Search Pulaski County Court Records Online
Pulaski County court records should be searched first through Indiana MyCase, the public case-search portal linked from the Pulaski County Clerk of Courts page. The Indiana Judicial Branch says MyCase lets anyone search public, non-confidential case information and many public documents at no charge. The portal draws from Indiana's Odyssey court case-management system, so it is broader than a county-only index, but the search should still be narrowed to Pulaski County or to the Pulaski Circuit Court or Pulaski Superior Court when possible.
The best starting point is the cause number, also called the case number. The MyCase terms of use warn that exact case-number format can affect results, and the Pulaski clerk page says a cause number is required for online Clerk payments. If the number is not known, use a party name, business name, attorney search, filing-date filter, county filter, or citation number for traffic and infraction cases.
- Open MyCase from the Pulaski County Clerk of Courts page or go directly to the Indiana public case search.
- Search by cause number first when a notice, ticket, payment record, or filing gives that number.
- Use party-name search when the cause number is unknown, then filter by Pulaski County, court, case type, or date.
- Open the case result and review the parties, case type, status, hearings, financial entries, and CCS events.
- Contact the Clerk of Courts for certified copies, current balances, older files, or public documents that are not posted online.
The Indiana MyCase public case search is the source shown in the local records manifest for Pulaski County court records.
That portal view is the online entry point for public Pulaski County court records, while the Clerk of Courts remains the source for official copies.
Pulaski County Court Records Search Fields
MyCase offers several search modes because Pulaski County court records can be located by different pieces of information. A criminal defendant, civil party, attorney, business, estate, guardianship, protective-order party, or traffic citation may appear under different field combinations. The field table below follows the research capture for the public MyCase interface and help materials.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by Case | Tab / search mode | No | Use when the cause number is known. |
| Search by Name | Tab / search mode | No | Use for people or parties when no case number is known. |
| Search by Attorney | Tab / search mode | No | Locates cases tied to an attorney. |
| Case Number / Cause Number | Text | Optional unless using case-number mode | Exact Indiana format matters under MyCase terms. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Narrows a party-name search. |
| Last Name | Text | Commonly needed | Use with first name or filters for common names. |
| Business / Organization Name | Text | Optional | Use when a party is an entity. |
| Court / County | Dropdown / filter | Optional | Select Pulaski County or a Pulaski trial court to reduce statewide results. |
| Date Fields | Date / filter | Optional | Use filing-date filters when a broad name search returns too many cases. |
| Citation / UTT Number | Text | Optional | Helpful for traffic infraction and ticket searches. |
The Indiana Judicial Branch MyCase help page explains public, party, and attorney access to MyCase.
Public users can search Pulaski County court records without being a party, while parties and attorneys may have additional account-based access.
Types of Pulaski County Court Records
Pulaski County court records come from the local trial courts and the Clerk of Courts. The Pulaski Circuit Court handles a wide range of civil, criminal, and family-law matters. The Pulaski Superior Court is described by the county as a general-jurisdiction court that hears criminal and civil cases and processes about 3,000 cases per year. The clerk processes civil, criminal, juvenile, adoption, estate, guardianship, small-claims, infraction, protective-order, judgment, marriage-license, and jury functions.
Court records are not all open in the same way. Public civil cases, adult criminal cases, small claims, infractions, judgments, and some probate entries may appear in MyCase. Adoption files, juvenile material, protected personal data, sealed records, and some family or protective-order details may be restricted. For criminal case outcomes, the fuller case file is treated separately in Pulaski County criminal court records.
- Civil records can include complaints, appearances, motions, orders, judgments, settlements, and CCS events.
- Criminal records can include charges, prosecutor appearances, hearings, pleas, disposition, sentencing, fines, and probation references.
- Family and divorce records are court cases, but child-related and protected information may be limited.
- Probate, estate, and guardianship records may show petitions, letters, notices, inventories, accountings, and orders.
- Small-claims and judgment records may show notices, hearings, judgments, garnishment events, and satisfaction entries.
- Traffic and infraction records may show citation numbers, violations, deferral entries, costs, and dispositions.
What Pulaski County Court Records Show
A Pulaski County court record is more than a name search result. It is a case file and event history that ties a court, parties, filings, hearings, orders, payments, and outcomes to one Indiana cause number. MyCase may show the public portion of that file, while the Clerk of Courts maintains the official record and can confirm certified copies, balances, and missing documents.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number / cause number | The unique Indiana case identifier used for search, payment, and copy requests. |
| Court | Pulaski Circuit Court or Pulaski Superior Court, depending on the filing. |
| Filing date | The date the court case was opened or filed. |
| Case type | Criminal, civil, family, small claim, infraction, estate, guardianship, juvenile where public, or another Indiana classification. |
| Case status | Whether the matter is pending, disposed, closed, transferred, sealed, or otherwise restricted. |
| Parties and attorneys | Names and roles shown under public access rules, with protected details redacted where required. |
| CCS / docket entries | The chronological case summary of filings, hearings, orders, notices, payments, continuances, and dispositions. |
| Charges or claims | Criminal charges, traffic violations, civil claims, or other allegations tied to the case. |
| Financial entries | Costs, fines, fees, bond, restitution, and balances, subject to MyCase financial-data warnings. |
| Documents and redactions | Public documents if posted online, with restricted data, older documents, and confidential material withheld. |
Public Access for Pulaski County Court Records
Indiana court-record access is controlled by court rules and public-record law. Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records state that court records are public unless excluded by rule, statute, or court order. The Pulaski County Public Access Request Form cites Ind. Code 5-14-3-3, and Ind. Code 5-14-3 provides the state public-records framework for public agencies.
Online access has limits. MyCase terms say electronic information is a public service and is not the official court record. Official records must be obtained from the court maintaining the record. MyCase help also says some public documents are not online and older cases may not be available. For that reason, a Pulaski County court records search should move from MyCase to the Clerk of Courts when the issue is a certified copy, an older paper file, a document not posted online, or a current payment balance.
Note: MyCase is useful for search, but the Clerk of Courts confirms official Pulaski County court records and certified copies.
The MyCase terms of use source is one of the manifest images assigned to Pulaski County court records.
Those terms are the reason online Pulaski County court records should be verified with the maintaining court when an official record is required.
Restricted Pulaski County Court Records
Some Pulaski County court records are not public even when a case exists. Indiana access rules and statutes restrict juvenile records, adoption records, mental-health records, sealed or expunged cases, confidential identifiers, financial account data, and information about minors or protected persons. A search result may omit a document, hide a party detail, or show no public case when the file is sealed or confidential.
Expungement and sealing requests depend on the record type. Adult criminal expungement is governed by Ind. Code 35-38-9. Juvenile records are governed by Ind. Code 31-39, and the Indiana Public Defender Council says a youth may ask the clerk where charges were filed for a juvenile expungement form. Eligibility, waiting periods, exclusions, pending charges, restitution, and prosecutor-notice rules must be checked under current law.
Pulaski County Clerk Record Requests
The Clerk of Courts is the fallback when MyCase does not solve the record task. The clerk is the keeper of court records, prepares certified copies, maintains judgments and orders, processes civil and criminal cases, and collects court costs for traffic infractions, deferrals, and pre-trial diversion. The Pulaski County Public Access Request Form should be used for public records not otherwise available online or when a request needs a written description.
The request form asks for the date, requester name, address, phone number, email address, department or agency, a description of records to inspect or copy, and a signature. It instructs the requester to describe records with reasonable particularity and warns that failure to describe the request clearly may delay the response. Copying fees may apply.
Clerk of Courts
Room 018, Pulaski County Courthouse
112 East Main Street
Winamac, IN 46996
574-946-3313
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
The Indiana Odyssey courts adoption list is the final manifest image for Pulaski County court records.
Odyssey context helps explain why Pulaski County court records can be searched through a statewide system instead of a county-only database.