Clay County Traffic Court Records
Clay local rule LR11-AR01-2 assigns all IF traffic infractions and OV ordinance violations to Clay Superior Court. No separate Clay municipal-ticket court or portal appears in the current official directory. The Superior office is at 609 East National Avenue, Room 203, Brazil, and its phone is 812-448-9031.
The unified Clerk keeps the official traffic CCS and filed record. MyCase displays public case events, while ePay provides eligible citation lookup and payment. An ePay result or receipt is not a certified CCS, and not every ticket is eligible or immediately visible.
Clay Traffic Uses Superior Court
Traffic cases in Clay County are county-court matters. The local assignment rule places IF and OV case types in Superior Court. The cause number therefore normally carries the 11D01 court code, while the two-letter type identifies an infraction or ordinance matter. Police agency boundaries do not create separate municipal dockets here.
Call Superior Court for settings, the traffic Clerk for citation processing, and the Prosecutor at 812-448-9028 for deferral questions. Each office answers a different part of the same case.
Looking Up a Traffic Ticket
Indiana ePay accepts three lookup paths: ticket number, driver license number, or name and date of birth. Preserve leading zeroes in a ticket number. The name route requires first name, last name, and birth date; middle name is optional. If ePay has no result, check MyCase and call the traffic Clerk rather than assuming the citation ended.
- Find the ticket number and confirm that Clay Superior Court holds the case.
- Search Indiana ePay by ticket number, license number, or name and birth date.
- Open MyCase to locate the public CCS by citation, cause number, or name.
- Call 812-448-9032 or visit the Clerk counter if the ticket has not posted.
- Record the response deadline, hearing setting, balance, and case number separately.
Three ePay Lookup Choices
The Indiana ePay portal offers Ticket number, Driver License number, and Name with Date of Birth searches.
Name searching needs first, last, and birth date. Ticket formats vary, so copy the issued value and keep leading zeroes. No result may mean a delay, mismatch, unavailable ticket, or online-payment ineligibility.
How to Find Your Traffic Court Date
Read the citation, ePay result, and CCS as different sources. A citation date can be the deadline to respond, not the date of a trial. The CCS shows a hearing once the court enters the setting, reset, or continuance. Clay is not currently listed as a participating court in the statewide standalone Court Calendar, so confirm with Superior Court at 812-448-9031.
| Citation Number | Search the issued ticket number or an IF cause number such as 11D01-YYMM-IF-######. |
|---|---|
| Court | Clay Superior Court holds local IF and OV matters. |
| Date & Time | The CCS setting date and time; compare it with the citation deadline. |
| Courtroom | Confirm the current room with Superior Court before travel. |
| Status | Public status and event history; verify late or failure-to-appear status by phone. |
Due Date Is Not Hearing Date
The Clerk-linked Clay traffic sheet draws a vital distinction: the date printed for response may not be the trial date. A not-guilty response leads to a later setting. A continuance or reset appears as another CCS event. Never treat the county home-page event calendar as a court calendar.
Because the statewide calendar currently lists no participating Clay court, the safest chain is citation, CCS, Superior Court confirmation. A short phone check can prevent a trip based on an old setting.
Pay or Contest a Ticket
Payment and contest are different responses. Use ePay only when the ticket is eligible, or confirm the current in-person or mail method with the traffic Clerk. To contest, notify the Clerk by the citation deadline and request trial. The older Clay procedure sheet says the due date may not be the hearing date, but its 2017 to 2018 dollar table is not current authority.
| Paying the Ticket | Contesting the Ticket |
|---|---|
| Eligible payment resolves the cited matter through the stated plea path. | A timely not-guilty response leads to trial or another hearing. |
| Pay by the citation or posted deadline. | Notify the Clerk by the citation deadline. |
| Use ePay if eligible; otherwise confirm counter or mail procedure. | Contact the Clay traffic Clerk for the accepted request method. |
Missed Deadline: A $25 late-payment fee can apply when current rule conditions are met, and failure to respond can trigger further court or licensing action. Call the Clerk or Superior Court for current status and the steps required.
Clay Traffic Sheet Is Historical
The county still links a traffic procedure PDF marked effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Its instructions about timely response, signed-ticket mailing, and requesting trial remain useful context. Its dollar schedule is stale and must not be quoted as the current balance.
Use the current Indiana fee manual and ask the Clerk to confirm the exact citation total. The older sheet also identifies categories that required appearance at that time, including DUI, reckless driving, leaving the scene, and license-status matters. Confirm present procedure instead of relying on that old list.
Traffic Court Record vs Driving Record
The court record and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles record serve different roles. The Clay Clerk keeps the traffic case file, CCS, judgment, payment events, and certified court copies. The state licensing agency maintains its separate driver record. ePay is only a lookup and payment path. MyCase does not promise to reproduce the licensing file.
| Court Traffic Record | Driver Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Kept By | Clay Clerk and Superior Court | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles |
| Shows | Citation, plea, hearings, judgment, and court financial events | State licensing history and agency actions |
| How to Get It | MyCase or a Clerk copy request | The BMV's own record channel |
Clay Deferral Uses the Prosecutor
Clay County's official Prosecutor page describes an infraction-deferral path for qualifying speeding matters. The office phone is 812-448-9028. Research notes describe paperwork sent by mail and a typical six-month period, but eligibility depends on the present program and individual citation.
Deferral is not automatic, and ePay does not decide eligibility. Commercial-license restrictions and other limits may apply. Contact the Prosecutor before paying because payment may close off another response path.
Which Clay Traffic Phone to Call
Use the traffic Clerk at 812-448-9032 for citation processing, payment procedure, or a ticket that has not posted. Use Superior Court at 812-448-9031 to confirm a hearing setting or reset. The unified Clerk at 812-448-9024 handles official CCS and document-copy questions, while the Prosecutor at 812-448-9028 answers deferral eligibility questions. Giving the ticket or cause number at the start helps each office identify the matter.
Copies and Fees
Request a plain or certified CCS, judgment, or filed traffic document from the unified Clay Clerk. The current framework lists one dollar per letter or legal page and one dollar per certificate under seal. MyCase searching is free, but an online view is not a certified copy. Confirm the page count, postage, payment method, and final total before ordering.
| Item | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plain copy | $1 per page | Letter or legal size under the current framework. |
| Certificate under seal | $1 | Added to page charges for a certified copy. |
| Clay-specific search charge | Not published | Confirm with the Clerk before ordering. |
Traffic Access Rules Still Apply
Traffic CCS entries are generally public, but protected information and excluded documents remain governed by Indiana court-record rules. Rule 4 states the public-access baseline.
Rule 5 identifies confidential and redacted material.
A request for excluded material follows Rule 9.
These rules govern the court file even when ePay shows a public payment result.