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Ripley County Background Information

Ripley County is situated in the state of Missouri. In Ripley County, the current seat is Doniphan. The number of Ripley County occupants back in 2020 was 10,679.

It was organized in 1833.

It was named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a soldier who served with distinction in the War of 1812.

Ripley County Arrest Records

In Ripley County, arrest records are also kept on each individual crime within the county jurisdiction. Crimes in Ripley County are separated into two sections. Violent crime and property crime are the categories in question. The three main property crime types are car theft, larceny, and burglary. Murder, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery make up the four violent crime sections. In 2021, in Ripley County, there were 5 violent and 45 property crimes.

Ripley County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Mike Barton
301 Lafayette Street
Doniphan, MO 63935
Phone: (573) 996-2129
Fax Number: (573) 996-4318

Ripley County Criminal Files

The criminal records in Ripley County are consistently updated and include jail and inmate records. This search tool can reveal any jailed or on release person in Ripley County. All Ripley County sex offenders must be kept on a repeatedly updated register. This includes any offender living, working, incarcerated, or attending school within the jurisdiction of Ripley County. The Ripley County register is in the public domain.

Sex offenders can be searched for in Ripley County. People can also search for specific people by using this search tool. The searches include non-compliant and incarcerated offenders.

Ripley County Court Records

In Ripley County, court records are maintained by the county courthouse. To purchase a court record in Ripley County, occupants must go at:

Ripley County Courthouse
Ruth Austin, Circuit Clerk
100 Courthouse Sq, Ste 3
Doniphan, MO 63935
Hours: 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CST
Phone: (573) 996-2818, (573) 996-2013
Fax: (573) 996-5014

In Missouri, the Court of Appeals is used when one person contests a decision made at a lower court. Lower courts may refer to the 115 superior or trial courts across the 105 state counties, including Ripley County.

NOTE - Standard court records are supplied via one of three ways once a payment has been made in Ripley County. These three ways are email, mail, or fax. Conversely, all official Ripley County records can only be sent by means of mail.

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Ripley County Public Documents

The government keeps vital records on all inhabitants in Ripley County. In fact, some vital records are compiled by Ripley County authorities. This can include anything from a birth certificate or a marriage license to a divorce document or a death certificate.

Ripley County marriage records are currently accumulated by the county clerk. The Office of Vital Statistics acquires these vital records from the clerks. The Ripley County office has also been in charge of collecting birth and death records in the past. Each vital record in Missouri, including those from Ripley County, is stored in one central registry. They can be used in the future for statistical analysis.

Public records can be accessed and copied in Ripley County thanks to the 1961 Missouri Public Records Law. This law grants Ripley County occupants the fundamental right to access local and state government public records. The last amendment to the law came in 2006. In order to obtain a public record in Ripley County, residents may visit:

Ripley County Recorder: June Watson
100 Courthouse Square
Doniphan, MO 63935
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday,
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (573) 996-7941
Fax: (573) 996-9706

Alternatively, every single record comes at a cost, as it takes both time to source the records and resources to print them. In Ripley County, birth record first copies cost $15. The first copies of death records in Ripley County cost $13. A person must also pay an extra $10 per further copy ordered together.

NOTE - Records are only granted to those who follow the rules in Ripley County. The opening hours for the Ripley County office is 8:00 a.m.-4:00 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. Driver's licenses and state IDs constitute acceptable forms of ID. All requests in Ripley County have to be put in writing in order to be granted.