Practice Tips
Using the Online Index to the State's Standard Court Forms
Forms will be available online for criminal and juvenile cases by
Jan. 1, 2000, and for civil cases by July 1, 2000. For a listing of the
standard mandated forms, attorneys should refer to the state's
online indexes on the Circuit Court Forms page. From that page, you
can conduct a forms conceptual search or view two listings of forms. But
most important, that page provides access to three important
indexes:
- General, Criminal, Civil, Traffic, Small Claims, Family Forms
Index;
- Juvenile Forms Index; and
- Probate Forms Index.
Click on any index to see a list of the standard, mandated forms. You
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader® to view the indexes and forms,
which you can download free from Adobe.
The indexes are arranged in a table format with columns for the form
number, revision date, statute(s), name of form, and a brief description
of the form. Because you cannot access the forms directly from the
indexes, it is helpful to print the index information for the form(s)
that you need. Once you have that information, go back to the Circuit
Court Forms page, and click on the selection "Forms Listing By
Name/Number/Category," then enter the appropriate information in the
search field(s). Or, also on the Circuit Court Forms page, click on the
"Forms Directory Listing," scroll through the numeric list of all forms,
and click on the appropriate form number to access the form you
need.
All forms are presented in Word® and PDF format. Users can
download the forms to their personal computers where they can be saved,
filled in, and printed. Then simply file the paper document with the
appropriate court. The forms cannot be filed electronically.
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