Daviess County Booking Records
Daviess County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the Daviess County Sheriff's Office in Gallatin, Missouri. This rural county in north-central Missouri is part of the 43rd Judicial Circuit along with Caldwell and Livingston counties. The sheriff handles all arrests and bookings at the county jail. Booking records are public under the Missouri Sunshine Law when charges have been filed. You can search Daviess County data through the sheriff, Case.net, or statewide databases.
Daviess County Quick Facts
Daviess County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office is at 102 N Main St in Gallatin. The phone number is (660) 663-2031. The sheriff operates the county jail and processes all 24 hour bookings in Daviess County. Every person arrested by deputies, local police, or state troopers in the county is brought to the Gallatin jail for intake. Staff record the person's name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount. Fingerprints and a booking photo are taken.
Daviess County is a small, rural county. The jail has limited capacity and processes fewer bookings than urban areas. The sheriff's office is the primary law enforcement agency. Highway patrol troopers also operate in the county, particularly along major roads. All arrests within Daviess County boundaries go through the same booking process at the jail in Gallatin.
Daviess County is part of the 43rd Judicial Circuit, which also covers Caldwell and Livingston counties. Criminal cases from Daviess County bookings go through this court. The prosecuting attorney reviews each arrest report and decides whether to file charges.
| Office | Daviess County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 102 N Main St Gallatin, MO 64640 |
| Phone | (660) 663-2031 |
| Circuit | 43rd Judicial Circuit |
Searching Daviess County 24 Hour Booking Records
Daviess County does not have an online inmate roster. To find 24 hour booking records, call the sheriff's office at (660) 663-2031 or visit in person in Gallatin. You can also mail a written Sunshine Law request. Staff can search by name or arrest date. Paper copies cost about 10 cents per page. The sheriff has three business days to respond.
Online, Case.net at courts.mo.gov covers the 43rd Judicial Circuit and lets you search Daviess County criminal cases by name. The system is free and available at all hours. It shows charges, court dates, and outcomes. The MODOC offender search tracks people under state supervision. The MACHS system provides $15 name-based criminal history checks from the central repository.
The MACHS portal is maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and covers arrest data from all jurisdictions in the state.
A name-based search costs $15 and returns open records including convictions and recent arrest data from Daviess County.
Daviess County Booking Process
When law enforcement arrests someone in Daviess County, the person is taken to the Gallatin jail for the 24 hour booking process. Intake staff handle the processing by collecting personal details, taking a photo and fingerprints, and logging the charges and bond. This creates the official booking record for that arrest.
The Daviess County prosecuting attorney then reviews the case. If charges are filed in the 43rd Judicial Circuit Court, the case enters the public record. If no charges come within 30 days, the booking record closes under Section 610.100 RSMo. Bond varies by charge. Minor offenses may have a standard bond that can be posted at the jail. Felony cases may require a judge in the 43rd Circuit to set bond at a hearing. Daviess County follows these same procedures for every booking.
Public Access to Daviess County Records
Missouri's Sunshine Law gives the public access to open 24 hour booking records in Daviess County. Arrest records and incident reports are open. Anyone can request them regardless of where they live. The sheriff must respond within three business days. Copy fees are limited to about 10 cents per page.
Some records in Daviess County are closed under the law. Active investigation reports stay closed. Booking records where no charges were filed within 30 days become closed. Records from dismissed cases close when the case ends. Expunged records are completely removed. If the Daviess County Sheriff improperly denies a request, you can appeal to the 43rd Judicial Circuit Court. Violations of the Sunshine Law carry fines up to $5,000 for purposeful violations.
What Daviess County Booking Records Contain
Each 24 hour booking record from Daviess County includes the person's name, date of birth, address, and physical description. The charges, bond amount, arresting agency, and date and time of arrest are all part of the record. Fingerprints collected during the booking at the Gallatin jail are sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's central repository. The booking photograph is kept on file. If the person had warrants from other jurisdictions, those appear in the Daviess County record. This data forms the start of the criminal case file when charges are filed in the 43rd Circuit Court.
Daviess County shares the 43rd Judicial Circuit with Caldwell and Livingston counties. If you are searching for a booking and unsure which of these three counties processed it, you can search Case.net for the full 43rd Circuit. All three counties will appear in the search results. This makes it easier to find the right case even if you do not know exactly where the arrest took place in this part of north-central Missouri. The Daviess County Sheriff handles all booking records for arrests within county borders, and those records stay with the Gallatin office regardless of which agency made the arrest or where the case ends up in the court system.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Daviess County in north-central Missouri.