Gina Jameson, Ralls County Circuit Clerk / Recorder
Ralls County has a unified local office for court records and recorder functions. The current official listed on the county website is Gina Jameson, Ralls County Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Deeds. Her court office is in the Ralls County Courthouse at 311 South Main Street, PO Box 466, New London, Missouri 63459. The public email listed for the Circuit Clerk is gina.jameson@courts.mo.gov.
The court side of the office uses 573-985-5633 for civil matters and 573-985-5641 for criminal and probate matters. The fax number is 573-985-3446. The recorder side uses 573-985-5631, fax 573-985-5630, and email rallscountyrecorder@gmail.com. Courthouse hours in the research are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, closed for lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
Ralls County Circuit Clerk / Recorder of Deeds
Official: Gina Jameson
311 South Main Street, PO Box 466
New London, MO 63459
Civil: 573-985-5633
Criminal / Probate: 573-985-5641
Recorder: 573-985-5631
What the Ralls County Clerk Maintains
The official county duties statement says the Circuit Clerk is clerk for civil, domestic relations, criminal, juvenile, and probate courts. The office maintains records of proceedings in those courts and prepares dockets. It also prepares or files summonses, warrants, orders, judgments, and injunctions authorized by the court.
- Civil lawsuits, domestic relations, divorce, small claims, protection orders, and judgments.
- Criminal cases, traffic matters, court charges, warrants authorized by the court, and bond or disposition entries.
- Probate estates, wills, small estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and restricted probate materials when access is allowed.
- Recorder records such as deeds, mortgages, liens, marriage licenses, and recorded instruments.
County Clerk vs Circuit Clerk in Ralls County
The separate Ralls County Clerk is Brandy Flynn. That office is important for elections, plat books, liquor licenses, auctioneer licenses, county commission records, and general county administration. It is not the circuit-court record custodian for criminal, civil, family, probate, traffic, or juvenile case files.
This distinction matters when sending a records request. Court pleadings, docket entries, certified court copies, divorce decrees, probate copies, and traffic case information belong with the Circuit Clerk / Recorder. Election or county administrative records may belong with the County Clerk. The Ralls County Sunshine Request page instructs requesters to route requests to the appropriate office holder.
How to Request a Certified Copy
Certified court copies are clerk-authenticated records used when a plain printout is not enough. Examples include divorce decrees, judgments, probate orders, criminal dispositions, and traffic case records needed for legal, licensing, or administrative purposes. Ralls County official sources did not publish copy fees, so call the correct clerk line before submitting payment.
- Identify the case number, party names, case type, and approximate filing or judgment date through Case.net or existing paperwork.
- Call 573-985-5633 for civil or domestic records, or 573-985-5641 for criminal, probate, or traffic questions.
- Ask whether the record is public, restricted, older, sealed, or available only at the courthouse.
- Submit the request by the method the clerk confirms, with the proper fee if one applies.
- Pick up the certified copy or arrange mail delivery if the office allows it.
Ralls County Records Request Form Fields
The public Sunshine Request page says to fill out the county form and submit it in person or by email to the appropriate office holder, but the captured text did not expose a full field list. For court and recorder requests, the following practical information helps the office locate the right record.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number or document number | Recommended | Use Case.net for court numbers or iDoc Market/recorder data for recorded documents. |
| Party names | Yes in practice | Include all known names, prior names, or business names. |
| Record type | Yes | Examples include divorce decree, probate order, criminal disposition, deed, lien, or marriage record. |
| Date range | Recommended | Helps narrow older courthouse records. |
| Copy type | Yes | State whether plain, certified, emailed, mailed, or in-person pickup is needed. |
| Requester contact | Yes | Provide phone, email, and mailing address for response and fees. |
State Clerk Records vs Federal Clerk Records
Ralls County court records are local Missouri circuit court records. Federal court files use the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, not the Ralls County Circuit Clerk.
This image helps separate Ralls County clerk access from federal district court access, which is handled through federal clerk systems.
Ralls County Clerk Fees
The captured Ralls County official pages did not publish a full fee schedule for court copies, certified copies, recorder copies, marriage copies, or Sunshine requests. The table keeps those limits clear and routes each request to the proper contact.
| Item | Amount | Source / Note |
|---|---|---|
| Civil court copies | Fee not located in Ralls official sources | Confirm with Circuit Clerk at 573-985-5633. |
| Criminal/probate court copies | Fee not located in Ralls official sources | Confirm with Circuit Clerk at 573-985-5641. |
| Certified court copies | Fee not located in Ralls official sources | Use clerk counter or mail request process confirmed by office. |
| Recorder copies through iDoc Market | Fee not shown on county page | Search and purchase available online when records are included. |
| Sunshine request | Fee not located in Ralls official sources | Missouri law may allow copying or research fees. |
Ralls County and the Eastern District
The federal court's counties-by-division page places Ralls County in the Eastern District of Missouri's Northern Division.
That federal division detail does not change the local clerk role: Missouri circuit case files remain with the Ralls County Circuit Clerk / Recorder.
Recorder of Deeds and iDoc Market
The recorder side of Gina Jameson's office handles deeds, mortgages, liens, marriage licenses, and other instruments affecting Ralls County property and recording status. The county page says Ralls County Recorder of Deeds records are available to search and/or purchase copies online through iDoc Market. It also says Document Alerts is a free service that sends email notifications when a document is recorded based on criteria selected by a property owner.
The county notes that the Recorder of Deeds office does not set up or monitor iDoc Market accounts and tells users to call the Recorder at 573-985-5631 for enrollment instructions. Recorder records are not the same as Case.net court records. A deed, lien, or marriage record belongs to the recorder side. A civil judgment, divorce decree, probate order, criminal disposition, or traffic case belongs to the Circuit Clerk side.
Federal Electronic Filing Is Separate
Federal electronic filing is handled through the Eastern District's CM/ECF information page.
The image reinforces that CM/ECF and PACER are federal systems, while Ralls County court copies and filings are handled through Missouri circuit court channels.
Online, Mail, Email, and In-Person Access
Use Case.net for most public circuit case lookups, iDoc Market for recorder records when available, and the clerk's office for certified copies or records that are not available remotely. The mailing address for court matters is Ralls County Courthouse, 311 South Main Street, PO Box 466, New London, MO 63459. The Circuit Clerk email is gina.jameson@courts.mo.gov, and the recorder email is rallscountyrecorder@gmail.com.
For confidential, sealed, juvenile, expunged, or redacted material, the clerk may not be able to release the record without party status, statutory authority, or a court order. Missouri section 509.520 also affects public copies because confidential identifiers and similar sensitive data should not appear in ordinary public court filings.