Leigh Ann Colson

P.O. Box 369

200 North Main

Charleston, MO 63834

Fax: (573) 683-7696

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Circuit Clerk’s office is located on the second floor

of the Mississippi County Courthouse.

Leigh Ann Colson, Circuit Clerk

Dottie McKenzie, Chief Deputy / Supervisor

Anita Beasley, Associate Civil / Small Claims / Supervisor

Dianna Walton, Deputy Clerk / Domestic

Beth Bays, Deputy Clerk / Traffic & Criminal

Linda Neal, Deputy Clerk / Traffic & Criminal

Debbie Smoot, Deputy Clerk / Probate

Ella Brewer, Deputy Clerk / Child Support

Debbie Robertson, Deputy Clerk / Juvenile

Services:

The Circuit Clerk is responsible for maintaining complete and accurate

Records of the court, collections, accounting for, and disbursing all

Monies paid into the court; and performing other duties, as necessary

to assist in the court in performing its duties. Some of the duties of the

court clerk are:

1. Receive, process and maintain the judgments, rules orders, and all

other proceedings of the court.

2. Issue and process summons, subpoenas, execution, garnishments,

sequestrations, judgments, orders, and commitments.

3. Collect and disburse all fines and costs.

4. Collect and disburse other monies paid into court as ordered by the

court.

5. Select and summons jurors.

6. Preserve the court seal and other property of the office.

7. Provide uniform case reporting.

8. Assist with genealogical searches including; criminal records

(excluding traffic and misdemeanors), civil (excluding order of

protection, small claims, landlord-tenant issues, and judgments less

than $25,000.00) dissolutions, name changes, juvenile, adoptions,

financial, paternity, child support and immigration records.

9. Process Passport Applications. Passport fee - $97.00. Click here for

Requirements.