Court Specific Help - Circuit 12

12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Audrain, Montgomery & Warren counties)

AUDRAIN COUNTY (Mexico, MO)

The county went live on the JIS system on May 19, 2003. Pending cases filed as of May 19, 2003 up to the present date will be found on Case.net. All cases prior to that date, except circuit civil judgments revived after that date, are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a case or judgment prior to A May , 2003, you must review the judgment indexes and case indexes in the clerk's office.

Case # format, case filed after 1-1-04

For originating cases, the case number formats for your offices will be -

Audrain Associate 04U1-XX00001
Audrain Circuit 04AU-XX00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX

Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001

Case Category Code in Case Number
Criminal CR
Probate PR
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Circuit Civil CC
Associate Civil AC
Small Claims SC
Domestic Relations, except protection orders DR
Protection Orders, both adult abuse and child prot PN
Administrative Orders for Child Support AD
Mechanic’s Liens ML
Transcript Judgments TJ
Miscellaneous non-case, not included in above MC

Note: Traffic cases, the citation or ticket number is the case number.

The court location is the location in which the case INITIATES - the case. The case is NOT assigned a new case number when it is bound over nor is it assigned a new case number when there is a change of venue within the circuit, this assures that as much as possible the original case number is carried throughout the life of the case.

Missouri Electronic Filing System

Effective January 1, 2012 , electronic records are viewable at the public access terminal at the court house. Case records in Audrian County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning June 30, 2014. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY (Montgomery City, MO)

Circuit Civil

Circuit Civil Case information is available for all public cases pending as of July 1, 1997 and thereafter. Circuit Civil Judgments entered prior to July 1, 1997 are not included in Case.net, unless the judgment was revived after July 1, 1997. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to July 1, 1997, you must review the judgment index located at the Circuit Clerks Office located in Montgomery, Missouri.

Circuit Criminal

Circuit Criminal Case information is available for all public cases pending as of August 18, 1997 and thereafter. Criminal judgments entered prior to August 18, 1997 are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to August 18, 1997 you must review the judgment index at the Circuit Clerks Office located in Montgomery, Missouri.

Associate Civil and Probate

Associate Civil Case information is available for all public cases pending as of July 1, 1997 and thereafter. Associate/Small Claims Judgments entered prior to July 1, 1997 are not included in Case.net, unless the judgment was revived after July 1, 1997. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to July 1, 1997, you must review the judgment index located at the Associate Clerks Office located in Montgomery, Missouri.

Associate Criminal

Criminal, Traffic, Misdemeanor, and DWI case information is available for all public cases pending as of August 18, 1997 and thereafter. The court had an automated system prior to August 18, 1997 and most of the cases filed since that date were converted from the previous system. Criminal judgments entered prior to August 18, 1997 are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to August 18, 1997 you must review the judgment index at the Associate Clerks Office located in Montgomery, Missouri.

Traffic

Traffic tickets and infraction case information is available for all public cases pending as of August 25, 1997 and thereafter. The court had an automated system prior to August 18, 1997 and most of the cases filed since that date were converted from the previous system. Traffic judgments entered prior to August 25, 1997 are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to August 25, 1997 you must review the judgment index at the Associate Clerks Office located in Montgomery, Missouri.

Missouri Electronic Filing System

Effective January 1, 2012 , electronic records are viewable at the public access terminal at the court house. Case records in Montgomery County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning September 9, 2013. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

Case Numbering

All cases filed after July 1, 1997, will be assigned a new JIS case number. Each circuit using the new JIS system is assigned a block of case numbers per circuit. The block of numbers for the 12th circuit is 155,000 to 163,999. Therefore, all new cases in JIS will have the following information in the case number format:

Example 02CV155021
2- digit Year
Case Type CV- Civil, CR-Criminal, PR-Probate etc.
6-digit sequential case number in the range assigned to the circuit.

Traffic cases will be filed in the court using the traffic ticket case number.

Case # format, case filed after 1-1-04

For originating cases, the case number formats for your offices will be -

Montgomery Associate 04A1-XX00001
Montgomery Circuit 04AA-XX00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX

Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001

Case Category Code in Case Number
Criminal CR
Probate PR
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Circuit Civil CC
Associate Civil AC
Small Claims SC
Domestic Relations, except protection orders DR
Protection Orders, both adult abuse and child prot PN
Administrative Orders for Child Support AD
Mechanic’s Liens ML
Transcript Judgments TJ
Miscellaneous non-case, not included in above MC

Note: Traffic cases, the citation or ticket number is the case number.

The court location is the location in which the case INITIATES - the case. The case is NOT assigned a new case number when it is bound over nor is it assigned a new case number when there is a change of venue within the circuit, this assures that as much as possible the original case number is carried throughout the life of the case.

Manual Format Prior to JIS Converted Format JIS Format Prior to 1-1-04
Circuit Civil CV189-1587CC 12V18901587 01CV155001
Associate Civil Cases CV800-12AC
CV800-15SC
12V08000012
12V08000015
01CV155001
01CV155001
Criminal Cases CR800-50F
CR800-193M
12R08000050
12R08000193
01CR155001
01CR155001
Municipal CR493-4M 12M493-00004 01CR155004
Traffic CR496-954T 12T496-00954 Traffic Ticket Number
Probate CV897-19P 12P08970019 03PR155001

WARREN COUNTY (Warrenton, MO)

Circuit Civil

Circuit Civil Case information is available for all public cases pending as of September 20, 1999 and thereafter. Circuit Civil Judgments entered prior to September 20, 1999 are not included in Case.net, unless the judgment was revived after September 20, 1999. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to September 20, 1999, you must review the judgment index located at the Circuit Clerks Office located in Warrenton, Missouri.

Circuit Criminal

Circuit Criminal Case information is available for all public cases pending as of September 20, 1999 and thereafter. Criminal judgments entered prior to September 20, 1999 are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to September 20, 1999 you must review the judgment index at the Circuit Clerks Office located in Warrenton, Missouri.

Associate Civil

Associate Civil Case information is available for all public cases pending as of May 19, 2003 and thereafter. Associate Civil Judgments entered prior to May 19, 2003 are not included in Case.net, unless the judgment was revived after May 19, 2003. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to May 19, 2003, you must review the judgment index located at the Associate Court Clerks Office located in Warrenton, Missouri.

Associate Criminal

Associate Criminal Case information is available for all public cases pending as of May 19, 2003 and thereafter. Criminal judgments entered prior to May 19, 2003 are not included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to May 19, 2003 you must review the judgment index at the Associate Clerks Office located in Warrenton, Missouri. In addition, cases that had gone to warrant status before May 19, 2003 and cases that may be under probation suspension prior to May 19, 2003 may not be included in Case.net

Missouri Electronic Filing System

Effective January 1, 2012 , electronic records are viewable at the public access terminal at the court house. Case records in Warren County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning June 30, 2014. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

Case Numbering

All cases filed after May 19, 2003, will be assigned a new JIS case number. Each circuit using the new JIS system is assigned a block of case numbers per circuit. The block of numbers for the 12th circuit is 155,000 to 163,999. Therefore, all new cases in JIS will have the following information in the case number format:

Example 03CV155021
2- digit Year
Case Type CV- Civil, CR-Criminal, PR-Probate etc.
6-digit sequential case number in the range assigned to the circuit.

Traffic cases will be filed in the court using the traffic ticket case number.

Case # format, case filed after 1-1-04

For originating cases, the case number formats for your offices will be -

Warren Associate 04A8-XX00001
Warren Circuit 04BB-XX00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX

Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001

Case Category Code in Case Number
Criminal CR
Probate PR
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Circuit Civil CC
Associate Civil AC
Small Claims SC
Domestic Relations, except protection orders DR
Protection Orders, both adult abuse and child prot PN
Administrative Orders for Child Support AD
Mechanic’s Liens ML
Transcript Judgments TJ
Miscellaneous non-case, not included in above MC

Note: Traffic cases, the citation or ticket number is the case number.

The court location is the location in which the case INITIATES - the case. The case is NOT assigned a new case number when it is bound over nor is it assigned a new case number when there is a change of venue within the circuit, this assures that as much as possible the original case number is carried throughout the life of the case.

Manual Format Prior to JIS Converted Format JIS Format Prior to 1-1-04
Associate Circuit Civil Cases CV603-01AC 12V06030001 03CV155001
Small Claims CV603-01SC 12V06030001 03CV155001
Probate CV603-01P 12P06030001 03PR155001
Associate Circuit Criminal Cases CR503-01F
CR603-01M
12R05030001
12R06030001
03CR155001
03CR155001
Associate Traffic CR603-01T 12T06030001 “ticket number”
Municipal MU603-01M 12M06030001 “ticket number”

MEXICO MUNICIPAL DIVISION (Mexico, MO.)

Municipal case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after, February 1, 2010. Municipal judgments entered prior to February 1, 2010 may not be included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 1, 2010, you may inquire at the Mexico Municipal Division in Mexico, Missouri.

Case.net will allow the following case types to be available for public review in the Mexico Municipal Division:

MONTGOMERY CITY MUNICIPAL DIVISION (Montgomery City, MO.)

Municipal case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after, April 1, 2010. Municipal judgments entered prior to April 1, 2010 may not be included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to April 1, 2010, you may inquire at the Montgomery City Municipal Division in Montgomery City, Missouri.

Case.net will allow the following case types to be available for public review in the Montgomery City Municipal Division:

NEW FLORENCE MUNICIPAL DIVISION (New Florence, MO.)

Municipal case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after, November 16, 2010. Municipal judgments entered prior to November 16, 2010 may not be included in Case.net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to November 16, 2010, you may inquire at the New Florence Municipal Division in New Florence, Missouri.

Case.net will allow the following case types to be available for public review in the New Florence Municipal Division: