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Questions about an official Benton County criminal record must go to the office that keeps it. The contacts below route court files to the Circuit Clerk, booking and sheriff documents to the Sheriff's Administrative Division, and statewide history to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. This private reference site cannot receive a filing or provide an official record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve an official criminal record, conduct an official check, alter a government file, or accept a Missouri expungement petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Benton County record:

  • Court files and expungement filings: Benton County Circuit Clerk, 316 Van Buren, P.O. Box 37, Warsaw, MO 65355; 660-438-7712; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports and official booking records: Sheriff's Administrative Division, 1620 E. Main Street, Warsaw, MO 65355; 660-438-5252; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Jail custody and current bond: Benton County Detention Facility at the same East Main address; 660-438-6135
  • Statewide criminal history and official checks: Missouri State Highway Patrol CJIS Division through MACHS
  • City police reports: contact Warsaw, Lincoln, or Cole Camp Police when that agency created the report
  • Case search instructions: review the Benton County criminal court case records route, then confirm copies with the clerk

Det. Hope Hearn is the published Custodian of Records within the Sheriff's Administrative Division. The office says document requests may take up to three days, but it does not publish a fixed copy fee or a dedicated request form. Call first to confirm the current fee, delivery method, identification rule, and whether certification is available.