Search DeKalb County Court Records Online
The main online path for DeKalb County court records is Indiana MyCase. The Indiana Judicial Branch DeKalb County page links its case search to that portal, and the county court page uses the same practical route for people who need case information. MyCase is useful for public case data from Odyssey courts. It can show the case number, court, case type, status, filing date, parties, events, charges, bonds, cross references, and related records when those fields are public.
MyCase is not the certified court record. The state help text says official records must come from the court that keeps the record, and the public-records help page directs users to the county clerk when a document is not available online. For DeKalb County court records, that usually means the Clerk of Courts. Exact case numbers help. Party names, filing dates, and document names also reduce delay when the Clerk searches the court file.
- Open MyCase from the state judiciary case search or the county court case information link.
- Choose Case, Name, or Attorney as the search mode. Case mode accepts a case number, citation number, or cross reference.
- Select DeKalb County for Circuit and Superior Court matters, or select DeKalb County - Butler City Court for city court matters.
- Use criminal, civil, family, or probate filters when the portal displays them, and use open or closed status if needed.
- Review the public result, then request official or certified copies from the Clerk of Courts when the online data is not enough.
The Indiana courts MyCase help page is the official source for how the statewide portal works. The screenshot assigned to DeKalb County court records reflects that state help channel.
That help source matters because DeKalb County uses the statewide search layer rather than a separate county-only court records database.
DeKalb County Court Records Search Fields
MyCase gives DeKalb County court records users several ways to narrow a search. A name search is broad and may return people with similar names. A case number is more precise. A citation number can help with traffic or ordinance matters. The court dropdown is especially important because Butler City Court appears as its own DeKalb option, separate from the general DeKalb County trial-court selection.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by | Tab control | Yes | Case, Name, or Attorney. |
| Case Number | Text | No | Maximum 30 characters. |
| Citation Number | Text | No | Useful for traffic and ordinance cases. |
| Person Last / First / Middle | Text | No | Last name is the key field for person searches. |
| Birth Date | Date text | No | Uses mm/dd/yyyy format. |
| Business Name | Text | No | Alternative for organization parties. |
| Attorney Name / Bar Number | Text | No | Searches by attorney identity. |
| Court | Dropdown | No | Includes DeKalb County and DeKalb County - Butler City Court. |
| Limit search to | Checkboxes | No | Criminal, civil, family, or probate options may display. |
| Status / File Date | Advanced controls | No | Allows open, closed, and filing date range filters. |
The Indiana courts public records help page explains why online case information and official court copies are not the same thing.
That distinction is central in DeKalb County because MyCase can identify a case, while the Clerk of Courts supplies certified documents.
Types of DeKalb County Court Records
DeKalb County court records come from Circuit Court, Superior Court, Superior Court #2, and Butler City Court. Local rules allocate work by case type. Small claims and evictions are assigned to Superior Court II. Moving traffic ordinance violations are assigned to Superior Court I. Juvenile categories are exclusive to Circuit Court, while many family, probate, guardianship, protective order, and miscellaneous case types rotate between Circuit Court and Superior Court II.
Criminal records can include felony, misdemeanor, search warrant, post-conviction, bond, plea, sentence, and disposition entries. Civil records can include complaints, appearances, summonses, motions, orders, judgments, and satisfactions. Family records can include dissolution, custody, support, protection order, and related filings, with redactions for minors or sensitive data. Probate records may include estates, guardianships, wills, inventories, notices, accountings, and closing orders when public access allows.
- Civil court records include plenary, mortgage foreclosure, tort, eviction, collections, and small claims matters.
- Criminal court records include charges, hearings, bonds, pleas, dispositions, sentencing, and probation events.
- Family court records include dissolution, custody, support, adoption, guardianship, and protection-order matters.
- Probate court records include estate, guardianship, and trust-related filings handled in the trial-court system.
- Traffic court records include citations, infractions, ordinance violations, and court events tied to those filings.
What DeKalb County Court Records Show
A DeKalb County court record is not just one screen. It can include a header, parties, attorneys, charges, bonds, events, documents, financials, cross references, and related cases. Some records show document links. Some show only event text. Some are partly masked because the case includes personal identifiers, juvenile material, sealed content, or a filing that court rules exclude from public access.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | The unique court identifier used to request copies and track the case. |
| Court | DeKalb County, Butler City Court, or another Indiana court if the search is broad. |
| Case type and status | The case category, open or closed status, status date, and filing date. |
| Parties and attorneys | Names, roles, attorney links, and public contact data when not masked. |
| Charges and citations | Offense description, statute, degree or level, citation number, offense date, and counts. |
| Bond data | Bond number, amount, and status date when displayed. |
| Docket and events | Hearings, motions, orders, judgments, dispositions, violations, and sentencing events. |
| Documents | Downloadable documents when the public view has a file link. |
| Financials | Fees, fines, costs, restitution, and transactions when public and available. |
Public Access to DeKalb County Court Records
Indiana Administrative Rule 9 states that publicly accessible court records are available at the courthouse during regular business hours, while remote electronic access exists as the court allows. For DeKalb County court records, that means MyCase is a public access tool, not a guarantee that every document can be downloaded. The Clerk's counter remains the official source for copies and certified documents.
Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 5 excludes certain court records and data from public access. Indiana Access to Court Records Rule 9 gives a process for seeking access to excluded court records. The Access to Public Records Act under Indiana Code Title 5 also shapes public agency records, but court records still follow court-specific rules.
Note: Certified DeKalb County court records come from the Clerk of Courts, not from a MyCase printout.
The statewide Administrative Rule 9 source is one of the key legal references for DeKalb County court records access.
It explains why courthouse inspection and remote online access are related, but not identical, access paths.
The Rule 5 records exclusion source identifies categories that should not be treated as routine public court records.
That rule is the reason searches can omit or mask some DeKalb County court records even when a case exists.
DeKalb County Court Records Copies
The DeKalb County Clerk of Courts is the practical office for official copies of DeKalb County court records. The copy request form asks for the requester's name, phone, mailing address, email address, court case number, party names, document type, date of filing, number of copies, and whether certified copies are needed. The form can be printed and mailed or faxed. Missing information can delay the request.
| Copy Item | Local Rule or Fee |
|---|---|
| Plain copies | $1.00 per page as stated on the Clerk form. |
| Certification | $3.00 per document as stated on the Clerk form. |
| Credit or debit card convenience fee | 3% or $1.50 minimum. |
| Mail payment | Money order payable to DeKalb County Clerk, with a self-addressed stamped envelope. |
| Confidential records | Rule 9(B) eligibility and photo ID are required when picking up documents. |
The Clerk recommends certified copies for court proceedings, employment, Social Security, or other legal uses. A person who needs only to check a hearing date or case status may be able to use MyCase. A person who needs proof of an order, judgment, decree, or disposition should request the court record copy from the Clerk.
DeKalb County Clerk of Courts
100 S Main Street
Auburn, IN 46706
Mail: P.O. Box 230, Auburn, IN 46706
260-925-0912
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Restricted DeKalb County Court Records
Restricted DeKalb County court records include juvenile cases, sealed and expunged records, adoption records, mental health proceedings, and filings with personal identifiers. Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, minor identifying data, and confidential medical or mental-health data should be redacted or withheld. Juvenile categories are listed in the local rules, but juvenile files are not searched like ordinary adult cases.
Expungement has a specific DeKalb County routing rule. XP cases are filed in the court with the underlying criminal case. If more than one case applies, the filing goes to the court with the highest offense, or the most recent highest-level case if the highest level is shared. Eligibility depends on Indiana law, the case outcome, offense level, waiting periods, sentence completion, new convictions, unpaid obligations, and statutory exclusions.
The Access to Court Records Rule 9 source is relevant when a person seeks access to a record excluded from public access.
It supports the local warning that confidential records require more than a basic name search.
The Indiana Code Title 5 source supplies the APRA context for DeKalb County public records outside the court-specific rules.
For court files, APRA should be read alongside the Indiana court-record rules and the Clerk's local copy process.