How to Search the Tipton County Court Docket
Start your Tipton County court docket search at Indiana MyCase. It is the main public window into non-confidential Tipton County court records. Odyssey, the state's trial-court case-management system, feeds it. If you know an exact case number, citation, or cross-reference, search with it directly. The Name tab takes a business name. Or it takes a last name plus one more required personal field. Attorneys can be found by number or name. Always set Court to Tipton Circuit Court 80C01. Otherwise your results may drift into another county.
Remember that MyCase is not the official record. Older paper cases, restricted matters, unscanned documents, and papers outside the online access table can simply be absent. So a zero result does not prove no case exists. When a search fails or you need a public copy, call Christy Crawford, Tipton County Clerk, at 765-675-2795. Questions about a hearing, courtroom, reporter, or judge go to Tipton Circuit Court at 765-675-2791.
- Open MyCase and choose Case, Name, or Attorney.
- Select Tipton Circuit Court 80C01.
- Use status and filing dates only to narrow results.
- Open the match and read the newest CCS entries.
- Ask the Clerk for an official or certified paper.
Tipton County MyCase Search Fields
Each search path in the public interface is separate. Never paste a party name into the case-number box or guess at missing digits. A Tipton case number starts with 80C01. That code is followed by filing year and month, case type, and sequence. Hyphens and leading zeros may be optional, but the underlying value itself must be correct.
| Field | Use | Tipton detail |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Exact case lookup | Current prefix 80C01 |
| Citation | Ticket or UTT search | Enter the issued value |
| Name | Party or business route | Use required companion fields |
| Court | Limit jurisdiction | Tipton Circuit Court |
| Status and dates | Reduce results | All, open, closed; filing range |
The official Indiana Judicial Branch Tipton page is shown below.
That state page connects Tipton users to court, rule, search, filing, and statistics resources.
What a Tipton County Court Docket Shows
Indiana names its ordered event register a Chronological Case Summary, or CCS. The CCS records what the court received, scheduled, decided, or entered. One caution applies here. A docket line can describe a filing without linking its full paper, and a linked order can appear while its exhibits stay only in the Clerk's file.
| Case number | Court, filing period, type, and sequence. |
|---|---|
| Case type | Criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, traffic, or another code. |
| Status | Open, closed, pending, or another management state. |
| Events | Filings, service, settings, orders, resets, and dispositions. |
| Documents | Selected public papers when online access permits. |
| Judge and court | Assignment information, subject to later change. |
Work from the newest entry backward when you want the current date or result. A "converted event" is old data moved into Odyssey, not a new act by the court. And remember that a disposition label only summarizes management; the final order carries the controlling detail.
Tipton County Uses Court 80C01
Tipton Circuit Court is the county's only current general-jurisdiction trial court. Administrative Rule 8 lists 80C01 as active. It marks 80H01 Tipton City Court and 80I01 Tipton or Sharpsville Town Court as abolished. That difference matters. Stale municipal pages and legacy numbers can send a docket searcher to the wrong place.
The official Tipton County government page supplies the county context for these courts.
County information helps you locate offices, but the active Rule 8 identifier still controls the present court search.
Current route: Use 80C01 for a new Tipton County case. Treat 80H01 or 80I01 only as a historical search clue.
Which Tipton County Courts Keep Dockets
Where a Tipton County docket lives depends on the court level. Tipton Circuit Court holds current county criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, infraction, and related trial matters. State appeals move up to the Indiana appellate system. Federal cases involving Tipton County belong to the Southern District of Indiana and PACER, not MyCase.
| Court | Docket covers | Search route |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton Circuit Court | Current county trial cases | MyCase and County Clerk |
| Indiana Court of Appeals | Ordinary state appeals | State appellate search |
| Indiana Supreme Court | Direct categories and transfer | State appellate records |
| Indiana Tax Court | Tax appeals | Tax Court records |
| Southern District of Indiana | Federal cases | PACER and CM/ECF |
A court code predicts jurisdiction, not outcome. A District 12 special judge from Boone, Clinton, or Hamilton may appear on a case without moving the original Tipton filing.
Tipton County Clerk Record Map
Christy Crawford, Tipton County Clerk, is custodian of Tipton Circuit Court case files, CCS entries, judgments, filed documents, and certified copies. The court reporter keeps recordings and transcripts. Deeds and land instruments sit with the Recorder, and those are not court dockets. The Prosecutor may answer diversion questions but never replaces the Clerk as custodian.
| Need | First office | Ask for |
|---|---|---|
| Public CCS | County Clerk | Docket printout or inspection |
| Filed order | Clerk or MyCase | Document by entry date |
| Certified copy | County Clerk | Named paper and certification |
| Transcript | Court reporter | Estimate, redaction, delivery |
| Land record | Recorder | Recorder search |
Give staff the case number and event date rather than a name alone. That detail helps them identify the exact record layer.
Finding Tipton County Court Dates and Settings
The county posts no separately indexed daily court-calendar feed. So find the case in MyCase and locate its newest setting. Then read later CCS entries for a continuance, reset, judge change, cancellation, or disposition. Compare the date, time, hearing type, judge, and location before you rely on anything.
If a room, time, or remote instruction is missing, call Tipton Circuit Court at 765-675-2791. The Clerk at 765-675-2795 can confirm what the file shows. The Tipton County court calendar page lays out the full date workflow. General office hours are not a hearing schedule. The stale Tuesday hours on the abolished City Court page should never control a current case.
Tipton County Docket Terms
Short labels can change what a docket search means. Learn the local terms before assuming an event closed a case or created a new date.
- CCS
- The Chronological Case Summary maintained for the case.
- ROJ
- The Record of Judgments and Orders, distinct from a proposed CCS entry.
- Continuance
- A postponement that may lead to a later setting.
- Disposition
- An outcome or closing act; read the order for its terms.
- Converted event
- Legacy information migrated into Odyssey.
- Certified copy
- A Clerk-certified reproduction, not a browser printout.
The official Tipton County officials page is the source for the office image below.
The officials directory helps distinguish the Clerk, court, Prosecutor, and Recorder.
Public Access to Tipton County Court Dockets
Indiana's court-record rules govern the Tipton County court docket and its case file. The Access to Public Records Act covers many county administrative records, yet it is no shortcut around a sealed case. Expect special limits on juvenile files, granted expungements, adoption, guardianship, mental-health matters, protection orders, identifiers, and sealed papers.
Key rules:
Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records define public, confidential, and excluded court material.
Access Rule 9 governs verified extraordinary requests for excluded records.
Administrative Rule 8 supplies Tipton's court identifier.
Trial Rule 77(K) permits publication of non-confidential calendar and CCS information.
A missing link does not mean the file is sealed. Ask the Clerk whether the public paper can still be inspected or copied.
Tipton County Filing Activity
The 2024 certified ICOR report shows one court carrying a broad mix: 695 new criminal cases, 760 civil cases, 860 civil violations, and 127 juvenile filings. Civil collections led with 298. Infractions made up 856 of the civil-violation total. These figures describe court workload, not parties or outcomes.
The official Tipton County facilities directory is shown below.
Facilities information can guide a visit, but it does not replace case-specific setting confirmation.
The Tipton County Clerk and Docket Records
The Clerk and court share 101 East Jefferson Street, Tipton, Indiana 46072. The official sources disagree on floors. The language plan puts Circuit Court on the third floor, while county pages put the Clerk on the second. Confirm your destination before traveling. The county publishes no Tipton-specific parking map, security policy, public-terminal count, mail form, email intake, or drop box.
Call first about hours, copy method, fee, identification, and delivery. The Clerk handles file access, while the court gives current hearing instructions.
Tipton County Copy Fees
The basic costs are simple. A document page runs $1. A certificate under seal costs $1. A judgment-lien transcript is $3. Statutes govern these amounts, and a lawful local reduction could lower them.
Tipton County does not publish its own fee list for docket copies. Search fees, electronic delivery, fax costs, payment methods, and turnaround times are not spelled out. So ask the clerk's office before you order court records.
| Item | State source amount |
|---|---|
| Document copy | $1 per page |
| Certificate under seal | $1 |
| Judgment-lien transcript | $3 |
| Covered court transcript | Local-rule maximum $3.25 per page |
The Indiana court directory is shown below.
Confirm current contacts in the directory. Then ask the Tipton Clerk for the actual quote.
Tipton County Odyssey History
Tipton Circuit Court went live on Odyssey on September 22, 2008. The system powers the electronic CCS. It also handles the public MyCase view, calendaring, fee history, flexible docket searching, and integrations across court offices. That switch explains quirks in older files. Events were converted. Some pre-conversion material may not look like what a newer case shows.
The public view has limits of its own. Search results cap at 1,000. CAPTCHA screens can appear, and there is no bulk export. A current browser is the safe bet. When the technology lets you down, the Clerk, the court directory, and the paper file at the courthouse still work.
Some cases reach a federal court. For those, the supplemental CourtListener federal research service covers filings and dockets beyond what the county system holds.
It can aid federal discovery but is not the authoritative Tipton County state docket.
Court Dockets by City in Tipton County
The 2020 Census list of incorporated places names four towns in Tipton County: Tipton, Windfall City, Sharpsville, and Kempton. None runs an active municipal court under Rule 8. Instead, local cases go to Tipton Circuit Court 80C01. City and town websites may post ordinances or meeting minutes, but those administrative papers are not a CCS and never carry a court docket entry.
Tipton Court Docket
Tipton city: use 80C01, not abolished 80H01.
Windfall City Court Docket
Windfall City town: no separate docket portal located.
Sharpsville Court Docket
Sharpsville town: 80I01 is historical and abolished.
Kempton Court Docket
Kempton town: current searches use county court 80C01.
Going through the county keeps every town pointed at the office that actually holds the record. It also keeps town-government paperwork from getting mixed up with real court records.
Tipton County Docket Travel Check
Call before you drive over. Official Tipton County pages disagree on floor details, so ask first. The language plan puts Circuit Court on the third floor, while county pages put the Clerk on the second. Both operate from 101 East Jefferson Street, though their jobs and public hours differ. Before leaving home, confirm which floor, room, and office holds the Tipton County court docket record you need.
Hours vary by office. The facilities page lists Circuit Court as open Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday runs until 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday until noon, with a noon closure. Clerk hours run on their own schedule, so verify everything before travel.
Tipton County posts no parking map, transit route, courtroom list, security policy, or public-terminal count. Ask whether the paper file sits on site. Ask whether you need identification, how copies are paid for, and how long a request takes. A quick advance check saves a wasted trip. It also sends your request to the right office.
Before wrapping up a Tipton County court docket search, write down the 80C01 case number, the date of the latest entry, and the exact label of any filing you need. Then make sure a later reset, order, appeal, or transfer has not changed that first result. If a document link is missing, ask the Clerk about the public file rather than guessing why. If a date reads oddly, call the court. That final check ties the free public view to the office that keeps the official current record.
Map and Directions to the Tipton County Courthouse
Tipton Circuit Court, the county's only court of general jurisdiction in the 36th Judicial Circuit, shares 101 East Jefferson Street with the Clerk's Office in downtown Tipton. Official sources disagree on the floor: the court's Language Access Plan places Circuit Court on the third floor, while county pages put the Clerk's counter on the second, so confirm the destination before a visit. The Clerk keeps counter hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the court's own hours run the same Monday, Thursday, and Friday, extend to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, end at noon Wednesday, and close daily from noon to 1:00 p.m.
No parking map, security-screening policy, or public-terminal count has been published for the courthouse. Calling the Clerk at 765-675-2795 for a file question or the court at 765-675-2791 for a hearing or courtroom question before arriving is the safest plan.