Hendricks Criminal Court Records
A Hendricks County criminal court record is the case-level record maintained after a prosecutor files criminal charges. It may include the charging information, chronological case summary, hearings, motions, orders, pleas, dispositions, sentencing, bonds, warrant entries, violations, and financial obligations. Jail records may show booking and custody facts, but the criminal court record shows what happened in court.
The Hendricks County Prosecutor's Office site describes the office's criminal division, victim assistance, diversion and deferral services, child support work, and outreach.
That office context matters because the prosecutor's charging decision is what turns an arrest or investigation into a court case.
Hendricks County has Circuit Court and Superior Courts 1 through 5, not a county district court. Criminal felony and misdemeanor assignments follow weekly rotations under local rules. Domestic-violence cases under listed statutes go to Superior Court 5, and search warrants tied to pending criminal cases are filed in the court presiding over the criminal case.
Search Hendricks Criminal Records
Use MyCase to search public Hendricks County criminal court records. MyCase is Indiana's public search for courts using Odyssey. It is free for public, non-confidential case information and many public documents, but it is not the official court record. Official copies and current balances come from the maintaining court or Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts.
- Open MyCase and select the Case or Name tab.
- Search by defendant name, business name if applicable, case number, citation number, or cross reference.
- Use the Court dropdown to narrow to Hendricks County or a town court if the case belongs in Avon, Brownsburg, or Plainfield.
- Use advanced options to filter open or closed matters and filing-date ranges.
- Open the case result and review the CCS, charges, bonds, hearings, dispositions, sentencing, and public document links.
- Contact the Clerk when a certified copy, official balance, or non-linked court document is needed.
For the charging stage itself, see arrest records and court charges. For jail custody, booking, and bond-status channels, use inmate records. Active warrant checks should be verified through the issuing court or law enforcement, even if a MyCase entry suggests a warrant event.
Prosecutor Role in Cases
The Hendricks County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is at 6 S Jefferson St, Danville, IN 46122, phone 317-745-9283. Research identifies Loren P. Delp as Prosecuting Attorney for the 55th Judicial Circuit. The prosecutor's criminal division prosecutes adult felony and misdemeanor cases, and the office also lists victim assistance, diversion and deferral programs, child support, outreach, bad checks, traffic infraction deferrals, law enforcement agency links, FAQ material, and Citizen Prosecutor Academy topics.
The prosecutor biography page identifies Loren P. Delp and summarizes his service as elected prosecutor.
The prosecutor information supports the criminal-record distinction between an arrest, a filed charge, and the court case that follows.
Hendricks Criminal Case Flow
A criminal court record builds in stages. The CCS may begin with a charge or miscellaneous criminal filing, then add hearings, motions, plea activity, disposition, sentencing, violations, and payment entries. A case may end by conviction, dismissal, acquittal, deferral completion, or another court order, depending on the facts and court action.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Initial Hearing / Arraignment › Pretrial / Motions › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing / Compliance
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Charges Filed | The prosecutor files a formal charge, information, or related criminal filing with the court. |
| Initial Hearing / Arraignment | The court addresses the charge, rights, bond, counsel, and future settings where applicable. |
| Pretrial / Motions | Parties file motions, attend settings, exchange case activity, and resolve procedural issues. |
| Plea or Trial | The case moves toward a plea, trial, dismissal, or other disposition. |
| Sentencing | If there is a conviction, the court enters sentence terms, probation, financial obligations, or other orders. |
Criminal Record Field Table
MyCase criminal fields can include the court, case number, defendant, attorney, charge list, CCS events, bond information, financial entries, hearing events, public document links, and final orders or judgments. Some documents are not online, and some criminal-related records are restricted by rule, statute, or court order.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The Odyssey criminal case identifier for the filed court matter. |
| Defendant | The person charged, plus public party-role details where available. |
| Court | Hendricks Circuit, a Superior Court, magistrate assignment, or town court where applicable. |
| Charges | Citation number, offense date, statute, degree, modification, original degree, and description. |
| CCS Events | Filings, hearings, orders, judgments, dispositions, sentencing, violations, and converted events. |
| Bonds | Bond number, amount, status date, and related details when present. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a charge or case, including dismissal, conviction, acquittal, or other court action. |
| Sentence / Financials | Sentence entries, probation references, amounts owed, credits, payments, and party balances. |
Charges vs Convictions
A charge is an accusation filed in court. A conviction is a final result based on a guilty plea, guilty verdict, or other qualifying finding. Hendricks County criminal court records can show charges that were amended, reduced, dismissed, or resolved without a conviction. Read the disposition and sentence entries before treating a charge as an outcome.
| Charge | Conviction | |
|---|---|---|
| Stage | Filed accusation in the case. | Final guilt-based result or plea outcome. |
| Record Location | Charge list and CCS entries. | Disposition, judgment, plea, and sentencing entries. |
| Can Change | May be amended, reduced, added, or dismissed. | May later be restricted through eligible expungement or sealing relief. |
| Meaning | Does not prove guilt. | Reflects the court's adjudicated outcome. |
Dispositions and Sentences
Disposition is the outcome of a charge or case. The research glossary identifies disposition as the outcome, plea as the defendant's response, conviction as a finding or admission of guilt, and sentence as punishment ordered after conviction. Sentencing entries may refer to probation, financial obligations, violations, or other conditions. MyCase financial balances may not reflect the latest payment, charge, interest, restitution, or non-online amount, so official balances should be confirmed with the Clerk.
The county prosecutor's diversion and deferral programs may offer eligible people a chance to avoid conviction through conditions such as community service or counseling. The research does not provide eligibility rules or fees for those programs, so criminal pages should name the program category without inventing details.
Sealed vs Expunged Records
Indiana criminal access limits include sealed and expunged records. Pending or denied expungement cases may appear on MyCase, while a granted expungement can remove the original case from public access depending on the relief. The Hendricks County "I Want To" court page links expungement to state self-help resources, and IC 35-38-9 controls arrest-only, charge, and conviction expungement paths.
The Indiana Code title page for criminal law includes the expungement chapter used for arrests, charges, and convictions.
The statute source supports using cautious wording: sealed or restricted from general public access, not automatic erasure.
| Sealed | Expunged | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Visibility | Removed from general public access by law or court order. | Restricted under the applicable IC 35-38-9 path if granted. |
| Public MyCase Result | May disappear or show limited data depending on the record. | Granted relief may remove the original case depending on type. |
| Who May Still See It | Courts, law enforcement, prosecutors, and authorized users may retain access. | Statutory access can remain for certain agencies or contexts. |
| Eligibility | Depends on statute, rule, record type, and court order. | Varies by arrest-only, dismissal, acquittal, misdemeanor, felony level, and consent rules. |
Criminal Public Access Rules
Indiana court records are public unless excluded by rule, statute, or court order. The Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3, governs public agency records generally. Court records also follow the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records, including Rule 5 for confidential information and Rule 10 for excluded records.
Key Statutes:
IC 5-14-3 - public agency records are generally open unless an exception applies.
IC 35-38-9 - Indiana's sealing and expungement chapter for arrests, charges, and convictions.
Public Defender Contact
The Chief Public Defender's Office is separate from the prosecutor and Clerk. Research identifies Jeremy P. Gooch as Chief Public Defender, with the office at 56 W Main St, Danville, IN 46122, business phone 317-718-6132, and Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. hours except holidays. Department links are organized by court and division, including Superior Court public defender pages.
The Hendricks County Chief Public Defender page names the office and court-specific public defender resources.
Defense-office information belongs with criminal court records because court files can show counsel appearances, public defender appointments, motions, and hearing activity.
Restricted Criminal Records
Juvenile delinquency, CHINS, termination, adoption, mental-health, sealed, and expunged records may be absent from public search results or available only by court order or statutory authorization. Personal identifiers, protected-party information, full financial account numbers, and minor-identifying information are excluded under access rules. Search warrants tied to active investigations or sealed matters may not be publicly available.
For law-enforcement records connected to a criminal case, such as incident reports or body-camera video, use Sheriff Jack Sadler's public-records process rather than the court record channel. For the full court record at the Hendricks County Courthouse, use MyCase first and the Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Courts when online access is incomplete.