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.
Fulton is a city in Callaway County, Missouri, with about 13,000 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 Fulton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Fulton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Fulton records are kept
- Kept by the City of Fulton: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Callaway 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 Callaway County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Fulton 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 Fulton.
- Website: fultonmo.gov/162/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Fulton, MO)
- Phone: 573-592-3111
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Fulton 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: fultonmo.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/City-Hall-2 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 573-592-3111
- Address: 18 E 4th Street P.O. Box 130 Fulton, MO 65251
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Fulton
Missouri public records law applies to the city government of Fulton. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: fultonmo.gov/228/Open-Records-Sunshine-Law-Requests (page title: Open Records & Sunshine Law Requests | Fulton, MO)
- Phone: 573-592-3111
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for 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.
Fulton Arrest Records
The Fulton arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Fulton's arrests to the FBI and the 265 arrests it reported for 2021. It also says where a person arrested in Fulton is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Fulton Records Guides
SearchSystems has six more guides to Fulton, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Fulton warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Fulton criminal records (the court file, the Missouri criminal history and the local arrest records), Fulton court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Fulton traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Fulton divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Fulton property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Fulton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Fulton offices listed above, and the city's own website is fultonmo.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Fulton city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at fultonmo.gov/162/City-Clerk, phone 573-592-3111. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Fulton?
Fulton cases are heard by the courts that serve Callaway County, and people arrested in Fulton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Callaway County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Fulton?
Through the city's records request page at fultonmo.gov, phone 573-592-3111. A record it does not cover 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.