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Questions about official Dent County criminal records belong with the agency that created or maintains the record. This private site cannot retrieve or change government files. The contacts below route court cases to the Circuit Clerk, arrest and booking material to the Sheriff, city reports through Salem City Hall, and statewide criminal-history requests to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Central Repository.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site cannot obtain an official record, correct or remove a government entry, conduct an official check, or receive an expungement filing. Those services must come from the responsible public office.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type to identify the correct Dent County or Missouri office:

  • Arrest, booking, warrant, and jail records: Dent County Sheriff, 112 E. Fifth St., Suite 7, Salem, MO 65560-1412, 573-729-3241; call to confirm counter hours
  • Court files and certified copies: Dent County Circuit Clerk, 112 E. Fifth St., Salem, MO 65560, 573-729-3931
  • Criminal histories and official checks: Missouri State Highway Patrol Central Repository through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site
  • Salem police reports: ask City Hall at 573-729-4811 for the current Police records custodian and request method
  • Incident reports: contact the Sheriff, Salem Police, MSHP, or other agency that created the report
  • Expungement filings: file with the Missouri court that handled the eligible case and ask that clerk for current forms and costs

The primary county law-enforcement counter is the Dent County Sheriff, 112 E. Fifth St., Suite 7, Salem, MO 65560-1412, 573-729-3241. County offices generally publish weekday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but callers should confirm the records counter schedule before traveling.