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Dent County Courthouse

42nd Judicial Circuit
400 N. Main Street
Salem, MO 65560

(573) 729-3931

Dent County Courthouse
42nd Judicial Circuit
400 N. Main Street
Salem, MO 65560
(573) 729-3931

Kristi Craig, Circuit Clerk
ADA Coordinator
(573) 729-3931
(573) 729-9414 (facsimile)

Dent County Judicial Building
112 E. Fifth Street
Salem, MO 65560
[email protected]

Hours/Days of Operation:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays
(Closed noon - 1 p.m. for lunch)

Please contact the clerk's office for information about adult abuse filings.

Video Appearances
According to 42nd Circuit Local Court Rule 9.7, please email your request to [email protected].

Get Directions

Attention Attorneys:

Remote public access to public case documents starts July 1, 2023. Dent County's public documents are scheduled to become remotely available no later than November 1. Please read this notice from Presiding Judge Randazzo.

Dent County Treatment Court
112 East Fifth Street
Salem, MO 65560

Kelly Smith, Treatment Court Administrator
109 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Greenville, MO 63944
(573) 224-5600, ext 311
[email protected]

First Name	Last Name	Title	Address	Phone	Facsimile	Notes
Jon	Kiser	Treatment Court Commissioner	P.O. Box 289 Greenville, MO 63944	(573) 224-5600 ext. 267
Kelly	Jameson	Treatment Court Administrator	P.O. Box 289 Greenville, MO 63944	(573) 224-5600 ext. 266
Megan	Seay	Circuit Judge	P.O. Box 551 Salem, MO 65560	(573) 729-6816	(573) 729-5146	Division 1
Kristi	Craig	Circuit Clerk ADA Coordinator	Dent County Judicial Building 112 E. Fifth Street Salem, MO 65560	(573) 729-3931	(573) 729-9414
Kevin	Randazzo	Chief Deputy Juvenile Officer	P.O. Box 265 Ironton, MO 63650	(573) 729-7990	(573) 729-8443
Michael	Randazzo	Presiding Judge	P.O. Box 551 Salem, MO 65560	(573) 729-6816	(573) 729-5146	Division 2
Beverly	Irons	Presiding Judge's Secretary	P.O. Box 551 Salem, MO 65560	(573) 729-6816	(573) 729-5146
Nathan	Kelsaw	Associate Circuit Judge	112 E. 5th Street Salem, MO 65560	(573) 729-3931	(573) 729-9414
Nick	Hutchison	Chief Juvenile Officer	P.O. Box 859 Steelville, MO 65565	(573) 775-2787	(573) 729-6816

(573) 729-3931

Pay for Jurors:
$12 serving, $12 not serving, plus 70 cents/mile

Reading materials permitted in waiting areas (not courtrooms):
No books

Last Updated 08/28/2025

The court has enacted local court rules, which apply in this circuit:

FILING FEES:
Circuit Division
Civil & Domestic cases.....$107.00
Juvenile filing fee..............$200.00
Expungement....................$348.50

Associate Division
Civil cases...........................$48.50
Small claims........................$25.00
Service by certified mail....$15.00

Probate Division
Decedent's full administration....$148.50
Adult guardianship petitions.......$258.50
Minor guardianship petitions.....$243.50
Small Estates and Refusals..........$68.50
Trust matters.................................$78.50

*Sheriff's fees are not included; sheriff's fees are submitted to serving county when summons is forwarded to the sheriff for service.

Please contact the court for any filing fees not listed above. [email protected]

Hearing Location	Contact Information	More Information
Salem Municipal Division Held at Dent County Courthouse 400 N. Main Street Salem, MO 65560 Get Directions	Kristi Craig, Circuit Clerk Clerk Address: Dent County Judicial Building 112 E. Fifth Street Salem, MO 65560 (573) 729-3931	Parking information: Attention Attorneys: Remote public access to public case documents starts July 1, 2023. Dent County's public documents are scheduled to become remotely available no later than November 1. Please read this notice from Presiding Judge Randazzo. Business operating hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays (Closed noon - 1 p.m. for lunch) See Local Rules and Filing Information