Hendricks County Court Record Requests
Begin with MyCase. It offers a free public Case Summary and any eligible documents. From there, the Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts handles inspection, copies, certification, and routing. A court reporter, not the clerk, produces transcripts. Bulk data belongs to the state OJA.
- Find the court and case number in MyCase.
- Name the document, event, or date range.
- Choose online access, counter, phone, or a clerk-confirmed mail or fax route.
- State whether inspection, a plain copy, certification, transcript, or recording is needed.
- Confirm fees, redaction, payment, and delivery.
Marjorie Pike's Hendricks Records Office
Clerk Marjorie Pike's office keeps the county's civil, criminal, estate, probate, guardianship, juvenile, paternity, and traffic-ticket files. The counter sits at 51 W. Main Street, #104, Danville, Indiana 46122. Walk-up hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hendricks County Clerk
51 W. Main St. #104
Danville, IN 46122
317-745-9231
Fax: 317-745-9306
Before mailing anything, call the office to confirm mail, fax, payment, identification, and certification requirements. The county posts no universal certified-copy form and no records email, so requests go through the channels the clerk confirms.
Kinds of Court Records
A clerk file can include pleadings, motions, orders, notices, service returns, judgments, ledgers, and permitted exhibits. Transcripts come from a reporter. Recordings stay under court-controlled access and redaction rules.
- Case Summaries and Chronological Case Summaries
- Pleadings, motions, and responses
- Orders and judgments
- Public exhibits and service records
- Transcripts or recordings through the proper custodian
Hendricks Docket Versus Case File
A docket event only proves the action was recorded. It may not expose the filed paper. A link can be absent because of case type, confidentiality, age, imaging status, or a portal limit.
| Record | Shows | Custodian |
|---|---|---|
| Case Summary | Public header data | MyCase view |
| CCS | Chronological events | Clerk index |
| Case file | Available documents | Hendricks Clerk |
| Transcript | Hearing text | Court reporter |
Use the state request guidance when MyCase is not enough.
The guidance routes users to the clerk or reporter holding the original.
Court Records: What They Contain
What a record contains depends on case type and access status. A status or financial line alone does not describe the full result.
| Case Number | The Indiana uniform identifier. |
|---|---|
| Pleadings | Petitions, complaints, motions, answers, and responses. |
| Orders & Judgments | Signed rulings and recorded outcomes. |
| Docket Sheet | Chronological filings, hearings, and orders. |
| Exhibits | Filed material subject to access limits. |
Copy Fees and Certification
A plain copy just reproduces a public record. A certified copy carries the clerk's authentication. The state fee manual allows up to $1 per page to prepare a copy and $1 per certificate, though that is not a complete quote. Postage, service, reporter work, or other lawful charges may apply.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prepared record copy | Up to $1 per page under the state manual |
| Authentication or certification | $1 per certificate |
| Transcript of judgment recording | $3 |
| Reporter transcript | Separate rates; obtain a quote |
Access Rules for Court Records
Indiana starts from public access. But juvenile, adoption, sealed, expunged, mental-health, protected exhibits, and other confidential records stay excluded or redacted. No general records request can override a court order or access rule.
Key Rules:
Access Rule 4 starts with public access and protects excluded portions.
Access Rule 5 lists confidential cases and documents.
Access Rule 9 governs verified requests for excluded records.
Hendricks Public Records Source
The Indiana public court records overview explains online access and official request routes.
The statewide overview complements the Hendricks Clerk's county-specific role.
Hendricks Record Custodians Differ
The Hendricks Clerk maintains the court file and certifies copies. A court reporter prepares a transcript from a hearing. The assigned court controls access to hearing recordings and protected exhibits. Indiana's July 2026 recording guidance describes supervised copying to a requester's own equipment without a charge in some circumstances. Court restrictions and redaction still apply. Ask the assigned court about the current process.
One caution: the Clerk's Document Center is not a case database. It publishes forms, packets, notices, and other county documents. Filters cover department, category, topic, year, and document type. A no-result there says nothing about a court case. The county Self Service Center links useful small-claims, collections, eviction, garnishment, appearance, and judgment-satisfaction materials. Those forms do not replace the filed case record.
Bulk or compiled court data runs through the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration under Administrative Rule 9(F). It is not obtained by scraping MyCase. Someone seeking a single file should stay with MyCase and the Hendricks Clerk. Keeping these channels separate avoids delay and wrong fee requests.
Hendricks Records Missing Online
An online docket event can lack a linked document for several reasons. The case type may have limited remote access. The paper may be confidential or sealed. The case may predate electronic imaging, or the portal may simply not have posted it. A missing link does not erase the filing from the case record. Use the event name and date. Ask the clerk whether a public copy can be inspected or produced.
State guidance says a request should identify the county and court, case number, document or event, date range, desired format, and whether inspection, an ordinary copy, or certification is needed. Keep that request separate. Any transcript or recording request follows a different path. Ask about redaction, estimated cost, payment method, and processing time. Avoid sending sensitive personal information unless the clerk specifically requires it.
Mail and fax may work after confirmation. But the county publishes no universal Hendricks mail form, email address, dropbox, certified-copy web form, or turnaround chart. The Plainfield inquiry form is not a records-request form. Calling 317-745-9231 before mailing prevents wrong assumptions about payment, identification, delivery, or certification.
Redacted Hendricks Public Records
Indiana Access Rule 4 begins with public access. It calls for excluded portions of a record to remain protected. Public does not mean unredacted. Rule 5 identifies confidential cases and documents. These include sealed cases, juvenile records, specified mental-health matters, investigative requests outside pending criminal cases, and other listed categories. Rule 7 covers exhibits and transcript copying limits.
Rule 8 addresses consent to release otherwise confidential material. Rule 9 supplies routes involving waiver, court declaration, or a verified written request. That process can require notice, time for a response, a hearing, and written findings. A request under Indiana Code chapter 5-14-3 cannot override a court confidentiality rule or sealing order.
Eligible parties and attorneys may use MyCase party access. A code stays active for 21 days. Once used, it grants case access for 180 days. Identity is verified through the prescribed mail or in-person route. Party access does not make protected material public to everyone. The clerk still maintains the official record.
Current Hendricks Balances and Copies
The money figures inside MyCase are a snapshot, not a certified balance. The Hendricks Clerk can state what you truly owe right now. Ask before you pay or trust an old screen. Payment portals move money. They are not court records. If you need something official, get a certified copy from the clerk, complete with authentication.
Treat the figures in the state manual as ceilings. They are listed charges, not a fixed price. Page count, certification, postage, reporter services, expedited work, and redaction can each move a quote. Confirm the total and the accepted payment method first. For genealogy or historical digging in Hendricks County, give the clerk a date range and the known court. Staff may still have to pull older material that has no image online. An empty MyCase screen does not mean the archived record is gone.
Transferred Avon Court Records
Old Avon files need special handling. Avon Town Court was abolished effective December 31, 2023. An ordinance moved its case files, Chronological Case Summaries, and monies elsewhere. MyCase may still show the old Avon option. The Hendricks Clerk is the practical fallback. Mention that history when you request. That way the clerk does not send you to a counter that no longer exists.
Hendricks Hearing Recordings Use Another Route
A hearing recording is not the clerk's case file, electronic or paper. The assigned court controls the recording itself. A reporter handles any transcript. Indiana's July 2026 guidance covers certain situations. A clerk may supervise copying onto a requester's own equipment without a charge. Court restrictions, protected content, and redaction still apply.
When you ask, name the hearing date. Give the assigned court, the case number, and the format you want. Ask whether the recording exists. Ask whether review or redaction is needed, and whether supervised copying is on the table. Do not quote the ordinary-copy fee table for reporter work. Hendricks local rules set reporter page and expedited rates apart from common clerk-copy charges.
Hendricks Document Center Is Different
The county Clerk Document Center is a different animal. It publishes forms, packets, notices, and departmental material. Filters cover title, document type, department, category, topic, and year. None of those filters search party names or case numbers.
A no-result there does not mean a missing file. It does not point to a missing lawsuit, charge, judgment, or probate file. Go to MyCase for the docket and to the Hendricks Clerk for the official file. The Self Service Center hands out small-claims, collections, eviction, garnishment, appearance, and judgment-satisfaction forms. A blank form, though, is not a filed court record.
Hendricks Document Results Use Other Fields
Document Center results can be sorted by date, type, title, views, size, and information fields. Pagination moves you through published county materials. It never moves you through party cases or Chronological Case Summary events. That line matters. It keeps a forms search from being mistaken for a missing Hendricks County court record.