Search Henry County Court Records
Henry County public case information is searched through Indiana Courts Case Search, MyCase. Henry County court pages and the Indiana Judicial Branch Henry County page route users to the statewide public access system. MyCase includes a Henry County court option and a separate Henry County - New Castle City Court option, which matters when a citation, ordinance case, or local court matter may not be in the same court selection as a circuit court case.
MyCase is useful for names, case numbers, citation numbers, file-date filters, attorney searches, and public chronological case summaries. It is not the official court record. The MyCase help page explains that official records must be obtained from the court that maintains the record, and Henry County users should contact the Clerk of Courts when a document is missing online, a certified copy is needed, or a financial balance must be current.
- Open MyCase and choose Case, Name, or Attorney.
- Select Henry County for circuit court cases, then repeat under Henry County - New Castle City Court if the matter may be local or city-court based.
- Use a case number or citation number when known. For name searches, add first name, middle initial, birth date, status, or file-date filters only when they help.
- Open the case summary and review the header, parties, events, documents, charges, bonds, and financial fields.
- Contact the Henry County Clerk of Courts for certified copies, unlinked documents, older records, and official balances.
Henry County's Courts and Legal page is a useful local starting point because it links the circuit courts, Clerk, marriage license page, and traffic ticket page from one county directory.
Henry County Search Fields
The MyCase search screen gives Henry County users several ways to narrow a case search. The Case tab is best when a case number, citation number, or cross-reference is known. The Name tab supports person and business searches, plus a sounds-like option for uncertain spelling. The Attorney tab is useful when a lawyer name or bar number is the best known identifier.
| Field | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Text | Most exact search key for a known case. |
| Citation Number | Text | Useful for traffic tickets and infraction cases. |
| Person Name | Text | Search by last name, first name, middle name, and optional birth date. |
| Business Name | Text | Find organization parties in civil or small claims cases. |
| Court | Dropdown | Use Henry County or Henry County - New Castle City Court. |
| Status | Radio buttons | All, Open, or Closed. |
| File Date | Date range | Use mm/dd/yyyy from and to fields. |
Henry County Court Structure
Indiana's court system runs from the Indiana Supreme Court to the Court of Appeals and Tax Court, then to local trial courts. Henry County uses circuit courts as its main trial-court structure. The county is in Judicial District 15 with Blackford, Delaware, Jay, and Randolph counties. Appeals from Henry County trial courts usually go to the Indiana Court of Appeals unless a special rule sends the matter to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Indiana's court-system overview explains that trial courts include circuit courts, superior courts, and local city or town courts. In Henry County, the practical search map is local: circuit court cases are searched under Henry County, while New Castle City Court matters may need the separate city-court selection.
| Court or Office | Role | Local Search Note |
|---|---|---|
| Henry County Circuit Courts | Main county trial courts | Search MyCase under Henry County. |
| New Castle City Court | Local city court | Search the separate Henry County - New Castle City Court option. |
| Indiana Court of Appeals | State appellate review | Appeals may appear in appellate court systems and case histories. |
| Henry County Clerk of Courts | Record keeper and copy office | Contact for certified copies and many local court payments. |
Typical case path: filing or citation › circuit or city court case › docket events and orders › judgment or disposition › appeal when allowed.
Visit Henry County Court
The current court-records destination is the Henry County Justice Center. The Clerk of Courts and Circuit Courts 1, 2, and 3 are located there in separate suites. The county also lists a historic courthouse at 101 S Main Street and the Henry County Office Building at 1201 Race Street, but routine court filings, copies, payments, appearances, and Clerk service use the Justice Center address unless a specific office directs otherwise.
The Henry County official website provides county government navigation, while the circuit court pages publish a no-cell-phone rule for the Justice Center. That local rule is important for records work. Write down case numbers, citation numbers, hearing dates, payment details, and office phone numbers before arriving.
Henry County Justice Center
1215 Race Street
New Castle, IN 47362
Clerk: 765-529-6401
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
New Castle City Court
227 N. Main Street
New Castle, IN 47362
765-521-6824
Check city court for local matters.
The Circuit Court 1 page is one of several county pages that repeats the cell-phone restriction, so the safest plan is to enter with paper notes.
Henry County Circuit Court 1 and Circuit Court 2 publish local court contact blocks for the Justice Center.
Henry County Record Types
Henry County court records include more than one kind of file. Civil cases may show complaints, motions, judgments, garnishments, liens, settlements, and post-judgment activity. Criminal cases may show charges, bonds, hearings, plea entries, dispositions, sentences, and probation terms. Family files include divorce and custody events, while probate files may involve estates, wills, guardianships, and protective proceedings.
Traffic and small claims records have local details. Circuit Court 3 says it handles Level 6 felonies, misdemeanors, small claims, and traffic infractions. The traffic ticket page says drivers should allow 15 days for a ticket to be filed before searching or paying. Protection order cases are not searched in MyCase because protected-person information is excluded from online public access.
- Civil records: complaints, summonses, orders, judgments, liens, and collection activity.
- Criminal records: charges, court events, bonds, pleas, dispositions, sentences, and financial entries.
- Family records: divorce, custody, support, and related court orders, subject to privacy limits.
- Probate records: estate, will, guardianship, and protective proceeding files in the circuit court structure.
- Traffic records: citation, payment, contest, deferral, and disposition details.
What Henry County Records Show
A Henry County MyCase summary can show case number, court, case type, filed date, status, parties, attorneys, cross-references, events, documents, charges, bonds, and financial fields. Criminal charge fields can include citation number, offense date, statute, degree, original degree, and offense modification. Bond fields can include number, amount, status date, and details.
| Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The court's unique identifier for the file. |
| Court | Henry County, New Castle City Court, or another selected court. |
| Filed | The date the case began in court. |
| Status | Open, closed, active, inactive, or another case-specific status. |
| Chronological Case Summary | The docket-style list of hearings, filings, orders, and events. |
| Documents | Downloadable public documents only when a link is available. |
| Financials | Fees, fines, payments, credits, or balances, with official balances confirmed by the Clerk. |
Henry County Public Access
Indiana court access uses both public-records law and court-specific access rules. Indiana Code 5-14-3-3 gives a right to inspect and copy public agency records during regular business hours, subject to exceptions. Indiana Code 5-14-3-4 lists records that may be withheld or must be withheld. Court files also follow the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records.
Key access rules: Access to Court Records Rule 5 lists court records excluded from public access; Indiana Code 35-38-9 governs sealing and expungement of eligible arrest and conviction records; Indiana Code 31-11-4 covers marriage-license applications.
For Henry County court records, the practical rule is simple: search MyCase first, then contact the Clerk of Courts for certified copies, unlinked documents, older files, and official balances. Administrative records held by county offices may follow APRA request procedures, while court records follow court access rules and Clerk procedures.
Restricted Henry County Records
Not every Henry County court record appears online. Juvenile records, adoption files, some mental-health proceedings, sealed records, expunged records, protected addresses, minor names, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and protected-person information may be withheld or redacted. MyCase help gives a specific juvenile paternity rule: newer juvenile paternity cases may be public unless made confidential, but older juvenile paternity cases remain confidential.
Protection-order cases are a separate access issue because MyCase does not display them. Sealed and expunged cases may show limited information while a petition is pending, then disappear from public access if relief is granted. A person who needs access to a restricted Henry County case should contact the Clerk or the court and be ready to explain the legal basis for access.
Henry County Criminal and Traffic
Criminal case records and arrest-related court charge records overlap, but they are not the same thing. Jail booking data describes custody. A court charge record shows what was filed in court after an arrest or citation. The full criminal court record then tracks hearings, motions, pleas, disposition, sentence, and post-judgment events. Henry County users who need custody status should use jail channels, while users who need a filed charge or case outcome should search MyCase and contact the Clerk.
Traffic records have their own Henry County workflow. The traffic ticket page says tickets must be paid or contested by the date printed on the ticket, and users should allow 15 days for filing. PayGov accepts Visa, Discover, and Mastercard with a convenience fee. The Prosecutor's Office also publishes an infraction deferral program, which can lead to dismissal after six months with no new citations if the driver qualifies.
| Topic | Where to Start | Local Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal case file | MyCase and Clerk | Circuit Court 3 handles Level 6 felonies and misdemeanors. |
| Filed court charge | MyCase case summary | Look for charge, statute, degree, bond, and event entries. |
| Traffic ticket | MyCase citation search and Clerk | Allow 15 days before searching or paying. |
| Infraction deferral | Prosecutor's Office | $192.50 program cost, with CDL and certain speeding exclusions. |
Henry County Jail Records
Henry County Jail is operated by the Sheriff's Office at 1033 Ron Lampe Way in New Castle. The county jail page describes a secure 130-bed facility and routes users to Indiana SAVIN and VINELink for offender search and notification. The statewide Indiana County Jail Public Portal is the public county-jail search channel, while state prison custody is checked through the Indiana Department of Correction.
No official Henry County online active-warrant list was located in the reviewed sources. Warrant checks should start with related MyCase criminal or traffic cases, then move to the Clerk, court, New Castle City Court, sheriff, or jail contacts. A MyCase party model can include active-warrant indicators, but it is not a complete warrant-clearance system.
Note: Henry County sources did not confirm a county-specific sheriff mobile app for inmate, warrant, or records lookup.
Henry County Marriage and Probate
Marriage licenses are issued by the Henry County Clerk of Courts. The local marriage page says both applicants must be present, applicants may apply between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and the license is valid for 60 days after issuance. Indiana residents pay $25, out-of-state residents pay $65, and certified marriage copies cost $4 each. Payment options include cash, money order, or credit card, but not personal checks.
Divorce is a court case, not a marriage-license record. Search Henry County divorce cases in MyCase, then contact the Clerk for certified decrees or documents not linked online. Probate records are handled through the Probate Division of the Circuit Court function, not through a separate probate court. Search MyCase under Henry County and use the probate category when visible.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Personal representative
- The person authorized to handle an estate.
- Intestate
- A death without a valid will.
- Guardianship
- A court case to appoint a guardian for a minor or incapacitated adult.
Henry County Court Sources
The Henry County official website is the county-level source for court, clerk, sheriff, jail, traffic, and marriage-license navigation.
The county site separates court offices, sheriff services, marriage licenses, and traffic tickets, so users should start with the record type before choosing an office.
The county Courts and Legal page groups Henry County court links in one place.
That local page is useful when a record search moves from MyCase to a specific court, clerk service, or payment page.
The Circuit Court 1 page shows Henry County's local court contact pattern and Justice Center notes.
Circuit court pages help confirm court suite, phone, fax, hours, and building rules before a visit.
The Circuit Court 2 page is another official court-office source.
Checking the court page and the Clerk page together reduces the risk of calling the wrong office for copies or scheduling questions.
The Indiana Judicial Branch Henry County page connects local court users to statewide case search, e-filing, statistics, and local rules.
State court pages are best for statewide court access rules, MyCase links, and local-rule context.
The official Henry County About Us page provides county background for New Castle, county organization, and local government context.
County history helps distinguish the historic courthouse square from the modern Justice Center used for current records.
The IN.gov Henry County profile confirms New Castle as the county seat and gives county population and area context.
That profile supports local context without replacing court, clerk, or sheriff sources for record access.
Henry County Court History
Henry County was created on December 31, 1821, from the Delaware New Purchase and officially organized June 1, 1822. New Castle is the county seat. The Indiana DNR state and national register list identifies the Henry County Courthouse in New Castle as an 1869 government and architecture property, but current court-record work is centered on the Justice Center.
Local court administration continues to change through local rules. The Indiana Judicial Branch Henry County page links local rules, and Henry County published a 2024 local-court-rule proposal. Local rules affect court operations, reporter services, special judge selection, caseload allocation, and related administrative matters.
Henry County Court FAQs
Can Henry County court records be searched online? Yes. Public case information starts in MyCase, but certified copies and official records come from the Henry County Clerk of Courts.
Which court should be selected in MyCase? Use Henry County for circuit court cases. Use Henry County - New Castle City Court when the case may be a city court citation or local matter.
Are all documents online? No. MyCase may show a case summary without every document. Older files, unlinked documents, certified copies, and official balances require Clerk contact.
Where are Henry County inmates searched? Use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, VINELink, or Indiana SAVIN, then call the jail for custody questions that are not clear online.
Can a traffic ticket be paid right away? The county says to allow 15 days for filing, then pay or contest by the date printed on the ticket.
Is there a separate Henry County probate court? No separate probate court was located. Probate runs through the circuit court structure and Clerk channels.