Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Phelps County, Missouri, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Phelps County Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Phelps County public records, Phelps County arrest records, Phelps County warrants, Phelps County inmate search, Phelps County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Phelps County
In Phelps County, the Phelps County Circuit Court hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
A city with a municipal divisions of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Missouri Sunshine Law.
Looking Up a Case from Phelps County
For Phelps County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=4755 (page title: Phelps County Local Rules & Filing Information), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
The Missouri court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.mo.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Phelps County
Together, the five agencies in Phelps County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,218 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Phelps County Circuit Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Phelps County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Phelps County criminal records, Phelps County divorce records, Phelps County traffic tickets, Phelps County DUI and Phelps County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Phelps County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Phelps County and Missouri. These court pages from its Phelps County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Find a Court directory (courts.mo.gov)
Cities in Phelps County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Phelps County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal divisions where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Phelps County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Rolla (20,660)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Phelps County?
Through Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Phelps County?
The Phelps County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Phelps County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Missouri?
Yes: Case.net, the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Phelps County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.