Traffic Case Records in Perry County
Perry Circuit Court, Indiana court number 62C01, handles all Perry County traffic and infraction cases. Rule 8 lists the former 62H01 Perry/Cannelton Town Court and 62H02 Perry/Tell City City Court as abolished. No active court is listed for Troy. So even if a city police agency writes the ticket, City Hall holds no municipal court docket. The case still belongs to Perry Circuit Court.
A traffic court record can include the citation. It may also list the charge and statute, hearing events, a plea, payment activity, and final orders. Case-type codes like IF for infraction, OE for ordinance enforcement, and OV for ordinance violation tell you the case group. They say nothing about the outcome.
Perry Traffic Numbers Have Two Jobs
The citation number comes straight from the ticket. The state payment search often works best with it. The court cause number is different. It marks the judicial file. Perry Circuit Court cause numbers begin with 62C01. Then come the year and month, a case-type code, and a six-digit sequence. Keep both numbers whenever the portal or clerk shows them.
Citation number: The identifier printed on or assigned to the traffic ticket.
Cause number: The uniform Indiana court-file identifier, such as 62C01-YYMM-IF-######.
Chronological case summary: The date-ordered list of events in MyCase, not the complete official file.
A name search can pull up several people or tickets. Match the issuing court, the date, and the identifier before trusting any single result.
Perry County Traffic Ticket Lookups
Indiana's official public-access route can search traffic payment records. Per the state traffic FAQ, you may search with a driver's-license number, or with a name plus date of birth. Several tickets may appear at once. Open each one rather than assuming the first result is the Perry County matter.
- Read the citation and identify the issuing agency and court.
- Search the citation through the official state payment route.
- Use MyCase when a 62C01 cause number is available.
- If the ticket is missing, call 812-547-3741 or visit the clerk.
- Confirm the response date, amount, status, and next required action.
The Perry clerk links to the Indiana traffic payment search as the official online starting point.
The portal is only one channel. When a ticket has not posted, or you need a public copy, the clerk still handles it.
When Perry Tickets Stay Offline
A new Perry County traffic ticket may not show up online right away. Read the ticket first for its court and response instructions. Then call the Perry Circuit Court Clerk at 812-547-3741 or the court at 812-547-7048. The clerk's counter sits at 2219 Payne Street in Tell City. The state FAQ also allows in-person and mail payment when a ticket is not online.
Perry County posts no public traffic terminal for lookups. The county's no-cash drop box handles payments only, not citation searches. It comes with its own instructions. Confirm the payee, total, cause or citation number, and receipt method with the clerk before using it. For an eligible historical citation that ordinary searches miss, a written public-record request to the clerk works.
Traffic Court Dates in Perry County
Always check the appearance date printed on a citation against the court record. MyCase can show hearing and event data. Indiana does not guarantee one complete county calendar. A date tied to filing or case status is not a hearing date. If two entries conflict, call the court.
| Citation Number | The ticket identifier used in traffic searches. |
|---|---|
| Cause Number | 62C01-YYMM-IF-###### for a structural Perry infraction example. |
| Court | Perry Circuit Court for the active county court route. |
| Date and Time | The appearance or hearing setting, subject to confirmation. |
| Status | Pending, paid, disposed, or another court-entered state. |
When the docket lists them, note the courtroom or location, the judge or magistrate, and the event type. A reset or continuance is verified only through the latest event or notice.
Perry Traffic Codes IF, OE, OV
Indiana Rule 8 offers three traffic-related labels. IF means infraction. OE means ordinance enforcement, and OV means ordinance violation. The code sits inside the cause number and separates the file from a criminal misdemeanor or another case group.
The code answers only part of the question. Read the charge, the event history, and the final order. An issuing agency's name does not prove an active city court holds the case; Perry County's official listings put active trial-court work in Perry Circuit Court.
Paying a Ticket vs Fighting It
Paying and contesting are different court choices. Payment generally resolves the amount through the court process and produces the resulting disposition. Contesting takes a timely response and a setting where the matter can be heard. The citation and current court instructions control the deadline and method.
| Paying the Ticket | Contesting the Ticket |
|---|---|
| Use the official portal, mail, or clerk-approved counter channel. | Contact the court and enter the required response or plea. |
| Confirm the citation, amount, and posted receipt. | Confirm the hearing date, time, and location. |
| The court records the resulting disposition. | The case remains open until the court resolves it. |
Perry County publishes no local deferral, defensive-driving option, photo-enforcement program, extension deadline, or citation fee schedule. Ask the court directly whether a lawful option fits your citation.
Do not ignore the deadline: Failure to appear may trigger an indefinite suspension, while failure to pay may trigger a three-year suspension after notice under the state guide.
Perry Failure Notices Are Different
Failure to appear and failure to pay are separate events. The court reports what it must to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, while the BMV controls driving-privilege status. The BMV common traffic violations source explains that either failure can lead to suspension.
That official BMV page is the reason court case and BMV status get checked as separate records.
For reinstatement, the BMV reinstatement source says to start with the court and then satisfy any BMV requirement.
Keep your court receipt, but payment alone does not prove every separate BMV step has cleared.
Two Records: Court File and Driver File
Two files sit behind every Perry County traffic ticket. The clerk of court keeps the citation case itself. A docket lookup there shows filings, hearings, and rulings. The Indiana BMV keeps a separate driver file covering points, suspensions, and license status. Each office fills its file differently and answers requests through its own channel. So a court record explains the case but never replaces the BMV file.
| Court Traffic Record | Driver File | |
|---|---|---|
| Kept By | Perry Circuit Court Clerk | Indiana BMV |
| Shows | Citation, events, plea, disposition, fine, and orders | State driving-status entries reported under BMV rules |
| How to Get It | Traffic portal, MyCase, or clerk request | BMV’s official record channel |
The court sends any notice the law requires, yet the BMV alone sets state driver status. When a suspension traces back to a Perry County traffic case, save written confirmation from both offices.
Perry Traffic Action Checklist
Gather your details before you call about a Perry County traffic docket. Have the full name on the ticket and the date of birth. Include the citation number, any assigned 62C01 cause number, issuing agency, ticket date, and any online result you pulled. Then say plainly what you need. That might be payment posting, a hearing date, a copy, or a BMV notice. Such framing keeps a court-records question distinct from a request for legal advice.
Best next call: Use 812-547-3741 for clerk record or filing questions and 812-547-7048 to confirm a court setting.
The Indiana courts services source collects statewide service routes that can supplement Perry contacts.
Statewide services work as a fallback only; the Perry court controls its own citation file.
Traffic Record Copy Fees
Copies of a Perry County traffic case come from the Circuit Court Clerk. Give the clerk the citation and cause number. State the exact order or event you need, and whether a plain or certified copy is required. Ask the total price before sending any funds. Page count, certification, postage, and current statutory charges can all shift the final figure.
| Item | Fee Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plain copy | $1 per legal or letter page | State statutory reference; confirm total. |
| Certificate under seal | $3 | Added when certification is requested. |
| Online case view | No copy fee stated | MyCase is not the official record. |
A certified copy authenticates a public court document that qualifies for release. Sealed or confidential records stay sealed no matter what.
Perry Traffic and Federal Courts
An ordinary Perry County citation travels the state trial-court path. Federal matters do not. Traffic cases and anything else federal run through a separate system entirely: the Southern District of Indiana covers Perry County through its Evansville Division, and federal bankruptcy records start with the bankruptcy court, not MyCase. The Southern District of Indiana Bankruptcy Court source shows that distinct federal route.
Never send a routine 62C01 traffic cause to the federal source. Check the court identifier on the record; it names the system in control.