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St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court

The St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court is the unified local record custodian for the 16th Judicial District Court in St. Martin Parish. The official site identifies Laura B. Blanchard as Clerk of Court. The office handles district-court filings, land and mortgage records, conveyance records, marriage licenses, copy and research requests, criminal records, civil records, juvenile and non-support routing, jury duty, passports, birth and death certificate processing, elections services, and recording department work.

The Clerk office is in the Courthouse Annex behind the historic courthouse, a practical local detail for anyone going to the counter for certified copies, forms, filings, or records. The official contact page says parking is available in the large lot adjacent to the Annex. The homepage also notes that staff speaks English and French, which is useful in a parish with deep Cajun and French language ties.

The official Clerk directory page shows the local office and department contacts.

That directory is the best starting point when a request needs a department extension rather than the main line.

St. Martin Parish Clerk Duties

The Clerk's public departments show the office's range: Birth & Death Certificates, Civil Department, Copy & Research Department, Criminal Department, Elections Department, Jury Duty, Juvenile & Non Support, Marriage Licenses, Mortgage Department, Passports, and Recording Department. For court records, the key channels are civil, criminal, copy and research, recording, and online records. For personal records, marriage licenses and vital certificate processing have their own service rules and hours.

• Accept and maintain 16th Judicial District Court civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and non-support filings.
• Provide public access and copies where Louisiana law permits release.
• Maintain mortgage, conveyance, and recording records linked to parish property.
• Issue marriage licenses and process related certified-copy requests.
• Route background checks, criminal copies, subpoenas, expungement status questions, and copy research through the proper department.

Under Louisiana's public-records law, adults may inspect and copy public records unless another law restricts the record. The Clerk can set reasonable reproduction procedures. That is why a remote search screen may be useful but still not replace the Clerk's certified-copy process for court, title, licensing, or agency use.

Search St. Martin Parish Clerk Records

Online records are available through the Clerk's paid subscription system. The Clerk online records page states that subscribers can view Mortgage, Conveyance, Civil, and Criminal files. The same page states that copies of many documents may be purchased for $1.00 per page. This access channel is useful for remote record research, but the Clerk remains the official source for certified copies and record verification.

The Clerk online records page is one of the main access points for St. Martin Parish Clerk records.

The page identifies the subscription record groups before a user reaches the Cott-hosted login system.

The Cott eSearch login page is the subscription entry point.

Because the search fields sit behind login, public users should treat the visible page as an access gate, not a complete search form.

Request St. Martin Parish Certified Copies

Certified copies are different from screen prints or uncertified online images. A certified copy is issued by the Clerk for official use. St. Martin Parish users may need certified court minutes, certified criminal copies, divorce certificates, marriage copies, estate judgments, property-related documents, or other filed papers. If the record is restricted, sealed, expunged, juvenile, adoption-related, or contains confidential personal data, the Clerk may require authority before release.

1. Identify the record type, such as civil case, criminal case, marriage, succession, conveyance, mortgage, or background check.
2. Gather the case number, party names, filing date, document name, or other search facts before contacting the office.
3. Use the Clerk forms page or the proper department if a listed request form applies.
4. Submit the request in person, by mail, or through the supported online purchase channel when available.
5. Pay the supported fee and confirm whether the copy will be picked up, mailed, or sent by another approved method.

Note: For criminal background checks, the Clerk's research-supported route is limited to St. Martin Parish 16th JDC records.

St. Martin Parish Request Fields

Official pages identify several forms and request routes, but not every PDF field was inspected. The table below stays within the visible requirements from the Clerk's pages. For background checks, the criminal department states that a driver's license copy is required and that requests can be made in person or by mail. For marriage-license requests, the forms page identifies a Request for Certified Copy of Marriage License.

St. Martin Parish Clerk Fees

Fee facts in the research come from the Clerk online records, criminal department, and marriage license pages. Civil filing fees and probate filing fees were not located in the inspected pages, so they are not estimated here. Credit and debit card payments have a 4% fee where the Clerk pages identify that rule. The criminal department also says Apple Pay and tap-to-pay are not accepted.

St. Martin Parish Clerk Forms

The Clerk forms page groups civil, criminal, recording, marriage, juror, vital record, and other forms. Common court-record users may see Certificate of Divorce, In Forma Pauperis Affidavit, Small Claims Petition, Background Check Request, Change of Address, Credit Card Payment Authorization, Notice of Appeal materials, child-support modification forms, and recording cancellation forms.

The forms page is a useful official index for St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court records users.

The form list is especially important when a user needs a request or filing document before going to the Annex.

• Background Check Request for St. Martin Parish 16th JDC criminal background checks.
• Certificate of Divorce and other civil department forms.
• Marriage License Application and Request for Certified Copy of Marriage License.
• Credit Card Payment Authorization Form for supported card payments.
• Recording forms such as assumed business name and cancellation requests.

Mail and Online Clerk Filings

Mail requests go to St. Martin Parish Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 308, St. Martinville, LA 70582. For criminal background checks, the research says to address the request to Attention: Criminal Department. In-person service is at the Courthouse Annex. Online record viewing uses Cott eSearch by paid subscription. Civil and criminal filing rules are changing because Clerk pages state that beginning January 1, 2026, Act 352 of the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session is implemented and pleadings, documents, and exhibits must be submitted in proper form in person or electronically through TYBERA.

The official Clerk contact page gives Annex location, parking, passport hours, and birth/death certificate processing hours.

That contact page helps separate routine record-counter visits from courthouse hearing attendance.

The Cott eSearch terms add account rules for subscription access.

The terms identify subscription limits, payment cards, account restrictions, no-scraping rules, and the caveat that official public records are housed at the recording jurisdiction.