Court Specific Help - Circuit 44

44th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Douglas, Ozark, Wright Counties)

Douglas County (Ava, MO)

CIRCUIT CIVIL

Circuit and associate civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. All civil judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Ava, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CIVIL

Associate circuit civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate/Small Claims judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Ava, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Criminal Traffic, Misdemeanor and DWI case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate Circuit Criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Ava, Missouri.

CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Criminal Traffic, Misdemeanor, Felony and DWI case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. All Criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Ava, Missouri.

TRAFFIC

Traffic tickets and infraction case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Ava, Missouri.

PROBATE

Probate case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Probate judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Douglas County Courthouse, Probate Division, in Ava, 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 Douglas County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning October 26, 2015. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

CASE NUMBERING

Civil, Associate Civil, Small Claims, Criminal, and Probate cases filed after February 20, 2006, will be assigned a new JIS case number. Traffic cases use the actual traffic ticket number. Therefore, all new cases filed in JIS after February 20, 2006, will have the following format:

2 – digit year
2 – character location code
2 – character case type code (CV – Civil, CR – Criminal, PR – Probate, etc.)
5 – digit sequential case number

Douglas Associate: 44U4-XX00001
Douglas Circuit: 44DG-XX00001
Douglas Probate: 44U4-PR00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX. Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001 at the beginning of each calendar year.

Case Category Code
Criminal CR
Civil CV
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Miscellaneous MC

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

The court location is the location in which the case is initiated. 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
Circuit Civil CV102-100CC 44V010200100
Associate Civil CV202-200AC 44V020200200
Domestic CV202-300DR 44V020200300
Small Claims CV202-400SC 44V020200400
Traffic CR202-100T 44T020200100
Criminal – Misdemeanor CR202-200M 44R020200200
Criminal – Felony CR102-300F 44R010200300
Criminal – Felony bound over to Circuit CR202-300FX 44R020200300-01
Circuit – Muni Cert/Trial De Novo CV202-100MT 44M020200100
Probate CV202-200P 44P020200200

Ozark County (Gainesville, MO)

CIRCUIT CIVIL

Circuit and associate civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. All civil judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Gainesville, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CIVIL

Associate circuit civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate/Small Claims judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Gainesville, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Criminal Traffic, Misdemeanor and DWI case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate Circuit Criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Gainesville, Missouri.

CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Criminal Traffic, Misdemeanor, Felony and DWI case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. All Criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Gainesville, Missouri.

TRAFFIC

Traffic tickets and infraction case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Gainesville, Missouri.

PROBATE

Probate case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Probate judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Ozark County Courthouse, Probate Division, in Gainesville, 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 Ozark County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning October 26, 2015. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

CASE NUMBERING

Civil, Associate Civil, Small Claims, Criminal, and Probate cases filed after February 20, 2006, will be assigned a new JIS case number. Traffic uses the actual traffic ticket number. Therefore, all new cases filed in JIS after February 20, 2006, will have the following format:

2 – digit year
2 – character location code
2 – character case type code (CV – Civil, CR – Criminal, PR – Probate, etc.)
5 – digit sequential case number

Ozark Associate: 44K5-XX00001
Ozark Circuit: 44OZ-XX00001
Ozark Probate: 44K5-PR00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX. Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001 at the beginning of each calendar year.

Case Category Code
Criminal CR
Civil CV
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Miscellaneous MC

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

The court location is the location in which the case is initiated. 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
Circuit Civil CV0302-100CC 44V030200100
Associate Civil CV0402-200AC 44V040400200
Domestic CV0302-300DR 44V030000300
Small Claims CV0402-400SC 44V040400400
Traffic CR4002-100T 44T0400200100
Criminal – Misdemeanor CR4002-200M 44R0400200200
Criminal – Felony CR4002-300F 44R0400200300
Criminal – Felony b/o over to Circuit CR4002-300FX 44R0400200300-01
Circuit – Muni Cert/Trial De Novo CV3002-100MT 44M0300200100
Probate CV1002-200P 44P0100200200

Wright County (Hartville, MO)

CIRCUIT CIVIL

Circuit civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Circuit civil judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Wright County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Hartville, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CIVIL

Associate circuit civil case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate/Small Claims judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net, unless the judgment was revived after February 20, 2006. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Wright County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Hartville, Missouri.

ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Criminal Traffic, Misdemeanor and DWI case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Associate Circuit Criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Wright County Courthouse, Associate Division, in Hartville, Missouri.

CIRCUIT CRIMINAL

Circuit criminal case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Circuit criminal judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Wright County Courthouse, Circuit Division, in Hartville, Missouri.

PROBATE

Probate case information is available for all public cases that were pending as of, or filed after February 20, 2006. Probate judgments entered prior to February 20, 2006 are not included in Case.Net. If you are looking for a judgment entered prior to February 20, 2006, you must review the judgment index located at the Wright County Courthouse, Probate Division, in Hartville, 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 Wright County are available electronically for the above referenced case types beginning October 26, 2015. Contact the court for the availability of electronic records prior to this date.

CASE NUMBERING

Civil, Associate Civil, Small Claims, Criminal, and Probate cases filed after February 20, 2006, will be assigned a new JIS case number. Traffic uses the actual traffic ticket number. Therefore, all new cases filed in JIS after February 20, 2006, will have the following format:

2 – digit year
2 – character location code
2 – character case type code (CV – Civil, CR – Criminal, PR – Probate, etc.)
5 – digit sequential case number

Wright Associate: 44W1-XX00001
Wright Circuit: 44WR-XX00001
Wright Probate: 44WI-XX00001

Please substitute the case category listed below for the XX. Each of the following case categories will start with case #00001 at the beginning of each calendar year.

Case Category Code
Criminal CR
Civil CV
Municipal Ordinance MU
County Ordinance CY
Miscellaneous MC

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

The court location is the location in which the case is initiated. 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
Circuit Civil CV502-100CC 44V050200100
Associate Civil CV602-200AC 44V060400200
Domestic CV502-300DR 44V050000300
Small Claims CV602-400SC 44V060400400
Traffic CR602-100T 44T060200100
Criminal – Misdemeanor CR602-200M 44R060200200
Criminal – Felony CR602-300F 44R060200300
Criminal – Felony b/o over to Circuit CR602-300FX 44R060200300-01
Circuit – Muni Cert/Trial De Novo CV502-100MT 44V050200100
Probate CV602-200P 44P060200200