Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ohio County, Indiana, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Ohio Circuit and Superior Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Ohio County public records, Ohio County arrest records, Ohio County warrants, Ohio County inmate search, Ohio County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Ohio County
In Ohio County, the Ohio Circuit and Superior Courts hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a city and town court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit or Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Ohio County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at public.courts.in.gov/mycase (page title: Indiana Courts Case Search | MyCase), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The Indiana court page SearchSystems verified is at mycase.in.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Ohio County
The Ohio County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Ohio Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Legal/Prosecution (page title: Prosecution | Ohio Attorney General), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Ohio County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Ohio County criminal records, Ohio County divorce records, Ohio County traffic tickets, Ohio County DUI and Ohio County property records.
Cities in Ohio County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Ohio Circuit and Superior Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its city and town court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Rising Sun.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Ohio County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at public.courts.in.gov/mycase. Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Ohio County?
The Ohio Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Ohio County?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Indiana?
Yes: mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Ohio County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.