Start with Indiana MyCase for the court record, then use the agency that holds the other record
Marion County criminal court information is primarily available through Indiana’s statewide MyCase system and the Marion County Clerk, while arrest information, police reports, jail records and statewide criminal-history checks come from different agencies. The quickest search depends on whether you want a court docket, conviction record, recent arrest, incarceration record or an official background-history report.
Marion County criminal records are spread across several systems
Searching for a “criminal record” can mean several different things. Knowing which record you actually need prevents unnecessary searches.
Criminal court case
Filed charges, hearings, orders, disposition, sentencing and public court-case information.
Official court record
Clerk-maintained records, copies and documents that are unavailable through ordinary MyCase public access.
Criminal-history report
Name-based Indiana Limited Criminal History or fingerprint-based criminal-history products.
Arrest or incident record
Police reports, arrest records and other law-enforcement records are not the same as court records.
State incarceration
Information about individuals currently in Indiana Department of Correction custody.
Federal criminal case
Federal prosecutions are separate from Marion Superior Court and must be searched through PACER.
How to search Marion County criminal cases online
Indiana’s official MyCase system provides public access to non-confidential court cases from courts using the state’s Odyssey case-management system. Marion County courts participate in the statewide system.
Open Indiana MyCaseChoose Case or Party Search
Search by case number when you know it. If you only know the defendant’s identity, switch to the party-search option.
Enter the strongest identifier available
MyCase supports searches using a case number, citation number or cross-reference number. Party searches can use last name plus first name, middle name or date of birth.
Limit the county to Marion
When possible, narrow results to Marion County so unrelated Indiana cases do not clutter the search.
Open the case summary
Review charges, court events, case status, judicial officer, hearings and available public documents.
Check the final disposition
Do not treat the existence of a criminal case as proof of conviction. Read the outcome for each count.
Searching Marion County records by a person’s name
MyCase permits a party search using the person’s last name. You can narrow the result by adding first name, middle name and/or date of birth.
Full name + DOB
The most practical combination when you need to separate people who share a common name.
Middle name
Helpful for narrowing large result sets when the DOB is unknown.
Case number
Once located, save the case number and use it for later document searches and clerk requests.
Indiana MyCase also supports wildcard searching. This can help when you are uncertain about part of a name or case number, but broader searches can return a large number of possible matches.
What a Marion County Indiana case number can tell you
Indiana court case numbers include identifying components for the county, court and case type. Marion County court identifiers commonly begin with 49.
Criminal case codes can include categories such as felony, misdemeanor, criminal miscellaneous and other Indiana case-type abbreviations depending on the filing date and type of case.
Which criminal court documents can the public view online?
Indiana distinguishes between case information and the actual documents filed within a case. Not every document that is publicly inspectable at the clerk’s office is necessarily available remotely through MyCase.
The Judicial Branch currently says public MyCase users can access items including:
- final orders and judgments in criminal cases
- non-confidential documents in criminal miscellaneous cases
- certain public expungement orders and documents
- public appellate opinions and orders
- general public case information
- many other documents allowed by Indiana access rules
Official access table: Indiana Judicial Branch — Public Access to Court Documents.
How to read a Marion County criminal docket correctly
| Item | What it means | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Case status | Indicates whether the case remains active or has reached closure. | Closed does not by itself tell you whether the defendant was convicted. |
| Charge | The criminal allegation filed in court. | Look for the disposition tied to that individual charge. |
| Event / docket entry | A chronological action in the case. | Later events can change or resolve earlier allegations. |
| Plea | The defendant’s response to the charge. | An initial plea does not necessarily reflect the final disposition. |
| Disposition | How the charge was ultimately resolved. | Read each count separately. |
| Sentence | Court-ordered consequence following a qualifying disposition. | Review probation, incarceration, fines and other terms separately. |
How to request official Marion County criminal court records
The Marion County Clerk is the official keeper of Marion County court records. The Clerk’s Office provides a record-request process for records that are not available online or when a formal copy is required.
Marion County ClerkThe Clerk’s website provides a dedicated Request Copies of Records service. When requesting a criminal record, give as much identifying information as possible.
- full defendant name
- case number
- specific document needed
- approximate filing date
- court number if known
- your contact information
What to do when an older Marion County criminal case is missing online
MyCase contains case information from Indiana courts using Odyssey and also includes some data converted from earlier systems. However, document availability is not necessarily retroactive.
Marion County criminal courts at the Community Justice Campus
Marion Superior Court proceedings are generally conducted at the Community Justice Campus.
Community Justice Campus
675 Justice WayIndianapolis, IN 46203
The court’s current 2026 contact roster lists this as the location for Marion Superior Court proceedings unless a court specifically provides different instructions.
Parking and transit
Official court visitor directions identify visitor parking near the campus and note that IndyGo routes 14 and 26 serve the area. Check current transit information before visiting.
The Marion County criminal court structure contains multiple Superior Court divisions rather than one single “criminal courtroom.” Use the court number shown in MyCase when contacting a specific court.
Marion County Judicial Branch pageCommunity Justice Campus map
Indiana State Police criminal-history search is different from MyCase
The Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History service is a statewide name-based criminal-history check.
Indiana State Police describes a Limited Criminal History as an Indiana-only name-and-date-of-birth search based on identifying information including name, DOB, race and sex, with other identifiers potentially used when needed.
What the Limited Criminal History can return
ISP’s current system can return one of three principal result categories:
On File
A disclosable Indiana criminal-history record was located using the supplied information.
Inconclusive
The name-based result cannot reliably establish the answer; ISP recommends a fingerprint-based check.
No Records Found
ISP did not identify a disclosable record under the search criteria. This is still an official search result.
ISP states that the Limited Criminal History service can include misdemeanor and felony arrest information under its current disclosure rules, along with names, aliases, arrest dates, charges and dispositions when available.
Start ISP Limited Criminal History SearchIndiana Limited Criminal History fees
Indiana State Police currently publishes the following fee structure for Limited Criminal History checks.
| Request method | Current published cost | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| Online — IN.gov subscriber | $15 per search | Subscriber pricing. |
| Online — non-subscriber | $16.32 per search | Includes the published online processing charge. |
| Mail request | $7 | ISP’s current fee schedule lists the state-only LCH mail fee at $7. |
For mailed requests, Indiana State Police directs users to:
Criminal History Limited Check
P.O. Box 6188
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6188
When a fingerprint-based Indiana criminal-history check is better
A name-based check can confuse two people with similar identifying information. Indiana State Police therefore offers fingerprint-based products when stronger identity verification is needed.
Indiana Full Criminal History
ISP describes this fingerprint-based report as containing reported Indiana arrests, charges and dispositions. It is commonly used for Criminal Record Review Challenge purposes.
National Full Criminal History
A fingerprint-based national report can include reported criminal-history information from state and federal jurisdictions and is more comprehensive than an Indiana-only name search.
How to challenge an incorrect Indiana criminal-history record
If you believe Indiana State Police has criminal-history information associated with you that is incorrect or incomplete, use the ISP Criminal Record Review Challenge process.
A fingerprint-based review is useful because it helps establish that the challenged record actually belongs—or does not belong—to you.
Indiana State Police Criminal History Administration
Phone: 317-232-8262
Email: CriminalHistory@isp.IN.gov
Indiana State Police CJIS SectionP.O. Box 6188
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Police and arrest records are not court records
Indiana’s Judicial Branch specifically distinguishes criminal-history, arrest and police records from court records. Those law-enforcement records are maintained by the agency that created them, not by the court.
In Indianapolis, many incident and arrest records originate with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) or another law-enforcement agency.
Indianapolis also operates public-record request services through Indy.gov. Availability and redaction depend on Indiana public-record law and the specific record.
County jail records and Indiana state-prison records are different
Someone detained in Marion County after an arrest may be in local custody rather than Indiana Department of Correction custody. Conversely, a person serving a state prison sentence may be searchable through the Indiana DOC rather than a county detention search.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Use Marion County Sheriff’s resources for local jail and detention questions.
Phone: 317-327-1700
695 Justice WayIndianapolis, IN 46203
Indiana Department of Correction
Use IDOC’s public incarcerated-individual search when the person may currently be in Indiana state correctional custody.
Indiana DOC Public SearchHow to approach a Marion County warrant search
Warrant information can involve Marion Superior Court, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and other local law-enforcement agencies.
If you know the criminal case number, start with MyCase and review the docket for public warrant-related court activity. For current enforcement information, contact the responsible law-enforcement agency.
Indiana expungement and Marion County Second Chance records
Indiana law permits certain criminal records to be sealed or expunged when statutory requirements are met. Marion County refers to this process through its Second Chance Law resources.
Once an Indiana court grants an applicable expungement or sealing order, the order is forwarded through the appropriate process, including Indiana State Police when its criminal-history record is affected.
Marion County’s Clerk page provides access to its Second Chance Law information and court services: Marion County Clerk’s Office.
Search Indiana criminal appeals separately
If a Marion County criminal judgment was appealed, the appellate case can appear in Indiana’s statewide judicial system separately from the trial-court docket.
MyCase includes public Indiana appellate-case information and allows users to review public opinions, orders and other eligible appellate documents.
Federal criminal cases in Indianapolis require PACER
A federal prosecution is not a Marion Superior Court case. Federal criminal cases involving Indianapolis are generally filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Use the federal judiciary’s PACER service for federal case information.
Search Federal Court RecordsMarion County search tips that make the process faster
Start with MyCase
It is free and usually gives you the case number needed for deeper court research.
Add DOB to a name search
Indianapolis has many common-name matches; DOB greatly improves accuracy.
Save the 49-prefixed case number
Marion County case identifiers commonly begin with the county code 49.
Online document missing?
Move to the Marion County Clerk rather than assuming the document is confidential or nonexistent.
Need an official background check?
MyCase is a court lookup; use Indiana State Police when a Limited Criminal History report is required.
Inconclusive ISP result?
ISP recommends fingerprint-based review when a name-based search cannot reliably identify the person.
Recent arrest?
Local detention or police information can appear before the full court history is easy to interpret.
Check the disposition
Never describe someone as convicted merely because a charge appears on a docket.
Federal case?
Switch to PACER rather than repeatedly searching Marion County state-court records.
Common questions about Marion County Indiana criminal court records
1. Can I search Marion County criminal court records for free?
Yes. Indiana MyCase allows the public to search non-confidential Marion County case information without a search fee. Many eligible court documents are also available online free of charge.
2. Can I search Marion County criminal cases by defendant name?
Yes. MyCase allows party searches using last name and lets you narrow results with first name, middle name and date of birth.
3. Where do I get an official copy of a Marion County criminal court record?
The Marion County Clerk is the keeper of Marion County court records. Use the Clerk’s record-copy process when you need a document that is unavailable online or need a formal court copy.
4. Why can I see the case but not every document in MyCase?
Indiana limits remote document access by case and document type. Some public documents can be available at the clerk’s office even when they are not available remotely, and older documents may not have been digitized.
5. Is MyCase the same as an Indiana criminal-history check?
No. MyCase is a court-case access system. Indiana State Police operates the Limited Criminal History service and fingerprint-based criminal-history products.
6. How much does an Indiana Limited Criminal History search cost?
Indiana State Police currently lists $15 for IN.gov subscriber online searches and $16.32 for non-subscriber online searches. The current published state fee for a mail Limited Criminal History request is $7.
7. What does “No Records Found” mean on an ISP criminal-history search?
ISP says it means the database did not identify a disclosable criminal record under the search criteria. It remains an official completed search result and does not guarantee that no court or criminal record exists anywhere.
8. Where are Marion County criminal courts located?
Marion Superior Court proceedings are generally held at the Community Justice Campus, 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, Indiana 46203, unless the court gives different instructions.
9. How do I find someone in Indiana state prison?
Use the Indiana Department of Correction public incarcerated-individual search. A person held locally in Marion County before trial may instead be in local custody and should not be assumed to appear in the state DOC locator.
10. Can an expunged Marion County case disappear from public search?
Yes. Indiana expungement and sealing laws can restrict public access to qualifying records. Public search visibility depends on the court order and applicable Indiana law.
Official sources for verifying Marion County criminal records
- Indiana MyCase — Public Court Case Search
- Indiana Judicial Branch — Searching MyCase
- Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase Search Tips
- Indiana Judicial Branch — Public Access to Court Documents
- Indiana Judicial Branch — Marion County
- Marion County Clerk’s Office
- Indiana State Police — Limited Criminal History
- Indiana State Police — Criminal History Services
- Indiana State Police — Criminal History Fee Schedule
- Indiana State Police — Criminal History Administration Contact
- Indiana Department of Correction — Public Search
- Marion County Sheriff’s Office Resources
- PACER — Federal Court Case Search