Hocking County
Named after the Hocking River and established on March 1, 1818, Hocking County is home to over 28,000 Ohioans and covers about 421 square miles. It is also an economically booming county, being home to nearly 500 businesses.
The Hocking County trial system comprises the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court. The Court of Common Pleas has two divisions - the General and Domestic Relations Division and the Juvenile/Probate Division.
The General and Domestic Relations Division generally hears civil cases exceeding $15,000, criminal cases, divorces, and child custody matters. The Juvenile/Probate Division handles offenses involving minors, adoptions, and estate-related matters. The Municipal Court hears civil cases with a claim of $15,000 or less, traffic offenses, misdemeanors, small claims, and other minor offenses.
The records and documents from the proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas or Municipal Court constitute the Hocking County public court records. They include court filings, applications, processes, orders, and judgments. The Hocking County Clerk of Courts is responsible for maintaining, organizing, and storing these records and facilitating public access to them, where necessary.
Hocking County public court records are available upon demand by interested members of the public. Particularly, you can view records of:
- Domestic matters
- Civil cases
- Felony Criminal cases
- Fourth District Court of Appeals cases originating in the Hocking County Common Pleas CourtÂ
You may access the records of court cases through the Hocking County online case search platform. The platform allows you to search by case name, case number, case type, and other filtering options.
If you are interested in obtaining the records of a court case or accessing a case that is not online, you may contact the Hocking County Clerk of Courts at (740) 385-2616 for the procedure. Note that you may be required to pay a processing fee to obtain copies of court records.
Alternatively, you may visit the relevant court or the Clerk of Courts in person to make the relevant inquiries or obtain your preferred record. The Clerk of Courts is available Mondays through Fridays between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
