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Official Butler County criminal records must come from the government office that created or keeps them. The contacts below route court files to the Circuit Clerk, sheriff and jail material to Oak Street, Poplar Bluff police reports to that department, and statewide history requests to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Central Repository.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Butler County record:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal history and official checks: use MACHS through the Missouri State Highway Patrol CJIS Central Repository
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: call the Butler County Sheriff at 573-785-8444 or the jail at 573-686-8067
  • Police reports: for Poplar Bluff, call PBPD Records at 573-785-5776 extension 1324 before visiting 330 North Second Street
  • Expungement petitions: file through the court that handled the case, including the Butler County Circuit Clerk when applicable

The Butler County Sheriff is at 200 Oak Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, phone 573-785-8444. The Circuit Clerk Criminal Division is on the third floor of the Butler County Courthouse, 100 North Main Street, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, phone 573-686-8087. Published walk-in hours were not located for either county office, so call before visiting.