Boone County Clerk Office
The Boone County Clerk page identifies Lisa Bruder as County Clerk and describes the office as the place where access to the courts often begins. Boone County uses a unified clerk structure. That means the same County Clerk supports Boone Circuit Court, Boone Superior Court I, and Boone Superior Court II for pleadings, motions, papers, evidence, court rulings, judgments, orders, decrees, costs, fines, and child-support collections.
The clerk page should not be read as only a court-file counter. The Boone County Clerk also issues and records marriage licenses, draws prospective jurors with jury commissioners, issues jury summonses, and performs election duties. For record users, though, the clerk's court function is the most important because the office maintains local court records and certifies copies when a document must be used for legal proof.
Boone County Clerk
Clerk: Lisa Bruder
212 Courthouse Square
Lebanon, IN 46052
765-482-3510
Fax: 765-485-0150
Email: lbruder@co.boone.in.us
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The manifest image from the Boone County Clerk staff directory supports the local office identity and staff structure.
That directory confirms the local clerk name and deputy roles used when court-record users need office-specific help.
Boone County Clerk Record Duties
The clerk maintains the local court record trail. That includes pleadings that open a case, motions asking the judge to act, papers and evidence filed with the court, rulings, judgments, orders, and decrees. The clerk also issues summonses and subpoenas, collects court costs and fines, receives money judgments, pays money judgments to the entitled party, and handles child-support collections.
- Maintains court filings, pleadings, motions, papers, evidence, rulings, judgments, orders, and decrees.
- Issues and records marriage licenses for Boone County applicants and ceremonies covered by Indiana rules.
- Certifies and attests court transcripts or documents when a complete court record is required.
- Collects court costs, fines, support fees, money judgments, and related court payments.
- Draws prospective jurors with jury commissioners and issues jury summonses.
- Performs election duties, including candidate filings, county election board service, and poll-site support.
Request Boone County Certified Copies
A certified copy is a clerk-attested court document. It may be needed for a divorce decree, judgment, order, adoption-related authorization where access is permitted, name-change proof, title case, estate letter, or filing in another court. A plain MyCase printout is not the same as a certified copy because it does not carry the clerk's certification.
- Search Indiana MyCase or existing paperwork for the Boone County cause number.
- Identify the court, party names, document type, and whether the copy must be plain or certified.
- Contact the Boone County Clerk to confirm the current submission method, page count, fee, and pickup or mail option.
- Submit the request with enough detail for staff to locate the record and apply any access limits.
- Pay the copy and certification charges before pickup or mailing when required by the clerk.
Note: Boone County research did not locate a dedicated court-record request PDF, so written requests should be confirmed with the clerk before mailing.
Boone County Clerk Request Fields
When no dedicated Boone County court-record form is posted, a clear written request should include the same core fields a clerk needs to identify a record. Case number and party names are the strongest search keys. Delivery method and copy type matter because certification, mailed copies, and page counts affect the amount due.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name | Likely yes | Include the name of the person asking for the record. |
| Requester phone, email, or mailing address | Likely yes | Needed for clerk response, copy pickup, or mail handling. |
| Case number / cause number | Strongly recommended | Use the MyCase cause number when known; hyphens and leading zeroes help staff confirm the case. |
| Party names | Strongly recommended | Use last, first, middle, or exact business name if available. |
| Court | Optional | Circuit Court, Superior Court I, Superior Court II, or city/town court where relevant. |
| Document requested | Yes | Examples include docket, CCS, order, judgment, certified pleading, decree, marriage record, or divorce decree. |
| Copy type | Yes | Plain copy or certified copy. |
| Number of copies | Yes | Include page count if known. |
| Delivery method | Optional | In-person pickup or mail; online document availability depends on case type. |
| Payment | Yes if copies are ordered | Confirm the current clerk instruction before sending payment. |
Boone County Clerk Fees
Boone County Clerk fees include filing fees, copy charges, certified-copy charges, court costs, support fees, and service charges. Not every fee applies to every request. A person asking for a certified divorce decree may need only certification and page fees, while a new case filing uses the filing fee schedule. Traffic and criminal costs may have online Odyssey payment options with a service fee, and the local infraction page says a cause number is needed.
| Item | Amount / Note |
|---|---|
| Small claims filing, one defendant | $87.00 |
| Small claims service fee when filing in office | $10.00 |
| Civil filing, one defendant | $157.00 except noted categories |
| Dissolution of marriage / legal separation | $177.00 |
| Paternity actions | $196.00 |
| Estate, trust, and guardianship filing | $177.00 |
| Infraction court costs | $135.00 plus fines or late fees assessed |
| Criminal court cost | $185.00 plus any court-assessed fees |
| Juvenile court cost | $176.00 |
| Adoptions | $157.00 |
| Support fees | $55.00 per year |
| Certified pleadings | $3.00 certification plus $1.00 per page |
| Copies | $0.10 per page, not including orders |
| Orders | $1.00 per page |
| Sheriff's service of process fee | $28.00 |
The manifest image from the Boone County Clerk genealogy page reflects another clerk access path for older local records.
Historical searches still route through the same local clerk office, but the legal-copy standard may differ from family-history research.
Boone County Clerk Forms
Boone County publishes specific clerk pages for common workflows. The small-claims forms page supports cases assigned to Superior Court II. The marriage license page supports new licenses and copy questions. The infraction page explains online payment through Odyssey and tells users a cause number is needed. These pages are not interchangeable, so use the page that matches the record type.
- Small claims forms for Superior Court II small-claims cases.
- Marriage license information for Boone County license fees and validity.
- Divorce information for clerk contact and divorce record routing.
- Infraction information for Odyssey payment details and cause-number payment access.
The manifest image from the Boone County small claims forms page documents a clerk form source tied to court records.
Small-claims forms are a practical example of how Boone County clerk pages support court filings as well as copy requests.
Boone County Clerk Access Channels
Boone County clerk records have more than one access channel. Public nonconfidential case information can be searched in MyCase. Certified copies, records not online, and questions about filing fees move through the clerk counter, phone, or a written request after the clerk confirms the current method. Traffic and criminal costs may be paid through Odyssey when the cause number is known, but Boone's infraction instructions tie the online payment path to service fees and the cause-number requirement.
Use in-person access when a record is not online, when certification is required, or when public access is unclear. Use phone or written contact when the request needs fee confirmation before mailing. Use MyCase first when the goal is to find a public case number, court, status, or docket event. The clerk and the court remain the official source for certified court records.