Laclede County Circuit Clerk
Missouri does not use a Texas-style district clerk for Laclede County. The primary court-record custodian is the Laclede County Circuit Clerk. The official elected-officials page names Heather Officer as Circuit Clerk, and the county phone directory lists the Circuit Clerk at 417-532-2471 with fax 417-532-3683. The office works with Laclede County Circuit Court files, including civil, criminal, domestic, probate, juvenile, traffic cases filed in circuit court, protection orders, small claims, docket entries, judgments, and court financial records.
The Circuit Clerk is not the same as the County Clerk. County Clerk Linda Cansler handles elections, payroll, County Commission records, liquor and auctioneer licenses, local notary commission pickup, and Board of Equalization records. The Recorder of Deeds, Jennifer Raef, handles recorded land instruments, personal-property filings, subdivision plats, tax liens, marriage licenses, passport acceptance, and property fraud notification. Court case copies belong with the Circuit Clerk.
Laclede County Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk: Heather Officer
Laclede County Government Center
200 North Adams Avenue
Lebanon, MO 65536
417-532-2471
Fax: 417-532-3683
Call before visiting for certified copies, large file pulls, or restricted records.
Laclede County Circuit Clerk Duties
The Circuit Clerk maintains court case records for the local Circuit Court. That role includes accepting filings, maintaining docket entries, receipting court costs or financial entries, issuing notices or process when required by court procedure, and preserving case records in the court case-management system. Missouri Case.net is the statewide public lookup path for many cases, but it is not a substitute for a certified clerk copy.
- Civil case files, judgments, garnishments, and small claims filed in Laclede County Circuit Court.
- Criminal case dockets, charges, pleas, dispositions, sentencing entries, warrants, and costs.
- Domestic, protection-order, probate, juvenile, traffic, and municipal-division records when entered in Missouri court systems.
- Certified copies, older files, non-digitized records, sealed-record routing, and clerk verification.
- Copy and access questions tied to public case documents and courthouse terminal records.
The county phone directory screenshot source supports the local office contact image below.
Use that contact path when the online record is incomplete, when the copy must be certified, or when a case has a restriction flag.
Laclede County Clerk Access Channels
Access depends on the record type. Court cases begin with Case.net and the Circuit Clerk. County Commission minutes, Board of Equalization filings, election records, and county administrative records go to the County Clerk. Marriage licenses, deeds, plats, liens, and recorded instruments go to the Recorder of Deeds or the iCounty portal.
| Record Needed | Correct Office or Portal | Local Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Court case, docket, certified judgment, probate, divorce, criminal, traffic filed in court | Circuit Clerk and Case.net | 417-532-2471 |
| County Commission, elections, payroll, county license, Board of Equalization | County Clerk | 417-532-5471 |
| Marriage license, deed, tax lien, subdivision plat, recorded document | Recorder of Deeds and iCounty | 417-532-4011 |
| Lebanon city ordinance or municipal traffic case | Lebanon Municipal Court and Case.net | 417-533-5400 |
The County Clerk homepage supplied one of the manifest images for this page.
That distinction helps prevent a court-record request from being sent to the wrong clerk office.
Request Laclede Certified Copies
Certified copies are used when a plain printout is not enough. A certified copy may be needed for a judgment, divorce decree, probate order, disposition, name-change order, or other court document that must prove official court action. Case.net can help locate the case, but the Circuit Clerk must provide the certification.
- Find the case number on Case.net, a court notice, a citation, a pleading, or an older docket sheet.
- Identify the exact document needed, such as judgment, disposition, letters, order, decree, or docket sheet.
- Call the Circuit Clerk at 417-532-2471 to confirm public access, copy availability, certification cost, and delivery options.
- Provide party names, case number, document type, number of copies, contact information, and payment as instructed by the office.
- Use the fax number, mail, or in-person counter only as the clerk directs, especially for older or restricted files.
Remote access to some public Missouri court documents changed for documents filed on or after July 1, 2023. Older public documents may still require courthouse access or a clerk copy request.
Laclede Clerk Request Fields
No single Laclede Circuit Clerk web form was located in the official sources reviewed. A written request should still include enough detail for staff to identify the case and quote any cost. More precise requests reduce the risk of a wrong file pull or a delay caused by common names.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number | Recommended | Use the exact number from Case.net, notice, citation, or pleading. |
| Party Names | Yes | Include all known names, former names, business names, or estate names. |
| Document Type | Yes | State whether the request is for a judgment, docket sheet, order, disposition, letters, or other paper. |
| Copy Type | Yes | Say plain copy, certified copy, or both. |
| Number of Copies | Yes | List quantity and whether each must be certified. |
| Requester Contact | Yes | Provide phone, mailing address, and any return instructions. |
Laclede County Circuit Clerk Fees
The official Laclede County sources reviewed did not publish court certified-copy or plain-copy amounts for the Circuit Clerk. The fee table below separates known amounts found in the research from amounts that must be confirmed with the office. For broad public-record requests outside court records, RSMo 610.026 allows limited copy charges and actual-cost research or duplication fees.
| Item | Amount | Source or Note |
|---|---|---|
| Court certified copy | Not located in official Laclede sources | Ask Circuit Clerk. |
| Court plain copy | Not located in official Laclede sources | Ask Circuit Clerk. |
| Missouri Sunshine standard paper copy benchmark | Up to $0.10 per page where applicable | RSMo 610.026, plus allowed research and duplication costs. |
| Notary ledger / certificate pickup | $3.00 | County Clerk notary instructions. |
| Missouri notary application to state | $25.00 | County Clerk page references state fee. |
| Marriage license | $60.00 | Recorder marriage page, includes certified copy. |
Ask for a quote before paying for a large file, a certified multi-page order, or a record that may need redaction review.
Laclede County Clerk Forms
The County Clerk's official pages document non-court duties that are easy to confuse with court records. The County Clerk office information page covers elections, absentee voting, payroll, County Commission records, licenses for liquor sales and auctioneers, and notary commissions. It also supports Board of Equalization work, where a taxpayer first has an informal hearing with the Assessor, then may file a signed appeal form with the County Clerk if no agreement is reached.
The County Clerk office-information source is shown in the manifest image below.
Use that office for county administrative records, not for certified Circuit Court case copies.
Laclede Circuit Clerk Online Access
Online court lookup runs through Case.net. Name, case-number, filing-date, scheduled-hearing, attorney, county, judicial-circuit, and case-type fields can help narrow Laclede County Circuit Court results. Lebanon Municipal Court also sends users to Case.net for case information and upcoming court dates, so a city ticket may still be found through the statewide system.
The official elected-officials source supplies the local official list used for Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Recorder, sheriff, prosecutor, and judges.
That official list anchors the names Heather Officer, Linda Cansler, Jennifer Raef, Matt Frederick, Amy Folsom, and the local judges used across Laclede County record pages.
Note: Case.net information is useful for lookup, but certified copies and official file verification come from the court clerk.