In Vermillion County, small claims cases up to $10,000 are heard by the Vermillion County Clerk of Courts (Circuit and Superior Courts, small claims docket). Here is where it is, how to reach it and how to file.
Address: 255 South Main, Newport, IN 47966 · Map
Phone: 765-492-5350
Clerk's mailing address: PO BOX 10, 255 South Main, Newport, IN 47966.
Court addresses, phones and hours change. Call the clerk before you go, and ask whether small claims are filed at this location.
The county where the transaction or incident happened, where the obligation was made or to be performed, or where the defendant lives or works. In Marion County, file in the right township small claims court; rent and eviction cases go to the township where the property is.
If the person or business you are suing is in another county, use that county's court instead. See all Indiana counties.
Indiana doesn't require a demand before you file, but a written request for payment is good evidence and may settle the matter. Make a free demand letter.
Small Claims Notice of Claim (also serves as the summons) Get the form.
Costs are set by county and include the filing fee and service. For example, Hancock County charges $97 with certified-mail service or $125 with sheriff service for one defendant, plus $10 for each extra defendant. Fee waiver: Ask the court to let you file without paying costs (indigency or fee waiver request); the clerk can tell you the local form..
The clerk can send the Notice of Claim by certified mail, or the sheriff can deliver it. It can also be left at the defendant's home with a copy mailed first-class. In Marion County you can also use a constable.
The court sets the trial date when you file; how soon depends on the county's calendar. Be ready to try the case at the first setting. Bring receipts, photos, messages, the contract and your demand letter, with copies.
Want every detail? The full Indiana filing guide covers each stage with a checklist.
Open the filing guideSmall claims in Vermillion County are filed with the Vermillion County Clerk of Courts (Circuit and Superior Courts, small claims docket), 255 South Main, Newport, IN 47966. Phone: 765-492-5350.
Up to $10,000. You can sue for up to $10,000, not counting interest and attorney fees. The same limit applies in the Marion County township courts. If you're owed more, you can give up the extra to stay in small claims.
Costs are set by county and include the filing fee and service. For example, Hancock County charges $97 with certified-mail service or $125 with sheriff service for one defendant, plus $10 for each extra defendant.