REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS
Searching for a record? The Porter County Clerk of the Circuit Court is the official record custodian of the court records. The Clerk Archives operated by the Clerk’s office can only fulfill requests for public records that are initiated through the Porter County, Indiana court system. You can make a public records request by completing the Request for Public Records form online. Your request will be reviewed to determine if the record requested is eligible for release. Certain records may be confidential and not available to the public per Indiana Code 5-14-3-4. The review process may vary in time depending on the scope of your request. Responses are provided no later than seven (7) days after receiving a public records request. Please note that a response does not guarantee the production of a document.
A request submitted to the Porter County Clerk Archives after July 1, 2026, that is “suspected to be automated or to have originated from known sources of phishing or data scraping” will be declined by the organization and such request shall be submitted to the Indiana Public Access Counselor for further review. See Indiana Code sections 5-14-3-3.3(a)(4); 5-14-3-2(d),(p).
If you are seeking a birth certificate or death certificate then you will need to contact your local health department in the county where the event occurred or the Indiana Department of Health Vital Records Division.
FEE SCHEDULE
Indiana Residents: Copy fees per page is $1.00. Certification of a record is $3.00 per certification.
Non-Indiana Residents: Effective July 1, 2026, there will be a processing fee of $25 per hour or $6.25 for 15 minute intervals. Copy fees per page is $0.25. Certification of a record is $3.00 per record certification.
Payment is required in advance to the release of records. Accepted forms of payment include cash, cashier’s check, money order or debit/credit card, which may include a convenience fee. The total charge will be provided prior to the release of records. We do not accept personal checks for payment.
How to Request a Public Record
Step 1: Complete your Name and State of Residence fields to ensure the proper fees are assessed on the request.
Step 2: Complete the remaining fields on the Request for Public Records Request form. Select a Record Type that best fits your request. Provide details or a brief description to help identify the record that you are seeking in the Comments section.
Step 3: Acknowledge that you are making the request then click the Submit button.
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