Missouri Background Checks

Missouri Criminal Records

Missouri’s State Highway Patrol’s CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) Division maintains and compiles Missouri criminal records. The CJIS is responsible for making these records as accurate and complete as possible by collecting Missouri criminal records from criminal justice agencies on offenders. The CJIS records arrests, detentions, indictments, criminal charges, as well as sentencing, correctional supervision and release information.

In addition to maintaining Missouri criminal records, the CJIS also records statistics, criminal incident reports, and arrest reports. A name-based search requires full name, date of birth and social security number, while a fingerprint search just requires fingerprints.

Missouri criminal records are available to anyone, both individuals and business entities. If you’re an individual, you can request a name-based search that will give you all open records associated with that individual. This includes any Missouri criminal records containing convictions or guilty pleas, arrests less than 30 days old, charges filed by a prosecutor but waiting on disposition from the court, and SIS (Suspended Imposition of Sentence) records occurring during a probation period.

However, keep in mind this type of Missouri criminal record is not guaranteed; without fingerprints to verify identification, the results are only considered a probably match. The fee for this service is $9. Requests made via mail for either search will take up to 3 weeks to process.

Individuals or businesses requiring a positive match for Missouri criminal records must be authorized to request a fingerprint based search. These search results will yield both open and closed criminal records, including a complete criminal history with all arrests, whether charges were filed or not, any charges that were dismissed or acquitted in court, and any SIS on record.

The fee for this search is $20 unless you’re applying for a conceal-carry weapons permit or are part of the Department of Social Services trying to place a child in foster care. In these cases, the fee is $14. You may also request Missouri criminal records in person for name-based searches only, and this takes about thirty minutes to complete. Simply visit the Missouri State Highway Patrol public window at the address below.

To obtain records by mail do the following:

Step 1: Fill out the Request for Criminal Record Check Form. Click Here.
Step 2: Include payment. Processing fees are $9 for a name based search and $20 for a fingerprint search.
Step 3: Mail the application and payment to the address indicated on the form.

For additional information on obtaining Missouri criminal records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

CJIS Division
1510 East Elm St.
P.O. Box 9500
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 526-6153

Resource Links
Missouri State Background Checks
Request Form

Missouri Court Records

Missouri court records are easily accessed through Case.net, the Missouri Court’s online access system for public Missouri court records. The system is automated and you can look up case records, docket entries, involved parties, judgments and any charges filed in public court. As long as the Missouri court has adopted this system and the case you’re looking for is considered public, then you should be able to locate it on this system. You can visit a court in person to access records kept onsite, but Case.net maintains records from all the courts across Missouri.

To search for court records online do the following:

Step 1: Visit the Missouri Courts case search webpage. Click Here.
Step 2: Search by litigant name, filing date, case number or scheduled hearings.
Step 3: Fill out all required information fields and click “Find” to run your search.

For additional information on obtaining Missouri court records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

Office of State Courts Administrator
3425 West Truman Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(888) 541-4894
(573) 751-4377

Resource Links
Missouri Court Records Search

Missouri Jail Records

Missouri jail records are available via an online inmate locator site, where you can enter the first and last name of an offender incarcerated in the state of Missouri or who is on parole or probation. You can also perform this search using any known aliases. However, if an offender is released, he or she will not appear in your search results.

Victims of crimes who register with the Missouri Office of Victim Services will be notified if the offender has a parole hearing, the results on any parole hearings, escapes custody, dies, is released, or if his sentence is commuted or pardoned. Victims can also register with MOVANS (Missouri Victim Automated Notification System), which provides victims with status updates regarding the offender’s custody. There is also a toll-free number that victims can call 24 hours a day to obtain status updates or learn where he or she is incarcerated and when his or her scheduled release date is.

To search for jail records online do the following:

Step 1: Visit the Missouri Inmate Search webpage. Click Here.
Step 2: Search by name or DOC number.
Step 3: Click “Search” to run your search and view results.

For additional information on locating Missouri jail records, please contact the Missouri Department of Corrections at the address or phone numbers below:

Missouri Department of Corrections
2729 Plaza Dr.
P.O. Box 236
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-2389

MOVANS Registration through Office of Victim Services
(573) 526-6516

Resource Links
Missouri Offender Web Search

Missouri Driving Records

Missouri driving records are classified two ways: non-personal and personal. To obtain a copy of an individual’s non-personal Missouri driving record, the record will only list any speeding tickets or other moving violations. This record can be obtained by mailing a written request that includes the full name, date of birth and driver’s license number of the individual, where you want the record mailed, plus a fee of $5.88. You can also obtain this information in person at your local licensing office, but a $2 administrative fee will be added.

To access personal Missouri driving records, you must be the individual, have the written notarized consent of the individual, or be exempt from these limitations. Exempt parties include law enforcement or government agencies, investigators, or businesses who need access to your driving record to hire a job candidate.

For additional information on obtaining Missouri driving records, please contact the office at the address or phone number below:

Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division
301 West High St., Room 360
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4300

Resource Links
Missouri Driving Record Information

Additional Resources

Missouri Sexual Offender Registry
Missouri Attorney General