Court portal, certified copy fees, and expungement laws for Indiana
In Indiana, an eviction record is created the moment a landlord files in the county's Superior Court or Circuit Court, where evictions under $8,000 are handled in the Small Claims Division. Indiana is one of the more reachable states for this kind of search: case data is consolidated on a statewide online portal, mycase.in.gov (part of courts.in.gov), so you generally do not have to visit each county clerk in person to confirm whether a tenant has an eviction history. A name search will surface filings across participating counties from a single screen.
The catch most people miss is on the back end. Indiana has no statutory right to expunge or seal an eviction record, which means a filing tends to stay visible long after the dispute is resolved. That makes careful reading of each result essential: the existence of a case is not proof of how it ended. Certified copies, when you need them for a screening file or a court matter, run $1 per page.
Start at the state's own case-search tool. Indiana publishes case information through mycase.in.gov, the public-facing portal under courts.in.gov, which pulls from the trial courts statewide. Search by the tenant's full name, and where possible add a date range or county to narrow the results, since common names return many entries. Eviction matters generally appear as small claims or civil filings in the county's Superior Court or Circuit Court, with possession claims under $8,000 routed through the Small Claims Division.
If a case predates digital records or a particular county's filings are incomplete online, contact that county clerk directly to request the physical file. The clerk can pull the docket and issue certified copies at $1 per page for anything you need to document formally.
The single most important habit when reviewing an Indiana result is to read the disposition, not just the case caption. A filing is not a judgment. Landlords file eviction cases that are later dismissed, settled, or decided in the tenant's favor all the time, and the docket records each of those outcomes differently.
On mycase.in.gov, open the case detail and look at the chronological entries: a judgment for possession, a dismissal, an agreed entry, or a satisfaction of judgment each tell a very different story about the tenant. Treating a bare filing as if it were a loss is both inaccurate and, in a screening context, legally risky. Note the case status, who prevailed, and whether any money judgment was actually entered before drawing a conclusion about an applicant.
Indiana does not have a statutory eviction-record expungement or sealing right. Unlike states that let tenants clear dismissed or old cases, an Indiana eviction filing on mycase.in.gov generally remains part of the public record indefinitely. For landlords, that longevity cuts both ways: more history is visible, but older records may no longer reflect a tenant's current situation.
This is where federal law governs your screening. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies whenever you use a tenant-screening company, including rules on accuracy and the seven-year reporting window for most civil judgments. If a record ever does come back to you flagged as restricted or sealed by a court, do not act on it — using a sealed record in an adverse decision exposes you to liability. Pair the public docket with a fair, consistent, documented screening policy.
Because Indiana has no general expungement statute for eviction cases, a tenant's path to removing a record is narrow. The most reliable lever is the accuracy of the docket itself. If a case was dismissed or decided in the tenant's favor, the public record should reflect that outcome, and a tenant should verify that the mycase.in.gov entry shows the correct disposition rather than leaving it ambiguous.
Where an entry is wrong — a case attributed to the wrong person, or a satisfied judgment not marked satisfied — a tenant can ask the county clerk or the court to correct the docket. Tenants who believe a screening company is reporting an Indiana eviction inaccurately or beyond the FCRA window can also dispute it directly with that company. When the stakes are high, consulting a local legal aid office or attorney about a specific case is the prudent next step.
This guide was compiled by the Eviction Risk Map research team using public information from the Indiana Supreme Court's Office of Judicial Administration and the statewide case portal at courts.in.gov / mycase.in.gov. Indiana provides no statutory eviction-record expungement right, so no sealing citation is listed. Last reviewed June 2026. This is general information, not legal advice; consult a licensed Indiana attorney or your county clerk about a specific case.
Use the statewide portal at mycase.in.gov (part of courts.in.gov) and search by the tenant's full name, ideally narrowing by county or date range. Eviction matters appear as small claims or civil filings in the county's Superior Court or Circuit Court, with possession claims under $8,000 in the Small Claims Division. If records are incomplete online, contact the county clerk for the physical file.
Yes. Indiana eviction cases are public court records, and the state makes them searchable statewide through mycase.in.gov. Anyone can look up a case by name. Remember that a filing is not a judgment, so always read the case disposition before drawing conclusions about how a matter ended.
Indiana has no statutory eviction-record expungement or sealing right, so most filings remain public indefinitely. A tenant's main option is to make sure the docket accurately reflects the outcome — a dismissal or a win for the tenant should be recorded correctly — and to dispute any inaccurate or outdated reporting with the screening company under the FCRA.
Certified copies run $1 per page. You can request them from the county clerk of the Superior or Circuit Court where the case was filed. The page count depends on the size of the case file, so a multi-page docket will cost more than a single-page order.
Court portal information sourced from the Indiana court administrative office official website. Expungement laws from published Indiana statutes (see citations above). Last updated July 14, 2026. For informational purposes only, not legal advice.
