Missouri Search and Rescue: Who Leads & How to Request Help

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Missouri Search and Rescue

Who leads searches in Missouri, how agencies request state help, and the resources behind them. Verified items link to their source. Reviewed November 2026.

Emergency: call 911. State 24-hour contact: Missouri State Highway Patrol emergency line *55 or 1-800-525-5555 · SEMA main line (573) 526-9100 (no 24-hour SEMA duty number is published on SEMA pages). How a state request works ↓

Requesting state help in Missouri

No Missouri statute names a single lead agency for search and rescue. In practice the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction (usually the county sheriff, or city police) leads land searches for missing persons, with fire protection districts often handling water and technical rescue.

State 24-hour contactMissouri State Highway Patrol emergency line *55 or 1-800-525-5555 · SEMA main line (573) 526-9100 (no 24-hour SEMA duty number is published on SEMA pages).
Requesting state resourcesThe Missouri State Highway Patrol can assist with aircraft, its Water Patrol Division and its Dive Team (on call 24/7). Request through *55 or 1-800-525-5555.

Want to write the request out before you call? Use the request builder. Official agency: SEMA ↗.

Key numbers

Only figures with a published source.

115counties

U.S. Census Bureau boundaries.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

18Discipline directories

BluePrintSAR resource pages for Missouri (below).

How search and rescue is requested in Missouri

Step 1In an emergency call 911. Agencies needing a lost-person search contact the sheriff's office (or local police) where the person was last seen; that agency leads the search.
Step 2The lead agency uses its own deputies, local fire protection districts and volunteer SAR teams, then neighboring agencies through mutual aid.
Step 3The Missouri State Highway Patrol can assist with aircraft, its Water Patrol Division and its Dive Team (on call 24/7). Request through *55 or 1-800-525-5555.
Step 4For other state resources (National Guard, Department of Conservation), the county emergency management director or local EOC asks the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA, 573-526-9100).
Step 5For a life-threatening search needing Civil Air Patrol or military aircraft, call the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (800-851-3051). Missouri Task Force 1, a FEMA urban search and rescue team maintained by the Boone County Fire Protection District in Columbia, handles structural collapse.

Law and authority

No state SAR statute

There is no Missouri statute naming a lead agency for lost-person search. Searches are run by the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction under its own authority and local emergency operations plans.

Source: Kansas City Regional Coordination Guide, ESF-9 Search and Rescue (local law enforcement leads land searches)

State plans and guidelines

Official plans, annexes and program documents for Missouri.

Kansas City Regional Coordination Guide, ESF-9 Search and Rescue (example) ↗ — Regional plan for the Kansas City area: local law enforcement leads land-based searches for missing persons. State resources listed include the Missouri State Highway Patrol (land and water SAR), the Missouri National Guard and Department of Conservation (land search) and the Air National Guard (air search). Local EOCs request state and federal resources.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Dive Team ↗ — Recovers drowning and boating crash victims and evidence in all Missouri waterways, including ice dives. On call 24 hours a day; emergency activation through *55 or 1-800-525-5555.

Resources by discipline

What each resource does, how it is requested in Missouri, and the standards that apply.

Listed in BluePrintSAR directories for Missouri

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Counts are directory category listings, not unique organizations, personnel or available assets. Informational canine placeholders are excluded. Organizations can appear in several categories; canine specialty subtotals can overlap.

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Aviation

State & volunteer

Helicopters and airplanes for aerial search, often with infrared cameras.

Who provides it in Missouri

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Aircraft Division (three helicopters and single-engine Cessnas) searches for missing children and adults; its helicopters carry FLIR. The Missouri Wing of Civil Air Patrol flies searches when tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center.

How to request

The agency running the search requests MSHP aircraft through the Highway Patrol. Civil Air Patrol is tasked through the AFRCC (800-851-3051).

Standards and policy

MSHP pilots are sworn members of the Patrol; CAP aircrews follow CAP national qualification rules.

Missouri Aviation directory MSHP Aircraft Division ↗ Missouri Wing CAP search (CAP North Central Region) ↗ NWCG PMS 512 (AFRCC) ↗

Canine (K9)

State & local

Dogs that track, trail or air-scent to find missing people.

Who provides it in Missouri

The Missouri State Highway Patrol K-9 Unit (started 1988) does tracking and area searches. Missouri Task Force 1 and fire district search teams with dogs are listed in the directory.

How to request

The law enforcement agency running the search requests canine teams.

Standards and policy

There is no Missouri state standard for SAR dogs.

Missouri Canine (K9) directory MSHP K-9 Unit ↗

Cave & Mine Rescue

Volunteer specialists

Specialists for rescues in caves and mines, where rope work, tight passages and communications make ordinary rescue methods hard.

Who provides it in Missouri

Cave rescuers serve on local rescue squads and cave rescue groups. The National Cave Rescue Commission (part of the National Speleological Society) trains them and tracks cave rescue resources and specialized equipment. Missouri is in the NCRC Central Region. Accidents at working mines fall under the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

How to request

Call 911. The agency with jurisdiction requests cave rescuers and can reach the NCRC regional coordinator listed on the NCRC staff page. Report an accident at a working mine to MSHA at 1-800-746-1553.

Standards and policy

NCRC national cave rescue curriculum: Orientation to Cave Rescue, Level 1 Team Member and Level 2 Team Leader.

Missouri Cave & Mine Rescue directory NCRC about ↗ NCRC regional coordinators ↗ MSHA emergency contact ↗

Cell Phone Forensics

State law

Getting a missing person’s phone location from the carrier in an emergency.

Who provides it in Missouri

Wireless carriers, at the request of law enforcement.

How to request

Only a law enforcement official or agency can request call location information (a “ping locate”) from the carrier in an emergency involving danger of death or serious injury.

Standards and policy

RSMo 392.415 requires carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement in such emergencies and gives them immunity for doing so.

Missouri Cell Phone Forensics directory RSMo 392.415 ↗

Coast Guard

Federal

Coast Guard units on Missouri’s navigable rivers.

Who provides it in Missouri

Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River, based in St. Louis, covers most of Missouri; Sectors Ohio Valley and Lower Mississippi River cover seven southeastern counties (33 CFR 3.40). Coast Guard Station St. Louis, a small boat station, covers the Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers and nearby lakes including Lake of the Ozarks and Table Rock Lake.

How to request

For a river emergency, call 911 or hail on VHF-FM Channel 16.

Standards and policy

Coast Guard crews qualify under Coast Guard training programs.

Missouri Coast Guard directory Sector Upper Mississippi River ↗

Communication

Verified

Radio systems and interoperability channels used to link searchers, aircraft and command.

Who provides it in Missouri

The agency running the search; volunteer radio groups and state systems are listed in the directory.

How to request

In Missouri, the agency running the search sets the radio plan.

Standards and policy

CISA’s National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) lists the national interoperability and SAR channels.

Missouri Communication directory NIFOG (CISA) ↗

Dive & Underwater

The Missouri State Highway Patrol Dive Team recovers drowning and boating crash victims and evidence in all Missouri waterways and is on call 24 hours a day.

How to request

Requested through the Missouri State Highway Patrol: *55 or 1-800-525-5555.

Standards and policy

MSHP dive team members are certified for dive operations in all Missouri waterways, including ice dives (MSHP).

Missouri Dive & Underwater directory

Drone / UAS

Verified

Drones with cameras and thermal sensors for searching open and rough ground.

Who provides it in Missouri

Agency and volunteer drone teams are listed in the directory. The Missouri Wing of Civil Air Patrol trains small drone (sUAS) teams for searches. There is no Missouri statute specifically governing government drone use; FAA rules and agency policy apply.

How to request

Drone teams are requested by the agency running the search.

Standards and policy

Part 107 remote pilots must complete FAA recurrent training every 24 months; agencies set their own proficiency standards.

Missouri Drone / UAS directory Missouri Wing CAP search with sUAS teams ↗ FAA Part 107 ↗

Sheriff / Law Enforcement

Local law enforcement (usually the county sheriff, or city police) leads land searches for missing persons; no Missouri statute names a single SAR lead agency.

How to request

In an emergency call 911. The sheriff's office or police department where the person was last seen leads the search.

Standards and policy

There is no Missouri statewide SAR certification.

Missouri Sheriff / Law Enforcement directory

Mantracking

Verified

Trackers who find and follow a missing person’s footprints and other sign on the ground.

Who provides it in Missouri

There is no dedicated mantracking team; the Highway Patrol K-9 Unit does tracking with dogs.

How to request

The agency running the search requests trackers, usually alongside ground search teams; see who leads searches above.

Standards and policy

ASTM F2852, Standard Practice for Training a Land Search Tracker, sets minimum training for trackers supporting a land search. FEMA’s Land SAR Team typing (8-508-1173) references ASTM F2209 for land search team members.

Missouri Mantracking directory ASTM F2852 (tracker training) ↗ FEMA Land SAR Team definition ↗

Marine & Boating Law Enforcement

State boating agency

Officers and boats on lakes, rivers and coastal waters who respond to boating emergencies and support water searches.

Who provides it in Missouri

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators lists Missouri State Highway Patrol (Water Patrol) as Missouri’s boating law agency (boating safety, enforcement and registration).

How to request

Call 911 for a water emergency; the agency with jurisdiction requests marine units through dispatch.

Standards and policy

State boating laws. NASBLA promotes uniform state boating laws and their enforcement (U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Division).

Missouri Marine / Water Patrol directory Missouri State Highway Patrol (Water Patrol) ↗ NASBLA Missouri boating contacts ↗ State boating laws (USCG Boating Safety) ↗

National Guard

Governor-activated

Military helicopters and personnel for hoist rescue, aerial search and ground support when civilian resources can’t do the job.

Who provides it in Missouri

The Missouri National Guard (Army and Air), activated in state status by the Governor.

How to request

The agency with jurisdiction requests it through SEMA. NWCG’s helicopter extraction list directs 911 and dispatch centers to coordinate requests for military, Coast Guard and National Guard aircraft through the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) at 800-851-3051.

Standards and policy

State active duty under the Governor’s authority; Guard aircraft used for SAR are coordinated with the rescue coordination center.

Missouri National Guard directory Missouri National Guard (official) ↗ State Guard websites (National Guard Bureau) ↗ SEMA ↗ Helicopter extraction source list (NWCG PMS 512) ↗

State Parks

State agency

The state park system, whose staff know park terrain and trails and support searches on park land.

Who provides it in Missouri

Missouri State Parks. The National Association of State Park Directors lists this as the official park-system website.

How to request

For an emergency in a park, call 911. Park staff support the agency with jurisdiction; see who leads searches at the top of this page.

Standards and policy

Park rules and staff authority are set by the state park agency; see its website.

Missouri State Parks & Conservation directory Missouri State Parks (official) ↗ State park directory (America’s State Parks) ↗

Swiftwater & Flood Rescue

State program

Teams that search for and rescue people and animals in swiftwater and floods, from shore and by boat.

Who provides it in Missouri

Missouri Task Force 1, managed by the Boone County Fire Protection District and deployed by SEMA, maintains two FEMA Type 1 swiftwater/flood rescue teams, plus helicopter search and rescue (HSART), urban search and rescue and drone reconnaissance, ready for deployment by SEMA anywhere in Missouri.

How to request

The agency with jurisdiction requests water rescue through 911 dispatch. Beyond local resources, MO-TF1 is deployed by SEMA.

Standards and policy

FEMA’s NIMS resource typing defines a Swiftwater/Flood Search and Rescue Team (8-508-1020), which provides shore-based and boat-based water rescue, basic life support and animal rescue.

Missouri Swiftwater directory SEMA Missouri Task Force 1 program description ↗ FEMA Swiftwater/Flood SAR Team definition ↗

Technical Mountain Rescue

Verified

Teams for steep, high-angle and alpine terrain that use rope systems to reach and evacuate people.

Who provides it in Missouri

No Mountain Rescue Association member team is based in Missouri (MRA team lists).

How to request

The agency with jurisdiction requests the team, usually through 911 dispatch; see who leads searches above. Help from outside the area is requested through SEMA.

Standards and policy

FEMA’s NIMS resource typing defines a Mountain Search and Rescue Team (8-508-1171) for low mountain, mountain and alpine environments. The MRA lists member teams by region with their membership status.

Missouri Technical Rescue directory MRA teams by region ↗ FEMA Mountain SAR Team definition ↗

USAR (State Task Force)

Missouri Task Force 1, a FEMA urban search and rescue task force, is maintained by the Boone County Fire Protection District in Columbia.

How to request

Requested through the local EOC and SEMA (in-state) or FEMA (federal deployment).

Standards and policy

FEMA US&R task forces train and certify to FEMA national standards.

Missouri USAR (State Task Force) directory

Federal lands (Forest Service and National Park Service)

Federal land manager

Federal land agencies whose staff support searches on national forests, grasslands and parks.

Who provides it in Missouri

National forests and grasslands in Missouri on the Forest Service’s list: Mark Twain National Forest. The National Park Service lists 14 park sites in Missouri.

How to request

Searches on national forest land are led by the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction (in most states, the county sheriff), with the Forest Service supporting under cooperative agreements. In a national park, call 911 or the park’s emergency line; the NPS will make reasonable efforts to search for lost persons, using its own staff or partner SAR organizations under formal agreements.

Standards and policy

NPS Management Policies 2006, §8.2.5.3: SAR runs under the Incident Command System and visitors are not charged for it.

Missouri Federal Lands (USFS / NPS) directory NPS sites in Missouri ↗ Forest Service units by state ↗ USDA testimony on sheriff SAR agreements ↗ NPS SAR policy excerpt ↗

UTV & ATV Units

Verified

Off-road vehicles, including UTVs, ATVs and e-bikes, that move searchers and equipment and carry out injured people over rough trails.

Who provides it in Missouri

There is no dedicated UTV or ATV search unit; the agency running the search uses its own vehicles.

How to request

The agency running the search requests vehicle units; see who leads searches above.

Standards and policy

FEMA’s Land SAR Team typing (8-508-1173) includes ground vehicles for support, transportation and evacuation in land and wilderness searches.

Missouri UTV & ATV Units directory FEMA Land SAR Team definition ↗

115-county directory

Each county and its sheriff’s office. Who leads a search varies by state; see the top of this page. For an emergency, call 911.

All 115 phone numbers verified (2026-10) against the agency’s own site, a government directory, or a sheriffs’ association or IACP directory; each “Verified” link shows the source. For an emergency, call 911.

Jurisdiction	Agency	Phone
Adair County	Adair County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 665-4644 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Andrew County	Andrew County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 324-5801 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Atchison County	Atchison County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 744-6271 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Audrain County	Audrain County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 473-5800 sheriff’s office line (Audrain County Sheriff’s Office page) · Verified
Barry County	Barry County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 847-6556 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Barton County	Barton County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 682-5515 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Bates County	Bates County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 679-3232 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Benton County	Benton County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 438-6135 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Bollinger County	Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 238-2633 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Boone County	Boone County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 875-1111 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Buchanan County	Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 236-8898 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Butler County	Butler County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 785-8444 sheriff’s office line (Butler County Sheriff’s Office page) · Verified
Caldwell County	Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 586-2751 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Callaway County	Callaway County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 642-7291 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Camden County	Camden County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 346-2243 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau Co. Sheriff’s Office	(573) 243-3551 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Carroll County	Carroll County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 542-1121 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Carter County	Carter County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 323-4510 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Cass County	Cass County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 380-5200 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Cedar County	Cedar County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 276-5133 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Chariton County	Chariton County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 288-3277 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Christian County	Christian County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 581-2332 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Clark County	Clark County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 727-2416 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Clay County	Clay County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 407-3749 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Clinton County	Clinton County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 539-2156 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Cole County	Cole County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 634-9160 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Cooper County	Cooper County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 882-2772 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Crawford County	Crawford County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 775-2125 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Dade County	Dade County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 637-2312 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Dallas County	Dallas County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 345-2441 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Daviess County	Daviess County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 663-2031 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
DeKalb County	DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 449-5802 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Dent County	Dent County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 729-3241 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Douglas County	Douglas County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 683-1020 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Dunklin County	Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 888-2424 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Franklin County	Franklin County Sheriff’s Office	(636) 583-2560 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Gasconade County	Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 486-2424 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Gentry County	Gentry County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 726-3721 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Greene County	Greene County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 868-4040 sheriff’s office line (Greene County phone list) · Verified
Grundy County	Grundy County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 359-2828 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Harrison County	Harrison County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 425-3199 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Henry County	Henry County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 885-7300 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Hickory County	Hickory County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 745-6415 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Holt County	Holt County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 822-3002 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Howard County	Howard County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 248-2477 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Howell County	Howell County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 256-2544 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Iron County	Iron County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 546-7051 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Jackson County	Jackson County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 541-8017 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Jasper County	Jasper County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 358-8177 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Jefferson County	Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office	(636) 797-5000 sheriff’s office line (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office contact page) · Verified
Johnson County	Johnson County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 747-6469 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Knox County	Knox County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 397-2186 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Laclede County	Laclede County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 532-2311 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Lafayette County	Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 259-3622 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Lawrence County	Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 466-2131 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Lewis County	Lewis County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 767-5287 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Lincoln County	Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office	(636) 528-8546 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Linn County	Linn County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 895-5312 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Livingston County	Livingston County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 646-0515 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Macon County	Macon County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 385-2062 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Madison County	Madison County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 783-2234 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Maries County	Maries County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 422-3381 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Marion County	Marion County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 769-2077 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
McDonald County	McDonald County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 223-4319 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Mercer County	Mercer County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 748-3165 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Miller County	Miller County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 369-2341 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Mississippi County	Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 683-2111 sheriff’s office line (Missouri DPS county resource list) · Verified
Moniteau County	Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 796-2525 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Monroe County	Monroe County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 327-4060 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Montgomery County	Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 564-8084 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Morgan County	Morgan County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 378-5481 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
New Madrid County	New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 748-2516 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Newton County	Newton County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 451-8300 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Nodaway County	Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 582-7451 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Oregon County	Oregon County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 778-7888 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Osage County	Osage County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 897-3927 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Ozark County	Ozark County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 679-4633 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Pemiscot County	Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 333-4101 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Perry County	Perry County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 547-4576 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Pettis County	Pettis County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 827-0052 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Phelps County	Phelps County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 426-3860 sheriff’s office line (Phelps County directory) · Verified
Pike County	Pike County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 324-3202 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Platte County	Platte County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 858-3521 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Polk County	Polk County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 777-9020 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Pulaski County	Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 774-4796 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Putnam County	Putnam County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 947-2515 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Ralls County	Ralls County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 985-5611 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Randolph County	Randolph County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 277-5095 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Ray County	Ray County Sheriff’s Office	(816) 290-5323 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Reynolds County	Reynolds County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 648-2491 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Ripley County	Ripley County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 996-2129 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Saline County	Saline County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 886-5511 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Schuyler County	Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 956-9493 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Scotland County	Scotland County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 465-2106 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Scott County	Scott County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 545-3525 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Shannon County	Shannon County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 226-3615 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Shelby County	Shelby County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 633-2161 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
St. Charles County	St Charles County Sheriff’s Office	(636) 949-3010 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
St. Clair County	St Clair County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 646-2565 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
St. Francois County	St Francois County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 756-3252 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
City of St. Louis	St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department	(314) 231-1212 city police non-emergency line (the city sheriff handles courts, not searches) · Verified
St. Louis County	St. Louis County Police Department	(636) 529-8210 county police non-emergency line (the county sheriff handles courts and civil process, not searches) · Verified
Ste. Genevieve County	Ste Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 883-5820 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Stoddard County	Stoddard County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 568-4654 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Stone County	Stone County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 357-6116 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Sullivan County	Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 265-3313 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Taney County	Taney County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 546-7250 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Texas County	Texas County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 967-4165 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Vernon County	Vernon County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 283-4400 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Warren County	Warren County Sheriff’s Office	(636) 456-4332 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Washington County	Washington County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 438-5478 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Wayne County	Wayne County Sheriff’s Office	(573) 224-3219 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Webster County	Webster County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 468-2222 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Worth County	Worth County Sheriff’s Office	(660) 564-2222 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified
Wright County	Wright County Sheriff’s Office	(417) 741-7576 sheriff’s office line (Missouri Attorney General police & sheriffs list, data.mo.gov) · Verified

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