Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Arnold is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, with about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Arnold offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Arnold, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Arnold records are kept
- Kept by the City of Arnold: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Jefferson County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Jefferson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Arnold City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Arnold.
- Website: arnoldmo.org/government/clerk (page title: City Clerk | The City of Arnold, Missouri)
- Phone: 636-296-2100
- Address: 2101 Jeffco Blvd., Arnold, MO 63010
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Arnold City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: arnoldmo.org (page title: The City of Arnold, Missouri | A Great Place to Live, Work & Play!)
- Hours: Thursday, August 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Arnold
Missouri public records law applies to the city government of Arnold. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Jefferson County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Arnold Arrest Records
The Arnold arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Arnold's arrests to the FBI and the 454 arrests it reported for 2023. It also says where a person arrested in Arnold is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Arnold Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Arnold, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Arnold warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Arnold inmate search (the jail page of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Arnold criminal records (the court file, the Missouri criminal history and the local arrest records), Arnold court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Arnold traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Arnold DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Arnold divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Arnold property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Arnold website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Arnold offices listed above, and the city's own website is arnoldmo.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Arnold city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at arnoldmo.org/government/clerk, phone 636-296-2100. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Arnold?
Arnold cases are heard by the courts that serve Jefferson County, and people arrested in Arnold are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Jefferson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Arnold?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Missouri public records law applies to city governments.