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Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Jackson County, Missouri:
- Court case files: contact the 16th Judicial Circuit records department that owns the file, or use the Jackson County Circuit Court. Civil Records case initiation is 816-881-3970 in Kansas City and 816-881-1710 in Independence. Criminal Records is 816-881-4350 in Kansas City and 816-881-4500 in Independence.
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records or call Probate Information at 816-881-3755.
- Criminal and arrest records: see arrest records and court charges
- Jail roster: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other county records: contact the agency that created the record or use Missouri Sunshine Law channels for county executive-branch records.
Official courthouse and records contacts from the 16th Judicial Circuit and Jackson County include:
- Kansas City Courthouse: 415 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; county main line 816-881-3000; Jury Supervisor 816-881-3602.
- Eastern Jackson County Courthouse: 308 West Kansas Avenue, Independence, MO 64050; Jury office 816-881-1619 or 816-881-4568; Jackson County Municipal Court Division 301 phone 816-881-1697.
- Albert Riederer Community Justice Complex: 1315 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; Criminal Records Kansas City 816-881-4350.
- Family Justice Center: 625 East 26th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108; Family Court Division information 816-474-3606; Child Support Records 816-881-6491.
- Recorder of Deeds: Historic Truman Courthouse, 112 West Lexington, Suite 30, Independence, MO 64050; phone 816-881-4483; email records@jacksongov.org; Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. except holidays. The Kansas City recording office is at 415 East 12th Street, Room 104, Kansas City, MO 64106; phone 816-881-3191.