This page helps users look up court records in Monroe County, Indiana and understand the main search options, access limits, and office contacts for case information.

The Monroe County Clerk of the Circuit Court provides online case search pages for all case records, traffic, civil, criminal, family, and probate matters.

Use the Clerk’s online search to look for available docket information by name, business name, case number, case type, or date range. Start with the search court records page.

Have enough information ready to narrow the search, especially because record searches are limited to the first 500 results.

  • First name and last name for a name search
  • Business name, when searching by organization
  • Case number, when available
  • Date From and Date To values for a date search
  • Case type, when you want to narrow the result set

After entering the search details, review the results and refine the criteria if the search is too broad.

  • Choose the case search page that matches the record type.
  • Enter the required name, case number, business name, or date fields.
  • Submit the search.
  • Refine the criteria if the result set reaches the 500-result limit.

Case number and record coverage

Online docket information is available for most cases filed from approximately 1990 to the present. Documents are available from 2007 to the present for most case types.

Case numbers must follow the format YYAA123456b(b). In that format, YY is the two-digit year, AA is the two-digit case type code, 123456 is the six-digit case sequence number without leading zeros, and the final location code may be K, P, M, AK, AP, or AM.

Search tip: Lack of search results does not confirm that a case does not exist.

Civil, criminal, traffic, family, and probate records

The Clerk provides separate search paths for common case categories. Traffic and criminal searches may also include a citation number field, while civil, family, and probate searches focus on the general search fields.

Access limits and confidential records

Anonymous internet users can view records except those that are expunged, sealed, automatically confidential, or made confidential by court order. Mental health, juvenile, and guardianship case searches are limited for the general public.

No remote image access is available for records in cases governed by the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or Florida Probate Rules. Party level access is not currently provided online.

Only redacted documents are available online or at the Clerk’s Office. Unredacted documents are not available online.

Certified copies and document issues

Certified copies cannot be requested through the online court records system. They must be obtained from one of the Clerk’s locations.

If a docket item has no document attached, the document may predate electronic scanning, may not be available electronically, or may be tied to an event that does not have an associated document.

If confidential information appears online, use the Report Issue link next to the document icon so the Clerk’s Office can review it.

Court records fees

These copy and search-related fees are listed by the Clerk’s Office.

Item Fee
Copies per page $1.00
Certification per page of document $2.00
Search fee per search year $2.00
Clerk's signature $7.00
Exemplified copy $7.00
Docket per page $1.00

Court records contacts

Use these Clerk contacts for court record questions, public records requests, case-type departments, and in-person service.

Common questions

Where do I search Monroe County court records online?

Use the Monroe County Clerk of the Circuit Court online case search for available court docket information and documents.

Search results are limited to the first 500 records, so narrower criteria can make the results easier to review.

Can I search by name only?

Name searches must include both first name and last name. A business name field is also available for organization searches.

How far back do online court records go?

Online docket information is available for most cases from approximately 1990 to the present. Documents are available from 2007 to the present for most case types.

Can I view every case or document online?

No. Expunged, sealed, confidential, and certain restricted case records are not available to anonymous public users online.

Can I get certified copies through the online system?

No. Certified copies must be obtained from one of the Clerk’s locations.