White County, IN Courts and Public Records

The White County trial courts, which include the circuit court and any superior courts, handle criminal, civil, juvenile, and probate and adoption cases. The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the court records for these courts.

Have the person's full name, the case number if you know it, and approximate dates ready before you search. White County records are kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Monticello.

White County trial courts received 4,097 new filings in 2024, according to the Indiana Judicial Service Report. The total covers circuit, superior, county, city and town courts, and includes ordinance violations and infractions, so large infraction counts are normal.

The largest change in filings was in criminal, which rose by 147 (+11.0%) from 2023 to 2024.

New filings in White County trial courts rose from 3,881 in 2023 to 4,097 in 2024, a change of +5.6%, according to the Indiana Judicial Service Report. County figures in this report cover only 2023 and 2024, so the five-year view below is statewide. Figures marked with ~ are estimates based on the other years shown for this county.

The increase came mainly from criminal (+147, +11.0%) and civil (+102, +9.6%), while civil violations (-17, -1.5%), juvenile (-6, -3.0%) and probate and adoption (-10, -7.2%) fell. Statewide, new filings rose 4.8% in 2024 after 7.3% in 2023. Statewide filings rose 20.4% from 2020 to 2024.

Criminal cases are the largest category in White County trial courts in 2024, at 1,486 filings or 36.3% of the 4,097 total.

Criminal cases grew fastest at +11.0%, while probate and adoption fell fastest at -7.2%.

White County is estimated to account for about 0.36% of the 1,144,342 cases filed in Indiana courts in CY 2024.

These county values are estimates built from statewide Indiana figures, so they track the state mix by design. Actual county dockets may differ. Figures marked with ~ are estimates: Indiana statewide figures scaled by White County's 0.36% share of the state population.

These figures are Indiana statewide totals as reported to the FBI, not counts for White County. Agency reporting may be incomplete, and county crime counts are not available here. Statewide violent and property crimes combined fell 15.1% from 2024 to 2025. In 2025, reporting agencies covered about 87.8% of Indiana's population, so year-over-year changes can partly reflect which agencies reported.

Rates use the Indiana 2025 population of 6,973,333. County-level rates are not published, so this section does not compare White County with the state. The property crimes total includes arson, so it is larger than the sum of the property offenses listed above.

White County has 1 courthouse location in the court directory, in Monticello. Check your notice or case paperwork to confirm the office and courtroom before you go.

Most White County cases are heard in the circuit or superior court, while some traffic and ordinance matters go to city or town courts. Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for Indiana, and you should check your paperwork for the court name.

Yes, most White County court records are open to the public, with exceptions. Indiana Supreme Court Administrative Rule 9 governs public access to court records, and the Indiana Access to Public Records Act covers executive-branch records and does not itself govern court files.

Public records

Most civil, criminal, traffic, and small claims case information in the trial courts is open to the public under the court records access rules. Documents can be viewed or copied through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, subject to the exceptions below.

Restricted or confidential records

Juvenile, sealed, expunged, adoption, mental health, and protective-order-restricted records are not publicly available. Other filings may also be restricted by law or court order.

Online access

MyCase is the statewide public case search for Indiana and is not specific to White County. Online results may not show every document, and confidential or restricted cases are not shown.

In-person access

Visit the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 110 North Main Street, Monticello, IN 47960, or call 574-583-7032, to view or request records that are not online.

Fees

No fees are listed for this section, so ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court about copy fees before you request records.

Start with MyCase, the statewide Indiana search, and ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court for records that are not available online.

1. Identify the case type, such as criminal, traffic, civil, small claims, family law, probate, or juvenile.
2. Open MyCase at mycase.in.gov for statewide public case information.
3. Search by party name or case number and note the case number from the results.
4. Review the case details for status, parties, and scheduled dates where they appear.
5. Contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 574-583-7032 to request documents that are not online.

Contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court to pay a fine or citation or to ask which payment methods the office accepts.

1. Phone: Call the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 574-583-7032 about traffic citations and criminal fines. Ask which payment methods the office accepts and the amount due.
2. In person: Visit the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 110 North Main Street, Monticello, IN 47960 with your citation or case number. Confirm office hours before you go, since hours are not listed here.

No online payment page is listed for this office, so ask the clerk about the methods it accepts. Parking tickets are handled by the agency that issued them, not by the Clerk of the Circuit Court; tickets from city or town courts may go through that local court.