Find Madison County Booking Releases
Madison County booking releases are maintained by the sheriff's office in Fredericktown, Missouri. This southeast Missouri county has about 12,100 residents. Fredericktown serves as both the county seat and the primary town. The Madison County Sheriff's Office processes all bookings at the county jail and tracks release information. Call (573) 783-2167 for questions about current inmates, recent bookings, or to request records.
Madison County Quick Facts
Madison County Jail Roster
The Madison County jail in Fredericktown handles all county-level bookings. Arrests by the sheriff's deputies, highway patrol, and the Fredericktown Police Department get processed through this facility. The jail holds pretrial detainees and people serving sentences for misdemeanor convictions.
Madison County is in a rural part of southeast Missouri. Arrest volume is lower here than in metro areas. Common bookings involve traffic warrants, drug charges, domestic cases, and property offenses. The jail also sometimes holds inmates for other agencies on a contract basis, which helps the county offset costs.
The Madison County jail roster below shows recent booking activity and current detainees.
Names, charges, and bond amounts are shown for each booking entry.
Searching Madison County Booking Releases
Call the sheriff at (573) 783-2167. They can tell you if someone is in custody and what the charges are. Bond amounts and release dates are available too. For formal records, put your request in writing and send it to the sheriff's office in Fredericktown.
Missouri Case.net is free and covers Madison County court cases. The county is in the 24th Judicial Circuit. Search by name to see charges, court dates, and outcomes. Case.net goes back several years for most counties.
Use VINELink to track custody status. It covers Madison County and all Missouri jails. You can set up alerts that notify you when someone gets released. The MACHS system provides statewide criminal history checks for $11. It pulls from the central repository that includes Madison County records.
Madison County Booking Records Information
Every booking record includes the person's name, date of birth, and physical description. Charges are listed with Missouri statute numbers. Bond amounts are noted for each charge. The booking date and time are exact. The arresting agency is part of the record too.
Release records show when someone left custody. Bond posted is the most common way out. Other types include recognizance release, time served, and transfer to another facility. The release date and time get added to the booking record when the person leaves.
Missouri's Sunshine Law under RSMo Chapter 610 governs public access to arrest records. The name, charges, booking photo, and dates are public. But the law protects certain situations. If no charges are filed within 30 days, the arrest record closes. Dismissed cases and not guilty verdicts also close the record to public viewing. Expungement under RSMo 610.140 can seal older records entirely in some cases.
The 24th Judicial Circuit covers Madison County along with several other southeast Missouri counties. Court cases from Madison County bookings go through this circuit. The circuit court handles felonies and serious misdemeanors. Associate circuit court takes on smaller cases.
Records Fees and Access
Paper copies are about $0.10 per page under the Sunshine Law. The sheriff's office must respond to records requests within three business days. Research time fees may apply for requests that are hard to pull together. Put your request in writing for the best results.
The Missouri Department of Corrections has records for anyone who went to state prison from Madison County. Call (573) 526-2695 for their constituent services line. The circuit clerk in Fredericktown has court records on file going back years.
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Madison County Arrest Records and the Law
Missouri's Sunshine Law gives you the right to access Madison County booking releases. The law is broad. It covers booking records, arrest reports, and jail roster data. You can request these records from the Madison County Sheriff's Office without giving a reason. The law does not care why you want them. It just says you have the right to ask. The sheriff has three business days to respond. Copies cost about $0.10 per page. Research time fees may apply if your request takes extra staff effort to fill.
Madison County booking releases contain key details about each arrest. The person's full name and date of birth are at the top. Physical description data follows. Then come the charges with Missouri statute codes. Bond amounts are listed per charge. The booking date and time are exact. The arresting officer and agency go into the file. When someone gets released, that information gets added too. The release date, time, and type are all recorded. This data makes up a complete Madison County booking release from start to finish.
If you need records beyond what the sheriff's office has, several statewide tools can help. Case.net covers court records for the 24th Judicial Circuit, which handles Madison County cases. Search by name and you see charges, hearings, pleas, and outcomes. VINELink shows who is in the Madison County jail right now. It also lets you register for release alerts that come by phone, text, or email. MACHS runs a statewide criminal background check for $11 per name. It pulls from every county in Missouri, so you get a much wider view than just Madison County alone. Between the sheriff's office and these online tools, you can track down most Madison County booking releases and the related court records without too much trouble. Start with a call to (573) 783-2167 if you want the fastest answer.