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Cooper County Information Background Information

Cooper County is situated in the state of Missouri. The County seat is currently Boonville. In 2020, the human population in Cooper County was 17,703.

It was organized in 1818.

It was named for Sarshell Cooper, a frontier settler who was killed by Native Americans near Arrow Rock in 1814.

It is a part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.

Cooper County Arrest Documents

Arrest records are kept on each and every crime in Cooper County. Crimes in Cooper County are divided into two sections. Violent crime and property crime are the classes in question. Property crime includes things like larceny, vehicle theft, burglary and more. The four main violent crime types are aggravated assault, forcible rape, robbery, and murder. In 2021, in Cooper County, there were 11 violent and 25 property crimes.

Cooper County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Chris Class
200 Main St, Boonville, MO 65233
Phone: (660) 882-2771
Fax: (660) 882-7075

Cooper County Criminal Files

Criminal records in Cooper County include jail and inmate records are regularly updated. Cooper County citizens can use this to find any person in jail or on release in Cooper County. All Cooper County sex offenders must be kept on a constantly updated register. All sex offenders living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in Cooper County are kept on this register. This register is kept in the public domain in Cooper County.

Every last sex offender in Cooper County can be searched for using the search tool. Residents can also search by name for particular offenders. These searches also include any incarcerated or non-compliant offenders across Cooper County.

Cooper County Court Records

In Cooper County, court records are maintained by the county courthouse. Court records can be obtained at:

Cooper County Courthouse
200 Main St, Rm 31
Boonville, MO 65233
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CST
P: (660) 882-2232
F: (660) 882-2043

The Court of Appeals in Missouri oversees all lower cases when one person contests an original decision made. These lower courts are made up of the 115 superior or trial courts found across the state’s 115 counties, including Cooper County.

NOTE - There are three ways in which the government can deliver court records in Cooper County. These three ways are email, mail, or fax. In contrast, all official Cooper County records can only be sent via mail.

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Cooper County Public Records

The government keeps vital records on all occupants in Cooper County. In fact, Cooper County, along with the other Missouri counties, is in charge of collecting some of these documents and forwarding them to the state government. This can include anything from a birth certificate or a marriage license to a divorce document or a death certificate.

Cooper County marriage records are currently obtained by the county clerk. The Office of Vital Statistics obtains these vital records from the clerks. The Cooper County office, as well as other county offices around Missouri, has also been in charge of birth and death records in the past. Each individual vital record in Missouri, including those from Cooper County, is held in one central registry. The records can then be used for statistical analysis.

Public records can be accessed and copied in Cooper County thanks to the 1961 Missouri Public Records Law. This law grants Cooper County citizens the fundamental right to access local and state government public records. The latest changes to this law came back in 2006. In order to purchase a public record one must go at:

Cooper County Clerk: Jerrid Richards
200 Main St, Rm 26
Boonville, MO 65233
Hours:
M-F: 9am - 5pm
Phone: (660) 882-2114
Fax: (660) 882-2155

Cooper County records do come at a cost, sadly. In Cooper County, all birth records cost $15 for the first initial copy. In Cooper County, death record first copies cost $13. There is an extra cost of $10 per added copy ordered simultaneously.

NOTE - In Cooper County, there are rules a person must follow to acquire records. Firstly, the Cooper County office is open somewhere between 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CST, from Monday to Friday. Photo ID must also be presented if a person wants to access records in Cooper County. Examples of an acceptable form of photo ID include a driver’s license or state ID. Cooper County requests must be put in writing.