Harrison County Civil Docket Searches
Indiana MyCase is the entry point. Search Harrison County civil court dockets by cause number or by party. A full cause number is the safest key. Party search works with a last name plus first name, middle name, date of birth, court, case type, status, and filing range. Businesses get their own field. Because the statewide system caps results, apply the court and date filters when a name is common.
Most general civil, domestic, probate, guardianship, juvenile, protection-order, and adoption matters sit in Circuit Court, code 31C01. Superior Court, code 31D01, handles small claims and eviction. Older files stay where they were filed. A judge can grant an exception, so check both courts if the first search comes up empty. MyCase is not the official record. Confirm key entries and get missing public documents from the Harrison County Clerk.
- Open Indiana MyCase and choose a case or party search.
- Select Harrison Circuit or Superior Court and the likely civil type.
- Open the matching cause number and read the newest CCS events.
- Compare motions, settings, signed orders, and judgment entries.
- Ask the clerk for a public copy or certification when needed.
Harrison Circuit Civil Type Map
Under the January 2026 allocation plan, Circuit Court holds a broad civil pool. Common codes include CC for civil collection. CT marks tort, PL plenary civil, and MF mortgage foreclosure. DC and DN mark domestic cases, and MI covers miscellaneous civil. Administrative review and reciprocal support route there too. Tax deed and tax sale groups route there too. Expungement, protection-order, probate, guardianship, trust, adoption, and juvenile groups do as well. The official Harrison Circuit Court page posts the court's contact details.
The source confirms the local court channel behind the 31C01 civil docket.
- CT
- Civil tort
- PL
- Plenary civil
- CC
- Civil collection
- MF
- Mortgage foreclosure
- DC or DN
- Domestic case families
Civil Dockets: What They Show
Indiana calls its dated docket the chronological case summary, or CCS. It can record filing, service, responsive pleadings, motions, proposed orders, settings, mediation or conferences, discovery events, judgment, dismissal, appeal, and post-judgment activity. One caution applies. A docket event does not prove every claim in the underlying paper. Open the signed order when a ruling matters.
| Cause number | Harrison court, filing month, type code, and sequence |
|---|---|
| Parties | The public case caption and participating parties |
| Filings | Petitions, answers, service, and later documents when public |
| Motions | Requests submitted to the judge, not automatic rulings |
| Settings | Hearings, conferences, or trials subject to later change |
| Judgment | Signed disposition, dismissal, or money judgment entry |
A linked image may be missing even when the clerk holds a public document. Note the event date and label before you request it.
Small Claims and Harrison Evictions
Small claims, code SC, and evictions, code EV, usually belong to Superior Court, not Circuit. That local point saves many a failed docket search. When a filing concerns lease or possession damages without an eviction request, the allocation plan may support small-claim or civil-collection coding instead. Trust the type and court shown on MyCase, not your guess.
Harrison's fee page splits paper from electronic small-claim filings. Paper costs $97; e-filed small claims cost $87. Other filing and sheriff-service charges depend on the request. That $10 difference is specific to small claims, so do not assume every electronic civil filing costs less.
What Cases Fill the Civil Docket
The Harrison County civil docket spans many kinds of disputes. Their public-access rules differ widely. A label alone will not tell you whether every document is open. Family and juvenile files demand more caution than a routine collection suit. Probate and guardianship files can mix items. Public orders may sit beside protected reports or personal data.
- Collections, contract disputes, torts, and plenary civil claims
- Mortgage foreclosure, tax, property, and administrative-review cases
- Domestic relations, support, and grandparent-visitation matters
- Small claims and evictions assigned to Superior Court
- Probate, estates, trusts, guardianships, and adoptions
- Protection orders, expungements, and juvenile case groups
Search by the published type code when you know it. In the format 31C01-2608-CT-000001, the pieces read as Harrison Circuit, August 2026, civil tort, then a sequence number. It is not a real case.
Harrison Proposed Orders Explained
A proposed order is not a signed decision. Harrison's local rules require one with several motions. Those include requests to set a hearing or trial, continue a date, compel discovery, withdraw, dismiss, change venue, obtain default judgment, or seek summary judgment. The CCS may show the motion and later court action on separate lines. Never treat the first entry as the outcome.
Continuance requests follow their own local rule. The filing must state the scheduled date. It must also give the reason, the specific delay requested, and opposing counsel's position. The judge may grant it, deny it, or set it for hearing. Read the newest signed entry to learn whether the civil setting actually moved.
Hearings on the Civil Docket
A civil setting might be a conference. It might also be a motion hearing, mediation event, bench trial, jury trial, or another scheduled appearance. It is not always the final trial. MyCase may list the date, time, court, judge, location, type, and later result. Harrison County posts no separate daily calendar. The case's CCS and a direct call to the court are the practical calendar.
For most civil, probate, or domestic matters, call Circuit at 812-738-2191. For small claims or eviction, call Superior at 812-738-8141. If a date is urgent, compare the latest docket event with any linked order. Then confirm with the court. The Harrison County court schedule page explains reset and missed-setting checks.
Harrison Civil E-Filing Milestones
Harrison Circuit and Superior Courts moved onto Odyssey case management on December 14, 2009. E-filing arrived in stages. It turned voluntary statewide on March 21, 2016. It became mandatory for later attorney filings on September 1, 2016, and for eligible initial attorney filings on May 5, 2017. Attorneys in Harrison County now have to file electronically. Self-represented parties get encouragement to do the same, though no general requirement binds them.
An e-filed docket entry proves only that the court received and processed a filing. If access rules shield a document, electronic submission does not open it up. Providers set their own features and prices. Before filing a new case without a lawyer, check the case type. Confirm it actually accepts an initial electronic filing.
Who Can See Civil Dockets
Public access is the starting point under Indiana Rule on Access to Court Records 4. Rule 5 then walls off whole cases, single records, and personal identifiers it defines as protected. Domestic, juvenile, mental-health, protection-order, guardianship, adoption, medical, treatment, and custody-related files often face tight limits. Even an open civil docket can list an event. The filing behind it can still stay hidden.
Indiana access rules: Rule 4 states the general access principle. Rule 5 identifies exclusions and redaction duties. Rule 9 governs extraordinary requests for excluded records.
A missing image has several possible causes. It may be confidential, sealed, not yet scanned, or simply absent online, so ask the clerk about that specific event rather than assuming the whole case is closed.
Harrison Guardianship Search Route
Guardianship cases in Harrison County generally land in Circuit Court. Indiana also runs a separate statewide Guardianship Registry. Search fields cover a required last name. Optional fields add a first name, case number, year-of-birth range, county issued, and city of residence. Treat it as a focused tool. It is not a stand-in for MyCase or the official clerk file. The Indiana Guardianship Registry spells out that narrow route in full.
Use it for registry lookups only, then bring document questions to the Harrison County Clerk.
Harrison Civil Filing Costs
Filing fees and copy fees are different animals. The county posts its civil filing and service charges. That page includes the small-claim distinction and a $28 post-judgment service fee. Copy prices, plain or certified, appear nowhere on that page. Check with the clerk before ordering either one. The Harrison court filing fee page carries the current local table.
The schedule helps decode docketed fee and service entries, but the case file holds the official balance.
| Item | Published amount | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Paper small claim | $97 | Local filing amount |
| E-filed small claim | $87 | Eligible electronic filing amount |
| Post-judgment service | $28 | Listed service charge |
| Plain or certified copy | Not published | Confirm with the clerk |