notice |
| Traffic payments | Indiana ePay, linked from the Clerk page |
Read White County Court Records
A docket is the running event list in a case. A disposition is the outcome of a charge or case. A judgment is the court's enforceable decision. A motion is a request for court action, and an order is the judge's written ruling. In a criminal case, a charge is an accusation filed by the prosecutor; a conviction is an outcome after a guilty plea, finding, or verdict.
White County court records should be read with the assigned court in mind. A criminal case in Superior Court can show bond, arraignment, plea, sentence, and probation. A divorce case in Circuit Court can show filings, financial declarations, parenting-time issues, and decree entries. Probate records may show estate filings, guardianship orders, inventories, accountings, and fee approvals.
White County Record Limits
Online records can lag behind the courtroom, the Clerk counter, or a sealed filing. MyCase also warns that online information is not the official court record. If a White County court record affects a filing deadline, job license, housing issue, bond question, driver's license, or certified-copy need, verify the result with the Clerk, court, sheriff, BMV, or other originating office.
Note: Confirm official White County court records with the maintaining office before relying on online search results.
White County Court History
White County's current Government Center replaced the older courthouse after damage from the April 1974 Super Outbreak tornado. The modern records system now includes one Clerk, two local trial courts, statewide MyCase access, public ePay, protective-order e-filing, child-support online payments, an older 2017-and-prior record portal, and sheriff and clerk app tools.
The White Superior Court source identifies the local court that handles criminal, traffic, small claims, eviction, and other assigned records.
The Superior Court role explains why many White County criminal, infraction, and eviction searches point to that court in MyCase.
White County Court Records FAQ
Where do current White County court records start?
Start with Indiana MyCase for public case information. Use the White County Clerk when a certified copy, older record, document image, divorce decree, marriage certificate, will, estate document, or transcript is needed.
Which court handles White County criminal cases?
White Superior Court handles murder, felony, misdemeanor, infraction, ordinance, expungement, and post-conviction matters under the local case allocation rule.
Are White County juvenile records public?
Juvenile records are allocated to White Circuit Court, but Indiana law and court access rules restrict public access. Authorized parties may need a court order or statutory authority.
Can I search older White County court records online?
The Clerk links a Court Records 2017 and Prior portal, but older files may still require Clerk help. Call before relying on the older portal for certified or complete documents.