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.
St. Francois County, Missouri, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the St. Francois 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: St. Francois County public records, St. Francois County arrest records, St. Francois County warrants, St. Francois County inmate search, St. Francois County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from St. Francois County
In St. Francois County, the St. Francois 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 St. Francois County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sfcgov.org/circuit-clerk/court-information (page title: Court Information | Saint Francois County), phone (573)756-1955, 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 St. Francois County
Together, the five agencies in St. Francois County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 722 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the St. Francois County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sfcgov.org/prosecuting-attorney (page title: St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney | Saint Francois County), phone (573)756-1955, 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 St. Francois County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: St. Francois County criminal records, St. Francois County divorce records, St. Francois County traffic tickets, St. Francois County DUI and St. Francois County property records.
Cities in St. Francois County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the St. Francois 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 Farmington, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Bismarck, Leadwood, Leadington and Iron Mountain Lake.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in St. Francois County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sfcgov.org/circuit-clerk/court-information, phone (573)756-1955. Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in St. Francois County?
The St. Francois 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 St. Francois 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 St. Francois 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.