Frequently Asked Questions

No, both indoor and outdoor pools are unsafe because a strike to any part of the complex will have a significant effect on all of it. The NCAA and YMCA both have policies that mandate evacuation of indoor pools in the event of a thunderstorm. While there have not been any recorded deaths as a result of swimming indoors during a lightning storm, isn’t it best to play it safe.

The issue is not always the small area of the pool itself, but all of the connections with the pool at the facility. The mistake people make is remaining in the pool area with lightning nearby. Leaving the water is not the end of the storm, but the beginning of lightning safety.

A flash can hit a power or phone pole outside the pool, or it can hit part of the structure itself. A cloud-to-ground flash to the pool complex can then travel easily through standing water, plumbing, wiring, fences, and phones to affect many, most, or all people at the facility.

 Call the Adams County Clerk’s Office at 260.724.5309 to go through the requirements and to schedule your appointment.  Once you have called and spoke with a Clerk staff member, then apply for the marriage application/license online at public.courts.in.gov.

First, is your case in the Adams County? If you have a Cause Number that starts with “01D01, or "01c01", ” your case is in Adams County . If your Cause Number starts with a different prefix your case is not in Adams County. If you have an Adams Superior Court case (01D01), check in the Court at 122 S 3rd Street, Decatur, IN 46733, or by phone at (260) 724-5347 or online at https://public.courts.in.gov/mycase/#/vw/Search. If you have an Adams Circuit Court case (01C01), check in the Court at 112 S. 2nd Street C, Decatur, IN 46733, or by phone at (260) 724-5307.

Traffic Fines Payment Information

It is your responsibility to ensure that the other party receives a copy of your filings. If the other party does not appear for the hearing on your petition, the Court may not proceed unless it has proof that the other side received a copy of your petition. Please review the following methods for obtaining proof of service so that you can avoid a delay in your case. •Certified mail, return receipt requested: For a nominal fee, the mail carrier will take the papers to the door and have the other party sign a detachable card. This "return receipt" is then mailed back to the Clerk (address must be on the green card) after it is signed, and will serve as proof of service as long as it is signed by the other party and filed with the Clerk of Court. Effective July 1, 2015, the initial mailing will be sent to only one address for each party (maximum of two parties) and is paid out of the Court costs. After the initial mailing, or for each additional party, the person requesting service must provide the Clerk with •An envelope with sufficient postage affixed, addressed to the recipient with the Clerk’s address as the return address; •The USPS or other forms for certified mail. If return receipt is requested, the forms must be completed so that the Clerk gets the return receipt; •The USPS or other fee for appropriate service by certified mail and return receipt, if requested. •Personal service by Sheriff: You can pay a fee to the Clerk of Court for the Sheriff to deliver your paperwork to the other party. A proof of service form will be filled out by the person serving the paperwork, which will then be filed with the Clerk. The initial fee for Sheriff’s service is $28.00 and an additional one time post-judgment fee of $25.00 will be assessed for Sheriff’s service. •By publication: When all other methods fail, the Court may allow service to be made by publication. This involves announcing in the newspaper where the other party is likely living for a specific amount of time. Please review Indiana Rule of Trial Procedure 4.13 for information about Service by Publication.

8 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday, or by appointment.

"Pursuant to IC 10-13, the Indiana State Police acts as the official state central repository for criminal history data as well as juvenile history data. Juvenile record checks can be completed requesting a Criminal Record Review Challenge by the Indiana State Police. The juvenile has to be fingerprinted through IdentoGO for the purpose of the Criminal Record Review Challenge. Below is the contact information for both agencies.

IdentoGO 1-877-472-6917

https://www.identogo.com/

Indiana State Police  

https://www.in.gov/isp/”

Indiana 211

Phone: 2-1-1

Website: www.in211.org

Brightpoint 

Phone: 800-589-3506

Website: mybrightpoint.org

or 

ASPIN Health Navigator 

Phone: 877-313-7215

Website: aspinhealthnavigator.org

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Phone: 800-662-HELP (4357)

https://www.samhsa.gov/

or

Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction

Phone: 317-232-7800

Website: https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/index.html

Their office is located at 313 W. Jefferson Street, Room 142, Decatur, IN 46733. Their phone number is (260) 724-5365.

For more information, call the Prosecutor's Office at (260)724-5341 or access the online forms and information athttps://www.co.adams.in.us/184/Prosecutors-Office

First, is your case in the Adams Superior Court? If you have a Cause Number that starts with “01D01,” your case is in the Adams Superior Court. If your Cause Number starts with a different prefix your case is not in the Adams Superior Court. If you have an Adams Superior Court case, check in the Court at 122 S 3rd Street, Decatur, IN 46733, or by phone at (260) 724-5347 or online at https://public.courts.in.gov/mycase

It is your responsibility to ensure that the other party receives a copy of your filings. If the other party does not appear for the hearing on your petition, the Court may not proceed unless it has proof that the other side received a copy of your petition. Please review the following methods for obtaining proof of service so that you can avoid a delay in your case. •Certified mail, return receipt requested: For a nominal fee, the mail carrier will take the papers to the door and have the other party sign a detachable card. This "return receipt" is then mailed back to the Clerk (address must be on the green card) after it is signed, and will serve as proof of service as long as it is signed by the other party and filed with the Clerk of Court. Effective July 1, 2015, the initial mailing will be sent to only one address for each party (maximum of two parties) and is paid out of the Court costs. After the initial mailing, or for each additional party, the person requesting service must provide the Clerk with •An envelope with sufficient postage affixed, addressed to the recipient with the Clerk’s address as the return address; •The USPS or other forms for certified mail. If return receipt is requested, the forms must be completed so that the Clerk gets the return receipt; •The USPS or other fee for appropriate service by certified mail and return receipt, if requested. •Personal service by Sheriff: You can pay a fee to the Clerk of Court for the Sheriff to deliver your paperwork to the other party. A proof of service form will be filled out by the person serving the paperwork, which will then be filed with the Clerk. The initial fee for Sheriff’s service is $28.00 and an additional one time post-judgment fee of $28.00 will be assessed for Sheriff’s service. •By publication: When all other methods fail, the Court may allow service to be made by publication. This involves announcing in the newspaper where the other party is likely living for a specific amount of time. Please review Indiana Rule of Trial Procedure 4.13 for information about Service by Publication.

Infraction tickets may be paid as follow: Acceptable forms of payment are cash, money order or credit card. For an additional fee, credit card payments may be made online at https://public.courts.in.gov/home/portal  or by calling 866-369-7671. Payment may also be made in person or by mail to the Adams County Clerk’s Office, 112 S 2nd Street, Decatur, IN 46733. *NOTICE, any outstanding tickets issued prior to December 31, 2013, must be paid through Eagle Accounts www. Eagleaccounts.com Telephone: 888-322-3245 7510 Madison Avenue Indianapolis IN 46227

Judicial officers must remain independent, impartial, and unbiased to both sides to a dispute throughout all phases of the case. Judicial officers cannot take sides with any one party to a dispute or act as the lawyer for either party. The Court is not a legal services office. If a judicial officer or the court staff assists either party with the preparation and presentation of his or her case, then the judicial officer has become biased and partial, and has compromised the integrity of the Court. Furthermore, communications with a party must be in the presence of all other opposing parties. There cannot be private, one-sided conversations with a judicial officer. This is known as the prohibition against ex parte communications. Finally, a judicial officer must remain independent from all influence. Suggestions that the judicial officer will not get your vote, or that you will publicly criticize the judicial officer, or that you will write a letter to the editor, or that you will report the judicial officer to the authorities will not influence the judicial officer’s decision, nor will it open the lines of communication to the judicial officer. The Canons of Judicial Conduct govern each of these topics concerning judicial independence, impartiality, and communications concerning a case. Please refer to Canon 1(A), Canon 2(B), Canon 3(B)(2), Canon 3(B)(5), and Canon 3(B)(8)

Taxes can be paid at the Treasurer's Office, at the local banks (not credit unions), credit cards, and by mail. Your local banks will take tax payments that are not delinquent. Some banks may have special collection policies. There is a 2.49% convenience fee to use a debit or credit card. A fee of $1.50 is charged to do an E-Check.

Yes. Taxes can be paid with a debit/credit card in the office, by phone, or online. There is a 2.49% convenience fee to use a debit/credit card. There is a $1.50 fee to pay by E-Check. To pay by phone please call 260-724-5353. To pay by internet please visit http://www.adamscountyindiana.us/

State Statute allows the Sewer District to begin billing the full rate as soon as the project begins. For Project 1, the interim rate of $27.35 was imposed beginning December of 2016. The full rate of $93.30 will be imposed for the month of June 2017. Additional information regarding the rates can be found under Ordinance 2016-1.

If you are interested in establishing connection to an existing sewer line of the ACRSD, please see Resolution 2020-04 and submit the Petition To Connect to the ACRSD Office located at 313 West Jefferson Street, Room 257 B, Decatur, Indiana 46733 or to Becky Cochran's Office at 165 N. 2nd Street, Decatur, Indian 46733