Knightstown Court Docket Searches
Use Indiana MyCase first. It pulls public case summaries from Odyssey courts, covering the current Henry Circuit Courts and New Castle City Court. Skip anything labeled Knightstown Town Court. That court no longer exists. The old identifier 33I01 is abolished, so a live Henry record should show an active prefix such as 33C01, 33C02, or 33C03 instead.
- Read the source paper for the court name, case number, and citation number.
- Open MyCase and select Case, Name, or Attorney search.
- Use the exact current case number when available.
- Review the CCS for settings, filings, status, and assigned court.
- Ask the Henry County Clerk to confirm a missing or recently changed item.
No case number? A name search can still find a public result. Filter by first name, court, status, or file date carefully. Piling on limits can bury the match you want, while an overly broad docket search can hit the 1,000-result ceiling.
Knightstown Court Code 33I01
One local fact matters most here, and it is historical. Under Indiana Administrative Rule 8, the code 33I01, used for the Henry or Knightstown Town Court, was abolished effective October 31, 2011. That number can still surface on an old docket sheet, citation, index, or web page. Treat it as a sign of an older court record, not a place to file, pay, appear, or run a docket search.
Old court warning: Do not send a current filing or payment to “33I01.” Read the new notice or ask the county clerk which active court now owns the matter.
Hunting old 33I01 material? Give the clerk the number and the date. Case-number history or a converted event may link that older identifier to a current Odyssey record. A conversion label only describes imported data. It does not mean anyone filed a new case.
Inside the Knightstown Municipal Court
There is no current Knightstown Municipal Court. The phrase survives as a search term tied to the former Town Court. It is not an operating court office. Knightstown-linked cases now sit in active courts under Indiana numbering and Henry County local rules. Most county traffic infractions, misdemeanors, small claims, and small-claims evictions land in Circuit Court 3. Other civil and felony matters may go to Circuits 1 or 2.
Treat assignment rules as a clue, not a substitute for the header. Cases get reassigned, and the clerk runs random assignment for some filings. Always read the prefix on the live record. New Castle City Court 33H01 is current too. Use it only when the citation or case names that court outright.
| Identifier | Status | Meaning for search |
|---|---|---|
| 33I01 | Abolished in 2011 | Historical reference only |
| 33C01 | Current | Henry Circuit Court 1 |
| 33C02 | Current | Henry Circuit Court 2 |
| 33C03 | Current | Henry Circuit Court 3 |
| 33H01 | Current | New Castle City Court |
Knightstown Old and Current Dockets
Henry County's court structure shifted in 2011. The Knightstown Town Court ended that October. The three Henry Circuit Courts joined Odyssey in December. That gap explains a lot. An old Knightstown court record may look nothing like a current MyCase CCS. It also explains why a search result or saved form can point to a court name. That court name may take no business today.
Work the old number as a lead. Search MyCase by number and by name. Then ask the county clerk whether the record was converted, transferred, archived, or lives only in an older format. Absence online proves nothing. Even when a summary event shows up, older documents may still need counter or staff retrieval.
- CCS
- Chronological Case Summary, the official date-ordered court event record.
- Converted event
- Information imported from an older case system.
- Case history
- Links between prior, transferred, or current case numbers.
- Abolished court
- A former court that no longer takes current filings.
Finding Knightstown Court Dates
No Knightstown town-court calendar exists anymore. A current hearing date should appear with the active court in MyCase or the statewide Hearing Calendar. Indiana rules also require each trial court to post a daily calendar or docket listing case number, caption, date, time, and location. After a recent reset, confirm directly with the court. That call is the safest route.
| Date | The active setting date, which a later order can change. |
|---|---|
| Time | The stated hearing or docket-call time. |
| Courtroom | The location tied to the active court, not the old Town Court. |
| Judge | The assigned judicial officer when the record displays one. |
| Setting Type | Initial hearing, pretrial, trial, review, or other event. |
Check the latest CCS entry against the paper notice. A continuance means the hearing moved, not that the case ended. If the date is close or the sources conflict, call the assigned court and the county clerk before you travel.
Knightstown Town Clerk Records
The Knightstown Clerk-Treasurer keeps the town's government records, finances, and council proceedings. The office sits at 120 East Main Street. It is reachable at 765-345-5977. That role differs from the Henry County Clerk of Courts. Holding town records does not make this office the custodian of a CCS.
| Need | Likely source | Key supplied |
|---|---|---|
| Town minutes or ordinance | Knightstown Clerk-Treasurer | Date, topic, or ordinance number |
| Current court CCS | Clerk for active court | Current case number |
| Old 33I01 court file | Henry County Clerk inquiry | Old number and date |
| Certified court copy | Official court custodian | Document and certification request |
An ordinance can be a town record even before any enforcement case is filed. Once a judicial case exists, the court number identifies the docket custodian. Keep the two requests separate and precise.
Knightstown Traffic Ticket Lookups
Knightstown traffic citations never go to the abolished Town Court. Read the ticket to see which court issued it. If the paper names Henry Circuit Court 3, the county asks you to allow 15 days for the filing to appear. Then pay or contest by the date printed at the bottom. MyCase accepts a search by citation number or by the active case number.
Paying is simple. Henry County collects through PayGov, by mail, or at the clerk counter. To fight the ticket, return a signed copy along with the required contact data. Delivery can be by hand, mail, or fax. Payment counts as admitting the violation. A denial sets a trial date. These steps fit a county ticket only. Follow another court's paper if a Knightstown incident was filed there.
The Henry County traffic court record details spell out the county channel. Missing county citation? Call 765-529-6401 with the citation number, the issue date, and the agency. And treat 33I01 as history, never as a live payment reference.
Knightstown History and Court Routing
The official town history seats Knightstown along U.S. 40. The town sits between the Big Blue River and Montgomery Creek. The history traces settlement to 1819. It lists incorporation to 1827, an 1853 railroad link, and the downtown historic district to 1985. Those dates identify a community. They settle nothing about court venue or where a case file sits today.
Knightstown's own court history has a hard stop: 33I01 ended in 2011. A historic district document, an old town file, and a former court docket are three different animals. The street address where something happened cannot tell you which active Henry court now owns the case. The case number and the current case header give that answer.
That local distinction heads off a common mistake. Town history lives with town or archival sources. A court record lives with the clerk who keeps the active or historical judicial file.
How Knightstown Cases Reach County Court
No live town court takes Knightstown cases today. A filing or citation lands in whatever court is authorized for that matter. Henry's published rules tie ordinary county infractions and misdemeanors to Circuit Court 3. Civil and higher criminal filings travel other routes. Once a case is assigned, the active case number governs.
Docket flow: Knightstown incident or claim › active Henry County court › Henry Circuit Courts
MyCase publishes the non-confidential public summary plus approved document types. The official Circuit Court record stays with the county clerk. For the broad routing of C01, C02, and C03, see the Henry County court docket overview. Any appeal then moves to Indiana's appellate system, not to a revived Knightstown court.
Knightstown Court Records Fallback
When MyCase returns nothing for a Knightstown-linked name, check first whether the number is the abolished 33I01 code. Then try the present number, the case-number history, and a wider party search. The case could be confidential, sealed, or expunged. It could be older than the online range, or outside the system entirely. An empty result alone proves no file exists.
Henry County Clerk of Courts
1215 Race Street, Suite 120
New Castle, IN 47362
765-529-6401
clerkrequests@henrycounty.in.gov
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The official clerk page lists the counter, the phone, and the document-request email. Those channels sit alongside MyCase. State law also allows a written public-record request. Ask before mailing anything general, because Henry publishes no general copy-request form or mail procedure.
Give both numbers if you have them, old and current. Add the court and the date range. Name the exact document or CCS entry. Say whether you want plain or certified copies. Request the current fee and delivery method. Skip extra personal identifiers.
Who Can See Knightstown Court Records
Indiana presumes public access to court records. Some data and files fall outside that presumption. MyCase remote access can run narrower than what you can view at the courthouse. Juvenile, adoption, mental-health, protected-order, sealed, and some expungement records do not appear like ordinary civil or criminal cases. Even a public CCS does not promise that every linked document is online.
Key Rules:
Access Rule 4 states the general right of access.
Access Rule 5 lists records and data excluded from view.
Access Rule 9 provides a verified court request for excluded material.
Indiana's Access to Public Records Act applies where court-specific rules do not control.
The manifest image comes from the official court-access rule.
Access starts with the court rules. That holds true even when a case carries a Knightstown connection.
Knightstown Public Records Boundary
Indiana's general public-record law and the court access rules govern different halves of a Knightstown request. Town minutes, finance records, and council proceedings come from town government. A court CCS, a judicial order, a filed motion, or a certified court copy belongs with the proper court clerk. The Indiana Access to Court Records Rules control court exclusions.
The official Indiana Access to Public Records Act sets out the open-records duties that apply to the town side of a request.
The statute works well for town administrative records. It does not let a town office hand out sealed court content. It also cannot replace the verified Rule 9 process.
State guidance sets a seven-day clock. It covers denials of mailed, faxed, or electronic APRA requests, though production may take longer when reasonable. No promise comes with that clock. It does not mean a Knightstown court copy arrives within seven days, so confirm timing, format, cost, and lawful access with the office that actually holds the record.
Describe the exact record and why that office holds it. A request for a Knightstown council action should cite a meeting date or ordinance topic. A request for a court order needs more. Give the active or former case number, the court, and the event date. Clear terms let each office respond without blending town papers with judicial ones.