Cathy J. Oliveri
Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk
Contact Information:
Phone: 815.925.7016
Fax: 815.925.7492
email: coliveri@mchsi.com
The office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court has the responsibility of receiving and filing all civil, probate, criminal, juvenile and traffic cases. This is the only source through which they can reach the courts for trial. The Clerk keeps the records of all Child Support payments and collects traffic and criminal case payments. The Clerk issues all processes such as citations, notices and summons for service to the Sheriff and subpoenas all witnesses in trials of all matters. The Circuit Clerk must be present at all court sessions to swear in witnesses and enter orders on each case.
All pleadings, petitions, complaints, answers, motions and judgments filed are recorded. The filing fee collected by this office for each case entered of record is turned over to the county's general fund for use in supporting this and other county offices. This fee constitutes only one part of the money collected by this office for distribution to various municipalities, other county offices, and to the State of Illinois. The Clerk or Deputy Clerk draws and summons jurors for trials.
Putnam County has the availability of E-Pay ( electronic payment of traffic or court related fees).
Go to www.illinoisepay.com Payments may be made by Mastercard, American Express or Discover.
Genealogy records are available from 1850 to present. Public assess computer is available from 1992 to present.
The Putnam County Circuit Clerk's office is part of the Tenth Judicial Circuit which includes Peoria, Tazwell, Marshall and Stark counties.
The Court is prohibited by law to give legal advice. You should make all such requests to a licensed attorney.