Lawrenceburg City Court

Lawrenceburg City Court
349 Walnut Street

Phone: 812-532-3545
Prosecutor: 812-537-8884

Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
1:30pm – 430 pm
The Court is closed from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for lunch.

Walk-in payment accepted during the following hours:
8:00am-12:30pm
1:30pm-4:30pm
* payments cannot be processed after 4:30pm

City Court

Thank you for visiting the Lawrenceburg City Court webpage. Here you will find information on how to resolve your Infraction Citations and Ordinance Violation Citations, hearing schedules, payment resources, and Court rules. If at any time you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Lawrenceburg City Court at (812) 532-3500 or (812) 532-3545 and the Court Staff will be ready to assist you.

Lawrenceburg City Court constitutes the judicial branch of the City of Lawrenceburg’s government and is a court of limited jurisdiction which handles City Ordinance Violations, Misdemeanor Offenses, and with the Court having geographical jurisdiction over Dearborn County, Indiana, the Court hears all Infractions filed within Dearborn County.

Court tours are available for local student groups upon request.

Payment

The Court accepts cash, cashier’s checks, money orders, certified checks at the court’s payment window or pay online at public.courts.in.gov. The court does not accept personal or company checks. Payments cannot be processed after 5pm. For more information, refer to the How to Pay document below.

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Lawrenceburg City Court Judge  

The Honorable Joseph R. Johns

Lifelong resident, Hon. Joseph R. Johns has served as Judge of the Lawrenceburg City Court, since February 16, 2016. Judge Johns graduated from Lawrenceburg High School in 2003 before attending Northern Kentucky University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History and later his Juris Doctorate from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where he was named to the National Order of Scribes. He was admitted to practice in 2010 and is licensed before the State of Indiana and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Judge Johns is a member of the Dearborn-Ohio County Bar Association, the Indiana Bar Association, the American Bar Association, National Academy of Family Attorneys, the Indiana City and Town Court Judges Association and the Scribes: American Order of Legal Writers.

Judge Johns is currently a member of the Sons of the American Legion, an organization dedicated to the support of the American Legion and the advocacy for veteran’s issues; and serves as a committee member on the Indiana City and Town Court Judges Association, Legislative Committee. His past organization involvement includes being a board member of the Lawrenceburg Main Street Organization, a board member for Feed the Children, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Irish American Fraternal Organization.