Dupage County Court Information

The Dupage County Court has limited jurisdiction over both civil and criminal cases. While the clerk of the county court house can be contacted at DuPage County,  P.O. Box 707, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-0707 , the court is actually held at the Judicial Center, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, Il. Office hours of the county clerk are from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on all weekdays. The clerk can also be contacted over the telephone at (630) 407-8700 in case you are unable to find the required information by logging in to http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/index.cfm

Adoption Records

All adoption records for Dupage County are maintained by the Circuit Clerk of the court. This is done in accordance with the regulations set by the Supreme Court of Illinois and cannot usually be viewed by the members of the general public. The court is authorized to grant permission for viewing all adoption records in the county.

Copies of the official documents can only be made upon receiving specific orders from the court as well. However, the guardian ad litem appointed by the county court has every right to examine the adoption file of his ward without requiring any sort of court order for doing so. The process is limited to the period during the proceeding only. The Dupage County clerk’s office usually provides forms for obtaining adoption information to interested people. The reason for seeking such confidential information also needs to be stated clearly within the form.

Late Payment of Fines

The Circuit Clerk’s office will be able to assist you if you are lagging behind in fine payment. The county court has specific jurisdiction over payment of late fines and may well order an individual to pay his dues if the payment remains due for over 90 days. Visiting the office at DuPage County Circuit Clerk, Compliance Department,
505 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187 is also an option. The clerk can also be contacted at 630-407-8688 if you are unable to visit the office personally.

Criminal Cases

Any resident of Dupage County can directly file a criminal or quasi criminal case in the county clerk’s office. There is no charge associated with filing a criminal case in Dupage County. However, you need to contact the local police department or the State Attorney of Dupage if you need to make a complaint.

The felony division of the county court handles severe cases of offenses including murder. The misdemeanor division is concerned with Classes A, B and C types of misdemeanors, most of which attract both monetary fines as well as imprisonment in the state prison for less than a year.

The misdemeanor division of the county court is also concerned with offenses related to the use of alcohol or drugs, or a combination of both. Domestic violence as well as violation of state laws and municipal ordinances are handled regularly by the misdemeanor division of Dupage County court. Traffic violations pertaining to driving offenses, and also the use of streets and highways by pedestrians are looked into by the same division as well.

Small Claims

The small claims court of Dupage County is authorized to hear and settle disputes worth $10,000.00 or less. Small claims case trials are heard at DuPage County Judicial Center at 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois. The courtrooms 2000 (SR) and 2001 (SC) have been specifically set aside for the hearing of small claim cases.

Traffic Court

Payment for parking tickets as well as other traffic violation fines can be made at the Circuit Court Clerk, 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. You can also contact the DuPage County police agency in order to obtain information about the payment procedures. The details can be checked online as well. You simply need to access the resource at http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/generic.cfm?doc_id=399. 

Court Forms

You can easily download court forms online particularly if you are facing a time constraint. You need to conduct an online search at http://www.dupageco.org/courtclerk/forms_search.cfm in order to obtain a specific court form. Entering the form number as well as the form title will return the requisite form. You can limit your search by selecting the department, case type and form type as well.

Expungement

You can file a petition to the Dupage County court if you want to seal your past conviction or arrest records. All information related to expungement is provided by the Office of the State Appellate Defender, P.O. Box 5240, Springfield, Illinois 62705-5240. The information can also be obtained by e-mailing expungement.springfield@osad.state.il.us or calling the toll free number 1(866) 431-4907.