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Scott County Criminal History is a private information resource, not a government office. For a record, certified copy, case answer, arrest report, or registry correction, contact the official custodian listed below.

Not a government office. This site cannot search an agency system for you, issue records, confirm warrants, or change public files.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office that created or maintains the record. Call before making a special trip because the Illinois Courts directory lists continuous court hours while Scott County publishes a noon counter closure.

Scott County Circuit Clerk

35 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-5217
circuitclerk@scottcoil.gov

Court cases, dockets, dispositions, judgments, and certified court copies. Illinois Courts lists 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; county counter hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. weekdays.

Scott County Sheriff’s Office

32 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-3141

Sheriff incident and arrest records, and local registration questions. The official page does not publish a records-desk schedule, so call first.

Scott County FOIA Route

35 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-3178
countyclerk@scottcoil.gov

The county’s web form was not working when researched. Send a focused written request and ask that it be routed to the correct FOIA officer.

Winchester Police Department

121 S. Hill St.
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-6157

Winchester police reports and registry matters when the department is the listed registering agency.

Illinois State Police BOI

Illinois State Police
Bureau of Identification

Statewide conviction inquiries through CHIRP and fingerprint-based Access and Review for a person’s own Illinois record.

ISP Sex Offender Registry

Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry

State registry searches and general registration guidance. Verify profile accuracy through the local agency named in the listing.