Access O'Fallon Public Records
O'Fallon public records are managed by city offices and St. Charles County departments. With about 91,000 residents, O'Fallon is one of the fastest growing cities in Missouri and sits in St. Charles County. You can search for O'Fallon public records through the City Clerk, police department, and the county offices that handle land and court filings. The city has an online document center and takes Sunshine Law requests for records not posted on the web. Most O'Fallon public records start with the City Clerk or the records request form on the city site.
O'Fallon Quick Facts
O'Fallon City Clerk Records
The City of O'Fallon runs its records program through the City Clerk's office. City Clerk Bess Bacher serves as the custodian of official records. You can reach the clerk at 636-379-5555 or by email at bbacher@ofallonmo.gov. The office handles ordinances, resolutions, council minutes, and city contracts.
The O'Fallon city portal provides access to departments and public records information for O'Fallon residents and visitors.
The O'Fallon City Clerk page has contact info and details about what records the office holds. If you need meeting agendas, board appointments, or official city documents, the clerk is your first stop. The city domain changed to ofallonmo.gov in October 2024, so some older links may still point to ofallon.mo.us.
The O'Fallon City Clerk page shows office contact info and how to reach the records custodian for public records.
Assistant City Clerk Katie Crabtree can also help with records requests. Her email is kcrabtree@ofallonmo.gov and her phone is 636-379-5535. Both the clerk and assistant clerk handle Sunshine Law requests for O'Fallon public records.
O'Fallon Public Records Requests
O'Fallon has a dedicated page for public information requests. This page explains how to file a Sunshine Law request with the city. Under Chapter 610 RSMo, the city must respond within three business days of getting your request.
The O'Fallon public records request page shows the process for filing a Sunshine Law request with the city.
Fees depend on the type of request. Standard copies are $0.10 per page. If a request needs a lot of staff time, the city may charge for the labor at a set rate. You will get an estimate before any work starts. The city also runs a document center powered by Laserfiche where some O'Fallon records are posted for free viewing.
O'Fallon Police Department Records
The O'Fallon Police Department keeps its own set of records. Incident reports, arrest records, and accident reports are all held by the department. You can request police records by contacting the department directly.
O'Fallon police records become public once an investigation is closed. Reports from active cases stay closed under Missouri law. The Sunshine Law gives law enforcement the right to withhold records tied to open investigations. Once the case is done, the records are open for public access. Some details like victim names or witness info may still be redacted even in closed files.
Note: O'Fallon police records from active investigations are not available until the case is closed per Chapter 610 RSMo.
O'Fallon Court Records
Court records for O'Fallon come from the St. Charles County Circuit Court in the 11th Judicial Circuit. The county handles all major civil and criminal cases for the O'Fallon area. You can search court records through Missouri CaseNet, the free state court records portal.
CaseNet holds over 45 million case records. You can search by name, case number, or filing date. The system covers civil, criminal, traffic, family, and probate cases. It runs Monday through Friday from 6 AM to 1 AM. No paid account is needed. For actual court documents rather than just docket entries, contact the St. Charles County Circuit Clerk.
St. Charles County Records
O'Fallon sits in St. Charles County. The county manages court records through the 11th Judicial Circuit, land records through the Recorder of Deeds, and property assessments through the county assessor. For a full look at county-level records, fees, and office contacts, visit the St. Charles County page.
Nearby Cities
O'Fallon is in the St. Charles County area west of St. Louis. These nearby cities also maintain their own public records through separate offices.
O'Fallon Public Records Online
O'Fallon runs a document center powered by Laserfiche Weblink. This online tool lets you browse certain city records without filing a formal request. Meeting minutes, agendas, and some city documents are posted there for free. It saves time if the file you need is already online. Not all O'Fallon public records are in the system, but the city adds new files on a regular basis. Check back often as the collection grows.
For records not in the document center, you file a Sunshine Law request through the public information request page. The city responds within three business days as required by state law. City Clerk Bess Bacher at 636-379-5555 or Assistant City Clerk Katie Crabtree at 636-379-5535 can help you figure out if the record you want is already posted or if you need to file a formal request. The domain changed to ofallonmo.gov in October 2024, so some older links may still point to ofallon.mo.us.
The O'Fallon Police Department keeps its own set of records separate from the clerk. Police reports, arrest files, and crash reports all go through the department. If you need a police record, contact the department first rather than the clerk's office. They handle their own Sunshine Law requests for law enforcement files.