Warren County Clerk Contact
The Warren County Clerk is the Clerk of the Circuit Court for a unified Indiana county clerk structure. The official Warren County office page names Deb Hiatt as Clerk and Candy Persinger as Deputy. The office serves court users from the courthouse second floor and is the local place to ask about court records, certified copies, filing fees, small claims materials, marriage license routing, and payment questions that are not resolved by online search tools.
Indiana court access guidance makes the clerk's role important even when a public case can be found online. MyCase help says the online record is informational, not the official court record. The Indiana courts public records page also directs users to the county clerk when a document is not available online. That means Warren County Clerk records may require both an online case search and direct contact with the office that maintains the official case file.
Warren County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Clerk: Deb Hiatt
125 North Monroe Street, Suite 11
Williamsport, IN 47993
(765) 764-5888
clerk@warrencounty.in.gov
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST; closed major holidays
The Warren Circuit Court staff directory gives the local court staff contacts tied to the same court record system.
The staff directory is useful when a request is about court scheduling or court staff, while filed pleadings and copy requests still route through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Warren County Clerk Duties
The Warren County Clerk of the Circuit Court is the local filing and record office for Warren Circuit Court. Court pleadings, official court documents, certified copies, marriage license follow-up, small claims papers, probate and guardianship accounting forms, and court payment questions all pass through the clerk function in some way. Court staff may answer basic process questions, but the research file notes that pleadings are not accepted by email or fax. Filings must be made with the Clerk under Indiana court rules.
The Warren County Clerk page links users to ticket cost and payment information, Indiana Legal Help court forms, small claims materials, Circuit Court fines, court filing fees, and marriage license resources. That mix shows why a Warren County Clerk records search should not stop with one database. The clerk is both a records counter and a route to official Warren Circuit Court paperwork when a statewide portal gives only part of the file.
- Receive court filings and route case documents for Warren Circuit Court matters.
- Help users seek official court copies when MyCase does not show a document online.
- Handle clerk questions about traffic ticket payments, court fees, and small claims forms.
- Route marriage license users to Indiana's official license process and certified copy path.
- Maintain the local counter for probate, guardianship, estate, and accounting forms.
The Warren County homepage gives local county context and office access for courthouse users.
The county homepage context supports the clerk page because Warren County court users often reach the courthouse through county office links before moving to court-specific tools.
Certified Warren County Court Copies
Certified copies are needed when a person must prove what the court record says in a legal, agency, or official setting. A screenshot or printed MyCase page may help identify a case, but it is not the official court record. Warren County certified copy requests should be directed to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, especially for older files, sealed or restricted access questions, financial balance confirmation, and documents that are listed in the chronological case summary but not linked online.
Start with the case details that make the request easy to locate. Warren County cause numbers begin with 86C01, according to the Warren pay-fees research. If the cause number is unknown, search by party name in MyCase first, then call the clerk before mailing a request. The research did not locate a Warren-specific mail copy form, so mail requests should be confirmed with the clerk for copy fees, certification fees, and payment method before anything is sent.
- Search MyCase or your paperwork for the Warren Circuit Court cause number, party names, case type, and document name.
- Decide whether a plain copy or certified copy is needed. Certified copies must come from the clerk, not from a portal printout.
- Call or email the Warren County Clerk to confirm whether the document is public, what fee applies, and whether pickup or mail is available.
- Submit the request with the case details, copy type, contact information, and payment method approved by the office.
- Use the certified copy from the clerk for official use and keep the cause number for any future Warren County court records request.
Note: Court staff and clerk staff cannot give legal advice, so access questions and legal strategy questions are different.
Warren County Records Request Fields
No Warren-specific public copy request form was located in the official research sources. For that reason, a practical Warren County Clerk records request should include the same information the clerk would need to identify the case and the exact document. The request should be narrow, clear, and tied to a Warren Circuit Court matter. For agency records outside the court file, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act may apply, but court records are controlled by Indiana court access rules and the local clerk's copy process.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cause number | Helpful | Use the Warren prefix 86C01 when known to avoid matching cases in other Indiana counties. |
| Party names | Yes | Give full names and roles, such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, estate, or protected person. |
| Document type | Yes | Name the order, judgment, sentencing order, decree, accounting, or other document requested. |
| Copy type | Yes | State whether a plain copy or certified copy is needed for the Warren County record. |
| Delivery method | Yes | Ask the clerk whether pickup, mail, or another method is available before sending payment. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Include phone, email, and mailing address so the clerk can resolve fee or access questions. |
The Indiana late payment fee law is one official source tied to Warren County clerk fee questions.
Fee law matters because a copy or payment request may involve court costs, late fees, traffic balances, or other financial entries that should be verified with the clerk.
Warren County Clerk Fees
The research file gives several fee items tied to Warren County Clerk work and state court services. It also warns that court filing fees must be verified from the linked fee document before any specific filing table is used. The safest Warren County Clerk copy practice is to call the office before mailing a request, because the official research did not locate a local mail-copy form or a complete plain-copy and certification schedule for every record type.
| Item | Amount or note |
|---|---|
| Court filing fees | The Clerk page links a filing fee document; verify the current PDF before relying on a specific amount. |
| Marriage license | $25 if one or both parties are Indiana residents; $65 for out-of-state residents. |
| Certified marriage copy | $4 under Indiana marriage license guidance. |
| Court Alcohol and Drug Program | $400 may be charged to individuals ordered into the Warren County program. |
| Bi-County Accountability Court | $100 administrative fee plus $50 per month starting the second month; waiver may be possible. |
| Late fee | $25 for unpaid fines, costs, fees, or civil penalties under Warren local rules, with listed exceptions. |
| Transcript paper copy | Maximum $1 per page; electronic media usually $5 per DVD or CD supplied by the court. |
| BMV official driver record | $4 from BMV, separate from the Warren County court case file. |
Warren County Clerk Forms
The Warren Circuit Court forms page is the local document center for several forms that court users may need before filing with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. It includes local court forms, jury forms, probation forms, victim advocate materials, ride resources, and state-form links. The clerk page also points users to Indiana Legal Help and small claims documents, so forms should be matched to the case type before filing.
- Advice of Rights with Appearance Form for criminal defendant rights and appearance information.
- Affidavit of Indigency for a litigant claiming inability to pay.
- Report and Waiver of Accounting and Report and Accounting for probate or guardianship matters.
- Motion for Sentence Modification for criminal sentence modification requests.
- Jury questionnaire, deferral, excuse, exemption, and contact update forms.
- Probation demographics, probation rules, and community service timesheet forms.
- Free Lift request and transportation application forms for Warren and Fountain court-related travel.
Online and Clerk Counter Access
Warren County Clerk records access uses several channels. MyCase provides public case information and selected court documents. The Marriage License Public Lookup provides many marriage records from 1993 forward, but certified copies still depend on the clerk. The Guardianship Registry gives public guardianship registry data, yet full details and certified copies still route to MyCase or the county clerk. The ePay portal handles eligible court and traffic payments, but the clerk can confirm official balances when the online financial section is not current.
Mail can be used with the courthouse address, but the research did not locate a Warren County mail-copy form. Call first for the fee and payment method. In person, the clerk's office is on the second floor in Suite 11. By phone, use (765) 764-5888. By email, use clerk@warrencounty.in.gov. For court staff rather than clerk records, the court phone is (765) 764-5888 Ext. 2 and court staff uses court@warrencounty.in.gov, but pleadings are not accepted by email.
The STATS Indiana Warren County profile gives county context for people planning clerk office access.
County profile context matters because Warren County is rural, and many users may plan a courthouse visit from outside Williamsport.