Gasconade County Circuit Clerk Office
The official county roster lists Jenny Schneider as the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex Officio Recorder of Deeds. Her office is in Suite 6 of the Gasconade County Courthouse in Hermann. This is the office tied to Circuit Court records, court filing fees, public access resources, local court rules, marriage license application/search links, and county-linked land-record vendor tools.
Missouri does not use a Texas-style district clerk for Gasconade County. The local court office is the Circuit Clerk/Recorder. The County Clerk, Lesa Lietzow, works from Suite 2 and handles county commission and election authority functions. Court users should keep that distinction clear before mailing requests or calling for certified copies.
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex Officio Recorder of Deeds
119 E. First St., Suite 6
Hermann, MO 65041
573-486-2632
Fax: 573-486-5812
Email: jenny.schneider@courts.mo.gov
Gasconade County Clerk Duties
The Circuit Clerk/Recorder is the local records office for Circuit Court case filings and copy requests. The county links this office to the Schedule of Court Filing Fees, Gasconade marriage license application, Gasconade marriage license search engine, Laredo land records, Tapestry land records, Local Rule 14, Missouri Supreme Court-approved forms, and Missouri Judiciary remote public access information.
Court case lookup itself is not housed in a county-built database. Public case data is searched through Missouri Case.net. The clerk's role becomes most important when a person needs a certified copy, a local file not visible online, a probate filing, a marriage license record, a local rule filing, or a copy that requires payment before processing.
- Accept and maintain Circuit Court filings and public court records.
- Provide copy and certification services when records are public and available.
- Maintain court fee information for civil, domestic, small claims, probate, expungement, copy, and certification services.
- Handle marriage license application and marriage license search links through Fidlar/APEX.
- Serve recorder functions tied to land-record vendor links such as Laredo and Tapestry.
Request Gasconade County Certified Copies
A certified copy is an official copy bearing the proper court certification. It is usually needed for formal legal use, agency filing, appeals, probate administration, name changes, or proof of judgment. An uncertified online view is useful for research, but it is not the same as an official copy from the clerk.
Mail or in-person requests should identify the case type, case number if known, party names, the document requested, and whether certification is needed. Phone requests can start at 573-486-2632, but the research indicates copy and certified-copy processing usually requires payment before the office completes the order.
- Search Case.net first if the case number or filing date is unknown.
- Write down the party names, case number, court division, and document title.
- Decide whether the copy must be certified or plain.
- Call the Circuit Clerk/Recorder to confirm the fee and payment method.
- Send or bring the request to Suite 6 with enough detail for the clerk to locate the record.
Gasconade County Copy Request Fields
The county did not publish a single court-copy request form in the inspected materials, but the access notes identify the information a useful request should include. The more precise the request, the less likely it is to be delayed by a name match or missing case number.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if known | Use the Case.net number when available. |
| Party names | Yes | Include full names and spelling used in the case. |
| Case type | Recommended | Civil, criminal, probate, family, traffic, or small claims. |
| Document type | Yes | Judgment, decree, docket sheet, petition, order, letters, or other filing. |
| Certification needed | Yes | State whether a certified copy or plain copy is required. |
| Return contact | Yes | Include phone, mailing address, or email for fee and status questions. |
Gasconade County Clerk Fees
The Gasconade County Circuit Clerk fee schedule lists filing, probate, copy, certification, and sound-recording costs. The court fee schedule is not a substitute for a current quote on a specific order, but it gives local amounts for the most common record tasks.
| Service or Filing | Fee |
|---|---|
| Photocopy per page | $1.00 |
| Certification | $1.50 |
| Burn CD sound recording | $25.00 |
| Any petition on a civil claim | $100.50 |
| Dissolution with or without children | $132.50 |
| Small claims petition | $20.50 plus certified mail or sheriff fees |
| Expungement | $348.50 |
| Will for safekeeping | $3.00 |
| Small estate or affidavit to establish title | $68.50 |
Gasconade County Marriage and Land Links
The Circuit Clerk/Recorder entry is also the county's public path to marriage licensing and recorded land-record tools. The county links to the Gasconade Fidlar/APEX marriage license application and the Gasconade marriage license search. The county note is specific: not all marriage licenses appear online, and users should contact the Recorder of Deeds for licenses before the 1980s.
For land records, the county links to Laredo and Tapestry. Those vendor links are recorder/land-record channels, not court case searches. Divorce records are not searched through the marriage portal because dissolution is a Circuit Court case type.
Gasconade County Local Rule 14
Gasconade County links to 20th Judicial Circuit Local Rule 14 for victim testimony by video conference in qualifying civil cases. The rule requires a written notice and affidavit that sets out why the person qualifies. It also requires the person's name, case number, email address, telephone number, and basis for the request.
The filing deadline is 30 days before trial, except order-of-protection hearings or trials require at least five days. The rule references Webex, device requirements, a quiet room, full-name identification, joining 30 minutes early, and a ban on unauthorized recording or photography.
Note: Local Rule 14 is a court procedure rule, not a general video-hearing promise for every case type.
Gasconade County Remote Access
The county points users to Missouri Judiciary remote public access information and Missouri Supreme Court-approved forms. Remote public access may show public documents in eligible cases, but older filings, courthouse-only records, sealed materials, confidential attachments, and redacted identifiers can still require clerk contact or be withheld.
For nonjudicial county administrative records, Missouri Sunshine Law request routes may apply. For court case documents, the clerk and Missouri court access rules matter as well. That split is why sheriff incident records, county commission records, and court pleadings can have different request paths even when they all relate to the same person or event.
According to the federal districting statute, Gasconade County is in the Eastern District of Missouri for federal court purposes.
Federal district placement matters when a record is not a Missouri Circuit Court record and must be searched through federal court systems instead.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is another federal court resource for records outside Gasconade County Circuit Court custody.
Bankruptcy court records are not requested from the Gasconade County Circuit Clerk, even when the person or property is local.