This Is Not a Government Office. McDonald County Court Records is a private reference site. It cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, confirm warrants, change hearing dates, accept payments, or issue certified copies. Official records must come from the office that keeps them.
Need an Official Document?
Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in McDonald County, Missouri:
- Court case files, divorce records, probate records, small claims, certain traffic tickets, and certified court copies: contact the McDonald County Circuit Clerk, Tanya Lewis, McDonald County Courthouse, 602 Main Street, Pineville, MO 64856, 417-223-7512, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, open during lunch.
- Circuit Court information: use McDonald County Circuit Court and Missouri Case.net for public case lookup before requesting copies from the clerk.
- County administrative public records: contact County Clerk Jessica Cole, 502 Main Street, Pineville, MO 64856, mailing address PO Box 665, Pineville, MO 64856, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. Sunshine Law requests use the county request process.
- Marriage licenses, marriage copies, land records, military discharge recordings, and tax liens: contact Recorder of Deeds Michelle Barker, PO Box 606, 602 Main Street, Pineville, MO 64856, 417-223-7523, fax 417-223-2881, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
- Jail roster, detention, booking, and sheriff records: contact the McDonald County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center, 300 East 7th Street, PO Box 68, Pineville, MO 64856, 417-223-4319. Emergencies should use 9-1-1.
- Municipal traffic and ordinance cases: Pineville Municipal Division, PO Box 592, Pineville, MO 64856, 417-223-4368, pinevillemuni@gmail.com; Anderson Municipal Court, 103 W Beaver St, PO Box 397, Anderson, MO 64831, 417-845-6463, court@andersonmo.us.
- Federal court records: use the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri or PACER, not the McDonald County Circuit Clerk.