Search St. Louis 72 Hour Booking

St. Louis 72 hour booking records are managed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, which operates as an independent city agency separate from St. Louis County. This setup is different from most Missouri cities. St. Louis is an independent city, meaning it does not sit inside any county. You can search for St. Louis 72 hour booking records through the SLMPD Sunshine Law portal, Missouri Case.net, or the State Highway Patrol criminal history database. The city handles its own arrests, courts, and detention facilities without sharing jurisdiction with a surrounding county sheriff.

St. Louis Police 72 Hour Booking

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Sunshine Law portal is the main access point for 72 hour booking records in the city. The SLMPD runs an online records portal where you can submit requests, track their status, and get documents back electronically. This system covers criminal incident reports, arrest reports, calls for service, and background checks.

You can also submit requests by mail. Send them to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Attn: Sunshine Law Unit, 1915 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. If you want to pick up records in person, the Records Division handles crash reports for accidents you were involved in and background checks on a walk-in basis. Attorneys and insurance companies have a separate set of instructions for their Sunshine Law requests, which the department posts as a PDF on their site.

The Sunshine Law Unit at SLMPD makes sure the department follows Section 610.100 RSMo and internal policy. Every 72 hour booking record created by St. Louis police falls under these rules. The department must respond within three business days.

The SLMPD Sunshine Law page shows how to submit and track your records request online.

This portal is the most direct route for getting St. Louis 72 hour booking arrest reports from the city police.

St. Louis 72 Hour Booking in Court

After charges are filed following a St. Louis 72 hour booking, the case goes to the 22nd Judicial Circuit. This is the St. Louis City Circuit Court. It handles felonies, misdemeanors, and traffic cases from within city limits. You can search these records for free on Missouri Case.net.

Case.net lets you look up St. Louis cases by name, case number, filing date, or scheduled hearings. Results show charges, court dates, case status, and how the case ended. The Circuit Clerk provides certified copies if you need them for legal purposes. Keep in mind that St. Louis City courts are separate from St. Louis County courts. If you are not sure where the arrest took place, you may need to search both the 22nd Circuit (city) and the 21st Circuit (county).

State Database for St. Louis 72 Hour Booking

Every St. Louis 72 hour booking gets reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol central repository. The CJIS Division maintains arrest data, prosecution data, and court data for each case. Name-based searches cost $14. Fingerprint checks cost $20. Results include arrest details, charges, prosecutor actions, and court outcomes.

The Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search tracks St. Louis individuals in state custody. You can search by name or DOC number. Results show the DOC ID, facility, custody status, offense info, and projected release date. MOVANS victim notification services are also available for St. Louis cases. The Highway Patrol Services page has forms you can download for criminal history requests.

Note: St. Louis City and St. Louis County maintain separate record systems, so check both if the arrest location is unclear.

St. Louis County Connection

Though St. Louis is an independent city, St. Louis County surrounds it on three sides. The county has its own police department and court system. If an arrest happened just outside city limits, the 72 hour booking record would be in the county system instead. The St. Louis County Police Records Division is at 7900 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton, MO 63105. You can reach them at 314-615-5360. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

The county also runs an online Sunshine Law request portal. St. Louis County court records go through the 21st Judicial Circuit, which is a separate system from the city's 22nd Circuit on Case.net. Both are free to search but you need to pick the right one based on where the arrest took place.

72 Hour Booking Requests in St. Louis

St. Louis 72 hour booking arrest reports are open records under the Sunshine Law. Agencies have three business days to respond. Fees must be reasonable. You can inspect records in person for free. If someone gets arrested but charges are not filed within 30 days, that arrest report closes to the public. Investigation reports stay sealed until the case goes inactive.

The Missouri Attorney General's Sunshine Law Guide has the complete rules. Put your request in writing. Include the person's full name and the arrest date if you have it. The SLMPD Sunshine Law Unit handles all city police records. For records from the county side, contact the St. Louis County Police Records Division. You can also run a statewide check through the Highway Patrol MACHS system if you are not sure which agency made the arrest.

• SLMPD Sunshine Law portal for city arrest reports
• Case.net for 22nd Circuit (city) or 21st Circuit (county) court records
• MACHS criminal history search ($14 name-based)
• In-person request at SLMPD Records Division, 1915 Olive Street
• Mail request to Attn: Sunshine Law Unit

Nearby Cities

These cities border the St. Louis area. A 72 hour booking that happened close to city limits might show up in one of these nearby jurisdictions.