Clerk
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The Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts (commonly called County Clerk) is a constitutional officer elected for a term of four years by vote of the county at large, and is prohibited from serving more than eight years within a twelve-year period.
** IMPORTANT NOTICE ** EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY **
The Rush County Clerk’s Office does NOT accept emailed filings.
If you are a self-represented party needing to file a document, you MUST use one of the following methods to file:
- In person at our office;
- By FAX at (765)932-4165;
- By U.S. Mail; or
- E-file system (see “Frequently Asked Questions/Links” below).
Contact Information
Rush County Courthouse
101 East Second Street, Room 209
Rushville, Indiana 46173
Clerk’s Office: 765-932-2086
Fax: 765-932-4165
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8 AM – 4 PM EST
Staff:
Clerk
Circuit Civil Deputy
Circuit Criminal Deputy
Superior Civil Deputy
Superior Criminal Deputy
Voter Registration Deputy
Bookkeeper Deputy
Eviction & Small Claims Forms
- Appearance Form for Self-Represented Party
- Information Sheet when listed Party is a Business Entity
- Memorandum Re: New Eviction Protocol
- Eviction Forms
- Notice of Small Claim/Statement of Claim
- Small Claims Filing Fees
- Agreed Judgement
- Agreed Order on Wage Assignment
- CCS Entry
- Default Judgement
- Defendant Motion for Continuance
- Lost Title – Memo and Petition
- Motion to Dismiss – SMALL CLAIMS
- Motion to Dismiss – EVICTION
- Motion to Vacate Hearing
- Petition for Garnishment
- Petition for Writ of Attachment
- Plaintiff Motion for Continuance
- Proceedings Supplemental
- Resolution – Employee or Trustee Affidavit
- Rule to Show Cause
- Small Claims Manual
COPY REQUEST POLICY
To make a copy request, you may email the request ([email protected]) or phone our office (765-932-2086). We cannot process a request without the information listed below.
For court documents
You MUST provide the following information:
- Case/Cause Number
- Name of Case
- Name of the document(s) you are requesting
- The date which the document was filed
- Your name and address
Other Public Documents
- The specific document or report you are seeking
- Your name and address
For Marriage Certificate
Please provide the names of the two that were married and the date they were married (at minimum, we need an approx. year).
WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE COPIES IF THE MARRIAGE WAS RECORDED IN RUSH COUNTY, IN.
If the marriage was recorded in a county other than Rush County, you must contact that county.
ASSOCIATED COST
HARD COPIES: $1 per page
CERTIFICATION: $3 per certification
COST FOR EMAILED COPIES: No fee (we will NOT email a certified copy; certified copies will be sent by regular first-class mail or may be picked up in person).
Fees may be paid at the time you pick up the copy(s) OR may be paid over the phone with a credit/debit card (service charge will apply).
**IMPORTANT — Our office will not do any type of case searches (criminal or civil). Our public terminal and our records room are accessible for the public during our normal business hours.**
Frequently Asked Questions/Links
- Look up a court case (NOTE: Not all cases may be found, depending on the age of the case and/or whether the case is a matter of public record)
- Legal Help Resources
- E-file Resources
- E-filing Service Providers
- Child support information
- How to pay child support using a credit or debit card
- Marriage License Requirements
- Protective Order forms
- Voter Registration/election information
- How to Pay by Credit Card
- No personal checks will be accepted for Criminal or traffic cases
Primary duties of the Clerk are to:
- The Clerk administers Elections and Voter Registration
- The Clerk administers the official court records for all court cases with jurisdiction in that county.
- The Clerk prepares the Court’s permanent historical records.
- The Clerk processes and issues documents for court cases:
- The Clerk collects, distributes and reconciles monies related to court cases and is subject to regular audits by State Board of Accounts. Reports are filed with appropriate agencies including the Auditor, Treasurer, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana State Child Support Division, State Treasurer, etc.
- Child Support represents a significant portion of collections made, and Federal Title IV D case processing generates incentive monies to counties.
The Clerk administers the official court records for all court cases with jurisdiction in that county.
- Criminal cases include felonies, misdemeanors, miscellaneous criminals.
- Traffic cases are comprised of infractions, local ordinance violations and exempted ordinance violations
- Civil cases include torts, civil plenary cases, protective orders, miscellaneous civil, reciprocal support, small claims, domestic relations, mental health, adoption, supervised and unsupervised estates, guardianships, trusts, children in need of services (CHINS), juvenile delinquency, juvenile status, juvenile miscellaneous and juvenile paternity.
The Clerk prepares the Court’s permanent historical records.
- The Record of Judgments and Orders serves as the historical record of the court’s verbatim orders.
- The Judgment Docket is used by abstract companies to show liens against real estate, and information is also recorded by credit companies to provide assistance to those who lend money to individuals and entities.
- The Chronological Case Summary serves as the sequential record of the judicial events in a case.
- Indexes are vital records for locating cases and conducting criminal or civil record searches concerning individuals or entities.
The Clerk also:
- Performs marriage ceremonies; processes marriage applications and issues marriage licenses.
- Registers bail agents
- Records judgments including State income and unemployment tax warrants, bonds of numerous public officials, and other miscellaneous records.
The Clerk processes and issues documents for court cases:
- Civil documents include summons, subpoenas, garnishment orders, proceedings supplemental, writs of execution or attachment, orders of sale, body attachments, protective orders, notice of claim, contempt citations, orders to appear.
- Criminal documents include arrest warrants; change, release and forfeiture of bond forms; bondsman ordered to produce notification; and transport orders.
- Probate documents include publications for newspapers regarding the opening and closing of estates, notification of heirs, wills, inventories, and final reports.
- Record of Proceedings for appeal to the Appellate and Supreme Courts are prepared and/or approved.
The Clerk collects, distributes and reconciles monies related to court cases and is subject to regular audits by State Board of Accounts.
- Reports are filed with appropriate agencies including the Auditor, Treasurer, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana State Child Support Division, State Treasurer, etc.
- Court costs, judgment money and many other fees are collected on civil cases.
- The Clerk collects fees and fines for deferral and pre-trial diversion fees, and extradition and restitution fees for criminal misdemeanor and infraction cases.
- User fees for special interest groups include: Conservation Officers Fish and Wildlife Fund, Public Defender Fee, Marijuana Eradication Program Fee, Alcohol and Drug Services Program User Fee, Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fee, Drug Abuse Prosecution Interdiction and Correction Fee, Alcohol Abuse Deterrent Program and/or Medical Fee, Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures Fee, Child Abuse Prevention Fee, Domestic Violence Prevention and
- Accepts cash payments for child support and Title IV D case processing generates incentive monies to counties.
