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Portage County Court Docket is a private reference resource. Official questions about a case, court date, payment, docket, or certified copy belong with the Portage County Clerk of Courts or the court division that owns the record. The routing below identifies the verified local contacts for those requests.

This Is Not a Court or Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve a court file, alter a setting, clear a record, accept a court payment, issue a certified copy, or give legal advice. Contact the Clerk of Courts or the relevant court division for official help.

Need an Official Docket or Record?

For a Portage County court case, start with the Clerk-linked Public Access route for case information and then use the owning division for a record or date that requires confirmation. CourtView coverage is published for Common Pleas General and Domestic Relations, Probate, and the Ravenna and Kent Municipal Court branches from 1992 forward. A portal result is not a certified copy, and Juvenile records follow separate access rules.

  • Case information: use the official county public-access route or the case lookup reference to identify the court and number.
  • A hearing setting: verify it with the owning branch or review the local court-date channels.
  • Common Pleas criminal, civil, or appellate records: call the General Division Clerk at 330-297-3644.
  • Ravenna Municipal traffic or criminal records: call 330-297-3639; Kent Traffic/Criminal is 330-678-9100.
  • Municipal civil records: call Ravenna Civil at 330-297-3635 or Kent Civil at 330-678-9170.
  • Domestic Relations records: call the Domestic Relations Clerk at 330-297-3475.

The General Division Clerk records desk is the Portage County Clerk of Courts, Common Pleas General Division, 203 W. Main St., P.O. Box 1035, Ravenna, OH 44266. Its published phone is 330-297-3644 and clerk/court office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The General Division email is CommonPleasCOC@portageco.com. For a request, give the division, case number when known, relevant dates, and the particular docket entry, filing, order, or copy needed.

The Clerk's policy also provides mail and email routes for the other listed divisions. Plain copies are published at $0.10 per page and certified copies at $1.00 per page. The county does not publish a fixed processing time, ID rule, or separate search fee in the reviewed policy. For an official record request, use the local clerk process rather than a third-party search box.