Dearborn County Clerk of Courts
Dearborn County uses a unified Clerk of Courts. The research did not locate an individual clerk officeholder in the browser-readable official pages, so the office should be cited as the Dearborn County Clerk of Courts. The clerk serves the Circuit Court, Superior Court I, and Superior Court II. The same office also appears in county court-system materials as the public access point for court records and clerk services.
The clerk's official service list is practical. For Circuit Court, the office lists Clerk Circuit Court, marriage license processing, public access support for genealogy, archive, court records and computer terminal access, and child support fee processing. For Superior Court, the office lists Clerk Superior Courts 1 and 2, traffic fine and fee payments, protective-order processing, probation fee payments, and small claims filing. Election notices also appear through the clerk's office, but the court-records role is the focus here.
Dearborn County Clerk of Courts
Clerk: Department contact listed as Clerk of Courts
165 Mary St
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
(812) 537-8867
Circuit fax: (812) 532-2021
Superior phone: (812) 537-8877
Superior fax: (812) 532-3296
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed federal and county holidays
What the Clerk Handles
The Dearborn County Clerk of Courts is the office to use when Indiana MyCase does not show a needed document or when a certified copy is required. MyCase can display public case information and some documents, but the Indiana Judicial Branch guidance says users should contact the local clerk when a document is not available online. In Dearborn County, that clerk is also the office that supports public terminal use and archive access.
- Circuit Court filings, records, and public access support.
- Superior Court filings for traffic, small claims, protective orders, and general court matters.
- Marriage license processing and certified marriage license copies.
- Traffic fine, probation fee, and child support fee processing.
- Genealogy, archive, court-record, and computer terminal assistance.
The Dearborn County Clerk location entry is the official source for the clerk's public counter details.
That location record supports the courthouse address, hours, phone, fax, and holiday closure details used for clerk-copy requests.
Request a Certified Copy
A certified copy is a clerk-issued copy that carries official proof from the court file. It is different from a public case summary, a screenshot, or a printed docket. Certified copies may be needed for divorce decrees, judgments, name changes, estate matters, guardianship orders, and other legal uses. Some documents may be public in person but not online. Others may require party status, a court order, or redaction before release.
- Search Indiana MyCase first if the case number, court, or party names are not known.
- Identify the court division, case number, party names, filing year, and exact document needed.
- Contact the Clerk of Courts by phone or in person to confirm availability, fee, and certification requirements.
- Submit the request with the required copy details and payment method accepted by the clerk.
- Pick up the certified copy or follow the clerk's mailing instructions if remote handling is allowed.
Note: The clerk can provide record access, but court staff cannot give legal advice about which filing to request.
Records Request Form Fields
The research file did not locate a Dearborn County branded court-record request form in the official pages. A clear request still needs the same core fields used by the clerk and MyCase. Missing case numbers slow the search, so party names, approximate filing dates, and case type should be included when the case number is unknown.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if available | Indiana case numbers may be searched with or without hyphens and leading zeroes. |
| Party names | Yes if no case number | Use full names, business names, or prior names where relevant. |
| Court | Recommended | Dearborn Circuit Court, Superior Court I, or Superior Court II. |
| Document type | Yes | Order, decree, judgment, filing, docket, license copy, or other named record. |
| Number of copies | Yes | State whether each copy must be certified. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Phone, mailing address, or email if the clerk accepts it for follow-up. |
| Date range | Helpful | Useful for archive, genealogy, older divorce, or estate searches. |
Dearborn County Clerk Fees
The official research located state marriage-license fees and clerk payment roles, but it did not locate a full Dearborn County court-copy fee schedule in browser-readable official sources. For court copies and certified copies, confirm the current price with the Clerk of Courts before mailing a request or appearing at the counter. Traffic fines, probation fees, and case-specific costs depend on the court order or citation.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Indiana marriage license, resident applicants | $25.00 |
| Indiana marriage license, both applicants out of state | $65.00 |
| Additional document fee some offices charge | $4.00 |
| Certified marriage license copy | $4.00 each |
| Court copies or certified court copies | Not located in inspected official sources |
| Traffic fines and probation fees | Varies by case or order |
Common Clerk Services
The clerk's public page describes service areas rather than exposing every form in the browser-readable text. For public users, the most common clerk paths are court-record access, marriage license processing, payments, protective orders, small claims, and public terminal or archive support. Online case searching happens through MyCase, while online payment is routed through the PayGov link published by the clerk.
The Sheriff's commissary page belongs to a jail service, not a clerk court-record form, but it helps separate court money from jail money.
Payments owed to the court or clerk should be handled through the clerk or court channels, while inmate commissary issues belong with the Sheriff's Office.
- MyCase search tips for case, party, attorney, citation, and filing-date searches.
- Clerk PayGov payment page for eligible Dearborn County payments.
- Indiana public records hub for court, protection order, traffic, marriage, DOC, and driver-record links.
Mail, Online, and In Person
Dearborn County record access uses several channels. Public case searching starts with MyCase. Documents not online route to the clerk. In-person help is available at the Mary Street courthouse during posted business hours, subject to holiday closures. Phone contact should be used before mailing payment or copy requests because the inspected official sources did not expose every copy fee, accepted payment type, or mail-in certification rule.
The clerk's official page also links to services that are not court-record searches, including traffic payments, probation payments, protective orders, and small claims filing. Protective orders can involve confidential protected-party information, so a public search may not show every detail. Small claims records may appear in court systems once filed, but filing questions should be directed to the clerk. Traffic payments should be matched to the citation and court case before payment.
The Sheriff's inmate mail guidelines page highlights a separate access channel that should not be confused with clerk mail requests.
Mail sent to an inmate and mail sent to the Clerk of Courts follow different offices, rules, and purposes.