Access East Feliciana Parish Criminal Records

East Feliciana Parish criminal records are maintained by the East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court in Clinton, and East Feliciana Parish criminal cases from the 20th Judicial District Court cover felony charges, arrests, criminal convictions, and court dockets filed in East Feliciana Parish.

East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court

The East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court is the official custodian of criminal court records for East Feliciana Parish. The mailing address is P.O. Drawer 599, Clinton, LA 70722. The phone number is (225) 683-5145. East Feliciana Parish Clerk office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The East Feliciana Parish Clerk office handles all criminal case filings, criminal minute entries, and document requests for criminal matters heard in the 20th Judicial District Court in Clinton. All East Feliciana Parish criminal court records from the 20th JDC are maintained by this office.

Louisiana Revised Statute 44:31 gives any member of the public the right to inspect East Feliciana Parish criminal court records for free. You can walk into the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office during business hours and review criminal case files without paying a fee. To get the most out of your visit to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk, bring the full name of the person whose criminal records you are searching and, if possible, their date of birth. A criminal case number, if you have it, will speed things up at the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office. If you only have a name, the East Feliciana Parish Clerk can run a criminal search for you for $5.00 per name.

Copy fees for East Feliciana Parish criminal records follow the standard Louisiana schedule. Plain copies of East Feliciana Parish criminal court documents cost $1.00 per page. Certified copies of East Feliciana Parish criminal records run $5.00 per document. For mail-in requests for East Feliciana Parish criminal records, call the office at (225) 683-5145 first to confirm what you need is on file and get a fee estimate. Include a check payable to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court and a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Credit cards are not accepted for East Feliciana Parish criminal record requests.

How to Search Criminal Records in East Feliciana Parish

East Feliciana Parish does not have a dedicated online criminal case search portal, so in-person visits or mail requests to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office in Clinton are the main way to access East Feliciana Parish criminal records. Call ahead before visiting the East Feliciana Parish Clerk to confirm the clerk can assist you and to ask whether the criminal records you need require any advance notice to retrieve from storage.

For in-person East Feliciana Parish criminal records searches, go to the courthouse in Clinton and give the East Feliciana Parish Clerk a name, date of birth, and any criminal case number you have. Older East Feliciana Parish criminal records on paper may take time to pull. Be patient, and bring a list of the East Feliciana Parish criminal cases or date ranges you need so the clerk can search criminal records efficiently. You can review East Feliciana Parish criminal case files for free and order copies of criminal records at the standard per-page rate if you need them.

The Louisiana State Police Internet Background Check at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov is a good way to get a statewide criminal records overview that goes beyond East Feliciana Parish. It costs $26.00 and covers criminal arrests and convictions from all 64 parishes. If someone has criminal records in multiple parishes beyond East Feliciana Parish, the IBC search surfaces them without requiring you to visit each courthouse separately. The ClerkConnect multi-parish portal may also have East Feliciana Parish criminal data available online, so check that site for what East Feliciana Parish criminal records are accessible remotely.

The Louisiana state portal at louisiana.gov links to criminal justice and public records resources across state agencies.

The louisiana.gov portal is a useful hub when you need to find links to the Louisiana State Police, Department of Corrections, and other official sources for criminal records including East Feliciana Parish criminal history.

Note: East Feliciana Parish is a small rural parish. Call the East Feliciana Parish Clerk at (225) 683-5145 before any visit to make sure staff is available and that the East Feliciana Parish criminal records you need are accessible during your visit.

East Feliciana Parish Court System

East Feliciana Parish is part of the 20th Judicial District, which covers both East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana parishes. The two parishes share the 20th JDC district, but each has its own courthouse and clerk of court. East Feliciana Parish criminal cases go through the 20th JDC, with the Clinton courthouse serving as the venue for criminal proceedings in East Feliciana Parish. The judges of the 20th JDC preside over felony criminal trials, arraignments, bond hearings, and criminal sentencing in East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana.

Appeals from East Feliciana Parish criminal cases in the 20th JDC go to the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. The First Circuit covers south-central Louisiana including East Feliciana Parish. First Circuit criminal opinions may be found through the Louisiana Supreme Court website. If an East Feliciana Parish criminal case was appealed, the appellate file goes to the First Circuit, while the original trial court criminal file stays with the East Feliciana Parish Clerk in Clinton. Most searches for East Feliciana Parish criminal records focus on that trial court file.

Minor criminal matters in East Feliciana Parish may be handled at the justice of the peace level or by city court before reaching district court. Those East Feliciana Parish criminal records are held separately. For a district court criminal case in East Feliciana Parish, the East Feliciana Parish Clerk is the right source.

Louisiana State Criminal Records

The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) runs the statewide criminal history database that includes East Feliciana Parish criminal records. BCII collects arrest data, criminal conviction records, and court criminal dispositions from all 64 parishes including East Feliciana Parish. A BCII criminal history check gives you a statewide picture that goes beyond what the East Feliciana Parish Clerk holds locally. The process is described on the LSP background checks page.

The Internet Background Check (IBC) portal at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov charges $26.00 per name criminal search and delivers criminal history results online. This is a practical tool when you need a broad overview of criminal records quickly that includes but goes beyond East Feliciana Parish. For more reliable, identity-confirmed criminal history results, the fingerprint-based check through BCII is the right choice. The forms and instructions for fingerprint-based criminal history checks are at lsp.org/services/background-checks/bcii-forms/.

The BCII forms page from the Louisiana State Police is shown here.

The BCII forms page has everything you need to submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check request through the Louisiana State Police, covering East Feliciana Parish and all other Louisiana parishes.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections at doc.la.gov provides a free offender search. It covers people currently in state prison or recently released. The DOC criminal search does not include local jail inmates, who are held by the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff. If you need booking or criminal arrest data from the local sheriff in East Feliciana Parish, contact that office directly.

Expunging Records in East Feliciana Parish

Louisiana allows expungement of certain East Feliciana Parish criminal records under RS 44:9. Eligible East Feliciana Parish criminal records include some arrests without criminal conviction, certain misdemeanor criminal convictions after the waiting period, and some East Feliciana Parish felony criminal convictions. Crimes of violence and sex offenses are excluded by statute from East Feliciana Parish criminal expungement. If you are unsure whether your East Feliciana Parish criminal record qualifies, consult an attorney before paying any fees, since all East Feliciana Parish criminal expungement costs are non-refundable.

To file a criminal record expungement in East Feliciana Parish, submit the petition to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office in Clinton. The total cost for a standard East Feliciana Parish criminal record expungement is $550.00. You pay $300.00 to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court and $250.00 to the Louisiana State Police by USPS money order. DWI criminal expungements in East Feliciana Parish add $50.00 to the Office of Motor Vehicles for a $600.00 total. After filing in East Feliciana Parish, the clerk notifies the district attorney and law enforcement. Those agencies have a window to object to the East Feliciana Parish criminal expungement. If no objection comes, the judge may grant the criminal record expungement. If there is an objection, a hearing is scheduled.

Many people filing East Feliciana Parish criminal expungements work with a local attorney. East Feliciana Parish has a small legal community, and a local attorney familiar with the 20th JDC can navigate the East Feliciana Parish criminal expungement process more efficiently and anticipate any issues the district attorney's office may raise about specific criminal records.

Note: East Feliciana Parish criminal expungement fees are non-refundable, so confirm eligibility before you file and before you pay the East Feliciana Parish Clerk or the state police.

Criminal Record Copy Fees in East Feliciana Parish

Copy fees at the East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court for criminal records follow state standard rates. Plain copies of East Feliciana Parish criminal documents are $1.00 per page. Certified copies of East Feliciana Parish criminal records cost $5.00. A name criminal search in East Feliciana Parish is $5.00 per name. Viewing East Feliciana Parish criminal records in person is free under RS 44:31. You only pay when you want the East Feliciana Parish Clerk to produce copies of criminal records. Bring cash or a check payable to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court. Credit cards are not accepted for East Feliciana Parish criminal record requests.

For mail requests for East Feliciana Parish criminal records, include your check or money order, a clear description of the East Feliciana Parish criminal records you need, and a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Call (225) 683-5145 before mailing to confirm fee amounts and confirm the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office has the criminal records you need. Mail response times at the small East Feliciana Parish Clerk office can vary, especially if criminal records need to be pulled from storage. An in-person visit to the East Feliciana Parish Clerk office is faster when timing matters for criminal record requests.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are near East Feliciana Parish. Each has its own clerk of court and separate criminal records.