Pemiscot County Background Information
There are 115 counties in Missouri, including Pemiscot County. The current seat in Pemiscot County is Caruthersville. In Pemiscot County, there were 15, 661 inhabitants in 2020.
It was organized in 1851.
It was named for the local bayou, taken from the Fox dialect word, pem-eskaw, meaning "liquid mud".
Pemiscot County Arrest Documents
Each crime is recorded within the Pemiscot County borders. In Pemiscot County, crimes are put into two main categorizations. 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 classifications are aggravated assault, forcible rape, robbery, and murder. In 2021, there were a total of 25 violent and 77 property crimes across Pemiscot County.
Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Tommy Greenwell
800 Ward Avenue
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Phone: (573) 333-4101
Fax: (573) 333-0713
Pemiscot County Criminal Records
The criminal records in Pemiscot County are continually updated and include jail and inmate records. Occupants of Pemiscot County can use this to search for any nearby person in jail or on release. There is a regularly updated register in Pemiscot County that hold each individual sex offender. All sex offenders living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in Pemiscot County are kept on this register. This register is kept in the public domain in Pemiscot County.
As a result of this, every resident in Pemiscot County has the ability to search for nearby sex offenders if they please. Residents can also search by name for particular offenders. In Pemiscot County, the sex offender register also includes those who are non-compliants.
Pemiscot County Court Files
The county courthouse is in charge of the maintenance when it comes to any court records. In order to obtain a court record, a resident in Pemiscot County must go at:
Pemiscot County Courthouse
Kelly Maners, Clerk
P.O. Box 34
610 Ward St
Courthouse
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Hours:
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST
Phone: (573) 333-0187
Fax: (573) 333-1272
Email: kelly.maners@courts.mo.gov
Lower court decisions can be reviewed by the Court of Appeals if one party contests the decision. Lower courts may refer to the 115 superior or trial courts across the 105 state counties, including Pemiscot County.
NOTE - Pemiscot County court records are sent to people in one of three ways. The three delivery methods are fax, mail, or email. Then again, official documents may only be delivered via mail in Pemiscot County.
Pemiscot County Public Documents
Vital records are kept on each Pemiscot County resident. The Pemiscot County authorities are even tasked with collecting some of these documents and sending them to the state. This can include records on marriages, divorces, births, and deaths.
The Pemiscot County clerk currently collects and forwards marriage records. The records are received and maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, the Pemiscot County office has also been in charge of collecting birth and death records. Every last record from each and every county is stored at one central registry. All records can then be kept safe and used for statistical analysis.
The Missouri Public Records Law in 1961 allowed all occupants of Pemiscot County to access and copy public records. It allows all inhabitants of Pemiscot County to access public records held by the state and local government. 2006 was the last amendment to this law. Public records can be acquired at:
Pemiscot County Clerk: Pam Treece
610 Ward Ave, Ste 2A
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Phone: (573) 333-4203
Fax: (573) 333-0440
NOTE - In Pemiscot County, there are rules a person must follow to acquire records. The opening hours for the Pemiscot County office is 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST on Monday to Friday. In order to be granted a copy of a record, a person must also be able to show some form of photo identification. Examples of an acceptable form of photo ID include a driver’s license or state ID. Requests must be put in writing in Pemiscot County.
