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Questions about official Jefferson County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the document. The contacts below route court files, sheriff reports, jail records, police reports, and statewide transcripts to their proper custodians. This private resource cannot accept or fulfill a public-records request.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office tied to the Jefferson County record:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal-history transcripts: contact the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Records Department
  • State conviction inquiries: use Illinois State Police CHIRP
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case

For sheriff and booking records, contact the JCSO Records Department, 911 Casey Avenue, Mount Vernon, IL 62864, 618-244-8004 extension 333. The department lists jcsofoia@jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov and the GovQuest portal. For court files, contact the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk at 100 South 10th Street, Room 105, Mount Vernon, IL 62864; criminal/traffic division 618-244-8008 and general civil division 618-244-8007. County courthouse hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.