Search Amite County Court Records

How to Search Amite County Court Records

Amite County has no single court records portal. No county-branded page pulls every case into one screen. Access is mapped by court and by record type instead. The Circuit Clerk serves Circuit Court civil and criminal files. The Chancery Clerk serves Chancery Court divorce, probate, guardianship, and land matters. Justice Court handles county traffic tickets, DUIs, misdemeanors, and the first appearance in felony cases. Statewide electronic access runs through Mississippi Electronic Courts, known as MEC, with public viewing handled by a service called PAMEC. Amite County Chancery Court went live on MEC on August 15, 2016. Amite County Circuit Court started attorney e-filing in March 2025, so its electronic file is newer and still filling in.

Statewide court information starts with the Mississippi Judiciary homepage, which links the trial courts, the appellate courts, and the MEC system in one place.

That state site is the gateway, but it does not replace the local clerk who holds the paper file. Gather a few details before you start. A full party name helps narrow a search. A case number, when you have it, is faster and more exact. An approximate filing date and the record type also help the clerk. For traffic matters, the citation number printed on the ticket speeds the lookup.

1. Identify the court first. Use Circuit Court for felony files and major civil cases. Use Chancery Court for divorce, custody, adoption, estates, guardianship, conservatorship, and land or title matters. Use Justice Court for county traffic, DUIs, ordinance matters, misdemeanors, and felony first appearances.
2. Try PAMEC and MEC if the case is electronic and you need remote access. Register through the PAMEC online site and select the proper court. Remote viewing can carry account and per-page charges.
3. If the case is in Chancery, use the 4th Chancery District MEC information page and the Chancery Clerk. Amite County Chancery Court is at 243 West Main Street, Liberty, phone 601-657-8022.
4. If the case is in Circuit Court, contact Circuit Clerk Celeste Bell McIntyre at 601-657-8932 or cmcintyre@amitecountyms.gov, or visit and mail 243 W Main St, PO Box 312, Liberty, MS 39645-0312.
5. If the matter is a Justice Court traffic ticket or misdemeanor, call Justice Court at 601-657-4527 and use the citation or case number from the ticket.
6. If the online system is gated, the case is sealed, or the record is older, use the clerk counter or a mailed request. Ask about copy fees and certification before you send payment, since Amite County does not publish a fee schedule.

PAMEC and MEC Account Access

Public Access to MEC, or PAMEC, is the route for viewing Mississippi court documents from a home or office computer. Registration is required before a member of the public can open electronic court files online. Charges apply for paid documents, and search results can carry a per-page fee. The registration office is Mississippi Electronic Courts, PAMEC, PO Box 117, Jackson, MS 39205, phone 601-576-4650, email helpdesk@mec.ms.gov. People who do not want to pay for remote access can still use a courthouse public terminal as a fallback.

You can begin an account at the PAMEC online registration site, which sets up public and attorney user logins for the MEC system.

The fields below describe what the PAMEC and MEC account flow asks for. Some search inputs sit behind the login wall and cannot be confirmed without a registered account.

Types of Amite County Court Records

Court records in Amite County split by the court that hears the case. Civil cases can land in Circuit Court, Chancery Court, or Justice Court, depending on the subject and the amount in dispute. Criminal files split by stage and by how serious the charge is. The county page notes that all felony cases are first heard in Justice Court for an initial appearance, then move to Circuit Court for indictment and trial. Family and probate matters stay with Chancery Court.

The list below sorts the main record types by the office that keeps them. A Justice Court traffic file is a court record, but it is a different file from the state driver record, and the deeper detail lives on the county traffic court records page.

• Civil court records: lawsuits, judgments, and executions in Circuit Court, plus smaller civil suits in Justice Court.
• Criminal court records: affidavits and first appearances in Justice Court, then indictments, pleas, dispositions, and sentencing in Circuit Court.
• Family and divorce records: divorce, custody, alimony, child support, paternity, and annulment matters in Chancery Court.
• Probate and estate records: wills, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and minor settlements in Chancery Court.
• Traffic records: tickets from the Highway Patrol and Sheriff, DUIs, and county ordinance violations in Justice Court.

What Amite County Court Records Show

A typical Amite County court record can hold the court name, county, district, case number, and filing date. It can show the case type and status, the party names, the attorneys, and the assigned judge. Docket entries list the pleadings, motions, orders, notices, and hearing dates. A criminal file can also carry the indictment or affidavit, the plea, the disposition, the sentence, fines and costs, restitution, probation terms, and bond entries. A chancery file can carry petitioner and respondent names, custody and support terms, the decree, and redacted detail about any minor children.

Full case inspection is gated. A complete file usually requires a PAMEC login or an in-person visit to the clerk. Because no live Amite County case can be opened without an account or an identifying search, the documented docket flags from the 4th Chancery District MEC system serve as the sample terminology inventory below. These flags appear on chancery dockets and explain the codes a reader will meet.

Public Access Framework for Amite County Court Records

Most government records in Mississippi are open under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. The core rule sits in Miss. Code Section 25-61-1, which treats public records as available for inspection unless a statute or court rule makes them exempt. Public bodies may set written procedures and may charge the actual cost of searching, reviewing, copying, and mailing records. For court files, some access is shaped by court rules and clerk practice rather than by the open-records act alone.

The practical path starts with the office that keeps the record. Circuit Clerk records include Circuit Court civil and criminal files, judgments, executions, and marriage records. Chancery Clerk records include divorce decrees, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, land records, and Board minutes. Justice Court holds traffic citations, DUIs, misdemeanors, and felony first appearances. Anyone may ask, and most requests need only the case name, a party name, a case number if known, the filing date, and the copy type. Confidential categories can be withheld or redacted.

Records That Are Sealed or Confidential in Amite County

Some Amite County court records are closed by law. Youth Court records are confidential and are not open to the public or the media. Mississippi Code Section 43-21-251 keeps youth court records private except as youth court law allows. Sealed cases carry a SEALED or Sealed_Case flag and do not appear in ordinary public searches. Adoption files are not regular public records, and access usually needs the parties, an attorney, statutory authority, or a court order. Mental-health commitment matters are sensitive and are treated as restricted unless the clerk confirms a public order exists.

Expunged criminal matters are removed from public access once a court grants the order. A person seeking expunction files a petition in the court that handled the conviction or charge. The petitioner shows the arrest, the charge, the disposition, any sentence completion, the waiting period, and statutory eligibility under Miss. Code Section 99-19-71. The court reviews eligibility and enters an order if the record qualifies. After that, the clerk and law enforcement process the expunction so the record no longer shows in normal searches. Amite County does not publish expunction forms or fees, so contact the Circuit Clerk for Circuit criminal matters or Justice Court for lower-court charges and ask what the filing needs.

In-Person Court Record Requests

The most direct fallback in Amite County is the clerk counter at the courthouse in Liberty. The Circuit Clerk and Chancery Clerk both sit at 243 W Main St on Courthouse Square. Use the Circuit Clerk for Circuit Court civil and criminal files, judgments, and marriage records. Use the Chancery Clerk at 601-657-8022 for divorce decrees, estate and probate files, guardianships, conservatorships, and land records; the deeper office profile lives on the Chancery Clerk page. Bring the case name, a party name, a case number if known, and the filing date. Amite County does not publish office hours or a copy fee schedule, so call first to confirm both. A mailed request should add your contact information and a return method for any certified paper copies.