This Is Not a Court or Government Office. This is a private reference resource. It cannot retrieve dockets, change court dates, seal or remove cases, issue certified copies, or provide legal advice. Direct those matters to the official clerk or court.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
The case caption, citation, and court name identify the proper record custodian. Use the office that keeps that particular court file rather than assuming every Scioto County matter is held at one counter.
- Common Pleas civil, criminal, domestic-relations, lien, judgment-lien, or appeal record: contact the Scioto County Clerk of Courts Legal Division.
- Portsmouth Municipal traffic, misdemeanor, small-claims, or municipal civil matter: use CaseLook or contact the Portsmouth Municipal Court Clerk at 728 Second Street, First Floor, Portsmouth, OH 45662, (740) 354-3283, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Probate record: contact the Probate clerk at 602 Seventh Street, Room 201, Portsmouth, OH 45662, (740) 355-8360. CourtView's Probate index begins with 2017 filings; older records require the Probate office.
- Juvenile matter: contact the Juvenile Court clerk at 602 Seventh Street, Room 201, Portsmouth, OH 45662, (740) 355-8306. Special access rules apply.
- Hearing date: use the court's record channel, then confirm a close-in setting with that clerk.
For Scioto County Court of Common Pleas records, the records desk is the Scioto County Clerk of Courts, Legal Division, 602 Seventh Street, Room 205, Portsmouth, OH 45662, (740) 355-8218, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CourtView information can lag, and the Clerk directs people needing current Common Pleas information to call or inspect the record in Room 205. The Legal Division staff cannot give legal advice.