Missouri, Dallas County
Where Buffalo's records are kept. Court and property records for Buffalo sit with Dallas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Missouri.
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As a small town, Buffalo relies on Dallas County and the State of Missouri for its public records. The cards below are the Missouri state offices, and the Dallas County offices are on our Dallas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Highway Patrol CJIS criminal record checks, by name based search for a fee or by fingerprint search, with request form SHP-158, MACHS fingerprint services and background check fee details.
Open official site Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Record CheckPolice & jail
View a listing of all offenders that have been or are currently under the supervision of the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Open official site Missouri Offender Data FilesPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Missouri Dept. of Corrections.
Open official site Missouri Inmate Offender SearchPolice & jail
Highway Patrol Most Wanted notice for a fugitive considered armed and dangerous, with physical description, known aliases and the Patrol numbers to call with information.
Open official site Missouri State Highway Patrol Most WantedPolice & jail
The Missouri State Highway Patrol maintains the Missouri Sex Offender Registry, searchable statewide, and links to the county registries kept by local sheriffs.
Open official site Missouri Sex OffendersPolice & jail
Request Missouri state police reports of arrests, incidents and auto accidents.
Open official site Missouri Police Records RequestPolice & jail
Highway Patrol records requests: incident, investigative and arrest reports, radio logs, traffic crash reports and photos, background checks and clearance letters, and Water Patrol boat accident and drowning reports.
Open official site Missouri State Highway Patrol Public Records RequestPolice & jail
Law enforcement, traffic, criminal investigations and more.
Open official site Missouri State Highway PatrolCity records
The City of Buffalo publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for each city office.
Open official site City of BuffaloCity records
Buffalo City Hall holds the city records and the council meetings, and the page gives its hours and contacts.
Open official site Buffalo City HallState records
Missouri Department of Conservation, which issues hunting, fishing and trapping permits and keeps the permit records and the regulations that apply to them.
Open official site Missouri Department of ConservationState records
The Missouri Attorney General represents the state and takes consumer complaints, No Call registrations and Sunshine Law questions. Court case records are searched through Case.net, run by the Missouri judiciary.
Open official site Missouri Attorney GeneralPolice & jail
Law enforcement, security, reports and more.
Open official site Missouri Capitol PoliceState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Missouri Secretary of State.
Open official site Missouri Business & Corporation SearchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Buffalo, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Buffalo, a place of 3,290 people, is the seat of Dallas County, so most county offices are in Buffalo itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Dallas County office is listed on our Dallas County page.
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Voter registration in Missouri is run by the Missouri Secretary of State, Elections Division, and the local election authority keeps the roll for Buffalo. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must be registered by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday before the election (RSMo 115.135).
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Missouri come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records. The fee is $15 per birth record and $15 for each added copy; $14 per death record and $11 for each added copy. Local public health agencies also issue birth certificates for births from 1920 on and death certificates for deaths from 1980 on.
Deeds for property in Buffalo are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds, the county Assessor sets the assessed value, and the county Collector sends the tax bill. Our Dallas County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Buffalo come from the Missouri Police Records Request, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Buffalo register with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Unit, which runs the state business entity search. The Secretary of State's starting steps say to register for a business license and other permits, if any, with your local city or county.
Missouri criminal history checks are run by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. The fee is $16.00 per name based request; $20.00 per fingerprint based request (state only); $5.00 more for a notarized response. Name based search with name, date of birth and Social Security number through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS), or a fingerprint search with a completed FD 258 applicant fingerprint card.
Same county
Other places in Dallas County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Dallas County records are on the county page.