Case Type Table
| Case Category | Examples | First full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP |
Appellate Case |
Appeals from the County Court to the Circuit Court |
2003 |
| CA |
Circuit Civil |
Mortgage Foreclosures, Contract Disputes, Malpractice, Products Liability, Eminent Domain (Condemnation), Automobile Negligence, Other Negligence (Includes Family Civil cases filed before 01/01/1999) |
1983 |
| CC |
County Civil |
Civil actions where plaintiff(s) seeks less than $15,000 in damages |
1983 |
| CF |
Felony |
Grand Theft, Aggravated Battery, Possess Cocaine, Forgery, Burglary, Sexual Battery, Murder |
1991 |
| CO |
County Ordinances |
Animals Running At Large, Open Container of Alcohol on Rainbow River, Code Violations (Cases filed before 01/01/1999 are included in the MM case category) |
1991 |
| CP |
Probate |
Estates, Guardianships, Trusts |
1983 |
| CT |
Criminal Traffic |
DUI, Driving While License Suspended, Flee/Attempt to Elude Police, Leave Scene of Crash (Cases filed before 01/01/1999 are included in the MM case category) |
1991 |
| DR |
Family Civil |
Dissolutions of Marriage, Child Support, Paternity, Name Changes, Domestic Violence/Repeat Violence Injunctions (Cases filed before 01/01/1999 will have a CA case category.) |
1983 |
| IN |
Non-Traffic Infractions |
Non-Criminal offenses such as hunting, fishing, boating, and juvenile tobacco violations. |
2001 |
| LE |
Law Enforcement Baker Act |
All matters initiated by a law enforcement agency relating to the care and treatment of individuals with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. |
1998 |
| MH |
Mental Health |
All matters relating to the care and treatment of individuals with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. |
1974 |
| MM |
Misdemeanors |
Petit Theft, Trespass, Battery, Criminal Mischief, Possess Marijuana if less then 20 grams (Includes non-criminal, non-traffic violations filed between 01/01/1999 and 12/31/2000, like boating, hunting, fishing, juvenile tobacco cases) |
1991 |
| MO |
Municipal Ordinances |
Animals Running At Large, Open Container of Alcohol, Code Violations (Cases filed before 01/01/1999 are included in the MM case category) |
1991 |
| SC |
Summary Claims |
Small Claims and most eviction cases |
1983 |
| TR |
Traffic Infractions |
Non-criminal traffic violations (Includes non-criminal, non-traffic violations filed before 01/01/1999, like boating, hunting, fishing, juvenile tobacco cases) |
1996 |
| WF |
Other Probate |
Last Will & Testament filed, Pre-Need Guardianships |
1983 |
1Criminal cases are public record with the following exceptions:
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The case has been sealed or expunged by court order
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The record would reveal the identity of a victim of sexual battery or a related crime
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A warrant issued in connection with an indictment or information is still active (unless the warrant remains unserved for one year or longer)