Search Miami County Cases
Miami County court records start with Indiana MyCase, the official statewide public case-search portal for courts using the Odyssey case-management system. The Indiana Judicial Branch Miami County page links court users to MyCase for case searches, e-filing, and local rules. MyCase can show public case headers, parties, case type, filing date, court, status, chronological case summary entries, hearings, financial entries, and some public documents. It is the best first step for a Miami County court records search, but it is not the official court record.
The official file remains with the court that keeps the case. For Miami County, public documents not linked online are handled through the Miami County Clerk of Courts. The Clerk office is the fallback for certified copies, older public documents, and non-online case papers. A search works best when the user has a case number, citation number, party name, date range, or the court name from a notice or ticket.
- Open the official Indiana MyCase case-search portal or use the Miami County Judicial Branch case-search link.
- Choose case number, citation number, cross-reference number, name, attorney, or another available search mode.
- Narrow the search to Miami County or the specific court when the portal offers that filter.
- Open the matching case and review the court, case type, status, parties, docket entries, hearing dates, and any linked public documents.
- Contact the Clerk of Courts when a public document is not linked, when a certified copy is needed, or when the online entry must be checked against the official file.
The Miami County official homepage identifies the courthouse contact point and links visitors into county departments.
That county page is useful when a court-record search needs to shift from the state portal to a local court, clerk, sheriff, prosecutor, or marriage-license office.
Miami County Court Search Fields
MyCase accepts several search paths. Official Indiana search tips say a case search should use only one of the case number, citation number, or cross-reference number fields at a time. Case numbers can be searched without hyphens or leading zeroes, which helps when a number is copied from a notice, ticket, or docket printout. Name searches are broader and should be narrowed by county, court, first name, date of birth when permitted, or filing date range.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Text | One identifier for case search | Hyphens and leading zeroes are not required under official search tips. |
| Citation Number | Text | One identifier for citation search | Useful for traffic and infraction matters. |
| Cross Reference Number | Text | One identifier for case search | Use when the notice gives a cross-reference number. |
| Last Name / Business Name | Text | Usually required for name search | Wildcard guidance appears in official MyCase search tips. |
| Court / County | Dropdown | No | Select Miami County or a court to reduce statewide matches. |
| Filing Date Range | Date range | No | Helpful for common names and docket checks. |
Miami County Court System
Miami County does not use a county "district court" label for its trial courts. The local trial bench is Miami Circuit Court, Miami Superior Court I, Miami Superior Court II, and Peru City Court. The Indiana Judicial Branch places Miami County in Judicial District 8 with Cass, Fulton, Howard, and Miami counties. That district label is an administrative grouping, not the name of the local court where Miami County trial cases are filed.
The Miami County Court Offices page links the local courts, Clerk, Prosecutor, Public Defender, Probation, CASA, and other court-adjacent offices.
That office list reflects how Miami County court records often move between the court, Clerk, Prosecutor, Sheriff, jail, and public-defense offices as a case develops.
| Court | Official | Record Role |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Circuit Court | Hon. Timothy P. Spahr | Trial-court cases, non-confidential cases, calendar access, and filings through the Clerk. |
| Miami Superior Court I | Hon. J. David Grund | Trial-court matters with a Tuesday night session from 4 p.m. until the final case ends. |
| Miami Superior Court II | Hon. Jacob D. Winkler | Non-driving misdemeanors, non-driving Level 5 and 6 felonies, juvenile, eviction, family, probate, estates, guardianships, trusts, and listed civil matters. |
| Peru City Court | Hon. Elizabeth Graham Price | City-level matters such as local traffic or ordinance cases when the citation names that court. |
Case flow: local citation, complaint, or petition > Miami Circuit Court, Superior Court, or Peru City Court > Court of Appeals of Indiana > Indiana Supreme Court when further review applies.
Miami County Courthouse Access
The main courthouse is the Miami County Courthouse, 25 N Broadway, Peru, IN 46970. The Clerk of Courts, Circuit Court, Superior Court I, Superior Court II, Prosecutor, and Marriage License Division are listed in or around that courthouse. The Clerk's public counter for court-record copies is Room 208. Marriage licensing and certified marriage copy work uses Room 108. Prosecutor traffic deferrals use Room 116.
The Indiana Judicial Branch Miami County page gives the state-level entry point for Miami County court services, MyCase, e-filing, and local rules.
State guidance is important when a document is not online, because Indiana directs users back to the clerk in the county where the case is being heard.
Clerk of Courts
25 North Broadway, Room 208
Peru, IN 46970
765-472-3901 x256
Fax: 765-472-1778
Marriage License Division
25 N Broadway, Room 108
Peru, IN 46970
765-472-3901 ext. 1226
Tamorah Baker: 765-472-2671
Miami County Court Records Types
Miami County court records include civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic, infraction, juvenile, small-claims eviction, and city-court matters when they are public. Superior Court II has a broad local allocation list. It includes non-driving misdemeanor charges, non-driving Level 5 and 6 felony charges, juvenile cases, all small-claims evictions effective January 1, 2023, adoptions, estates, guardianships, trusts, divorces, paternity, family law, civil collections, civil torts, and mortgage foreclosures.
Each case type has a different access limit. A civil collection case may have a public docket and judgment. A criminal case may show charges, plea, disposition, sentence, and public final orders. A juvenile delinquency or adoption case is not treated as an ordinary public case. A traffic citation may be visible through the traffic portal, MyCase, or the court named on the ticket.
- Civil records include collections, torts, foreclosures, plenary matters, small claims, and evictions.
- Criminal records include filed charges, hearings, pleas, judgments, sentence entries, and financial obligations.
- Family and divorce records include petitions, appearances, decrees, and orders, with confidential data restricted.
- Probate records include estates, guardianships, trusts, will filings, inventories, and orders when public.
- Traffic records include citations, infractions, deferral status, fines, costs, and court dates.
What Miami County Records Show
A Miami County court record usually starts with a case number, court name, filing date, case type, status, and party names. The chronological case summary is the docket log. It can show filings, service, hearings, motions, continuances, orders, judgments, sentencing, payment events, notices, and converted events from prior court systems. Public linked documents may appear for some case types, while other public documents require a Clerk request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Indiana county, court, year, case type, and sequence information; MyCase can search without hyphens. |
| Court | Miami Circuit Court, Miami Superior Court I, Miami Superior Court II, Peru City Court, or an appellate court. |
| Parties | Plaintiff, defendant, State, petitioner, respondent, estate, decedent, protected person, or other public roles. |
| Docket | The chronological case summary with events, filings, hearings, orders, and notices. |
| Documents | Linked public documents when available, plus non-online public documents requested through the Clerk. |
| Financials | Fines, fees, costs, restitution, bond entries, civil judgments, or collection events when public. |
Miami County Public Access Rules
Indiana court records are public unless a statute, court rule, or order excludes them. For Miami County court records, that means MyCase can show public non-confidential case information and some documents, but the record may still need Clerk review for copies or certification. Indiana public-records guidance says users should contact the clerk in the county where the case is heard when a document is not available online.
Key Statutes and Rules:
IC 5-14-3 is Indiana's general Access to Public Records Act.
Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records govern public and confidential court records.
Records excluded from public access identify court documents and data that may be withheld or redacted.
IC 35-38-9 controls Indiana criminal expungement petitions and access changes.
Note: MyCase is a public access portal, but certified records come from the court or Clerk that maintains the file.
Restricted Miami County Records
Some Miami County court records are partly or fully restricted. Juvenile delinquency, juvenile status, termination of parental rights, adoption files, mental-health commitments, protected-party details, sealed records, and expunged records are not open in the same way as ordinary civil or criminal dockets. MyCase also says protection-order cases are not found in the standard case search because protected-party names and certain identifying details are excluded from online public access by federal law.
Expungement can change public access, but it does not work the same way for every case. Pending or denied expungement filings may still be visible. Once an expungement is granted, public access can be removed or limited depending on the type of case and the court order. Clerk staff can route forms and filings, but the local Clerk page warns that deputies are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.
Miami County Sheriff And Jail
Sheriff Timothy S. Hunter leads the Miami County Sheriff's Office at 1104 W 200 N, Peru, IN 46970. The same address serves the Miami County Detention Facility. The jail opened in 2010 and has capacity for 244 inmates. The sheriff page lists Central Dispatch at 765-473-5474, Crime Stoppers at 888-852-3144, the Drug Task Force at 765-472-5193, and Administrative Office/Jail at 765-472-1322.
Miami County did not publish a county-run live jail roster in the official static pages reviewed. Custody checks can use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, Indiana SAVIN, Indiana Department of Correction resources for sentenced state prisoners, and direct jail contact. Booking charges should be checked against court-filed charges in MyCase because an arrest record and a filed court charge are not the same record.
Miami County Traffic Records
Traffic citations can be searched through the Indiana public traffic-ticket portal and through MyCase when the case is filed in court. The court named on the ticket matters. Some local traffic or ordinance cases may point to Peru City Court, which is listed at 35 South Broadway, Peru, phone 765-473-2153. The Miami County Prosecutor's Office also runs a traffic pretrial deferral program for eligible infraction defendants.
| Traffic Route | Use It For | Miami County Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana traffic portal | Citation lookup, payment, and response path | Use citation or UTT number from the ticket. |
| MyCase | Filed traffic or infraction case record | Search by citation, case number, or party name. |
| Prosecutor deferral | Eligible infraction dismissal path | Application due by noon Eastern the working day before court date. |
| BMV driver record | License status, convictions, points, and suspensions | Separate from the court traffic file. |
Miami County Vital Court Records
Marriage licenses are handled through the Miami County Clerk of Courts Marriage License Division in Room 108. The county marriage resources page links the state online marriage-license application, the local FAQ, the license summary, and certified-copy ordering. At least one Indiana resident applicant must be from Miami County to apply there. Nonresidents may apply in Miami County only when the ceremony will occur in Miami County. The license is good for 60 days.
Divorce cases are court records, not simple vital-record certificates. Miami Superior Court II lists divorces, paternity cases, and other family law matters. The Clerk's self-filing divorce page says dissolution forms are not available in the office and routes self-represented filers to Indiana Legal Help. Probate is also a trial-court function in Miami Superior Court II, which lists estates, guardianships, trusts, and adoptions among its case types.
- Executor
- Person named to carry out a will or estate duties.
- Intestate
- Dying without a valid will.
- Guardianship
- Court case for care or decision-making authority over a minor or protected person.
Miami County Records Fees
Only fees found in official Miami County sources should be used for payment planning. The research located several specific fees, but the full court-fee PDF could not be text-extracted. Plain and certified court-copy fees should be confirmed with the Clerk before mailing a request. Marriage, divorce filing, eviction, and traffic deferral amounts were available in local official pages.
| Item | Amount | Official Note |
|---|---|---|
| Resident marriage license | $29 | FAQ total; cash or money order only. |
| Nonresident marriage license | $69 | FAQ total; ceremony must occur in Miami County. |
| Certified marriage copy by mail | $4 | Money order only, with self-addressed stamped envelope. |
| Dissolution filing with certified-mail service | $157 | Local self-filing divorce page. |
| Dissolution filing with sheriff service | $185 | Local self-filing divorce page. |
| Traffic deferral program | $192.50 | Money order only if approved. |
Miami County Court History
The Miami Circuit Court page gives unusually specific local history. Miami Circuit Court was created when Miami County was established by the Indiana General Assembly in 1834. For 55 years, Miami County shared circuit judges with one or more counties. Since 1889, Miami County has had its own judicial circuit. The court has met at the current courthouse location since the Miami County Courthouse, the third courthouse on Peru's public square, opened at the start of 1911.
National Park Service material identifies the Miami County Courthouse in Peru and ties it to the public square at Broadway and Main Street.
The historic district context explains why many local court-record functions still point users back to downtown Peru and the courthouse rooms listed by the county.
Miami County Court FAQs
Where is the official Miami County court record?
The official record is maintained by the court that has the case. MyCase is the public search path, but official copies and certified documents come from the Clerk or court office that keeps the file.
Can every Miami County document be downloaded from MyCase?
No. Many public documents are online, but older records, some document types, and records not linked in the chronological case summary may require Clerk contact.
Which court handles Miami County probate?
Miami County does not have a separate probate court page. Miami Superior Court II lists adoptions, estates, guardianships, and trusts among its case types.
Does Miami County have an online active warrant list?
No official Miami County Sheriff's active-warrant database was located in the official sources reviewed. Use MyCase docket events, the Clerk, the issuing court, the Sheriff's Office, or jail contact routes.
Is a jail booking charge the same as a court charge?
No. A booking charge is tied to arrest and jail intake. A filed court charge is tracked through MyCase after the prosecutor files or the citation case is opened.
Are traffic records the same as BMV driver records?
No. A court traffic record shows the citation case and disposition. The Indiana BMV driver record shows license status, reported convictions, points, and suspensions.