Courts taking criminal cases (state directory, October 2026):

• Circuit Court #1: 413 Main Street, Rising Sun, IN 47040, 812-438-3410

The clerk's office, P.O. Box 185, Rising Sun, IN 47040, 812-438-2610, files papers and takes payments.

Arrestees from this county are housed downriver in the jail in Vevay. Warrants from the local court are served by the Ohio County Sheriff's Office, which answers at 812-438-3636. Counsel can coordinate a surrender with the sheriff's office so the person is booked on the warrant and brought before the judge promptly. Statewide, Indiana gives the public MyCase, where public cases list warrant orders and the judge who signed each warrant. In Rising Sun, the clerk uses P.O. Box 185, Rising Sun, IN 47040 and the phone line 812-438-2610.

Under Senate Enrolled Act 76, in effect July 1, 2026, written notice goes to the judge. It goes in the file. ICE may take custody at the jail holding the person. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System then shows where.

1. Initial hearing: the first date in court.
2. Omnibus: the court sets a motion deadline.
3. Pretrial conferences: lawyers in Ohio County share evidence and talk about pleas.
4. Jury or bench trial: someone held in jail can ask for trial within 70 days.
5. Sentencing hearing: Level 6 sentences often stay here. Longer terms go to the Indiana Department of Correction.

1. Start at MyCase, Indiana's public case search.
2. Pick Ohio County and enter a name.
3. Hearings for cases appear on the docket.
4. The Clerk at the courthouse in Rising Sun; mail: P.O. Box 185, Rising Sun, IN 47040 can help: 812-438-2610.

Juvenile cases are not public.

Ask for a public defender at your first hearing. The Indiana Public Defender Commission helps fund public defense.

1. Under Appellate Rule 9, the notice is due within 30 days.
2. Notices go to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Tax Court, 216 State House, 200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317-232-1930.
3. There is a $250 filing fee.
4. Judges on the Indiana Court of Appeals read the record.
5. A petition to transfer can reach the Indiana Supreme Court.

The court can appoint appeal counsel. The State Public Defender handles some post-conviction cases.

The Southern District of Indiana, New Albany Division, hears them. Clerk's office: 121 W. Spring Street, New Albany, IN 47150 (812-542-4510). Federal defendants from Ohio County may be held by the U.S. Marshals Service.

One court, the Circuit Court, hears felonies and misdemeanors. With no city court, small cases stay there. MyCase shows the court for each case.