Daviess Appear-By Dates Need Care
The appear-by date is a traffic-specific field. It is not a universal trial label. On some citations it marks the deadline to respond, pay, or take another required step, while a later hearing event does different work. Read both fields. When the required action is unclear, ask Daviess Superior rather than waiting for a guessed courtroom date, because a guess can turn a citation into a missed deadline.
Docket phrases tell a story in sequence. "Citation filed" opens the record. "Admission" states your response, "judgment" records the court's action, and "paid in full" is the financial entry. A BMV or SR16-style notice covers licensing communication. No single phrase proves where every duty stands today, so pair the latest event with the Clerk's official balance and the BMV's current record.
Daviess County Traffic Court Records
Every infraction and ordinance violation filed or transferred in Daviess County lands in Daviess Superior Court under local rule LR14-AR00-3.1. The Odyssey identifier is 14D01. A ticket written in Washington, Odon, Montgomery, Elnora, Plainville, or any other county community does not go to a municipal or town court. The official Daviess selector lists no such court.
The public MyCase summary can carry non-confidential entries for an IF infraction or OV ordinance violation. Those classes belong to Superior rather than to a felony docket. Expect the cause number, citation number, offense date, statute or description, appear-by date, settings, admission or judgment, and financial events. A public BMV-related notice may also appear. Exact content varies.
The Daviess Traffic Infractions page publishes the county's amounts, payment methods, the online-pay route, and license contacts.
The county page handles practical services, while the court docket stays the official record of case events.
Daviess Traffic Cases Use 14D01
The court code stops a common search mistake. A cause number starting with 14D01 belongs to Daviess Superior Court. County code 14 comes first, and D01 marks Superior. The later segments describe the filing period, case type, and sequence. That date-like segment is not a hearing date.
The old Daviess County Court code 14E01 is abolished. It can still matter for archived material, but it is not where a new citation goes. Daviess Circuit, 14C01, handles family, probate, foreclosure, small-claims, and other assigned work. If an unusual transfer or related case appears, check the actual result.
Countywide route: Start with Daviess Superior for IF and OV cases. A city name on the citation describes place or agency context, not a separate Daviess city-court docket.
Looking Up a Traffic Ticket
Indiana MyCase serves as the general public case search. Indiana's Judicial Branch public-records page also links a specialized traffic-tickets and citations service. Use the citation number where the service supports it. In MyCase, the full cause number usually works as the most exact key. Searching by name? Limit the results to Daviess Superior and the infraction or ordinance category, then compare the citation date and status.
- Read the citation for the citation number, name, agency, and appear-by date.
- Open the official state case or traffic search and select Daviess.
- Try the cause number first; use the citation number or name as the supported alternative.
- Match the court code, case type, offense date, and public description.
- Read the latest event and contact the Clerk when a deadline or balance is uncertain.
The Daviess County Clerk keeps the official file. The office sits at 200 East Walnut Street, Washington, Indiana 47501. The county page lists 812-254-8664 and Monday-through-Friday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MyCase may not carry every document. Visit or call for a public copy, a certified record, or the official balance. The county publishes no general copy email, fax, dropbox, or public-terminal workflow. Call before relying on one.
Citation and Cause Numbers Differ
A citation number belongs to the enforcement record. A cause number is assigned when the matter reaches the court system. Either can locate a case, but the two do not work in every search field. Name searches add a risk of their own, since two people can share a name. Compare several public fields rather than trusting one. Do not rely on a single match.
| Cause number | The court identifier, filing segment, type, and sequence used by MyCase. |
|---|---|
| Citation number | The reference printed on the ticket and sometimes shown in the case summary. |
| Appear-by date | A traffic-specific deadline that may not be a trial or hearing. |
| Offense date | The cited incident date, distinct from filing and judgment dates. |
| Latest event | The newest public docket entry, which may change what an earlier notice suggests. |
A Daviess traffic docket can carry labels such as traffic citation, admission paid in full, judgment, and BMV or SR16-style events. These show process stages only. They do not prove current license status.
How to Find Your Traffic Court Date
Begin with the citation's appear-by date. Then compare it against the newest public event in MyCase. An appear-by date may be a compliance deadline rather than a trial date. If the docket later shows a hearing, reset, continuance, or cancellation, the most recent court entry deserves your attention. Daviess County Court Dates explains settings in fuller detail.
Call Daviess Superior Court at 812-254-8671 when the courtroom, event, or schedule is unclear. For case-file and payment questions, call the Clerk at 812-254-8664. Never use a private message to the judge as a scheduling shortcut. A public summary can lag, and a missed date carries serious effects. Direct verification is the safe route.
Date check: Citation deadline › latest docket event › court-office confirmation.
Note: Court pages list weekday public hours with a noon closure for the individual court. Verify current access before you travel.
Daviess Traffic Amounts Vary by Violation
Daviess County's traffic fee table carries an effective date of December 6, 2021. Read it as a snapshot, not a promise. A different charge can move the total. So can a new court order or a change in the law. Ask the Clerk to confirm the exact balance before you pay.
| County table line | Published amount |
|---|---|
| Driving while suspended | $140.50 |
| Standard traffic infraction | $136.50 |
| Conservation infraction | $136.00 |
| Speeding 1-24 mph over | $136.50 |
| Speeding 25-29 mph over | $145.50 |
| Speeding 30+ mph over | $160.50 |
| Seat belt or child restraint | $25 |
| Failure to yield to emergency vehicle | $160.50 |
| FMCMS | $155.50 |
One label in that table, FMCMS, appears without explanation. Guessing what a code means risks misreading the record. The Clerk can confirm the case description and the current amount.
Pay or Contest a Ticket
Paying is one path. Daviess County accepts cash, money orders, and cashier's checks. It also links to Indiana Public Courts Online Services for online payment. That channel adds its own charges. Before you submit anything, match the cause number and the amount. Keep proof of payment. Then check the court docket for the event that follows, since a phrase like "admission paid in full" records both a case response and the payment status, not just a receipt.
Contesting works differently. Follow the instructions and the deadline printed on the citation. Ask the court office about the right setting if you need one. Paying a ticket can count as an admission under the applicable procedure. Anyone weighing defenses, consequences, or the effect of an admission should talk to a lawyer. The Clerk cannot answer legal questions for you.
- Verify the cause number and name.
- Ask the Clerk for the current amount.
- Check added online-service charges.
- Use only the listed payment route.
- Keep the receipt and confirm the docket event.
Suspended Driving Needs a BMV Check
Paying the court does not restore your license. License status and reinstatement sit with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The county traffic page posts BMV call-center numbers for both topics, and since phone details change, use the current Daviess County page to reach them.
A docket entry about a BMV notice or an SR16-style event is a court record of transmitted or recorded activity. It is not a live driver record. A missed appearance, a warrant indicator, an unpaid balance, or a license consequence needs confirmation with the Clerk and the BMV. No single online line proves a privilege is valid today.
Do not drive based on a docket assumption. Confirm court compliance with the Clerk and current driving status with the Indiana BMV before relying on reinstatement.
Traffic Court Record vs Driving Record
Two different systems are at work here. The Daviess docket tracks the citation as a judicial matter: filings, deadlines, appearances, judgment, payment events, and public notices. The BMV record handles the state licensing side. Neither one can stand in for the other.
| Question | Traffic court record | BMV record |
|---|---|---|
| Who keeps it? | Daviess Clerk and Superior Court | Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles |
| What does it show? | Court case events and disposition | Current licensing and driver-record information |
| Where to verify? | MyCase, Clerk, or court | Official BMV channel |
Traffic records are not complete criminal histories. An IF code marks an infraction category, while an OV code marks an ordinance violation. The public file tracks the case; it does not support broad personal profiling.
Daviess Traffic Access Has Limits
Through MyCase, public users generally get non-confidential infraction and ordinance orders. Other online documents may be limited. Indiana Access Rule 8 governs consent to release and how improper exclusion is handled. Juvenile material carries separate statutory limits. Personal identifiers, protected victim information, medical records, privileged content, and sealed records stay out of ordinary public search results. View the official Access Rule 8 source.
The rule gives people a process for raising access issues. The public portal itself is still not the official file. Review the Indiana Access to Public Records Act source.
Read that statute alongside the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records and any case-specific confidentiality laws. Review the Indiana juvenile-record statute source.
That statute is why a juvenile-related matter cannot be treated like an ordinary adult traffic result.
Copies and Fees
MyCase access is not a copy of the official file. Ask the Daviess County Clerk whether the order or docket item you want is public, on hand, and able to be certified. The county publishes no general court-copy or certification schedule. The genealogy page's ten-cent-per-page and $3 certification figures apply only to that genealogy process. They never apply to a current traffic file.
Give the Clerk the cause number, court, party name, and the exact record sought. If a document is not online, the Clerk can explain the public-copy options. A transcript is different and goes through the court reporter. Call ahead about office hours, access, and readiness if travel is involved. For a wider sweep across record types, use Daviess County Court Record Search.