This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, accept or post bond, retrieve an official booking record, change a court file, or provide a booking photograph. Contact the government office responsible for the record or custody decision.
Where to Ask About Custody or Records
The strongest verified contact for an adult held in Dallas County is the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and jail. The official sheriff website was under construction when the research was completed, so no working public roster, records email, online request form, or published office hours could be confirmed. Call before visiting or mailing a request. Ask whether an adult is currently held, whether a booking has posted, what type of record is available, and how to reach the current records custodian. Do not use an unconfirmed fax number.
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office / Dallas County Jail204 S Poplar Street
Buffalo, MO 65622
Mail: P.O. Box 405, Buffalo, MO 65622-0405
Phone: 417-345-2441
Hours and records delivery: confirm by phone
Different offices answer different questions. Use these routes to avoid sending sensitive information or payment to the wrong place:
- For a Dallas County booking record or possible booking photograph, begin with the sheriff and request the current records custodian. The home page explains the official search and Missouri Sunshine Law request path.
- For an incident or arrest report created by Buffalo Police, contact the department at 311 North Poplar Street, Buffalo, MO 65622, 417-345-2709, and ask the city for its current Sunshine Law custodian.
- For someone reportedly arrested today, call the sheriff and jail rather than treating an unavailable website or news article as proof. The Arrested Today page explains the same-day verification limits.
- For a filed case, hearing, charge, or disposition, search Missouri Case.net. The Dallas County Circuit Clerk is listed at P.O. Box 373, Buffalo, MO, 417-345-2243. The clerk is not the live-custody contact.
- For state custody or supervision, use the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search or DOC contact channel. That statewide system is not a Dallas County booking list.
- For custody notifications, use MOVANS. Missouri DPS lists support at 573-526-1929 and movans@dps.mo.gov, but Dallas County online participation should be confirmed if no result appears.
- For a genuinely federal or immigration matter, use the federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator. Neither system substitutes for the Dallas County jail.
When requesting a record, identify the agency, approximate date, location, record type, and case or incident number if known. Ask for an estimate before authorizing substantial search or copying costs. Never send unnecessary Social Security numbers, financial details, or other sensitive identifiers through an unverified channel.