This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, approve release, post bond, pull official records, change a court date, or answer for the jail. Use the official contacts below for current custody, release, bond, court, and records questions.
Official Offices for Jail, Court, and Record Questions
Moniteau County records are handled by different offices depending on the question. Jail custody and booking questions begin with the sheriff's office or jail. Filed criminal cases are handled through the circuit clerk and Missouri Case.net. Prosecutor questions go to the elected prosecutor's office.
Moniteau County Sheriff's Office Business Office
1221 East Buchanan Street
California, MO 65018
Phone: 573-796-2525
Fax: 573-796-4057
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Moniteau County Jail Mail Address
210 East North Street
California, MO 65018
Use the jail address for detainee mail. Confirm custody, mail rules, and any required name or booking-number details with the sheriff's office before sending items.
Moniteau County Circuit Clerk-Recorder
200 E Main St., Room 102
California, MO 65018-1675
Phone: 573-796-2071
Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney
Derek Kinde
410 N. East St.
California, MO 65018
Phone: (573) 796-3220
For records that are not available online, Missouri Sunshine Law may apply. RSMo 610.011 states Missouri's open-records policy, RSMo 610.023 covers the records custodian's response timing, and RSMo 610.026 governs permitted copy and research fees. Arrest and incident records are addressed in RSMo 610.100, while expungement and related confidentiality issues are addressed in RSMo 610.140.
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and then contact the Moniteau County Sheriff's Office for current custody or bond information.
- For booking photos, use the guidance on jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's office whether the requested photo is releasable.
- For criminal charges filed after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest and contact the circuit clerk for public case-record questions.
- For details tied to Moniteau County Jail or Tipton Correctional Center, use the facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search through the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search rather than the county jail channel.
- For a federal prisoner or immigration detainee, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.