Administrative Rules
Retention Schedules for Court Records
These retention schedules for court records are established by Indiana Supreme Court Administrative Rule 7, and are updated when the rule is updated.
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| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-01R | Entry Docket | 1790-c. 1913 | maintain permanently in original or in microform meeting the standards of Admin. R. 6. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-02 | Issue Docket | 1790-c. 1913 | destroy. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-03R | Entry, Issue Docket & Fee Book (Civil Docket, 1970 +) | c 1913-1990 | maintain permanently in original or in microfilm (microfilm after 20 years) |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-04 | Change of Venue Record | c. 1873 + | maintain permanently in original, or microfilm after 20 years and destroy original. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-05 | Judge’s/Bench/Court Docket | 1790-c. 1918 | destroy. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-06 | Clerk’s Docket Day Book/Scratch Book | 1790-c. 1918 | destroy. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-07 | Sheriff’s Docket (rare) | 1790-c. 1918 | destroy. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-08 | Bar Docket (cases arranged by attorney; not Entry Docket) | 1790- + | destroy. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-09 | Summons Docket (rare) | c. 1790- + | destroy 6 years after date of last entry. |
| Civil | Civil | 85-1.1-10 | Sheriff’s Summons Docket (rare) | c. 1790- + | destroy 6 years after date of last entry |