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 on September 23, 2026.
Scott County, Missouri, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Scott 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Scott County public records, Scott County arrest records, Scott County warrants, Scott County criminal records, Scott County police reports, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Scott County
In Scott County, the Scott 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 Scott County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at scottcountymo.com/circuit.php (page title: Scott County Circuit Court Clerk | Stacey Naile | Benton, Missouri), phone 573-545-3596, 131 S. New Madrid Street, Benton MO 63736, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Scott County
Together, the five agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,048 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Scott County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at scottcountymo.com/prosecutor.php (page title: Scott County Prosecuting Attorney | Scott County Missouri | Benton), phone 573-545-3562, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Scott County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Scott County criminal records, Scott County divorce records, Scott County traffic tickets, Scott County DUI and Scott County property records.
Cities in Scott County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Scott County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal divisions where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Sikeston, Scott City, Chaffee, Oran, Benton, Miner, Morley, Kelso, Blodgett, Vanduser, Diehlstadt, Haywood City and Commerce.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Scott County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at scottcountymo.com/circuit.php, phone 573-545-3596. Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Scott County?
The Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott 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.