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Browse public records for all 114 counties in Missouri. Find court records, property information, vital statistics.

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How to Search County Records

Select Your County

Choose a county from the grid below to access that county's official public records portal, court system, and government offices.

Identify the Record Type

Decide what you need: court records, property deeds, vital records, business filings, or tax assessment records, each is held by a different county office.

Search Online or In Person

Case.net covers Missouri circuit and appellate court cases free, county recorders of deeds offer online land record search, MACHS runs name-based criminal history searches, and vital records are ordered from the Bureau of Vital Records or one of 115 walk-in locations.

Pay Any Required Fees

A Missouri birth certificate costs $15 and a death certificate $14, with additional death copies $11; VitalChek adds $13, and Sunshine Law copies are capped at 10 cents a page plus clerical time.

Verify Identity if Required

Open records need no ID. Vital records applicants show a photo ID or two items bearing their name, and certificates go only to the person named, immediate family and legal representatives until births are 100 years old and deaths 50.

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What Records Are Available

  • Court RecordsCivil, criminal, family court, probate, traffic cases
  • Property RecordsDeeds, mortgages, tax assessments, liens, transfers
  • Vital RecordsBirth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates
  • Business RecordsBusiness licenses, DBAs, UCC filings, permits
  • Voter RegistrationRegistered voters, party affiliation, districts
  • Tax RecordsProperty tax assessments, payment history, exemptions

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Select a County in Missouri

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Straight answers

Missouri County Public Records, questions

Are county records public information?

Yes. Missouri's Sunshine Law, Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes, requires custodians to respond as soon as possible and no later than the third business day after a request. Case.net court records, recorder of deeds documents and assessor data are open. Birth records are restricted for 100 years and death records for 50 years, after which they move to the State Archives; newer certificates go only to the person named, immediate family and legal representatives. Juvenile and sealed court files are closed.

How much do certified copies cost?

A certified Missouri birth certificate costs $15 and a death certificate $14 for the first copy and $11 for each additional copy, from the Bureau of Vital Records or a local health department such as Columbia's; VitalChek adds a $13 handling fee. The St. Louis Recorder of Deeds charges $15 per birth record copy. Under the Sunshine Law agencies may charge up to 10 cents a page for standard copies plus clerical time, and recorders of deeds set statutory recording and copy fees.

Can I search county records online?

Case.net, the Missouri courts' free portal, covers cases filed in Missouri circuit and appellate courts, with remote access to public case documents filed on or after July 1, 2023. Each county recorder of deeds, Clay and Buchanan among them, offers online land record search, and the St. Louis City Recorder sells marriage license copies online. MACHS, the Highway Patrol's criminal history site, provides name-based searches, and vital records are ordered from the state or one of 115 walk-in locations, not searched.

What identification do I need?

Open records need no ID. Missouri vital records applications require proof of identification, a photo ID or two different items bearing your name, and certified copies go only to the person named, immediate family and legal representatives. Birth records older than 100 years and death records older than 50 years are open at the State Archives.

How long does it take to receive records?

Missouri offers walk-in vital records service at 115 locations, including local health departments and the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds, where certificates are usually issued the same day; mailed orders to the Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City take longer. Case.net and MACHS results are immediate.