Search Claiborne Parish Criminal Records

Claiborne Parish criminal records are maintained by the Clerk of Court in Homer and cover all criminal cases, felony charges, misdemeanor offenses, arrests, warrants, and convictions processed through the 2nd Judicial District Court serving the parish.

Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court

The Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court holds all criminal court records for Claiborne Parish. The office is located at 508 W. Main Street, Homer, LA 71040. The phone number is (318) 927-9601. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Claiborne Parish clerk's office is in the parish courthouse in Homer, which is also where the 2nd Judicial District Court holds criminal proceedings for Claiborne Parish. All felony indictments, misdemeanor charges, arrest warrants, and criminal convictions from Claiborne Parish are stored here.

Louisiana Revised Statute 44:31 guarantees free public inspection of Claiborne Parish criminal court records. You can walk in during business hours and view Claiborne Parish criminal case files without paying anything. You will need to know what you are looking for. The Claiborne Parish clerk can help you search by name or case number. A name search fee of $5.00 applies if you want the clerk to run the search for you and provide a list of matching Claiborne Parish criminal cases. If you know the case number, you can go straight to the Claiborne Parish criminal file.

Copy fees at the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court follow state standard rates. Plain copies are $1.00 per page. Certified copies cost $5.00 per document. For mail-in requests for Claiborne Parish criminal records, include a check made out to the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The clerk's staff will copy what they can locate and return copies with any remaining balance or an invoice for additional fees. Call ahead if you are unsure how many pages of Claiborne Parish criminal records you need.

How to Search Criminal Records in Claiborne Parish

Claiborne Parish is one of the parishes available through ClerkConnect, the multi-parish online records portal used by many Louisiana clerk offices. ClerkConnect lets you search Claiborne Parish criminal case records from home without visiting the Claiborne Parish courthouse. You can search by name, case number, or other identifiers depending on what the Claiborne Parish clerk has loaded into the system. Some Claiborne Parish document images may be available for viewing online as well.

The ClerkConnect portal covers criminal case data from participating parishes. Claiborne Parish is among them, which is a real convenience for people who cannot get to Homer during business hours or who need to search Claiborne Parish criminal records remotely. To access ClerkConnect, go to clerkconnect.com and select Claiborne Parish from the parish list. You may need to create an account. Some Claiborne Parish criminal record searches are free while others may require a fee or subscription depending on the type of record and how much detail you need.

The ClerkConnect interface includes a multi-parish search option for statewide lookups across all participating parishes at once.

ClerkConnect is one of the most practical tools for searching Louisiana criminal records online since it consolidates many parish clerk databases, including Claiborne Parish, into one place.

For in-person searches of Claiborne Parish criminal records, go to the Homer courthouse with the full name and date of birth of the person you are researching. The Claiborne Parish clerk staff can pull criminal case files and help confirm you have the right defendant. If you are searching for older Claiborne Parish criminal records from before electronic filing, the clerk may need to pull paper files from storage, which can take extra time.

Note: ClerkConnect availability and the completeness of Claiborne Parish criminal records online can vary, so if you need a complete picture of a person's criminal history in Claiborne Parish, an in-person visit to the Homer courthouse is always the most thorough option.

Claiborne Parish Court System

Claiborne Parish falls under the 2nd Judicial District, which also covers Bienville Parish. The 2nd JDC handles felony criminal cases, major civil matters, domestic disputes, and other serious proceedings for both parishes. The Claiborne Parish district court holds criminal sessions at the courthouse in Homer. Judges from the 2nd JDC preside over criminal trials and hearings for defendants charged with offenses in Claiborne Parish.

Appeals from the 2nd JDC go to the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. The Second Circuit covers northwest Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish. Its opinions on Claiborne Parish criminal cases are publicly accessible and searchable. If a criminal case from Claiborne Parish was appealed, you may find the appellate record and opinion through the Second Circuit's website or through the Louisiana Supreme Court site at lasc.org.

Minor criminal matters and ordinance violations may be heard by a justice of the peace or a city court before reaching the Claiborne Parish district court level. Claiborne Parish records for those proceedings are held separately. For Claiborne Parish district court criminal records, the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court in Homer is the right place to start your search.

Louisiana State Criminal Records

The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information keeps the official statewide criminal history database. A check through LSP BCII covers arrests and convictions reported from all 64 parishes, including Claiborne Parish. This is separate from what you find at the Claiborne Parish clerk level. The LSP background check process is explained on the LSP background checks page.

The Internet Background Check portal at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov provides name-based criminal history results online for $26.00 per search. You get results quickly and can download the report. This is a practical tool when you need a statewide criminal history overview without visiting multiple clerks' offices. Remember that name-based results are not as precise as fingerprint-based checks. If accuracy matters for a Claiborne Parish case, go with the fingerprint process through LSP BCII.

The BCII forms for fingerprint-based checks are at lsp.org/services/background-checks/bcii-forms/.

Fingerprint-based checks through BCII provide identity-confirmed results, which is more reliable than name-only searches for definitive background verification of Claiborne Parish defendants and others.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections offender search at doc.la.gov covers people currently in state prison or recently released. It is free to use. If someone from Claiborne Parish received a state prison sentence after a Claiborne Parish criminal conviction, their record likely appears in the DOC system. The DOC search does not cover local jail inmates, who are held by the Claiborne Parish sheriff.

Expunging Records in Claiborne Parish

Louisiana's expungement law, RS 44:9, allows eligible people to get Claiborne Parish criminal records removed from public access. To qualify in Claiborne Parish, the offense must not be a crime of violence or a sex offense, and the required waiting period must have passed. The waiting period depends on whether the Claiborne Parish criminal case ended in an arrest without conviction, a misdemeanor conviction, or a felony conviction. An attorney can confirm whether a specific Claiborne Parish criminal record qualifies for expungement.

Filing a Claiborne Parish expungement means going to the Claiborne Parish clerk's office at 508 W. Main Street in Homer and submitting the petition along with the $300.00 clerk fee. You also pay $250.00 to the Louisiana State Police by USPS money order. For a DWI expungement of a Claiborne Parish criminal record, add another $50.00 to the Office of Motor Vehicles. Total standard cost is $550.00. DWI total is $600.00. None of these fees are refunded if the Claiborne Parish court denies the petition.

Once the Claiborne Parish petition is filed, the Claiborne Parish clerk sends notice to the district attorney and relevant law enforcement agencies. Those agencies have a set time to object to the Claiborne Parish expungement. If no objections come in, the judge may grant the expungement without a hearing. If there are objections, a hearing is set. Most people hire an attorney to handle this process, but self-represented filers can obtain the forms from the Claiborne Parish clerk's office.

Note: All Claiborne Parish expungement fees are non-refundable, so make sure you or your attorney review eligibility carefully before filing a petition.

Criminal Record Copy Fees in Claiborne Parish

Copy fees at the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court follow the standard Louisiana schedule. Plain copies of Claiborne Parish criminal court documents are $1.00 per page. A certified copy is $5.00. A name-based Claiborne Parish criminal records search through the clerk's office is $5.00 per name. In-person inspection of any Claiborne Parish public criminal record is free under state law. You only pay when you want the Claiborne Parish clerk to print or certify copies of criminal records for you.

If you are mailing a request for Claiborne Parish criminal records, send a check or money order payable to the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court. Include a detailed description of the Claiborne Parish criminal records you need and a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Processing times for Claiborne Parish mail requests vary. For urgent needs, it is faster to visit in person or use the ClerkConnect portal online. The Claiborne Parish clerk does not accept credit cards, so plan to pay by cash, check, or money order when requesting criminal records.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are near Claiborne Parish. Each has its own clerk of court and criminal court records system.