How to Search Floyd County Court Records
Most Floyd County court records start with Indiana MyCase, the public case search for courts that use Odyssey. Floyd Circuit Court, Floyd Superior Court 1, Floyd Superior Court 2, Floyd Superior Court 3, and the archived Floyd County Court identifier are all listed by the state as Odyssey courts. MyCase can show public case data, hearings, the chronological case summary, financial entries, and public document links where online document access is allowed. It is a search system, not the certified record.
Use the Floyd County Clerk when MyCase does not show the document, when an older case needs retrieval from scanned or microfilmed files, or when a certified copy is needed. The Clerk's Office handles records from Room 235 at 311 Hauss Square in New Albany. The records contacts listed by the Clerk include a mail-copy line at 812-542-3011 and Records Supervisor Kimberly Harrell at 812-941-4578. A name, cause number, case type, filing year, or court assignment will help staff locate the file.
- Open MyCase and choose a case-number, party, attorney, citation, or cross-reference search.
- Enter the most precise identifier available. A cause number is best, but a last name plus first name or date of birth can narrow common-name results.
- Use court, case category, status, and file-date filters when the portal offers them. Floyd users should narrow to Floyd Circuit or Superior courts when possible.
- Open the result and review the court, case number, filing date, parties, hearings, charges or claims, financials, and chronological case summary.
- Contact the Floyd County Clerk for certified copies, missing documents, official balances, or older records that are not linked online.
Official MyCase help explains wildcard use, result limits, and why a date of birth may narrow results without displaying publicly. State document access guidance also explains why some case types show public orders online while other documents require an in-person or clerk request.
The Indiana Judicial Branch Floyd County page links to MyCase, local rules, e-filing, and the state court directory.
That state page is useful when a search result needs to be tied back to the local court that maintains the official Floyd County record.
Floyd County Court System
Indiana has appellate courts and local trial courts. Floyd County sits in Judicial District 23 with Clark and Scott counties. Local trial work is handled by Floyd Circuit Court, three Floyd Superior Courts, and a Magistrate who hears assigned matters. The Circuit Court has broad civil and criminal jurisdiction and exclusive Floyd County jurisdiction over probate, estate, trust, and juvenile cases. Superior Court 1 handles felony criminal, civil, divorce, and criminal non-support work. Superior Court 2 is the main traffic, small-claims, eviction, probation, and alcohol/drug-services venue. Superior Court 3 handles family, civil, criminal, Veterans Court, Commercial Court, and family navigation work.
Appeals from Floyd Circuit and Superior cases generally move to the Court of Appeals of Indiana unless direct Indiana Supreme Court or Tax Court jurisdiction applies. Federal cases are separate. A federal criminal case, bankruptcy filing, civil rights action, or federal agency lawsuit is not searched in MyCase; those records use the Southern District of Indiana, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and PACER systems.
Case flow: Floyd Circuit or Superior Court › Court of Appeals of Indiana › Indiana Supreme Court when review is granted or required.
| Court | Jurisdiction | Case Types |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd Circuit Court | Original civil and criminal jurisdiction; exclusive probate, trust, estate, and juvenile jurisdiction | Civil, criminal, probate, estates, trusts, juvenile, adoption |
| Floyd Superior Court 1 | General jurisdiction | Felony criminal, civil, divorce, criminal non-support |
| Floyd Superior Court 2 | Former county-court work and high-volume local matters | Traffic, small claims, evictions, probation, alcohol/drug services |
| Floyd Superior Court 3 | General jurisdiction and specialty dockets | Family, civil, criminal, Veterans Court, Commercial Court, problem-solving work |
| Floyd County Magistrate | Assigned matters from Circuit and Superior Courts | Initial small-claims/eviction hearings and assigned court proceedings |
The Indiana trial court and clerk directory is another official route for confirming Floyd County court and clerk contacts.
The directory is useful when a MyCase result needs to be matched with the court office or clerk that can answer official-record questions.
The Indiana court system overview explains the statewide trial and appellate structure that Floyd County fits within.
Knowing the court level matters because a Floyd County trial record, an appellate order, and a federal docket live in different systems.
Floyd County Courthouse Contacts
The main local court building is the New Albany-Floyd County City-County Building at 311 Hauss Square. The Clerk's Office is on the second floor in Room 235. Circuit Court is on the fourth floor, with public court contact through Room 413 and judge's chambers in Room 417. Superior Court 2 is also on the fourth floor in Room 425, Superior Court 3 lists Room 421 for court contact, and the Magistrate is in Room 253. The jail and Sheriff's Department are nearby at 175 W. Spring Street.
Floyd County Clerk
311 Hauss Square, Room 235
New Albany, IN 47150
812-948-5411
Floyd Circuit Court
311 Hauss Square, Room 413/417
New Albany, IN 47150
812-948-5455
Floyd County Court Record Types
Floyd County court records cover more than one kind of case file. Civil records can include civil plenary cases, torts, collections, mortgage foreclosures, small claims, evictions, judgments, liens, garnishments, and proceedings supplemental. Criminal records include felony and misdemeanor filings, charges, pleas, sentencing orders, bond events, fines, fees, and probation-related docket entries. Family files may include divorce, paternity, custody, parenting time, child support, and protection-order matters, with mixed public access depending on the document and case type.
Probate, juvenile, adoption, traffic, and mental-health matters require more care. Probate files are local Circuit Court work and may include estate openings, wills filed in estate cases, inventories, accountings, creditor notices, guardianship petitions, trust matters, and orders. Juvenile and adoption records are highly restricted. Traffic and infraction records are usually routed through Superior Court 2, while the state driver record is maintained by the BMV and is not the same file as the court case.
- Criminal records show charges, hearings, pleas, dispositions, sentencing, bond, and fines when public.
- Civil records include lawsuits, collections, foreclosure, small-claims, eviction, and judgment activity.
- Family records include divorce, paternity, custody, parenting-time, and child-support filings, with document limits.
- Probate records include estate, trust, guardianship, accounting, and order filings in Circuit Court.
- Traffic records include citations, court dates, payable tickets, deferral, and suspension-clearance events.
What Floyd County Court Records Show
A Floyd County court record usually begins with an Indiana cause number. The code can identify the county and court, such as 22C01 for Circuit Court, 22D01 for Superior Court 1, 22D02 for Superior Court 2, or 22D03 for Superior Court 3. A public case view may also show the caption, parties, attorneys, filing date, case type, court, status, hearings, orders, notices, motions, service entries, judgments, sentencing entries, fines, fees, costs, bond, credits, payments, and linked documents where public document access is allowed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Indiana cause number showing the county, court, case type, and sequence. |
| Filing Date | Date the case was opened or entered into the court system. |
| Parties | Names of parties, defendants, petitioners, respondents, attorneys, or agencies when public. |
| Charges / Claims | Criminal charges, infractions, civil claims, family petitions, probate filings, or other allegations. |
| Chronological Case Summary | Event timeline for hearings, motions, notices, orders, payments, service, and court action. |
| Disposition | Current or final result, such as judgment, dismissal, plea, conviction, deferral, or closure. |
The Odyssey court list shows Floyd court identifiers and go-live dates for MyCase coverage.
Converted older records may still appear with limited event detail, which is why the Clerk remains the fallback for complete official files.
Floyd County Court Records Access
Indiana court records are governed first by court-record access rules. The basic rule is public access unless a rule, statute, or court order excludes the record. For Floyd County users, that means MyCase can be the public search door, but the court or Clerk controls the official file. Indiana's general Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, still matters for agency records, but court files are controlled by Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records and court-specific limits.
Key Statutes:
Access to Court Records Rule 4 - court records are public unless excluded by rule, statute, or order.
Access to Court Records Rule 5 - lists cases, documents, and data that must be excluded or redacted.
Indiana Administrative Rule 9 - controls remote access, bulk data, and compiled court data.
IC 5-14-3 - Indiana's Access to Public Records Act for public agencies outside the court-record rule framework.
Indiana's public-records page links court cases, protection orders, traffic citations, marriage records, jail offender lookup, BMV records, and public-record request guidance.
The state public-records hub helps separate court files from jail, driver, marriage, and agency records that use different request routes.
Records That Are Restricted or Confidential
Several Floyd County record categories are not open in the same way as ordinary civil or criminal docket data. Juvenile CHINS, termination, delinquency, status, and some juvenile paternity records are confidential or heavily restricted. Adoption records are assigned to Circuit Court and are generally confidential. Mental-health cases under IC 12-26 are excluded from public access, and mental-health treatment records are also protected. Personal identifiers such as full Social Security numbers, protected victim or witness data, account numbers, and similar information must be redacted or excluded.
Sealed and expunged records require separate treatment. A person affected by a public record may ask the court to exclude otherwise public material under Rule 6. A person seeking access to a record already excluded from public access may need to use the Rule 9 process. Expungement petitions in Floyd County are filed through the Clerk and assigned under local rules to the court where the highest-level conviction was entered. The filing-fee schedule lists XP expungement cases at $157.
Floyd County Specialty Courts
Floyd Superior Court 3 is central to several specialty-court and improvement programs. Veterans Court of Southern Indiana has operated since 2011 for eligible service members facing criminal charges. The county description ties the program to recovery, peer support, housing, education or employment, accountability, and a justice, military, and behavioral-health team. Local routing rules can move criminal or traffic cases involving military history to Superior Court 3.
Floyd County also has Problem-Solving Court programs under IC 33-23-16-11, with services such as clinical assessment, education, treatment referral, coordination, and case management for eligible defendants or probationers. Superior Court 3 also handles Commercial Court eligible cases and family navigation/ADR work. The divorce packet names Family Law Navigator Courtney Etheridge in Room 110, with phone extension 572 at 812-948-5410, for filing-process support to self-represented family-law litigants.
Floyd County Sheriff and Jail
The Floyd County Sheriff's Department and jail are at 175 W. Spring Street in New Albany. Sheriff Steve Bush is named on the sheriff site. Public contacts include dispatch/non-emergency at 812-948-5400, corrections at 812-948-5404, inmate AIS at 812-948-5406, investigations at 812-948-5407, and the tip line at 812-945-3273. The jail houses pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and some state or federal offenders, while staff handle custody, care, court transport, court services, and building security.
No official Floyd Sheriff web inmate roster was located on the sheriff site. Remote custody checks use the AIS phone line, MobilePatrol, the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, and MyCase for court dates. MobilePatrol is named by the Sheriff FAQ, and store descriptions say features vary by agency and can include bookings, most wanted, sex offenders, warrants, and alerts. Full custody, bond, visit, commissary, and mail details belong with Floyd County inmate records; official warrant confirmation routes belong with Floyd County warrant records.
Floyd County Marriage Divorce Probate
The Floyd County Clerk handles marriage licenses and certified marriage copies, while divorce case files are court records from the county where the divorce was issued. The Clerk's marriage page says the county's online marriage search contains Floyd records from 1938 through July 2007, and the state Marriage License Public Lookup contains many but not all Indiana records from 1993 forward. Certified local marriage copies are $1 by money order when requested by mail with the required names, date, and stamped return envelope.
Probate, estate, trust, and guardianship jurisdiction belongs to Floyd Circuit Court. Probate filings still go through the Floyd County Clerk, and public searching can start in MyCase under the probate category. Certified letters, orders, or authenticated filings must come from the Clerk. More detailed request paths are available in Floyd County marriage and divorce records and Floyd County probate records.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Executor
- A person named to manage an estate under a will, subject to court authority.
- Guardianship
- A court case asking for authority to make decisions for a minor or protected adult.
Floyd County Court Records Fees
The Floyd County Clerk publishes filing and copy fees. Copy requests are separate from MyCase searches, and certification is a separate per-document fee. The same schedule lists common filing fees for civil, family, probate, guardianship, expungement, and small-claims work. Payment methods on the Clerk home page include cash, money orders, cashier checks, and major credit or debit cards, with some online payments processed through PayGov or the state ePay system where eligible.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Plain copies | $1.00 per page |
| Certification | $3.00 per document |
| Divorce filing | $177.00 |
| Civil plenary or civil tort | $232.00 |
| Estates, guardianship, or trusts | $177.00 |
| Small claims | $97.00 plus $28 sheriff fee plus $10 per additional defendant |
| Expungement | $157.00, XP case type |
Interpret Floyd County Court Records
Indiana records use terms that are easy to misread. A cause number is the case number. The chronological case summary, often called the CCS, is the official event timeline. A charge is an allegation filed in a criminal or infraction case; it is not the same as a conviction. A disposition is the current or final result of a charge or case. A motion asks the court to act, an order states what the court decided, and a judgment is a final appealable decision in many case types.
Financial entries also need care. MyCase may show balances, credits, and payments, but the state warns that online balances may not include the most recent payment, charge, or interest. The official balance comes from the Floyd County Clerk. If a document link is missing, the document may still be public at the Clerk, or it may be excluded from remote access because of case type, role, age, sealing, or redaction rules.
Accuracy and Record Limitations
MyCase draws from courts that use Odyssey and may include converted data from older electronic systems. A converted older event may be labeled as a converted event and may not carry the same detail as a current filing. Court dates, payments, bonds, and dispositions can change after a public lookup. For Floyd County files, the court or Clerk that maintains the record is the final source. For law-enforcement reports, jail records, crash reports, or warrant confirmation, the Sheriff's Department or city police may be the proper source instead of the Clerk.
Note: Confirm official balances, certified copies, and current court settings with the Floyd County Clerk or assigned court.
History of Floyd County Courts
Floyd County was established in 1819, and New Albany is the county seat. The Circuit Court page says Indiana's Fifty-second Judicial Circuit, consisting of Floyd County, was created by statute in 1889, while Floyd Circuit Court traces its constitutional basis to Article 7, Section 7 of the Indiana Constitution of 1851. Superior Court 1 dates to 1978 under IC 33-33-22-2. Superior Court 2 continues work formerly associated with Floyd County Court and has served the county since 1976. Superior Court 3 was created in 2008, with Judge Maria D. Granger as its first judge.
Technology also shapes record access. Floyd courts moved into Odyssey/MyCase in 2009, and the Clerk announced statewide e-filing in Floyd Circuit and Superior Courts in 2016. Local rule changes approved for April 1, 2025 affect case assignment, traffic routing, juvenile assignment, adoption and probate assignment, commercial court cases, expungement filing location, and problem-solving-court administration.
STATS Indiana's Floyd County profile gives the county seat, 2025 population, area, and local context.
The county's compact size helps explain why the court building, sheriff, federal courthouse, and New Albany Police records office are all downtown.
Census QuickFacts for Floyd County provides another official population and community profile for the county.
Those local facts do not change court access rules, but they help frame a compact county where records offices are clustered in New Albany.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do Floyd County court records start?
Start with MyCase for public case data from Floyd Circuit Court and the Floyd Superior Courts. If a document is not linked, if a certified copy is needed, or if the case is older, contact the Floyd County Clerk in Room 235 at 311 Hauss Square.
Can MyCase provide a certified copy?
No. MyCase is a public search tool. Certified copies come from the Clerk or the court office that maintains the official record. Floyd County copy fees are $1.00 per page and $3.00 per document for certification.
Which court handles Floyd County traffic tickets?
Traffic Court is held in Floyd Superior Court 2, Room 425, on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. except holidays. Payable tickets can use online, phone, mail, or in-person channels after the officer's ticket is processed.
Is there a Floyd County warrant list online?
No official public Floyd County active-warrant web list was located in the research. Use MyCase for public case clues and contact the Sheriff's Department, Clerk, court, or Prosecutor as appropriate for official confirmation.
Where are Floyd County inmate records found?
The Sheriff identifies the jail AIS phone line and MobilePatrol. The statewide Indiana County Jail Public Portal can also be searched by name, birth date, and county. Court dates are checked through MyCase, not a jail roster.
Are juvenile and adoption records public?
Usually not in ordinary public access. Juvenile, adoption, mental-health, sealed, expunged, and protected-person records are restricted by court rules, statutes, or court orders.