INDIANA – Members of the public may wonder how and why some Indiana court records are available through MyCase online while others are not.
Here is a summary from the Indiana State Library to help understand legal reasons and requirements.
The MyCase website includes basic civil and criminal case information from courts that use the state’s Odyssey case management system.
The Access to Public Records Act (Indiana Code 5-14-3) and Indiana Supreme Court rules determine the public availability of records maintained by a court or court agency. The Rules on Access to Court Records explain which records are public and which are confidential.
Local courts are responsible for updating the case information in Odyssey, and once a case is updated, the new information is immediately available on the website.
See the list of courts that use Odyssey and MyCase here. Click here to learn tips, and more information, about the three types of access: Public access, party access, and attorney access.
How far back records go varies by county or court and depends on when the court began using Odyssey. Keep in mind that some courts are still adding old cases to MyCase.
Phone numbers for all courts and clerks’ offices across the state are available here.
