Record Checks

All requests for a record check shall be submitted in writing by the applicant. Response to the request for a record check shall be made by the court in writing as soon as practicable after the written request is received by the court. The fee for checking circuit court records shall be ten dollars ($10.00). Payment of the $10.00 fee for each record check shall be made in cash, by check payable to the court, or by debit or credit card. Only one fee shall be charged for a record check involving a particular name and any reasonable derivation or other spelling of that name. However, a separate record check fee will be charged for each and every alias which is dissimilar to the original name submitted. No charge shall be made for checking circuit court records if requested by an employee of a governmental agency. Any request for copies of documents shall be billed separately as allowed by these rules above and beyond any fee charged as set forth herein. This rule and the charge provided only applies to services required from court personnel to check and/or abstract court records. This rule has no application to the personal examination of any court records including indexes by any individual desiring information from these public records. History: Amended July 24, 2001, effective November 1, 2001; amended December 31, 2001, effective April 1, 2002; amended September 11, 2002, effective November 1, 2002; amended August 11, 2016, effective September 1, 2016.