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Free St. Louis public records are available to citizens under Missouri’s Sunshine Laws and the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These records include court documents, property information, and criminal records such as warrants, arrests, and prisoner and probation details.

Acquiring vital records such as marriage, divorce, birth, and death documentation or certificates can also be accomplished once interested parties grasp where to find them.

This resource provides aggregate links, allowing citizens to conduct background checks or request reports on anyone to obtain urgently needed information. Residents can search for public records quickly and easily regardless of which public agency has custody.

How To Search Public Arrest Records for Free in St. Louis County Missouri

Finding arrest records is a crucial aspect of the ability to access public records because it means individuals can locate their loved ones and friends who may be languishing in jail or even get insight into a person’s character—therefore, there needs to be a sound strategy to find these records from the county and cities.

The first place to commence the search would be at the county jail, as this serves as the broadest search criteria covering the county in its entirety. The sheriff’s office mostly maintains county jails, the main police agency. Often these public agencies would maintain online detainment lists, but they can otherwise be contacted directly.

Arrest logs can also be obtained from city police departments, who arrest individuals and hold them before transferring them to county jail. This type of search can be the quickest way to find someone since the transfer to the county may take some time due to processing before the arrest records become available for public viewing.

Find Out if Someone Was Arrested & Taken to the St. Louis County Jail

Locating arrestees on the county level offers the widest search scope—patrons will need to contact the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services, which is tasked with managing and operating the County Jail in Clayton.

Pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.010.6 of the state’s Sunshine Law, Missouri’s public records, including jail records, are available for public viewing and scrutiny.¹ As a result, the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services makes available an Inmate Locator Tool that allows users to find offenders held in the County Jail.

Interested parties may also request a record using the Sunshine Request Portal to acquire St. Louis County bookings records.

Contact the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services for more information on finding offenders and inmate services.

St. Louis County Department of Justice Services
100 South Central
Clayton, MO 63105

Phone: 314.615.5245
Email: [email protected]

View Arrest Details & Obtain Police Reports via St. Louis County’s Local Police Departments

In their quest to look up arrests and find police reports, patrons can seek out city and town police departments that may be holding offenders in jails.

St. Louis County has more than 100 city police departments dotted around the county, as well as the St. Louis County Police Department which serves unincorporated areas and provides assistance to municipal departments.

If the person is not found through the online search, you can also contact the St. Louis County Police Department. Provide information such as individual’s name, date of birth and the approximate date of arrest.

St. Louis County Police Department
Central Records Division
Room B-013, 7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105 

Phone: 314.615.5317

It should be noted that the city of St. Louis is not part of the county as it separated itself from the county in 1877, making itself an independent city; therefore, public records in the city of St. Louis cannot be obtained via the methods outlined in this resource, aside from state-level search tools and custodians.

Additionally, the list below provides contact links and phone numbers to the police departments of the county’s top five most populated cities. None of these departments have online rosters and must be contacted directly to acquire St. Louis County arrest records.

• Florissant Police Department:⁴ 314.831.7000
• Chesterfield Police Department: 636.537.3000
• University City Police Department: 314.725.2211
• St. Louis County Police Department (City of Wildwood):⁵ 636.458.9194
• Ballwin Police Department: 636.227.9636
• Kirkwood Police Department: 314.822.5858
• Hazelwood Police Department:⁶ 314.838.5000

For all other cities, interested parties can perform a Google search using this set of keywords: “[city name] [state] arrest records” to locate any jails that the respective police departments may operate.

Alternatively, in cases where there may not be a city jail, use this search criteria in the search engine—”[city name] police department” to retrieve the city police department’s contact information.

How To Perform a St. Louis County Criminal Record Search

Criminal records histories consist of several types of St. Louis County public records, including convictions, charges, warrants and probation data.

When performing background check reports for personal or professional reasons, the main information being searched for are any charges that led to convictions and subsequent sentencing. The courts and sheriff’s offices generate these records, but they’re also held in state agencies.

In cases where an offender has been found guilty but placed on probation, finding this information in a criminal record search can be an eye-opener to an individual’s character. This data can be retrieved by contacting the Court’s Probation Division and the Department of Corrections.

Criminal records will also contain data on offenders convicted of sex crimes—these are often located in state and national registries. Warrant information can be pulled from court records when issued against persons who have violated probation or parole violations or failed to appear for hearings.

Acquire Criminal Records From the St. Louis County Court

Criminal records, including felonies and misdemeanors, can be acquired by contacting the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court. St. Louis court records can be viewed using Case.Net for records filed after January 1, 2021. The court provides a separate search tool for St. Louis criminal records for cases filed before December 31, 2020.

When running a free criminal record check using Case.Net, select the “St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court” from the drop-down menu of participating courts and select case type as “Criminal.” Criminal records may be searched by case number, litigant name or date filed.

It is also possible to obtain certified copies of criminal records through computer terminals in the Certified Copy Department of the Circuit Clerk’s Office at the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Courthouse.⁸ The process for doing this is covered in depth in the court records section below.

Run a Public Criminal Record Check for Free in St. Louis County MO

A second avenue that interested parties can use to locate criminal and arrest records is the St. Louis County Police Department.⁹ St. Louis arrest records can be obtained electronically by making a Sunshine Request and selecting the “Police Department” as the source for the records request.

These requests may be provided at no charge if they benefit the public or if there is no commercial interest for the requestor—however, requesters may still be charged to cover costs in fulfilling the request as per Missouri State Law.

Additionally, the St. Louis County Police Department provides criminal history records in person for records pertaining to the county and city. The requestor will need to complete the Criminal History Request Form (or obtain it in person) and bring in a valid government-issued ID such as a Missouri driver’s license (out-of-state DL will require an SSN card), birth certificate, among other documents that can be found in the prior link.

The department can provide arrest/criminal conviction to the requestor or a 2nd party if they have a notarized statement signed by the owner of the record. Record checks for St. Louis County are $4.50 and are paid via money order or check written out to the “Treasurer of St. Louis County.”

Visit the St. Louis County Police Department Monday to Friday during business hours to request these records:¹⁰

St. Louis County Police Department
Bureau of Central Police Records
7900 Forsyth Boulevard
Clayton, Missouri 63105

Questions about the policies and process can be addressed by calling the Bureau of Central Police Records at 314.615.5317.

How To Look Up Arrest Warrants in St. Louis County

The courts issue warrants to offenders who have failed to appear for their hearings or have violated their probation or parole conditions. Therefore, patrons looking for this information should contact the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court.

Information on warrants is considered part of St. Louis public records because it is not explicitly singled out as an exception to what is defined as public record, according to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.021.

Patrons can search for St. Louis County warrants electronically using Case.Net for cases filed on or after January 1, 2021—when using this tool, users can perform a litigant name search, case number search or search for a court date, among other criteria. Ensure to select “St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court” as the court to search for records.

Cases filed on or before December 31, 2020, can be found using the St. Louis County Municipal Records Search. Records can be located using the name or citation number.

The St. Louis County Police Department provides a service to perform criminal history record checks from the county and city, as was detailed in the previous section. If there is an active warrant on someone, the result will not return a complete transcript of records but the active warrant. Once this data is cleared out, the record returns a full criminal history record—making this a viable method to locate St. Louis County warrants.

Warrant information can also be obtained by calling 314.615.8899.

Additionally, it can be acquired from background checks conducted via the Missouri Automated Criminal History System (MACHS).¹¹ The portal allows Name-based searches to find warrant data on oneself and others. However, this service is not free and will be expanded upon in the following sections.

For more help, check out the instructions for finding details of anyone wanted in St. Louis County.

How To Determine if Someone Is on Probation in St. Louis County Missouri

Supervising offenders is the responsibility of the County Probation Supervision Unit of St. Louis County.

Additionally, the Missouri Department of Corrections has a Parole & Probation Division managed into districts— District 8N – St. Louis is located in Jennings and serves the county.¹²

Offenders are granted probation only when they have pleaded guilty or found guilty in court and a supervision sentence is imposed. In the case of an SES probation, the judge will enter the sentence but suspend it, while an SIS is not a conviction as a sentence is not imposed upon the successful completion of a probation term.

The St. Louis Department of Justice Probation Information Office address can be found below. They can also be contacted by calling 314.615.4770 or via email at [email protected].

St. Louis County Probation Supervision Unit
Attention: ASCP Officer
Room B-10, 7900 Forsyth Boulevard Street
Clayton, Missouri 63105

It is possible to determine if someone is on probation through the Missouri Department of Corrections by using its Offender Search Tool. This instrument is free to use and shows incarcerated offenders and those under supervision, including probation.

The dataset will provide information such as photographs of offenders for patrons looking to find someone’s mugshot, active offenses and the assigned Parole and Probation Division District they have been assigned to.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Corrections’ Board of Probation & Parole at 573.751.8488.

How To Complete a Background Check  in St. Louis County for Any Reason (Missouri)

Running background checks in St. Louis County are done by individuals for personal reasons and by companies, employees and state agencies for professional purposes. Private citizens often do personal background checks on themselves to check for completeness of their criminal history records.

They may also do them for other individuals such as neighbors, newly met acquaintances and family members to get an insight into their characters. These background checks are name-based (level 1 checks) and do not require consent from the subject of the records.

Professional background checks are performed on individuals by companies, employees and public agencies as a condition to confer benefits such as furnishing loans, leasing a property or offering employment. These checks tend to be fingerprint-based (level 2 checks) and cannot be run without obtaining consent from the owner of the record.

They can be done through public agencies or through third-party vendors who charge a fee for their service. Often, these vendors will scour through multiple public channels regardless of where the records may be held, thus eliminating the need for the requesters to interact with official custodians of public records.

In St. Louis County, there are several public channels to contact to commence a search for criminal records obtained from background checks. The first resource to be contacted will be the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court, where criminal records can be sought electronically through a Case Search Tool.¹⁴

The court allows users to retrieve records using Case.Net or the St. Louis County Municipal Record Search Tool, depending on the date the case was filed.

Interested parties may turn to the St. Louis County Police Department, which offers in-person services to run criminal history record checks for the county and the city as outlined earlier. These records may also be requested electronically by executing a Sunshine Public Records Request. The process for doing so was expanded upon earlier.

It is also possible to contact city police departments to obtain criminal and arrest records. For example, the Florissant Police Department does release information about arrests and convictions, but only those from the city. Running checks through the St. Louis County Police Department as above would cover all those cities.

Background checks can also be carried out by contacting state and federal agencies including the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI which is delved into below.

How To Find Missouri Criminal Cases via State & Federal Agencies

Other than searching for St. Louis County criminal records, interested parties can expand their search for records by contacting state and federal agencies, including the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Missouri State Highway Patrol: The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS), makes available two types of searches for criminal records: name-based and fingerprint-based searches.

Both types of searches require registration; name-based searches can be used to look up someone’s criminal record and for oneself. Fingerprints for fingerprint-based searches can be captured at these locations.

Name-based searches cost $15.00 and can also be done by mailing a Request for a Criminal Record Check Form. Fingerprint-based searches cost $8.50 for capture of the prints and $20.00 for a state check. An additional $13.25 applies if a federal check is required.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): While MACHS allows for a federal criminal records check, interested parties can also contact the FBI to obtain a national criminal history check, a fingerprint-based search.¹⁵ It costs $18.00 and can be done electronically or by mail requests.

Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC): The MODOC has a public records repository of incarcerated inmates and those released into the community serving probation and parole terms. This database is accessed for free using the Missouri Offender Search Tool.

Missouri Sex Offender Registry: The Missouri State Highway Patrol furnishes a sex offender registry, a public index for individuals convicted of sex crimes. It is accessed at no cost using the Missouri Sex Offender Search Tool.

National Sex Offender Registry: The search for sex offenders can be widened to the federal level by using the National Sex Offender Search Tool to find offenders convicted of sex crimes outside Missouri. It is also free to use.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP): The BOP has a record set of federal criminal offenders who have been released from its facilities since 1982. This data can be queried using the Federal Criminal Offender Search Tool.

Review the Missouri statewide criminal history lookup tutorial for additional, streamlined guidance.

How To Complete a St. Louis County Missouri Court Case Lookup

Court records such as criminal, civil and probate in the county are obtained from the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court. The 21st Judicial Court is part of the Missouri Court Structure, a three-tier system composed of the courts outlined below:

Supreme Court of Missouri— The Supreme Court is the highest in the land and has the final say in disputes and discrepancies between Missouri’s laws and the Constitution.

Missouri Court of Appeals— This court handles most appeals from the lower trial courts.

Trial Courts (Circuit Courts)— Also known as the local courts, these courts serve as the starting point for all cases, and there are several divisions within each court, including criminal, juvenile, criminal and municipal.

All court records from St. Louis County and the other two courts can be accessed electronically using Case.Net for free for cases filed after January 1, 2021.

Court records filed before December 31, 2020, are not accessed by Case.net but rather by this St. Louis County Court Records Search Tool.

Additionally, if certified copies of court records are required, interested parties will need to submit to the Certified Copy Department of the Circuit Clerk’s Office the information below:

• Case Number
• Parties to the Case
• Type of Copy (i.e., whether certified or authenticated)
• Title of the Document (whether the complete file is needed)
• Filing Date

Each certified or authenticated copy is charged at $0.30. Certifications and authentication costs are $1.50 and $3.50. For more information, call 314.615.8015.

These records can be acquired by visiting the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court at the address below:

St. Louis County Courts
105 South Central Avenue
Clayton, Missouri 63105

How To Retrieve St. Louis County Vital Records: Marriage, Divorce, Birth & Death (MO)

Vital records can be acquired from county and state resources but are not deemed part of St. Louis public records because Missouri is a closed records state.

In other words, only authorized individuals and entities can obtain certified copies of vital records, these include the owners of the record, immediate family members and legal representatives.¹⁹

This ensures the preservation of identities and integrity of vital records while preventing fraud. It also means members of the public will have challenges attempting to find out if someone is married through public channels. In cases like this, they may turn to independent third-party vendors.

Missouri offers two marriage and divorce documents, a certified statement and a certificate. Citizens may need marriage and divorce records for several purposes, including:

• Genealogy
• Adoption
• Performing a Name Change
• Executing Financial Transactions

Copies of certified marriage certificates may only be obtained at the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds. Marriage statements only contain the name of the parties, date of marriage and the county where the marriage took place and can be sought from the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (MDHSS)—these are useful if the vital event took place in an unknown county.

Conversely, divorce certificates may be acquired from the St. Louis County Circuit Clerk’s Office and statements from the MDHSS.

Birth and death records may be ordered from the St. Louis Vital Records Office and the MDHSS. They are needed when verifying identity or obtaining identification documents such as passports and driver’s licenses, acquiring inheritances and enrolling in school.

The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (MDHSS) also allows citizens to acquire Fetal Death/Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth and Delayed Birth Certificates.

Acquire St. Louis County Divorce & Marriage Records via the Recorder of Deeds or the Circuit Court Clerk

Copies of certified marriage and divorce certificates may be acquired from the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds and the County Circuit Clerk. Marriage statements and not certificates may be obtained from state agencies, particularly the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (MDHSS).

Request Marriage Certificates From the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds: Marriage certificates can be ordered from the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds by mail or by dropping them off in the Clayton Office lobby. The recorder maintains St. Louis County marriage records from 1877 to the present and charges $9.00 for each certified copy.

Complete the Marriage License Copy Order Form and mail it to the address below. Make sure to include a payment of money order or check payable to the “ROD” and a self-addressed envelope with the postage paid.

St. Louis Recorder of Deeds
Attention: Marriage License
41 South Central Avenue
Clayton, Missouri 63105

Records can alternatively be requested online through a third-party vendor authorized by the office—Official Records Online. An additional $10.00 service fee applies. Uncertified and certified copies can be requested.

Questions can be directed to [email protected] or by calling 314.615.7100.

Obtain Divorce Records via the St. Louis County Circuit Clerk: Copies of divorce decrees are obtained from the St. Louis County Circuit Clerk by calling 314.615.8015 or visiting the Certified Copy Department at the courthouse address below:

St. Louis County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Courts Building
105 South Central Avenue
Clayton, Missouri 63105

Divorce records may also be viewed online by performing a St. Louis County Case Search. If the divorce was recorded after 1979, interested parties can get the case number for St. Louis County divorce records in this way when requesting certified copies. The tool can find records using case number, litigant name, filing date, etc.

Users will need to search for cases in St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court and select the county as the location when performing this search.

These records may also be viewed at public access terminals located in the St. Louis County – 21st Judicial Court.²¹

Order Marriage and Divorce Statements Through the MDHSS: The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (MDHSS) furnishes marriage and divorce statements to authorized persons from events recorded after July 1, 1948—certificates can only be obtained from the county sources named above.

Marriage and divorce statements can be retrieved online through the third-party authorized vendor, VitalChek (or by calling +1(866)225-2072), by mail and by in-person requests.

Copies of marriage and divorce statements are obtained by mail and in person at either the MDHHS office in Jefferson or at the St. Louis County Department of Public Health in Berkeley. Print the Application for a Statement of Divorce or Marriage Form; each record costs $15.00, and an additional $15.00 for every copy required thereafter. Search fees are also required; information on charges can be found in this fee schedule.

Payment can be made in check or money order made out to the “Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.” Required documents must be included in the request; they include a valid ID (photocopies for mail applications).

Mail the application to the Bureau of Vital Records Office in Jefferson City or the St. Louis County Department of Public Health in Berkeley, whose addresses are below. The fastest way to obtain vital records by mail is by requesting them locally (Berkeley office). Mail requests to Jefferson City can take between 8-12 weeks.

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood Dr.
Jefferson City, Missouri 65109

St. Louis County Department of Public Health
6121 North Hanley Road
Berkeley, Missouri 63134

Walk-in requests at the Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City are appointment only, and these can be set up by calling 573-751-6387 between 10 AM to 3 PM. The last appointment slot is scheduled at 2:30 PM, and there is no guarantee of same-day processing. The addresses outlined above should be used.

Queries can be addressed by calling 573.751.6387 or emailing [email protected].

While it is possible to view divorce records at the courts and online, interested parties looking to check if someone is married in St. Louis County may need to get in touch with third-party vendors who can search for this information in genealogy and social media sites.

Check Birth & Death Records in St. Louis County Through the Vital Records Office or the MDHSS

Birth and death certificates are ordered from the St. Louis Vital Records Office and the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (MDHSS). As with the other vital records, these can be obtained only by these authorized persons.

Find Certificates of Birth and Death via the Vital Records Office: Certificates of birth and death can be retrieved from the St. Louis County Vital Records Office for births and deaths between 1920 and 1980, respectively. They can be ordered by mail or in person; certified copies of birth and death records cost $15.00 and $14.00—any additional copies of a certificate of death cost $11.00 each.

Mail requests are done by completing the Application for a Birth/Death Certificate Form, which must be notarized. Payment is made by money order or check payable to the “St. Louis County Vital Records.” Include a stamped self-addressed envelope and mail it to the St. Louis County Vital Records office, whose address appears below.

Certificates are mailed back 3-5 days after receipt of the application.

St. Louis County Vital Records Office
6121 North Hanley Road
Berkeley, Missouri 63134

In-person requests are done at the same address as above by completing the form beforehand or at the office. Bring a valid identification such as a state-issued ID or driver’s license or two items with the requestor’s name.

Payments in person can be made via credit cards, cash, checks and money orders. Requests can be made Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, except the first Friday of each month, when the office opens at 9 AM.

For questions and inquiries, call 314.615.1720 or email [email protected].

Acquire Birth and Death Records From the (MDHSS): Birth and death records may alternatively be requested from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) through mail and in person as with marriage and divorce statements. Certified copies of records in long and short form of events after 1910 are available.

Birth and death records cost $15.00 and $14.00, and the same forms of payment apply as with marriage and divorce records. Search fees apply, and relative charges can be viewed from this fee schedule.

As with the other vital records, they may only be requested by eligible individuals and entities. Mail and walk-in requests are initiated by printing an Application for a Birth/Death Certificate Form.

Additional forms can be found here. Ensure to include the required documents in the application, such as a valid government-issued ID.

Requests are sent to the same earlier addresses when ordering marriage and divorce statements.

Questions and concerns can be directed to 573.751.6387 or [email protected].

Since birth and death certificates can only be viewed by authorized persons, members of the public who do not have proof of a tangible interest in obtaining a record can acquire this information from third-party vendors.

How To Determine Who Lives at a Given Address in St. Louis County Missouri

The St. Louis County Assessor’s Office is responsible for the classification and valuation of properties in the county and is the primary contact to establish ownership or residency at a property.

A Deed Search through the St. Louis County Assessor’s Office is performed by downloading Laredo, an application that requires a subscription—the costs are found in this subscription information form.

Follow the instructions from the prior link to download the Laredo Application and enter the user’s credentials to search for property records.

Alternatively, the County Assessor’s Office offers Tapestry for the sporadic user to locate St. Louis public records documents. A locator number is needed to use Tapestry to locate a deed; this can be obtained from St. Louis County’s real estate information page, which allows users to search by name, property address and subdivision.

The County Government also makes a St. Louis County Personal Property Information Tool available that can query using account number, owner name and address. This tool is available at no cost to the public, which makes it a cost-effective option compared to the previous two.

Interested parties can also perform a free public records search for deeds in persons by scheduling an appointment to visit the St. Louis County Assessor’s Office.

Lastly, St. Louis County’s Open Government Site provides several tools to search property records, including a Property Lookup Online Directory, at no cost to the public.

How To Access & Use St. Louis Public Records Responsibly

Missouri’s Sunshine Laws guarantee access to most public records in St. Louis County, thus ensuring citizens’ civil liberties are satisfied. Patrons in St. Louis can check public records by contacting public agencies directly or submitting Sunshine Record Requests.

Additionally, members of the public can freely make a Freedom of Information (FOIA) Request to obtain records produced by federal agencies, barring a few exceptions, such as those touching on national security or trade secrets.²⁴

As a result, vast amounts of county, state and federal information about other individuals is accessible to the public, which may, in some cases, compromise the privacy of others.

Since anyone can access most Missouri public records, it is imperative that they’re treated with respect and not used for other than the purpose they’re intended. Persons who acquire custody of these records, whether criminal, court, property or arrest records, should respect the rights of others and not use this information in a manner that would negatively affect the subject of the record.

As was seen earlier in this resource, Missouri has protected vital records such as birth or marriage records by ensuring only eligible persons can obtain certified copies. There are also certain statutes and laws designed to protect individuals’ privacy, particularly when it comes to records used for professional purposes such as those pertaining to crime.

These include Executive Order No.16-04, also known as a ban-the-box law that prohibits employers of agencies within the executive branch of Missouri’s state government from inquiring about criminal history from job applicants. This law does not apply to private employers.

Persons convicted of felonies and criminal misdemeanors can petition to have their records expunged pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.140. Successful petitions allow job applicants to legally claim they have no criminal records when questioned by employers.

Federal laws such as those implemented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ensure that employees are not discriminated against because of their criminal records.²⁵ The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) confers many rights to employees, such as the right to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information from background checks.

The public’s right to access St. Louis public records is an integral part of the functioning of society; therefore, it is crucial to equip citizens with the right knowledge and tools to help them locate these records quickly and seamlessly; alternatively, you can run a statewide Missouri public record lookup for more information.