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About Franklin County Court Records

Court records in Franklin County, Missouri live across the Circuit Clerk, the Circuit Court, the Recorder of Deeds, the County Clerk, the Sheriff's Office, and state-level systems such as Missouri Case.net. Finding the right office first matters because a certified court copy, a marriage record, a custody status check, and a Sunshine request do not all follow the same route.

Why We Built This Site

Missouri gives the public broad access to many court and governmental records, but Franklin County records are split by office and record type. The Circuit Clerk handles case files for the 20th Judicial Circuit in Union. The Recorder of Deeds handles marriage licenses and recorded instruments. The County Clerk is the county Sunshine request contact. The Sheriff's Office and Adult Detention Facility handle custody and sheriff records. Missouri Case.net, MOVANS, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Revenue add state-level access paths.

What You Will Find Here

  • Records pages by type: court records, arrest records and court charges, inmate records, warrant records, marriage and divorce, probate, and traffic records
  • Office contacts: direct contact info for the Circuit Clerk, Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, County Clerk, Sheriff's Office, Adult Detention Facility, and Municipal Court
  • Search walkthroughs: steps for Missouri Case.net, the Franklin County Circuit Clerk request form, marriage-license search, MOVANS, Missouri DOC, MACHS, and driver-record channels
  • Public records help: how Franklin County routes court copies, certified copies, county Sunshine requests, sheriff records, and recorder records

What We Cannot Do

This is a privately run reference site. We have no connection to any Missouri court, Franklin County office, clerk's office, sheriff's office, or state agency. There are real limits to what we can help with:

  • We cannot file paperwork or send records requests on your behalf
  • We cannot issue certified copies of any court document or vital record
  • We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
  • We cannot guarantee that every Franklin County phone number, fee, or address listed on this site is current right now

Only the issuing court or government office can provide a certified copy with an official seal. We can point you to the right office, but the document has to come from them.

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