Floyd County Court Records After Arrest
The Floyd County arrest-to-court path starts with booking at the jail and moves quickly toward a court appearance. The Floyd County Sheriff's Department FAQ says court assignments for new arrests are given by the Floyd County Clerk each morning, posted on courthouse TV monitors, and that an arrested person will attend court on the following business day. That jail timing matters, but it is not the same as the filed court record.
The court record begins to take shape when law-enforcement reports are reviewed and charges are filed. In Floyd County, Prosecutor Chris Lane serves as Prosecuting Attorney for the 52nd Judicial Circuit. The prosecutor's office explains that most criminal activity must be referred through law enforcement and that the prosecutor decides whether charges will be filed. For custody and booking details, use Floyd County jail inmate records. For booking photos, use the Floyd County jail mugshots page. For filed charges, hearings, and public documents, use MyCase and Clerk records.
Search Floyd County Court Records
Indiana MyCase is the main public case-search portal for Floyd County court records after a jail arrest. The Floyd County Courts and Law FAQ says court records can be searched by case number, citation number, party name, or attorney. For a criminal case after booking, the defendant's name or court cause number is usually the most useful starting point. MyCase is public and free for many records, but it can show captcha after repeated searches and it does not display every document in every case.
- Open MyCase and choose a public case search.
- Search by defendant name, case number, citation number, or attorney if known.
- Open the criminal case result that matches the person, filing court, and event dates.
- Review filed charges, charge level, chronological case summary, hearings, bond entries, and public document links.
- Contact the Floyd County Clerk when an official copy, certified document, or older file is needed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options or Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Text | No | Use when the cause number is known from court, SAVIN, jail, or paperwork. |
| Citation Number | Text | No | Useful for traffic or citation-linked cases. |
| Party Name | Text | No | Use the defendant's name for criminal cases after arrest. |
| Attorney | Text | No | Named by the Floyd County FAQ as a search method. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Captcha may appear, especially after repeated searching. |
Charges After a Floyd County Arrest
Booking charges and court charges can differ. A jail entry may reflect the arresting agency's initial allegation, while MyCase and Clerk files show charges filed by the prosecutor and later changes made in court. The Floyd County Prosecutor Criminal Division handles felony and misdemeanor prosecutions from criminal activity in Floyd County, along with juvenile violations, traffic offenses, infractions, and certain child-support enforcement matters. Once charges are filed, dismissal is controlled by prosecutorial discretion and court action, not by a private request to the jail.
Formal charges are commonly started by a charging document. Floyd County research did not locate a local page that lists each document type in a unique county chart, so the table below uses standard criminal-case terms and ties them to the local process. The key local point is that police reports go to the prosecutor for review, then the filed case appears through court records if it is public and not restricted.
| Document | Who Uses It | What It Does | Floyd County Record Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | Officer or prosecutor | States the accusation used to start or support a criminal case. | Look for the filed case in MyCase, then verify copies with the Clerk. |
| Information | Prosecutor | Lists charges the prosecutor has chosen to file without a grand-jury indictment. | Most public filed-charge details appear in court records rather than jail records. |
| Indictment | Grand jury | Charges an offense after grand-jury action in cases where that path is used. | Public access depends on court status, confidentiality, and document availability. |
Floyd County Charge Status
A court record after an arrest is a moving record. Charges may be added, amended, reduced, dismissed, or resolved by plea, trial, or diversion. MyCase can show the charge list, charge class or level, statutory citation, chronological case summary, hearing dates, bond entries, dispositions, and final judgments when those items are public. Official copies and certified records still come from the court or Clerk.
| Status | Meaning in a Court Record | Common Search Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | The charge is active and has not reached a final disposition. | Check hearing dates and bond entries in MyCase. |
| Amended | The filed charge changed after the case opened. | Compare the chronological case summary with the charge list. |
| Reduced | The filed offense level or offense type was lowered. | Look for plea, amendment, or disposition entries. |
| Dismissed | The charge ended without a conviction on that charge. | Verify whether other counts remain open. |
| Disposed | The court entered a final result, such as plea, judgment, sentence, or dismissal. | Use the Clerk for certified proof. |
Bond Records After Arrest
Bond is part jail procedure and part court record. Floyd County publishes specific bond rules through the sheriff's jail information. The Clerk and the jail accept court cash bond payments, but the jail accepts them only when the Clerk's Office is closed, such as after business hours, weekends, and holidays. During normal business hours, the Clerk is the main payment point for court cash bond and full cash bond.
| Bond Type | Floyd County Rule | Record Check |
|---|---|---|
| Court cash bond | 10% of the total bond is required. | Confirm through AIS, Corrections, Clerk, and MyCase. |
| Full cash bond | 100% of the total bond is required. | Paid at Clerk during business hours or jail lobby after hours. |
| Surety | 10% is paid to a bonding company. | Jail maintains a list of approved bond agencies. |
| No-bond hold | Release is blocked without court or agency action. | Check MyCase and call the jail for custody status. |
The jail accepts exact cash only for after-hours jail bond payments and cannot make change. Coins are not accepted. A valid government-issued ID is required from the person making the payment or designated as payee, and a $5.00 Special Death Benefit Bond Fee applies per criminal case. A bond may not release the person if another agency hold, parole hold, probation hold, federal matter, ICE matter, or DOC status also applies.
Floyd County Clerk Records
The Floyd County Clerk's Office is the local source for official court record copies. Clerk of Courts Danita Burks is listed at 311 Hauss Square, Room 235, New Albany, IN 47150, with general phone 812-948-5411 and weekday hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The Clerk accepts cash, money orders, and cashier checks. Records staff also assist with scanned, microfilmed, older, closed, and off-site files.
The Clerk Records Management page lists a $1.00 per page copy fee. Older files may be stored off site and can involve extra retrieval, copy, or research costs after the office contacts the requester. For a recent arrest, MyCase may be enough to find a cause number and hearing date. For certified documents, missing online documents, older criminal files, or official financial balances, use the Clerk rather than a screenshot or search result.
Warrants Before a Floyd Arrest
No official Floyd County public active-warrant search page was located in the research file. The sheriff FAQ does explain the process: a person cannot swear out a warrant at the sheriff's office. A report must be made with law enforcement and forwarded to the Floyd County Prosecutor's Office for consideration, and the prosecutor decides whether charges will be filed. If a warrant leads to a booking, custody may appear through AIS, Corrections, MobilePatrol, or SAVIN.
For warrant-related court records after an arrest, search MyCase by name or cause number. A bench warrant, failure-to-appear event, bond order, or recall may appear in the chronological case summary if public. For law-enforcement routing, the sheriff non-emergency dispatch number is 812-948-5400. For existing court cases, use the Clerk or the specific court office. Protective-order paperwork routes through the Clerk during normal hours, with a sheriff lobby option when the Clerk is closed.
Charges and Convictions Compared
Floyd County court records after a jail arrest can show accusations long before there is any final result. A charge is not a conviction. It is the formal allegation being handled by the court. A conviction requires a guilty plea, judgment, or verdict. This difference is vital when reading court records, jail records, and background information.
| Issue | Charge | Conviction |
|---|---|---|
| Stage | Filed accusation after arrest or review. | Final guilty result by plea, judgment, or verdict. |
| Meaning | The case is pending or unresolved as to that count. | The court has entered a final criminal finding on that count. |
| Can Change | May be amended, reduced, or dismissed. | May later be appealed, modified, sealed, or expunged if eligible. |
| Where to Verify | MyCase charge list and Clerk records. | Final judgment, sentence order, and certified Clerk records. |
Sealed and Expunged Records
Indiana expungement and sealing rules affect how some court records after arrest appear in public searches. The Indiana courts expungement guide and IC 35-38-9 explain that qualifying arrest and conviction records may be sealed, restricted, or removed from public access depending on case type and outcome. Expungement is not the same as physical destruction of every record, and it does not force private sites or old third-party copies to vanish automatically.
| Issue | Sealed or Restricted | Expunged Under Indiana Law |
|---|---|---|
| Public visibility | Hidden or limited in public case access. | May be removed from public MyCase access depending on the order and case type. |
| Record existence | The record still exists but access is limited. | Indiana expungement is generally a sealing or access restriction process, not simple deletion. |
| Who may see it | Courts and authorized agencies may retain access. | Access depends on statute, order terms, and agency role. |
| How to verify | Ask the Clerk or court for public-access status. | Review the expungement order and official court guidance. |
Restricted Floyd Court Records
Not every court record after an arrest is public online. MyCase help explains that public users can search public, non-confidential case information and many documents, but some documents are not available online. Protection-order cases have special identifying-information limits and are searched through a separate protection-order tool. Juvenile, sealed, expunged, confidential, and non-public records may be absent or limited. Older records may also require direct Clerk help.
Indiana public-access rules also distinguish jail information from court information. The Access to Public Records Act requires certain arrest and jail facts to be available, but law-enforcement investigatory records can be withheld or redacted under specific exceptions. Once the prosecutor files charges, court records are usually the better source for the filed case. When a document link is missing in MyCase, the record may still be public through the Clerk.
Important: Do not use casual court-record searches for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or other FCRA-covered screening decisions.
Floyd County Court Offices
Floyd County's court and prosecutor offices are clustered at 311 Hauss Square in New Albany, while the jail is at 175 W. Spring Street. That split explains why bond, jail custody, and after-hours release questions may route to the jail, while filed charges, case copies, and hearing records route to court offices. Court staff and judges cannot give legal advice or speak with one side about a case outside the other side's presence.
| Office | Phone | Record Role |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Clerk | 812-948-5411 | Official case records, copies, filings, and payments. |
| Floyd Circuit Court | 812-948-5455 | Civil and criminal jurisdiction, plus exclusive probate, estate, trust, and juvenile jurisdiction. |
| Superior Court 1 | 812-948-5450 | General jurisdiction including felony criminal and other case types. |
| Superior Court 2 | 812-948-5488 | Court records plus probation and alcohol/drug services program links. |
| Superior Court 3 | 812-948-5257 | Court records, Veterans Court schedule, and family triage program context. |
| Prosecutor Criminal Division | 812-948-5422 | Filed charges and prosecution decisions after law-enforcement referral. |