How to Search Cass County Court Records
Cass County Court records are searched online through Indiana MyCase, the public case portal for Indiana courts that use Odyssey. Cass County links online court records to that state portal, and the Indiana Judicial Branch Cass County page points to the same access route. MyCase is free for public searches, but it is not the official court record. The official record is still the file kept by the court that maintains the case, with the Cass County Clerk of the Circuit Court serving as the local records custodian for Circuit Court and Superior Court files.
The best search path depends on what is known. A case number, citation number, or cross-reference is the most exact route. A name search can work well for Cass County Court records when the first name, middle name, birth date, court, status, or filing-date range is added. If a case does not appear, the reason may be a confidential case type, a sealed or expunged record, an older file, a narrow search setting, or a document that must be requested at the courthouse.
The official MyCase page is the source for the image below. It is the same statewide entry point Cass County record seekers use before calling or visiting the Clerk.
That portal is strongest for case summaries, docket activity, charges, events, public documents, and financial entries that are available online.
- Open MyCase and choose the Case tab if a case number, citation number, or cross-reference is known.
- Use the Name tab for a person or business, then add birth date or business name details when the result set is broad.
- Use the Court filter, status filter, and filed-date range to narrow statewide results toward Cass County Court entries.
- Open the case summary and read the court name, status, parties, charges, events, bonds, documents, and financial data.
- Contact the Cass County Clerk when a certified copy, missing document, transcript, older file, or courthouse-only record is needed.
Cass County Court Records Search Fields
MyCase gives Cass County Court users several search routes. The Case tab is best when a ticket or case number is available. The Name tab supports people and businesses. The Attorney tab can help when counsel is known but the party name is not. Advanced options help reduce false matches, which matters in a statewide index.
| Field | Type | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Text | Exact case lookup | Most precise route for a known Cass County Court case. |
| Citation Number | Text | Traffic or ordinance case lookup | Used from the Case tab when the ticket number is known. |
| Person Name | Text | Party search | Last name is the main field; first, middle, and birth date narrow results. |
| Business Name | Text | Organization search | Useful for civil, collection, foreclosure, or tax cases. |
| Court | Dropdown | County narrowing | Choose a Cass court entry when available to avoid statewide matches. |
| Status and File Date | Advanced filters | Open, closed, and date-range filtering | Helps find recent filings or old closed matters. |
The Indiana Judicial Branch Cass County page also links local rules, e-filing, MyCase, hearing livestream access, and district information for local courts.
That state page is useful when a court-record search also requires local rules, e-filing information, or official Indiana Judicial Branch links.
Cass County Court Records System
Indiana does not use a county district court model. Cass County Court records come from the Cass County Circuit Court and Cass County Superior Courts I and II. The Indiana Judicial Branch explains that circuit courts, superior courts, and city or town courts are Indiana trial courts, and that the names often reflect local history more than sharply separate powers. For Cass County, the Circuit and Superior Courts are the main courts of record.
The Cass County Government Building places the Clerk, Circuit Court, Superior Courts, Prosecutor, and Court and Pretrial Services in one downtown Logansport complex. That helps record seekers because the online case search, the clerk counter, court offices, prosecutor records context, bond refund path, and pretrial office all connect to the same local court system.
The Indiana court system overview explains how Indiana trial and appellate courts fit together.
Cass County Court cases start locally, while appeals generally move to the Court of Appeals of Indiana before any transfer request to the Indiana Supreme Court.
| Court or Office | Local role | Record relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County Circuit Court | Trial court, Room 211 | Civil, criminal, family, probate, and other assigned cases under local rules. |
| Cass County Superior Court I | Trial court, Room 401 | Superior Court case filings, hearings, judgments, and docket events. |
| Cass County Superior Court II | Trial court, Rooms 413 and 411 | Superior Court case files, events, orders, and related records. |
| Clerk of the Circuit Court | Unified records custodian | Copies, certified records, judgments, orders, probate/will records, payments, and filings. |
| Court of Appeals of Indiana | Intermediate appellate court | Appeals from final judgments or appealable orders in Cass County cases. |
Case flow: Cass County Circuit or Superior Court filing > hearings and orders > judgment or disposition > Court of Appeals of Indiana if appealed > possible Indiana Supreme Court transfer.
Cass County Court Records Offices
The main courthouse facility is the Cass County Government Building, 200 Court Park, Logansport, Indiana 46947. The Clerk of the Circuit Court is in Room 407. The Circuit Court is in Room 211. Superior Court I is in Room 401. Superior Court II lists Room 413 for court and Room 411 for the office. The Prosecutor is in Room 313, and Court and Pretrial Services is in Room 215.
Cass County Clerk of the Circuit Court
200 Court Park, Room 407
Logansport, IN 46947
574-753-7740
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Cass County Circuit Court
200 Court Park, Room 211
Logansport, IN 46947
574-753-7730
Judge Stephen Roger Kitts II
Cass County Jail
100 Court Park
Logansport, IN 46947
574-753-7800
Sheriff Ed Schroder
Types of Cass County Court Records
Cass County Court records include civil, criminal, court charge, family, divorce, probate, traffic, ordinance, infraction, small claims, eviction, protective-order, and post-conviction case types when public access is allowed. MyCase shows case categories such as civil collection, civil tort, mortgage foreclosure, small claims, felony, misdemeanor, infraction, ordinance violation, estate, guardianship, trust, and expungement petition records. Some categories show only non-confidential orders online, while other documents must be inspected or requested through the Clerk.
Criminal records can show charging information, hearings, pleas, judgments, sentencing orders, bonds, warrants, restitution, probation terms, and fees. Court charge records after arrest are not the same as police arrest records or full criminal-history reports. Divorce cases are court records, but certified divorce decrees are requested from the Clerk in the county where the divorce was decided. Probate records include wills, estate cases, guardianships, and trusts, with adoption records treated as confidential.
- Civil records include complaints, service returns, motions, judgments, liens, garnishments, and appeals notices.
- Criminal records include charges, hearings, bonds, plea or trial events, dispositions, and sentence details.
- Family records include divorce and child-support case activity, but many public users cannot view documents online.
- Probate records include wills, estate filings, guardianships, trusts, orders, and letters when public.
- Traffic records include infraction and ordinance cases, which are separate from a state driver record.
What Cass County Court Records Show
A Cass County Court record can show more than a case name. MyCase case summaries may include the case number, court, status date, status text, cross references, related cases, parties, attorneys, charges, bonds, events, documents, financial data, and sentence details. The fields shown depend on the case type, user role, document access rules, sealed status, expungement status, and whether confidential material has been excluded or redacted.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The court-assigned identifier used for exact search and copy requests. |
| Court and Status | The court handling the file, the case status, and status date. |
| Parties | Party names, descriptions, attorneys, and public address details when available. |
| Charges | Offense date, description, statute, degree, citation number, and modifications. |
| Bonds | Bond number, amount, status, and related case details when public. |
| Events and Documents | Hearing, judgment, disposition, sentencing, and document entries that may be downloadable. |
| Financial Data | Fees, balances, transactions, fines, court costs, and payment-related entries when public. |
Cass County Court Records Access Laws
Indiana access law has two layers for Cass County Court records. The Indiana Access to Public Records Act covers public-agency records in general, while Indiana court records also follow Administrative Rule 9 and the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records. Rule 9 says court records are publicly accessible at the courthouse during regular business hours unless excluded, but remote access is narrower and depends on case type, document type, and court policy.
The Indiana public records page centralizes statewide access tools, including MyCase, court documents, bulk records, traffic citations, guardianship, protection orders, DOC, and INjail links.
That state public-records page helps separate court records from jail custody, driver records, marriage lookup, and other statewide systems.
Key authority: Indiana APRA, IC 5-14-3, opens many public-agency records unless an exception applies. Administrative Rule 9 controls court-record access, courthouse access, remote access, and exclusions. IC 35-38-9 provides the expungement route for eligible arrest, charge, and conviction records.
Restricted Cass County Court Records
Not all Cass County Court records are public online. Juvenile CHINS, delinquency, status, termination, and many juvenile paternity records are not public in the same way ordinary civil cases are. Adoption records are confidential. Mental health proceedings are heavily restricted. Protection-order documents may be limited even when a related search service exists. Sealed and expunged records can disappear from ordinary public view after the court grants relief.
Rule 9 and the court-access rules also require confidential details to be excluded or redacted. Social Security numbers, financial account data, protected addresses, minor information, in-camera filings, and other sensitive material may be withheld. The practical path is to search MyCase, then contact the Clerk when the online result says access is denied, the case type is confidential, or a non-confidential document is not posted online.
The Indiana court-record request guide is the source for the image below and explains when to contact a county clerk for records not online.
The request guide is especially important for certified copies, wills, divorce decrees, and files that MyCase does not make available remotely.
Cass County Court Records and Jail
Cass County jail and warrant information sits beside, but not inside, the court-record system. The Cass County Jail is at 100 Court Park in Logansport and is led by Sheriff Ed Schroder. The statewide INjail portal covers county-jail custody records, while MyCase covers the official court case. INjail may show booking, arrest, charge, hold, case, and bond details, but its own warnings tell users to verify court status with official court records.
No official Cass County online active-warrant list was located in the research. Warrant checks depend on MyCase warrant flags or docket events, the Clerk for court-issued process, the Sheriff's Office Investigation Section for wanted-person tips, and the jail when a warrant has already led to booking. The Cass County Sheriff, IN mobile app is documented for crime reports, tip submission, public-safety news, alerts, and interaction. The app listings do not advertise an inmate lookup, active-warrant search, or most-wanted database.
Cass County Court Records for Families
Marriage licenses, divorce decrees, and probate records all connect to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Marriage licenses are by appointment after the online applicant section is completed through the statewide marriage-license service. Cass County appointment hours are 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The resident license fee is $25, out-of-state residents are listed at $65, and a certified marriage-license copy is $3.25. The Clerk and Cass County judges do not perform ceremonies.
Divorce cases can be searched in MyCase, but certified divorce decrees are not available online and must be requested from the Clerk where the case was decided. The Probate Division of the Circuit Court is not a separate surrogate court. Estate, guardianship, trust, small-estate, and will records are filed in the Cass County court system, with the Clerk serving as the practical records counter.
- Testator
- A person who made a will.
- Executor
- The person named to carry out a will or administer an estate.
- Guardianship
- A court case asking for authority to act for a person who needs legal protection.
- Certified copy
- A copy issued by the Clerk with official certification for legal use.
Cass County Court Records Fees
The Cass County Clerk fee page is unusually specific. It lists filing fees, copy fees, certified-copy fees, marriage-license fees, and sheriff service-of-process fees. The office also posts a strict payment rule: no personal checks. Accepted payment types include certified checks, cashier's checks, credit cards, and cash. Online payments carry a nominal service fee and cannot be used for child support.
The Indiana courts ePay portal is the source for the image below. It is used when a Cass County traffic, ordinance, civil, or criminal cost is payable online.
Payment eligibility is case-specific, so the Clerk remains the fallback for court costs, copy fees, bond refunds, and non-payable cases.
| Item | Fee or rule |
|---|---|
| Copies | $0.25 per page |
| Certified copy fee | $3.00 |
| Certified marriage-license copy | $3.25 |
| Civil filing | $157 plus $10 per additional defendant unless e-filed |
| Small claims | $97 plus $10 per additional defendant unless e-filed |
| Estates, guardianships, trusts | $177 each |
| Sheriff service of process | $28 paid to the Cass County Clerk |
Interpret Cass County Court Records
Several terms appear often in Cass County Court records. A complaint starts many civil cases. A charging information is a formal criminal filing. A disposition is the current or final outcome of a charge or case. A judgment is the court's enforceable decision. A docket is the dated list of filings, hearings, orders, and other case events. A bond is money or a condition tied to release and future court appearance.
Charges and convictions are different. A charge is an allegation filed or tracked in the case. A conviction requires a guilty plea, guilty finding, or other court outcome that results in judgment. A dismissed charge, amended charge, reduced charge, or pending charge should not be read as a conviction without checking the disposition and sentence entries.
Cass County Court Records Limits
Online records can lag behind counter records, and MyCase warns that electronic information is not the official court record. A public search may miss a file because the spelling is wrong, the case is too old, the date range is too narrow, the party name is common, the case is confidential, or the document is courthouse-only. Some financial balances are current representations of transactions processed by the Clerk and should be verified before payment decisions are made.
For certified copies, transcripts, child-support payment histories, bond refunds, or records that must be used in court or another agency, the Clerk's Office is the safer route. Document requests are filled first come, first served depending on backlog. Bond refunds require a court release and a Clerk visit with valid photo ID, and refund checks are not written until the next business day.
The Indiana Public Access to Court Records Handbook page is a useful reference for Rule 9 access questions.
The handbook source supports the distinction between courthouse access, remote access, redaction, and excluded records.
Note: Confirm court dates, warrants, balances, and certified-copy needs with the originating Cass County office before relying on online data.
Cass County Court Records History
Cass County's official homepage says the county was named for General Lewis Cass of Michigan and was formed by an act of the state legislature on December 18, 1828. Logansport is the county seat. Current official sources place the court and clerk operation in the Cass County Government Building at 200 Court Park, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Circuit Court, Superior Courts, Prosecutor, and pretrial office close together.
The court-record system has also changed through statewide technology. Cass County now uses MyCase for public electronic access, ePay for eligible payments, mandatory e-filing for case initiations and later filings, and statewide tools for marriage lookup, traffic payments, public court records, and county-jail custody. That mix explains why one Cass County Court record search may use more than one official portal.
The official Cass County homepage is the source for the image below and links local county services, public meetings, online court records, and county information.
That county homepage is the local starting point when users need county office context rather than a statewide case-search screen.
Cass County Court Records FAQ
Where are Cass County Court records searched online?
Start with Indiana MyCase. It searches public case information for Indiana courts that use Odyssey and can show Cass County case summaries, events, charges, bonds, documents, and financial data when public. Certified copies still come from the Clerk.
Who keeps official Cass County Court records?
The Cass County Clerk of the Circuit Court is the unified record custodian for the Cass County Circuit Court and Cass County Superior Courts I and II. The office is in Room 407 of the Cass County Government Building.
Are arrest records the same as Cass County Court records?
No. Arrest and police records come from law enforcement agencies. Court charges and criminal case records are filed in court and searched through MyCase or requested from the Clerk. Jail custody records are searched through INjail.
How do certified copies work?
The Clerk provides certified copies for eligible court records. Cass County lists copies at $0.25 per page, a $3.00 certified copy fee, and a $3.25 certified marriage-license copy fee.
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