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Circuit courts are the only trial courts mentioned in the Indiana Constitution, but the Constitution did not create circuit courts. The 1851 Constitution granted the General Assembly the power to create circuit courts. In counties without superior or county courts, the circuit courts in addition to all other cases, also handle small claims cases, such as civil disputes involving less than $3,000 ($6,000 in Marion County) and minor offenses, such as misdemeanors, ordinance violations, and Class D felonies. Class D felonies are the lowest level (least serious) of felony charges. Circuit courts also have appellate jurisdiction over appeals from city and town courts. For the most part, superior courts have general jurisdiction, so they can hear ALL civil and criminal cases. Superior courts are also charged with establishing small claims and minor offense divisions if no county court system exists. The Indiana county court system was established on January 1, 1976. Today, the majority of county courts have been converted into superior courts. Floyd, Madison, and Montgomery counties are the only Indiana counties that still have a county court system. County courts handle contract (disputes over written and oral agreements), tort (such as personal injury cases like from a car accident), and landlord/tenant cases where the damages do not exceed $10,000, Class D felonies, misdemeanor and infraction cases, and violations of local ordinances. City and town courts may be created by local ordinance (local law). Currently there are forty-eight city courts and twenty-seven town courts in Indiana.

From here you are able to inquire on Indiana state case records including docket entries, parties, judgments, and charges in public courts. In common law jurisdictions, a court of record is a court that keeps permanent records of its proceedings. Judgments of a trial court of record are normally subject to appellate review. In many jurisdictions, all courts are courts of record. In many jurisdictions, courts that have the power to fine or imprison must be courts of record. In almost all jurisdictions, a court of record will have a court clerk whose primary duty is to maintain the permanent records. Traditionally, a court of record was required to have its own unique seal, which was used to authenticate its judgments and copies of its records.

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