Find Criminal Records in Iberville Parish

Iberville Parish criminal records are maintained by the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court in Plaquemine and fall under the jurisdiction of the 18th Judicial District Court, covering Iberville Parish felony charges, arrests, criminal convictions, and criminal case dockets.

Iberville Parish Clerk of Court

The Iberville Parish Clerk of Court is the official custodian of criminal court records for Iberville Parish. The Iberville Parish Clerk office is at 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, LA 70764. The main phone number is (225) 687-5160. This is where Iberville Parish criminal case files, criminal minute entries, Iberville Parish criminal docket records, and certified copy requests for 18th JDC Iberville Parish criminal cases are handled. All Iberville Parish criminal court records from felony indictments to criminal sentencing orders are maintained by the Iberville Parish Clerk office.

Public inspection of Iberville Parish criminal records is free under Louisiana Revised Statute 44:31. Anyone can walk in during Iberville Parish Clerk office hours, present a valid photo ID, and review an Iberville Parish criminal case file at no charge. Standard Iberville Parish Clerk business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Call ahead to confirm hours and verify that the Iberville Parish criminal record you need is stored at the main office rather than in an off-site archive.

The 18th Judicial District covers three parishes: Iberville Parish, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee. Each parish has its own separate clerk of court for criminal records. If you are looking for a criminal case that might have been filed in one of the other two parishes in the district rather than Iberville Parish, you will need to contact those clerks directly. West Baton Rouge Clerk is in Port Allen; Pointe Coupee Clerk is in New Roads.

Note: The 18th JDC spans three parishes. Iberville Parish criminal cases are filed with the Iberville Parish Clerk in Plaquemine, not a shared central office.

Searching Criminal Records in Iberville Parish

To search Iberville Parish criminal records at the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court, visit the office at 58050 Meriam Street in Plaquemine. Bring the full legal name of the person you are searching for Iberville Parish criminal records and any other details you have, such as a criminal case year or Iberville Parish criminal docket number. The Iberville Parish Clerk staff will help you locate the criminal file in the index. If the Iberville Parish criminal case is older, it may be in a physical archive rather than an electronic system.

Iberville Parish does not currently offer an online criminal case search portal for public use. Most Iberville Parish criminal record searches require a visit to the Iberville Parish courthouse or a written mail request. If you send a written request for Iberville Parish criminal records, include the subject's full name, approximate year of the Iberville Parish criminal case, your contact details, and a check for copy fees if you want paper copies of Iberville Parish criminal records returned to you.

For a statewide criminal history that pulls data from across Louisiana beyond just Iberville Parish, Louisiana State Police maintains the central BCII database. Iberville Parish criminal arrests and court dispositions from the 18th JDC flow into that statewide criminal system. An LSP criminal history report can be more complete than a single Iberville Parish Clerk search when you need to see if someone has criminal activity in other parishes as well as Iberville Parish.

The Louisiana State Police homepage at lsp.org has information on criminal background check services, the BCII division, and how to request a criminal history record from the state that includes Iberville Parish criminal records.

The LSP site also has links to the IBC portal for criminal self-requests and to the BCII forms page for authorized third-party criminal history requests covering Iberville Parish and other parishes.

Iberville Parish Court System

The 18th Judicial District Court covers Iberville Parish, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee parishes. For Iberville Parish criminal cases, the court sits in Plaquemine at the Iberville Parish courthouse. This court handles all felony criminal cases originating in Iberville Parish, along with civil matters and domestic criminal cases. Appeals from Iberville Parish criminal cases in the 18th JDC go to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, which sits in Baton Rouge.

When an Iberville Parish criminal case is filed in the 18th JDC, the Iberville Parish Clerk opens a criminal docket and assigns a case number. From that point, every document filed in the Iberville Parish criminal case, including the bill of information or criminal indictment, bond paperwork, pretrial criminal motions, criminal plea agreements, and criminal sentencing orders, becomes part of the permanent public Iberville Parish criminal record at the clerk office. Iberville Parish criminal minute entries summarize each court appearance and are often the fastest way to get the key facts about an Iberville Parish criminal case without reading the entire file.

Local ordinance violations and some Iberville Parish misdemeanor traffic criminal matters may be handled at the city or Justice of the Peace level in Iberville Parish. Those Iberville Parish criminal records may not be at the Iberville Parish district court clerk office. If you cannot find an Iberville Parish criminal case at the 18th JDC level, ask the Iberville Parish Clerk whether it might have been handled in a lower Iberville Parish court.

Note: West Baton Rouge Parish and Pointe Coupee Parish share the 18th JDC with Iberville Parish, but each parish's Iberville Parish criminal cases are filed with its own clerk, not a shared office.

Louisiana State Criminal Records

Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information keeps the statewide criminal history database that includes Iberville Parish criminal records. Iberville Parish criminal arrests made in Iberville Parish are fingerprinted and reported to BCII. Criminal dispositions from the Iberville Parish 18th JDC are reported as well. This means a BCII criminal history report can show Iberville Parish criminal activity alongside activity from any other Louisiana parish where the subject was arrested or convicted.

To get your own Louisiana criminal history that includes Iberville Parish criminal records, use the Internet Background Check portal. The IBC portal at ibc.dps.louisiana.gov is available around the clock and lets you request and pay for a criminal self-search online without visiting a state office.

The IBC portal returns Iberville Parish and statewide criminal history results electronically and is faster than the mail-in process for most criminal history requesters.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections operates a separate offender locator for people currently in state criminal custody. If someone convicted of a criminal offense in Iberville Parish was sent to a state prison, you can search for them at doc.la.gov. The DOC database covers state criminal facilities and does not include people held in local Iberville Parish jails or awaiting trial on Iberville Parish criminal charges.

Expunging Records in Iberville Parish

Louisiana Revised Statute 44:9 is the controlling law for Iberville Parish criminal expungements in the state. It sets out who can file for an Iberville Parish criminal expungement, which Iberville Parish criminal offenses qualify, how the petition process works, and what agencies must be notified. Not all Iberville Parish criminal records can be expunged. Crimes of violence, sex offenses, and certain repeat Iberville Parish criminal offenses are excluded by statute from Iberville Parish criminal expungement. Check eligibility carefully before starting the Iberville Parish criminal expungement process, because fees are non-refundable.

The total cost for a standard Iberville Parish criminal record expungement in Louisiana is typically around $550. That breaks down as a filing fee paid to the Iberville Parish Clerk and a fee paid to Louisiana State Police. The LSP fee must be paid by money order for Iberville Parish criminal expungements. You may also need to pay the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office for a criminal records review before filing. All Iberville Parish criminal expungement fees are non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the petition.

To file an Iberville Parish criminal record expungement, you submit your petition at the 18th Judicial District Court through the Iberville Parish Clerk office in Plaquemine. The Iberville Parish Clerk can tell you which forms are required and what the current local filing fee is for Iberville Parish criminal expungements. After filing, the district attorney and relevant agencies have a set number of days to object to the Iberville Parish criminal expungement. If there are no valid objections and the judge approves, the Iberville Parish criminal record is removed from public access. You do not need an attorney to file an Iberville Parish criminal expungement, but the process has enough steps that legal help can be worthwhile.

Note: Iberville Parish criminal expungement does not destroy the criminal record. Some state and federal agencies can still access Iberville Parish expunged criminal records under specific circumstances set out in Louisiana law.

Copy Fees and Record Access in Iberville Parish

Looking at Iberville Parish criminal records in person at the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court is free. La. R.S. 44:31 protects that right. You can view any Iberville Parish public criminal case file in the Iberville Parish Clerk office during business hours without paying a fee. The Iberville Parish Clerk cannot charge you just to look at a criminal file or to search the criminal index by name.

If you want copies of Iberville Parish criminal records, standard fees apply. Plain paper copies of Iberville Parish criminal documents typically cost around $1.00 per page at Louisiana clerk offices. Certified copies of Iberville Parish criminal records carry a higher per-page rate. A name-based Iberville Parish criminal history search at the clerk level runs around $20 per name. Confirm the exact Iberville Parish criminal record fee schedule by calling (225) 687-5160 before you visit, since rates can vary slightly from one parish to another.

For criminal background check fees charged by Louisiana State Police that include Iberville Parish criminal records, the LSP BCII forms page has the current fee schedule for name-based and fingerprint-based criminal history requests from the state.

Downloading the correct BCII form before you submit avoids delays in Iberville Parish criminal record requests, since incomplete or incorrect forms are returned and restart the criminal history process.

Note: Iberville Parish Clerk fees and LSP fees for criminal records are billed separately. Do not send one check for both Iberville Parish criminal record fees. Each agency requires its own payment.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes are adjacent to Iberville Parish. Each has its own clerk of court and independent case records. Use these links to search criminal records in a neighboring parish.