CLERK OF THE COURTS

Notice of Proposed Amendment to Local Court Rule

2023 General Election Results for Clark County

The Clerk of the Courts is a county elected official who performs as an officer of the court, the manager of court information and the chief financial officer for all revenues collected on behalf of the Court. This office also issues marriage licenses and maintains all recorded marriage in Clark County.

The Clerk administers the official court records for all trial court cases with jurisdiction in Clark County, prepares the permanent historical records for the courts, processes and issues various documents for court cases.

As a member of the Election Board, the Clerk oversees, conducts, and certifies the results for all federal, state, county, township, municipal, special, and school board elections.

Clerk's Office Business Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm  (We request new cases be filed by 4:00 pm)

Please Note: The Clerk’s office is closed for lunch from 12:00pm - 1:00pm.

Check the status on a Court Case

To check the status on a Court case please click here to be taken to mycase.in.gov

Trial Court Online Streaming

Trial courts around the state are conducting remote video hearings, and they are authorized by Supreme Court order to live-stream hearings that are open to the public. Click on the link below to watch trial courts online. Recording of court hearings is prohibited, so archived versions of hearings are not available.

WATCH TRIAL COURT REMOTE VIDEO HEARINGS

Circuit Court #1

• Judge Nicholas Karaffa  - 812-285-6308

 Circuit Court #2

• Judge Bradley Jacobs - 812-285-6333

 Circuit Court #3

• Judge Lisa Glickfield - 812-285-6316

 Circuit Court #4

• Judge Vicki Carmichael - 812-285-6294

SUPERIOR Court #5

• Judge Abe Navarro - 812-670-4949 

SUPERIOR Court #6

• Judge Kyle Williams - 812-670-4950

Magistrate

• Magistrate (A) Lisa Reger -  812-280-5661

• Magistrate (B) William Dawkins - 812-258-2593 

• Magistrate (C) Joni Grayson - 812 -207-2878

Search Records

• Search Protective Orders and No Contact Orders
• Look up Record Retention Schedules

Additional Services

• Research trial court statistics
• Watch oral argument videos
• Apply for the Indiana Bar
• Law library catalog
• Calculate credit time for criminal sentences
• Date calculator

Clark County Indiana Auditor's Office

PLEASE NOTE THE CLARK COUNTY AUDITOR'S NEW LOCATION

Clark County Government Center
300 Corporate Drive Suite 105 & 106
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130

The auditor, a Constitutional Office, must wear many hats. The following attempts to categorize the most important duties of the office. The auditor serves as a secretary to the board of county commissioners and the clerk to the county council. The auditor has responsibility for keeping accounts and issuing checks for the county. As a result, the board of commissioners, the council and other officials often look to the auditor for day-to-day operational assistance, information and advice. 

Coordinator of Tax Collection and Distribution

The auditor is directly responsible for preparing tax duplicates that show the value of property and taxes assessed against each taxpayer. After taxes are collected by the treasurer, the auditor distributes them to the governmental units and agencies for which they were collected. As a part of the tax function, the auditor must also prepare plats that show the ownership and assessed valuation of each parcel in each township in the county. The plats must contain information prescribed by the Department of Local Government Finance and must be kept current. 

County “Comptroller”

In keeping accounts and issuing warrants, the auditor must develop financial analysis and cash flow projections and assist with budget preparations. The auditor is the principal financial officer in county government and is defined under IC 36-2-9-2 as the fiscal officer of the county. The county auditor must also prepare and file an annual financial report with the State Board of Accounts. 

Property Tax Information

• Click here to view/research property tax records online 
• Clark County has partnered with 39 Degrees for Geographical Information System Solution. Click here to view Clark County GIS maps 
• Clark County Plat Records are available to the public in the Clark County Government Center Plat Room.
• We have public computers located in the Plat Room for Research purposes.
• Printing/Copies are available at $0.10 per page
• The Department of Local Government Finances provides an in depth explanation of property taxes as well as taxpayer calculators. 
• Tax Rates

Property Tax Deductions

• Deductions for Homeowners
  • Indiana Property Tax Benefits
  • If you change your deed in any way, please come in to re-file your deductions. Failure to do so will result in losing your deduction. 
  • When filing for a HOMESTEAD Deduction, the Auditor’s Office will need the last 5 digits of the Social Security Number for each person living at the property.  If the person does not have a valid social security number, then the last 5 digits of their driver’s license number may be provided.
  • Forms
    • Homestead Deduction
    • Blind or Disabled Deduction Form
    • Disabled Veteran Deduction Form
    • Over 65 Deduction Form
    • Geothermal, Solar, Wind, or Hydroelectric Deduction Form
    • Heritage Barn Deduction Form
    • Real Property Abatement Forms
      • Statement of Benefits-Real Estate Improvements
      • Real Property Tax Abatement Deduction
      • Compliance with Statement of Benefits
      • Enterprise Zone Deduction Form

Homestead Audit

The Clark County Auditor’s Office has partnered with a third-party vendor, Tax Management Associates (TMA) to assist with eliminating homestead fraud. Tax Management Associates will be mailing letters on Clark County Auditor’s Office letterhead to Clark County residents whose eligibility for the standard homestead deduction needs further clarification. The Clark County Auditor’s Office is working alongside TMA to ensure their high standard of customer service is maintained. Should you receive correspondence from Tax Management Associates please know it is not fraudulent and you will want to respond as requested. 

Transfer Documents

• The Clark County Auditor’s Office is responsible for maintaining property tax maps and ownership records for the entire county. All deeds transferring property must be processed through the Auditor’s Office prior to being processed by the County Recorder.
• Click here to view the Check List that is used when reviewing Transfer Documents.
• Click here to view Transfer Document Fee List (Cash or Check only)
• Auditor Endorsement Fee Ordinance 
• Sales Disclosure Legislative Changes
• Statute for Parcel Number on Deeds
• Sales Disclosure Form
• The Auditor's Office Staff does not prepare legal documents. If you are need to transfer a piece of property, it is recommended that you seek professional assistance from an Attorney or Title Company. Your deed must be prepared and notarized PRIOR to bringing it to the Auditor’s for approval.

 Overpayments

• After each property tax installment is due, the Treasurer’s Office prepares a list of properties that have payments in excess of the amount that was due. At this time, a notification form is sent to the Taxpayer’s mailing address that allows them to claim the overpayment.  This form must be completed and mailed to the auditor’s office with proof of payment (IC 6-1.1-26-6a). A check will NOT be issued without proof of payment.
• Claims must be submitted within three years or monies will be considered unclaimed and will be transferred to the County General Fund (IC 6-1.1-26-6c).  

Tax Sale

• On or before July 1 of each year, the County Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor, a list of real property with delinquent taxes that are eligible for tax sale.
• Any property taxes or special assessments certified to the County Auditor for collection by the County Treasurer from the prior year's spring installment or before are delinquent as determined under IC 6-1.1-37-10 or any unpaid costs from a prior tax sale (IC 6-1.1-24-1) shall be certified.  Delinquent property taxes must exceed Twenty-Five Dollars ($25).
• The County Auditor shall maintain a list of all property eligible for sale. A tract or item of real property may not be removed from the list certified before the tax sale unless all delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties due on the delinquency, interest, and costs directly attributable to the tax sale have been paid in full to the County Treasurer. 
• For information regarding upcoming tax sales visit: https://sriservices.com/
• To redeem a property sold at tax sale, please contact our office.
• Please note that redemption amounts are re-calculated daily.
• Redemption must be in the form of cash or cashier’s check

Tax Distribution

• Settlement-The Auditor’s Office is responsible for the semiannual settlement and distribution of taxes. The Form 22 (also known as the certificate of tax distribution) shows the amount of tax dollars distributed to each taxing unit in Clark County for each settlement. Form 22’s can be found here.
• Fall 2023 Settlement Delinquent Property Spreadsheet List
• Local Income Tax Distribution Reports can be found on the DLFG’s Website. 
• Other Tax Distribution Reports can be found on the State Comptroller’s Website.  

Public Records Requests

• If you would like to request a record from our office, you may submit a Public Records Request to our office as outlined below. Complete all fields on the Public Records Request Form. This form is to facilitate and expedite the processing of your public records request. Provide a detailed description of the documents you are requesting from the Clark County Auditor’s Office. You may submit the completed form: by mail to The Clark County Auditor’s Office, 300 Corporate Drive, Suite 106, Jeffersonville, IN 47130, email the form to jhuffman@clarkcounty.in.gov, or submit the form in person at The Clark County Auditor’s Office.  Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act (I.C. 5-14-3), our office will notify you within 7 days with the status of your written request. Please note, a response does not necessarily indicate production of the requested documents, but may be a statement advising of additional time needed to locate the document. 

Budgets and Finances

• The Auditor’s staff and Treasurer’s office maintain separate accounting records to ensure proper use of public funds.  All claims for payment are approved by the County Commissioners, while the County Council authorizes the amount of money that can be spent by each department. 
• Financial Responsibilities of the Auditor’s Office include:
  • Payroll for County Employees
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Preparation of W-2’s and 1099’s
  • Annual report and fixed assets
  • Secretary to County Commissioners and County Council
  • Official Keeper of minutes, ordinances, contracts, and bonds
  • Audit and reporting of county grants
  • Assisting with preparation of County Budget and Salary Ordinance
  • Tax Distribution 

• The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance is responsible for ensuring property tax assessment and local government budgeting are carried out in accordance with Indiana law. The Department is charged with publishing property tax assessment rules and annually reviewing and approving the tax rates and levies of every political subdivision in the state, including all counties, cities, towns, townships, school corporations, libraries, and other entities with tax levy authority.
• Please click here for Clark County Budget information, tax rate information and assessment information. 
• Gateway collects and provides access to information about how taxes and other public dollars are budgeted and spent by Indiana's local units of government.

Contact the Clark County Indiana Auditor's Office

Office Hours: 8:30 - 4:30, Monday – Friday
Closed Holidays

Danny Yost, Clark County Auditor
Clark County Government Center
300 Corporate Drive Suite 106
Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130

Clark County Assessor's Office

The Clark County Assessor's Office locates, identifies, and appraises all taxable property accurately, uniformly, and equitably in accordance with Indiana law. We serve the public with integrity in a helpful, professional, knowledgeable and timely manner. Our employees are empowered to improve themselves and the Assessor's Office through continued training and career development. We communicate our policies, procedures, and information openly and honestly using the best available technology. We seek innovation and improvement to remain good stewards of the public's resources. We treat everyone with respect, dignity and compassion.

Every year, the Assessor's office performs a trending analysis of all real parcels. Trending is a way of assessing the value of real estate to account for changes in the marketplace. It requires assessors to research sales of properties in a particular area over the previous 14-month period. Using that information, we then estimate the values of other properties in the same area to determine an assessed value. Since property values rise and fall over time, annual adjustments ensure an assessment reflects market value-in-use of a property.

Assessments are used as a way to divide an individual's burden to the overall levy that is established by each government unit. After the gross assessed value is determined, the Auditor applies deduction and other credits which also shift the overall burden.

The Clark County Assessor's Office handles a wide array of additional tasks:

• Oversees the Cyclical Reassessment process.
• Calculates the total assessed values of all personal property in each taxing district.
• Verifies and reviews the self reported values of all personal property in each taxing district.
• Certifies current Assessment to the County Auditor's Office.
• Serves as Member/Secretary of the County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
• Administers Sale Disclosure Process.
• Discovers and identifies omitted property.
• Processes Not-For-Profit Property Tax Exemption Applications.
• Mobile home Assessments and notifications.
• Yearly Form 11 mail-outs (Notice of Assessments before tax bill).
• Processes Classified Forest applications.
• Processes tax abatements for Personal Property.

Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) Hearings

PTABOA hearings will be held the second Tuesday of each month starting at 1:30pm in the Clark County Government Building Room 418.

Contact the Clark County Assessor's Office

Please note the new office location

Butch Love, Clark County Assessor
Clark County Government Center
300 Corporate Drive Room 104
Jeffersonville, IN 47130

P 812.285.6225
F 812.280.5641

Email: blove@clarkcounty.in.gov

• Visit the Clark County Property Tax Assessment Website

Our staff is equally devoted to achieving our goal of fair and equitable assessments. Mass appraisal is not perfect, so we encourage the individual taxpayer to review his/her assessment. We welcome any questions and/or comments.

Related Information:

Click on the title link below to view property information.

• Click here for online GIS Property Mapping