Missouri public records are governed by the Missouri Sunshine Law, RSMo §§ 610.010–610.035, which presumes all records of public governmental bodies are open unless specifically exempted. County recorders of deeds hold land records, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Justice Information Services handles statewide criminal history (MoSORS), and Case.net (courts.mo.gov) publishes statewide court dockets.
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Court Dockets | Missouri Supreme Court
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Browse the Missouri Supreme Court case dockets by month.
Court Opinions | Missouri Supreme Court
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Search Missouri Supreme Court opinions by keyword, phrase, or date.
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Court Records | Historical Judicial Index
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Search 19th century through the early 20th century historical court records in Missouri.
Court Records | Missouri Court Hearings and Trials
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Search the Missouri Judiciary Case.net case management system for trials and hearings scheduled in Missouri.
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Court Records | Supreme Court Historical Database
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Search the Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database for criminal and civil court Supreme Court appeals prior to 1868.
Supreme Court Case Records
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Search for Missouri Supreme Court case records by case number, filing date, or name. Provides party name(s), case number, party type, style of case, case type, filing date, address on file, circuit...
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Eastern U.S. District Missouri PACER Bankruptcy Court Records
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Provided by: U.S. Eastern District Court of Missouri. Register with the fee-based PACER system to search for Federal bankruptcy court records by case number, name, SSN/Tax ID, or case type. Provide...
Eastern U.S. District Missouri PACER Court Records
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Provided by: U.S. Eastern District Court of Missouri. Register with the fee-based PACER system to search for Federal civil & criminal court records by case number, party name, filing date, or last ...
Western U.S. District Missouri PACER Bankruptcy Court Records
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Provided by: U.S. Western District Court of Missouri. Register with the fee-based PACER system to search for Federal bankruptcy court records by case number, name, SSN/Tax ID, or case type. Provide...
Western U.S. District Missouri PACER Court Records
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Provided by: U.S. Western District Court of Missouri. Register with the fee-based PACER system to search for Federal civil & criminal court records by case number, party name, filing date, or last ...
Court Records | Jury Verdicts
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16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County recent jury verdicts.
Boone County
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Voter registration status and polling place search from the Boone County Clerk.
Bankruptcies
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Search by name, chapter type, date, or county for bankruptcies in Missouri.
Protective Orders
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Search for protective orders in Missouri by case number and respondent name and county of issuance.
Criminal Records
Arrest Reports | Highway Patrol
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List and searchable index of Missouri State Highway Patrol arrest reports.
Boat & Drowning Reports
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Missouri State Highway Patrol - Water Patrol Division - boat and drowning incident reports.
County Assessor Directory
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Browse this PDF file by county name for Missouri County Assessors. Provides county name, assessor name, phone & fax numbers.
Criminal Histories (MACHS)
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Use the Missouri State Highway Patrol Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS) to order an online Missouri criminal history search. Fee is $10 per request.
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Criminal Histories | Ordering Fingerprint Searches
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Information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol on how to order fingerprint based criminal histories.
Inmates & Offenders
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Missouri Department of Corrections search for inmates, probationers, and parolees.
Clay County Property Search
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Search the Clay County, Missouri Assessor's property database by property address, parcel ID, tax district, subdivision, or map number.
Perry County Most Wanted
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Perry County, Missouri Sheriff's Office most wanted fugitives.
Boone County | Inmates
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Current inmate roster from the Boone County Sheriff's Department.
Boone County | Warrants
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Felony, misdemeanor, and traffic warrants from the Boone County Sheriff's Department.
Cass County Inmates
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Cass County, Missouri in custody inmates. Provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Court Records | PACER Federal District Courts
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PACER United States District Court civil, criminal, and bankruptcy records for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
Inmates & Offenders
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Missouri Department of Corrections search for inmates, probationers, and parolees.
Court Records | CaseNet
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Search civil, criminal, probate, and traffic records through Missouri Judiciary's Court Case Information System (Case.net). Includes Supreme, Appellate & Circuit Court case records.
Boat & Drowning Reports
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Missouri State Highway Patrol - Water Patrol Division - boat and drowning incident reports.
Property Records
Christian County Property & GIS Maps
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Use this Geographic Information System from Christian County, Missouri to locate parcel information by name, address or section/township and view interactive maps.
Stone County
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Stone County, Missouri recorded documents - liens, mortgages, deeds, etc. Click on Records Access to enter the database.
Cole County Property & GIS Maps
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Cole County, Missouri and Jefferson City property information and interactive GIS maps.
Jefferson City Property & GIS Maps
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Use this Geographic Information System (MidMoGIS) from Jefferson City/Cole County, Missouri to locate property information and view interactive maps.
Laclede County
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Land records, tax liens, plats, and surveys from the Laclede County Recorder of Deeds.
Laclede County Property
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Search for and pay your Laclede County, Missouri property taxes online. Provided by the Laclede County, Missouri Collector.
Licenses | Professional, Medical, and Business
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Search free Missouri license verification databases, including physicians, nurses, dentists, accountants, real estate agents and brokers, salespersons, tattoo artists, and many more.
Uniform Commercial Code
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The Missouri Secretary of State requires that you register with the Missouri Business Access Center to search Uniform Commercial Code filings online. There is a fee both for access to the search service and for document copies.
Lobbyists & Lobbyist Organizations - MEC
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Search or browse the Missouri Ethics Commission database of Registered Lobbyists and Lobbyist Organizations in Missouri.
Lobbyists & Lobbyist Organizations - MSJ
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Search the State Government Reporting Program of the Missouri School of Journalism for Registered Lobbyists and Lobbyist Organizations in Missouri.
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Vital Records
Naturalization Records 1816-1955
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Search this Naturalization Records Database from the Missouri State Archives by name, native country or date for immigrant information from 1816 to 1955.
Deaths and Burials 1867-1976
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Index of 56,000 deaths and burials recorded between 1867 and 1976 in Missouri.
Deaths | Social Security Administration
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Search Social Security reported deaths in Missouri.
St. Louis County Catholic Cemetery Burials
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Search this Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis database of St. Louis, Missouri city and county for catholic burials. Search by cemetery, name, age, burial year, and/or gender.
Deaths | Cemetery Records
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Cemetery records in Missouri and index of interments, including cemetery maps and grave site photos.
Deaths | Obituaries
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Search by date and keyword for obituaries in Missouri. This database includes obituaries from 2006 through the current year.
Inmates | Death Row
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List of current or former capital crime inmates in Missouri. Provides inmate name, date of birth, received date, county, photo, and case facts.
Birth Records - Pre-1910
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Browse pre-1910 Missouri permanent record of births by county and date. Gives name, gender, and race of child; nationality, residence, and ages of parents; occupation and name of father, maiden name of mother, and date & place of birth.
Licenses
Building Permits
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Search for building permits in Missouri by name, date, or permit type.
Business
Code of State Regulations
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Search by keyword or phrase, or browse this Missouri Secretary of State database by Title for Missouri Code of State Regulations.
Company Search | Business Tax Registration
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Search for an organization or business with a current Missouri Department of Revenue Business Tax Registration by name, organization type or exemption or business tax id number.
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Company Search | Corporations and Business Registry
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Search by business name, charter number, or registered agent name for corporations, fictitious business name filings, limited liability companies and partnerships, and limited partnerships in Misso...
Coroner Inquests
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Search this Missouri Secretary of State database of Coroner's Inquests by record group, name of deceased, cause of death, year of death, and/or keyword.
Independence Voting Districts
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Locate your polling place in Independence by zipcode or address.
Legislation
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Search this Missouri House of Representatives database for Missouri House and Senate legislation by year and keyword, bill number, or sponsor/co-sponsor.
Local Records Inventory
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Search statewide or by county for inventories of local records in Missouri. Provides list of inventory provided, location, and name of the office or organization.
Military Service - 1812-1919
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Search the Missouri Secretary of State archives for Military Service Cards for men and women from Missouri who served in the military between 1812 and 1919.
Missouri Register
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Search by keyword or phrase, or browse this Missouri Secretary of State Missouri Register by publication.
Official Manual (Blue Book)
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Browse this Missouri Secretary of State online publication of the Missouri Official Manual (Blue Book) by Chapter, or search by keyword or phrase.
Provost Marshal Papers 1861-1866
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Search this Missouri Union Provost Marshal Papers database of Civil War related documents by name, keyword, and/or county.
Civic
Lobbyists & Lobbyist Organizations - MEC
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Search or browse the Missouri Ethics Commission database of Registered Lobbyists and Lobbyist Organizations in Missouri.
Phone Listings - State Government
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Browse or search the Missouri state telephone directory by name, function or department.
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St. Louis Inactive Voters
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Search this City of St. Louis database by name or zip code for inactive voters. This list is comprised of voters with inaccurate addresses. Provides name and last-known address.
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Insurance Companies
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Search the Missouri Department of Insurance Financial Institutions database by name or company type for licensed insurance companies.
Sales Tax License Revocations
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Search this Missouri Department of Revenue database for businesses with revoked sales tax licenses by county, city, name or tax id number.
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Savings & Loan Associations
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Missouri Division of Finance records of licensed Missouri Savings & Loan Associations.
Tattoo, Body Piercing, Branding
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Missouri verification of licensed and temporary permit for: tattoo artists; body piercers; branders; and tattoo, branding, and body piercing establishments.
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Insurance Agents
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Check the license status of insurance agents at the Missouri Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration.
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Insurance Continuing Education Providers
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Search the Missouri Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration for continuing education providers by name or course.
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Charitable Organizations
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The Missouri Attorney General's office provides this alphabetical listing of registered charitable organizations.
Consumer Complaints
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Missouri Attorney General's database of consumer complaints about individuals and businesses.
Emergency Room Statistics
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Search the MICA database (Missouri Information for Community Assessment) by Year, Age Group, Gender, Race and County or Zipcode for Emergency Room Statistics in Missouri.
Environmental Permits
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Missouri Department of Natural Resources environmental permit registrations such as air permits, asbestos certifications, ethanol plants, hazardous waste permits, industrial mineral permits, oil an...
Family Care Safety Registry
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Missouri child and elder care workers are required to register with the Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) which provides access to registrants' history, including...
State of Missouri Website
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Go to this official State of Missouri site for government agencies, departments, services, and programs.
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Appraisers | FFIEC
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Select Missouri in the State field to verify a Missouri appraiser license.
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Missing Children
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Missouri missing children search from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Child Support Payments
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Search the Missouri Department of Social Services by Cade ID to find child support payment information.
Employee Salaries
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Search by name, office, and title to view Missouri state employee salaries.
Employment, Earnings, Wages
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Browse the US Department of Labor's data relating to employment, earnings, and wages in Missouri.
Slave Data
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Search for slave names, slaves schedules, and slave census links in Missouri.
Bankruptcies, Judgments & Tax Liens
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Frequently Asked Questions
What public records are available in Missouri?
Missouri provides public access to court records, criminal histories, vital records (birth/death/marriage), property records, professional licenses, voter registration, and business filings. Each record type has its own page on SearchSystems.net.
Are Missouri public records free?
Most online lookups — court calendars, property assessor portals, license verification, voter status — are free. Certified copies and fingerprint-based criminal-history checks typically carry a state fee.
What law governs public records in Missouri?
Missouri public records are governed by the Missouri Sunshine Law, RSMo §§ 610.
How do I request a record not available online?
File a written records request with the state or local agency that maintains the record. Most Missouri agencies must respond within a fixed statutory window (typically 3–15 business days).