Indiana Criminal Records Search

Choose court records or a criminal-history report

MyCase is Indiana’s public court-case search, not a complete criminal-history report. Court participation and historical coverage differ by county. Police reports and arrest histories have law-enforcement custodians; Indiana State Police (ISP) offers separate history products. Start by deciding whether you need a court judgment, a police incident report or the particular background report requested by an employer or agency.

Anyone can search public, non-confidential MyCase information and many documents without charge. Older documents may be missing online, and sealed or confidential information is restricted. A paid commercial search cannot convert a missing public document into an official certified court record.

Search with the strongest identifier first

On MyCase, use the case, citation or cross-reference field that matches your paperwork. The case-number search accepts the number without hyphens or leading zeroes. Cross-references can help connect a case to a previous number, including a transferred proceeding. Record the resulting county, court and full case number before requesting documents.

For a party search, start with the surname and add known first or middle names. A trailing asterisk broadens starts-with matching; sounds-like searching finds similar spellings. Do not combine wildcard and sounds-like approaches on the same name. Reduce a long result list by court, open/closed status or filing-date range; MyCase returns no more than 1,000 results.

An empty result can be a filter problem

Some criminal records lack a date-of-birth field, even though the search permits one. Adding a birth date can therefore exclude a relevant case; the date itself is not publicly displayed in case details. If an expected record is missing, remove that filter, check the spelling and court, then compare the candidates with your existing case documents.

Do not describe an empty MyCase search as statewide clearance. It may reflect limited historical coverage, a nonparticipating court, confidentiality or a search mismatch. When the original hearing court is known, ask its clerk about the file. If it is not known, use the issuing court on a citation or another reliable record rather than choosing a county based only on someone’s current address.

Read the final order and request any missing copy

Check the chronological case summary for links to public documents. Indiana identifies final criminal orders and judgments, and non-confidential miscellaneous-criminal documents, among the material available online. Document access is not necessarily retroactive. A missing link means that document is not available there; it does not prove the filing never existed.

For an unavailable public filing or certified copy, contact the clerk in the county hearing the case. Supply the case number, the exact judgment or order and its date if known, the copy count and certification requirement. Confirm the clerk’s copy price and delivery method. For a hearing transcript, ask the court reporter rather than treating a docket printout as the spoken proceedings.

Order ISP Limited Criminal History when that is the required product

ISP Limited Criminal History is a name-based Indiana report, with completeness dependent on agency and county reporting. The service page describes felony and misdemeanor arrests; the online entry page specifies felonies and Class A misdemeanors. Treat the online service as a limited product and confirm acceptance with the requester, especially if broader coverage is needed.

Online searches cost $15 per record for subscribers or $15.70 per record by credit card. A no-record result is still a completed, chargeable search. Save or print the PDF when you receive it: the result expires after 14 days, and the online process does not mail you a copy.

Prepare the subject’s full name, date of birth, race and gender; ISP may also need place of birth or a Social Security number for identification. Results can be ON FILE, INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS or NO RECORDS FOUND. An inconclusive response is unresolved identification, not a finding of guilt or clearance.

Use the mailed application and its stated purpose

ISP’s linked State Form 8053 lists a $7 mailed request and asks for the reason for the search, recipient address and requester certification. The service page currently says mailed payment must be a money order to State of Indiana. Although the older linked form also mentions certified checks, follow the stricter current page or confirm with ISP before sending a different payment.

Mail the completed request and payment to Indiana State Police, Criminal History Limited Check, P.O. Box 6188, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6188. Complete the appropriate permitted-purpose selection; the form warns against using the information for a different purpose. Do not infer a delivery deadline from the instant online service: the reviewed mailed instructions provide no fixed turnaround.

Challenge an error with records from the original court

For your own Indiana history, ISP’s Challenge My Record procedure uses a fingerprint-based Indiana Full Criminal History review. Follow its IdentoGO scheduling link and choose Criminal Record Review Challenge. That Indiana report includes reported arrests, charges and dispositions but not federal or out-of-state arrests.

After receiving the transcript or no-record letter, contact [email protected] or 317-232-8262 to challenge incorrect information. ISP recommends supporting court documentation from the court where the case was tried. A local court-entry error and an ISP repository error may need attention from different custodians; retain the order and identify exactly which entry needs checking.