Posey County Criminal Court Records
Posey County criminal court records are court case files, not jail logs. Local rules assign all criminal cases to Posey Circuit Court. Once the prosecutor files charges, the case record can include the charging information, probable-cause materials, warrant or summons activity, bond orders, initial hearing, counsel appearances, plea entries, trial settings, dismissal or conviction, sentencing order, probation terms, restitution, fines, and costs.
The filed charge list is only part of the case. A full criminal court record also shows the court's response over time, including hearings, motions, orders, pleas, judgments, sentence, and post-judgment filings. For charge-focused status after an arrest, the separate Posey County arrest records and court charges page tracks the narrower arrest-to-charge pathway.
Search Posey Criminal Case Records
Criminal case lookup starts at Indiana MyCase. Search by case number when possible, because a defendant-name search may return civil, traffic, family, or criminal results from more than one Indiana county. Case type, court, status, and file-date filters can narrow the list. If a document is not available online, the Indiana Judicial Branch Posey County page directs users to contact the local court for document-copy questions.
- Open MyCase and choose case or party search.
- Enter the criminal case number or defendant last name, with first name or date of birth only to narrow results.
- Filter to Posey Circuit Court or criminal case types when the results are broad.
- Open the case and read the chronological case summary for charges, hearings, pleas, disposition, and sentence.
- Request certified copies from the Clerk of the Posey Circuit/Superior Courts when legal proof is needed.
MyCase is not a statewide criminal-history background check. It is the public court case portal. Indiana criminal-history or law-enforcement records may be governed by other agency processes and access limits, while the court record remains tied to the filed Posey County case.
Posey Criminal Case Flow
A criminal case record grows as the case moves from filed charges to final outcome. The prosecutor decides what charges to file after an arrest or investigation. The court then tracks bond, counsel, hearings, motions, plea negotiations, trial settings, disposition, sentence, probation, and later filings such as revocation or expungement petitions.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Initial Hearing › Pretrial and Motions › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing › Probation or Post-Judgment Review
| Stage | What the Criminal Court Record May Show |
|---|---|
| Charges Filed | Information, count list, statute, offense level, filing date, warrant or summons activity. |
| Initial Hearing | Rights advisement, bond conditions, appointment or appearance of counsel, next setting. |
| Pretrial / Motions | Motions, discovery activity, continuances, orders, plea negotiations, and hearing settings. |
| Plea or Trial | Guilty plea, trial result, dismissal, acquittal, or judgment. |
| Sentencing | Sentence, probation terms, credit time, fines, costs, restitution, and reporting duties. |
Posey County Criminal Record Fields
A criminal case field should be read in context. A charge can be pending, amended, dismissed, reduced, or resolved by plea or trial. A bond entry is not a conviction. A sentencing entry matters only after conviction or plea. Probation entries may show supervision, revocation filings, hearings, and credit time. The best way to read the record is to compare the charge list, chronological case summary, disposition, and sentencing order.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Uniform Indiana criminal case number tied to Posey Circuit Court and the filing year/type. |
| Defendant | Public name information; date of birth may narrow search but is not displayed in public detail. |
| Charges | Count, offense description, statute, severity level, filing date, and later amendments when entered. |
| Bond / Warrant | Bond orders, warrant or summons activity, service status, recall, or related hearing entries. |
| Plea | Formal plea or negotiated resolution, when entered by the court. |
| Disposition | Dismissal, conviction, acquittal, judgment, or other outcome for each charge or case. |
| Sentence | Jail, prison, suspended time, probation, restitution, fines, costs, or other conditions. |
Indiana criminal-law and expungement authority appears in Title 35. Source: Indiana Code Title 35.
Title 35 matters because it controls criminal procedure and expungement rules that can change public access to criminal records.
Charges vs Convictions
Being charged is not the same as being convicted. A Posey County criminal court record can show charges that were later amended, reduced, dismissed, or resolved by acquittal. A conviction appears only after a guilty plea, trial verdict, or other judgment that establishes guilt. Each count should be checked separately because one case may have several charges with different outcomes.
| Point | Charge | Conviction |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | An accusation filed in court by the prosecutor. | A final finding or plea establishing guilt. |
| Record Stage | Appears near the start of the case and may change. | Appears after plea, trial, or judgment. |
| Effect | May lead to hearings, bond, and defense response. | May lead to sentence, probation, fines, costs, or restitution. |
| Public Reading | Do not treat as proof of guilt. | Still check for appeal, expungement, or later modification. |
Prosecutor and Probation Records
The Posey County Prosecutor's Office is the charging office for criminal matters. The office address is 330 Walnut Street / P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, with phone (812) 838-1337. Criminal Division email is prosecutor@poseycountyin.gov. After filing, the court record is maintained by the clerk and court, not by the prosecutor's public website.
Posey County Probation supervises adult and juvenile probation functions and is important after sentencing. The probation page documents the A.C.C.E.P.T. program, Achieving Cognitive Change and Effective Positive Thinking, an intensive pretrial community supervision program using evidence-based supervision, cognitive behavioral therapy, Moral Reconation Therapy, weekly appointments, progress hearings, and a 24-week minimum structure. Probation records can be part of sentencing and supervision history, but confidential treatment information may be restricted.
Posey County's probation page documents the ACCEPT program. Source: Posey County Probation.
That program is relevant to criminal records because court supervision, progress hearings, and sentence credit can appear in case activity.
Sealed vs Expunged Records
Indiana expungement is a court filing, not a request to erase the sheriff's website. Posey County local rules assign expungement cases to Circuit Court. A petitioner identifies the arrests, charges, juvenile allegations, or convictions involved, checks eligibility and waiting periods under Indiana law, serves required agencies, and waits for a judge's order. If granted, public-facing court and law-enforcement records are restricted or sealed according to the order.
| Point | Sealed or Restricted | Expunged |
|---|---|---|
| Public Access | Hidden from ordinary public access by rule or court order. | Restricted under Indiana Code 35-38-9 if the petition is granted. |
| Where Filed | May arise from confidentiality rules or a specific court order. | Filed as an expungement petition in the proper court. |
| Law Enforcement | May remain available to courts or law-enforcement users in limited contexts. | May remain available in limited statutory contexts. |
| Posey Route | Check the case and call the clerk for access questions. | Expungement cases are assigned to Posey Circuit Court by local rule. |
Juvenile law is separate from ordinary adult criminal records. Source: Indiana Code Title 31.
Title 31 matters because juvenile delinquency and CHINS records are not handled like ordinary adult criminal case files.
Public Criminal Record Access
Public access to Posey County criminal court records begins with MyCase and the clerk, but it is limited by the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records. Rule 5 excludes specific confidential records and sensitive data. Rule 6 covers extraordinary exclusions of otherwise public records. General agency records outside the court file may involve APRA, but court-file access follows court-record rules.
Key access point: Public court access does not mean every document, juvenile matter, medical detail, sealed case, or expunged record is visible online.
Restricted Posey Criminal Records
Restricted Posey County criminal record material can include juvenile allegations, CHINS-related information, sealed or expunged criminal records, mental-health or substance-treatment records, personal identifiers, and party-only or attorney-only documents. MyCase help distinguishes public access from party and attorney access. A party may request an access code, while attorneys signed in through the Courts Portal may see documents connected to their cases.
For current custody, use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal or call the jail. For active warrants, check the underlying court case and verify with the sheriff or court. For the full criminal court record, use MyCase first and then the clerk for copies.