Purchasing Resources for Missouri Public Records

Making the Most of Missouri Public Records

Find information on individuals or property with MO public records
By Emmet McMahan

Making the most of Missouri public records will require you to have a guide or referral. You can conduct Internet searches of many government agencies for free but you will spend a lot of time looking at irrelevant links and websites if you have no idea where to start.
 

You will first need to obtain some basic information on the individual or property for which you are seeking Missouri public court records. For example, if you are seeking information on an individual, it will be helpful to know some addresses where that person has previously lived.

There are three general types of MO court records:

1. Missouri public criminal records that include files on registered sex offenders, past convictions or information on current inmates in a particular prison. These records can help you perform a Missouri background check on prospective employees.
2. Missouri vital records such as census records, consumer protection information or legislation minutes. You may find these records helpful when researching a product or political candidate.
3. Real estate records like property appraisals, ownership and taxes. These types of records can be useful when buying or selling a home.

Find Missouri court records from local government agencies

City and county clerks in Missouri can frequently provide a great deal of current information on individuals when you know their name and addresses.
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The Missouri State Government has a list of the counties in Missouri along with links to each county’s website when available. The Missouri Secretary of State can display the contact information and direct link for each county clerk if available.

Learn more about the laws regarding Missouri criminal records

The records that are publicly available vary widely by state. You will want to have at least a general idea of what information you can expect to find before conducting your search.
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The Missouri Secretary of State has a Records Services Department that has extensive information on obtaining public records from the state. The Missouri Attorney General provides a summary of that state’s Sunshine Law.

Perform a specific Missouri public court records

Many cities and counties in Missouri maintain a variety of records on individuals and properties that are freely available to the general public.
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The Greene County Clerk has several online searches for public information such as property, real estate and tax liens. Scott County has links to property searches, marriage licenses and other public information for this county.

• Exhaust free sources of information before you consider paying for divorce records. Missouri sites that charge a fee may only provide information you could obtain elsewhere for free. Fortunately, libraries frequently subscribe to services that you would normally need to pay a fee to access. You should also bear in mind that many Missouri divorce records are simply not available online.