Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Office

About the Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk

Daryl Burney serves as the Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk. The clerk is elected at large by county voters and is the official record keeper for the Circuit Court and the County Court. Like other Mississippi county clerks, the position runs on a four-year term. The office holds two sides of the public record at once: live case files for ongoing lawsuits, and long-term records such as judgments and marriage licenses.

One detail shapes everything here. Yalobusha has two judicial districts, and the Circuit Clerk keeps an office in each. The First District works through Coffeeville. The Second District works through Water Valley. A case is filed and stored in one district, not both. Before you call or write, find out which district handled the matter. A request sent to the wrong town only slows the search.

What the Circuit Clerk Does in Yalobusha County

The Circuit Clerk wears more than one hat. The core job is to receive and file the papers that open and move a court case. That means lawsuits, indictments, and motions in both civil and criminal matters before the Circuit or County Court. The clerk also issues the court's process and keeps the long record of what the court decided.

The duties below are set by state law and reach well past the courtroom.

• File lawsuits, indictments, motions, and related papers in civil and criminal cases.
• Issue court process, including summonses and subpoenas.
• Draw jurors and qualify juries for Circuit Court terms.
• Keep records of judgments and executions.
• Issue marriage licenses and keep the county marriage record.
• Record medical and professional licenses.
• Register voters and carry out election-related duties.

This wide reach is why a single office answers questions about a criminal docket, a civil judgment, a marriage license, and a voter card. The Chancery Clerk, a separate elected office, handles divorce, probate, land records, and county finance. Knowing the line between the two offices is the fastest way to reach the right desk.

Marriage Licenses in Yalobusha County

In Mississippi, the Circuit Clerk issues marriage licenses, and Yalobusha is no exception. A couple applies in person at the clerk's office, and the office keeps the marriage record after the license is returned. Because the clerk holds both new and older marriage records, this is also the office to ask for a certified copy of a past marriage.

The county does not post a marriage-license fee or a printable application on its official pages. Call the Circuit Clerk in either district to confirm the current cost, the identification each applicant must bring, and the office hours for license appointments. A search for a divorce record runs a different path. Divorce is a Chancery Court matter, so those files sit with the Chancery Clerk, and the wider picture of Yalobusha County marriage and divorce records covers both sides.

The same office records medical and professional licenses and registers voters, so the Circuit Clerk counter often serves people who are not in court at all. That mix is normal for a Mississippi circuit clerk. For records purposes, the point to remember is which files this office keeps: criminal and civil case files, judgments and executions, jury records, and the marriage record. Anything tied to land, estates, or divorce belongs to the Chancery Clerk instead.

How to Request a Certified Copy

A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and certificate. Courts, agencies, and many private offices accept only certified copies as proof, while a plain copy is fine for personal reference. Use the steps below to ask the Circuit Clerk for one.

1. Find out which judicial district held the case, Coffeeville in the First District or Water Valley in the Second District.
2. Gather the case details: party names, a case number if you have one, and the year the matter was filed.
3. Call the Circuit Clerk in that district to confirm the copy fee, the certification charge, and the accepted form of payment.
4. Put the request in writing, by mail or in person, and note exactly which document you need and how many certified copies.
5. Pick the copies up at the counter or ask the clerk to mail them once payment clears.

Note: A marriage record, a judgment, or a criminal disposition each prints differently, so tell the clerk the record type up front to avoid a second trip.

Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Records Requests

Yalobusha does not publish a standard court-record request form. The county forms page lists only birth-certificate, disabled-parking, employment, homestead, motor-boat, and voter forms, with nothing for court records or marriage. So a request is a written or phone request, not a fill-in template. The table sets out what to include so the clerk can find the file on the first pass.

There is no online intake form for court copies, so the clerk's counter, phone line, and mailing address remain the working channels. Keep the written request short and specific. A clear record type and a district save the office time and get the copy to you sooner.

Yalobusha County Circuit Clerk Fees

No official Yalobusha source publishes the Circuit Clerk's copy, certification, or filing fees. Rather than print a number that could be wrong, the table records the documented status and points to the office that can quote the live charge. Confirm the amount and the payment method before you mail money or drive in.

Why Yalobusha Clerk Fees Are Not Online

Yalobusha is a small, rural, two-seat county. The Circuit Clerk runs a modest office in each district rather than a large records center with a self-service website. That setup keeps the local contact personal, but it also means fee sheets and request forms are not posted for download. The reliable answer comes from a phone call, not a web page.

Call ahead before you travel. Hours can shift in a small office, and the staff can tell you whether a file is held in Coffeeville or Water Valley, whether a public terminal is open, and what the copy will cost. A short call up front beats a long drive to the wrong district.

Online Court Records and MEC

Yalobusha Circuit Court takes part in Mississippi Electronic Courts, the statewide filing and case-management system known as MEC. Both Yalobusha Circuit Court locations went live in MEC on September 28, 2020. Attorneys file through MEC, and the public can view many case records through Public Access to MEC, called PAMEC, after a separate registration and login.

Public viewing through Mississippi Electronic Courts may carry per-page charges and may not show every document, since some filings stay restricted to attorneys of record. When the online view falls short, the clerk counter is still the surest source. For records that are agency records rather than court filings, the Mississippi Public Records Act, set out in Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1, supports a request to the office that holds the record. A broader walk through Yalobusha County court records ties the online and in-person paths together.

To set up public access, the MEC and PAMEC helpdesk handles registration and login questions. The helpdesk address is PO Box 117, Jackson, MS 39205, the phone is 601-576-4650, and the email is helpdesk@mec.ms.gov. The 17th Circuit covers four counties, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate, and Yalobusha, so be sure to select the Yalobusha court and the right judicial district once you log in. Even with a login, plan to call the Circuit Clerk for older or paper-only files that never made it into the digital system.

Note: A flag in MEC, such as a closed or sealed marker, signals a case status but is not a full record, so confirm details with the Circuit Clerk before acting on what a flag appears to say.