Contact the Humphreys County Circuit Clerk

About the Humphreys County Circuit Clerk

Marvin Jones serves as the Humphreys County Circuit Clerk. The position is an elected county office in Mississippi, and the clerk runs the day-to-day records work for the county's main trial court. The office sits inside the county government complex in Belzoni, the county seat, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta.

The Circuit Clerk keeps the official case file for every Circuit Court matter. That means logging new filings, stamping documents, collecting fees, issuing court process, and holding the record once a case closes. The clerk also handles jury management and election duties for the county, and in Mississippi the Circuit Clerk is the office that issues marriage licenses.

Which Clerk Keeps Which Records

Mississippi runs a split-clerk system, so two offices share the county's court files. The Circuit Clerk covers one set of cases, and the Chancery Clerk covers the rest. Sending a request to the wrong office is the most common reason a records search stalls. The county's official agencies directory lists both clerks side by side, which helps confirm the right contact before you call.

The agencies directory on the county website names Marvin Jones as Circuit Clerk and lists the Chancery Clerk in the same place. The screen below comes from that official Humphreys County agencies directory.

That single directory page is the fastest way to confirm the Circuit Clerk phone number and the parallel Chancery Clerk contact in one view. The table below shows how the two offices divide the work.

Probate, divorce, guardianship, and land matters all route through the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk instead. Anything tied to a felony, a large money dispute, or an appeal from a lower court belongs with the Circuit Clerk.

What the Circuit Clerk Handles

The Circuit Clerk supports the Humphreys County Circuit Court, the county's general trial court for serious cases. The clerk's duties reach beyond simple filing. They cover the full life of a case, from the first complaint to the final judgment, plus jury and election work the office is required to perform.

• Open and maintain Circuit Court case files for felony criminal and major civil matters
• Receive and docket appeals sent up from Justice Court and Municipal Court
• Issue summonses, subpoenas, and other court process
• Collect filing fees, court costs, and fines tied to Circuit cases
• Draw and manage jury panels for Circuit Court terms
• Handle voter registration and election administration duties for the county
• Issue marriage licenses and keep the county marriage-license record

Because the office wears several hats, it helps to say up front whether you are calling about a case file, a marriage license, or a jury or voter question. That points the call to the right deputy clerk faster.

PAMEC and Electronic Court Filing

Humphreys County Circuit Court is a participating court in Mississippi Electronic Courts, the statewide filing and case-management system. The public access layer is called Public Access to MEC, or PAMEC. It lets registered users view case information and digital documents online for many Circuit and Chancery cases. The Mississippi Judiciary explains the system on its Mississippi Electronic Courts page.

PAMEC is subscriber based, so digital document access usually requires an account. The Mississippi Judiciary's public-records guidance confirms that online public access runs through PAMEC. Older files, sealed cases, and records that were never digitized may not appear in the portal at all. For those, the clerk's counter remains the reliable source.

The Mississippi Association of Supervisors keeps a county profile that confirms the Circuit Clerk and the county's seat in Belzoni. The image below is drawn from the MAS Humphreys County profile.

That profile is useful as a second confirmation of the Circuit Clerk office when the county site is down. If PAMEC will not load or a document fee cannot be paid online, the help desk can walk users through access. Note: the PAMEC help desk can be reached at 601-576-4650 or helpdesk@mec.ms.gov for login and document-access questions.

Marriage Licenses Through the Circuit Clerk

In Mississippi, the Circuit Clerk issues marriage licenses, not the Chancery Clerk and not the Department of Health. Couples planning to marry in Humphreys County apply at the Circuit Clerk's office in Belzoni. The county does not publish a marriage-license instruction page, so calling the clerk first at 662-247-3065 is the safe move to confirm timing, hours, and accepted payment.

Mississippi Circuit Clerk offices generally share the same core requirements. Both applicants appear together at the counter and bring proof of age and identity. The license fee is commonly around $37 across Mississippi counties, but the Humphreys amount is not posted online and should be verified with the Circuit Clerk before you go.

• Both applicants appear in person at the same time
• Proof of age and identity, such as a driver's license, state ID, or passport
• Information about any prior marriage and how it ended, where required
• Payment of the license fee, commonly about $37 statewide (verify locally)

A marriage license is the permission to marry. A marriage record is the certified copy kept after the wedding. For a state certified copy, the Mississippi State Department of Health sells marriage records for $17 through its Vital Records ordering service, with an added fee when ordering through VitalChek. Divorce records, by contrast, sit with the Chancery Clerk because the Mississippi Chancery Courts handle divorce.

Ways to Request Circuit Clerk Records

There is no single online form for Circuit Clerk record requests, so the office accepts requests through several channels. The Mississippi Public Records Act supports inspection of nonexempt public records, though court files also follow court rules and any sealed-case orders. The Mississippi Public Records Act also lets agencies charge actual costs for searching and copying, often paid in advance.

• In person at the Circuit Clerk counter, 102 Castleman St., Belzoni, the best route for old, sealed-status, or non-digitized files
• By phone at 662-247-3065 to confirm a case, a fee, or a certified-copy procedure
• By mail to the Circuit Clerk, with PO Box 696, Belzoni, MS 39038 appearing in directory sources (verify before mailing payment)
• Online through PAMEC for digital case information on participating Circuit cases

An email address for the Circuit Clerk was not located in official county sources, so phone or counter contact is the dependable channel. For broader background on the county's filing system, the overview of Humphreys County court records explains how MEC, the clerk counters, and Justice Court tools fit together.

Records Request Form Fields

No standard Humphreys County request form is published, so a plain written request works best. Include enough detail for the clerk to locate the exact file without guessing. The checklist below mirrors what most clerks need to pull a record and quote a fee.

A request with these details rarely bounces back for clarification. Leaving out the document type or the parties is the usual cause of delay.

How to Request a Certified Copy

A certified copy carries the clerk's seal and signature, which proves the document is a true copy of the court file. Courts, agencies, and many private parties accept only certified copies for official use, while a plain printout from a portal is not certified. The steps below cover the usual path at the Humphreys County Circuit Clerk.

1. Identify the case and the court. Confirm the matter is a Circuit Court file, since divorce, probate, and land records belong to the Chancery Clerk instead.
2. Gather the case details. Pull the case number, party names, and approximate filing year, or search PAMEC first if you have a subscriber login.
3. Contact the Circuit Clerk. Call 662-247-3065 or visit the counter at 102 Castleman St. to confirm the file exists and is not sealed.
4. Submit your request and pay the fee. Provide the document name and copy preference, then pay the search and certification cost the clerk quotes.
5. Receive the certified copy. Pick it up at the counter or have it mailed once payment clears.

Note: sealed, expunged, and youth-court records are restricted, so the clerk cannot release certified copies of those files to the general public.

Humphreys County Circuit Clerk Fees

Humphreys County does not publish a Circuit Clerk copy-fee schedule online. The amounts below combine the items that were confirmed in official statewide sources with the local fees that must be verified directly with the office. Always ask the clerk for an exact quote before mailing any payment.

Under the Mississippi Public Records Act, an office may charge the actual cost of searching, copying, and mailing a record, and it may collect that cost in advance. Fees for older or hard-to-find files can run higher because the search itself takes more staff time.