Cedar County Jail Roster
The official current-custody path for Cedar County inmate records starts with the Cedar County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff James "Jimbob" McCrary. The sheriff page labels the public roster link as Who is Currently in Jail, and that link opens the Public Safety Cloud JailTracker roster for Cedar County, Missouri. Because the text fetch of the roster returned only an app shell, the safe reading is narrow: the county links to JailTracker as its roster, but the exact current rows, current inmates, and Cedar-specific column layout were not manually confirmed from a static text capture.
The roster is best treated as a current jail lookup, not as a full archive. If a person was released, transferred, booked under another agency, or held in a confidential status, a name search may not solve the question. The next official steps are to call the jail information line, ask in person at the Law Enforcement Center, or make a Missouri Sunshine Law request for the booking or arrest record kept by the Cedar County Sheriff's Office.
The Cedar County sheriff page is the source for the roster link and the office contact block.
Use the sheriff page when confirming that the roster path is the official Cedar County inmate records channel.
Use Cedar County JailTracker
JailTracker is the online roster route for current Cedar County jail records. Start with the last name if the search form loads, then narrow the result with a first name when needed. Common names may require extra care because a booking charge, court case, or hold can involve another agency. The Cedar County URL is already set for the county roster, so an agency filter should not be treated as proof that a person is held somewhere else unless the profile itself says so.
- Open the sheriff page and choose the roster link labeled Who is Currently in Jail, or open the Cedar County JailTracker URL directly.
- Enter the last name first. Add a first name only after checking spelling, nicknames, and possible aliases.
- Use any search type, agency, or current-only filter shown by the roster interface, but remember that the exact Cedar display was not visible in text inspection.
- Open the inmate profile if a result appears. Review booking time, charges, bond, arresting agency, holds, and release status when those fields are shown.
- If no result appears, check the fallback chain: phone or in-person jail inquiry, a Sunshine request, Missouri DOC search, BOP, ICE, and VINELink.
Cedar County Roster Fields
The roster field list below is based on the Cedar County JailTracker app shell and assembly terms captured during research. It should not be read as a promise that every field is visible on every Cedar County screen. Vendor settings can hide or show columns, and the active roster can also require browser scripts or a CAPTCHA before results appear.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | The app includes last name search fields and offender last name display. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Best used to narrow a last-name search when more than one result is possible. |
| Search Type | Option/filter | Unspecified | The app includes current-only and search-type settings, but exact Cedar options were not visible in text fetch. |
| Agency | Dropdown/filter | Unspecified | The Cedar URL is prefiltered to Cedar_County_MO and the app includes agency name options. |
| CAPTCHA | Image/text | Conditional | CAPTCHA functions exist in the app, but the roster shell did not show an active challenge in text mode. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the roster lookup when the form is available. |
| Clear | Button | n/a | Clears search values so a new Cedar County inmate record search can start. |
Cedar County Inmate Profiles
A Cedar County inmate profile can bring several records into one screen. The jail booking record may show the intake side of the arrest, while court records later show what the prosecutor filed. Those can differ. A booking charge is an early jail entry. A filed charge is the court charge opened or amended by the prosecutor. Bond entries also need context because a local bond may not release a person who has a detainer, probation hold, warrant, federal hold, or another agency hold.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | First and last name used by the roster or profile. |
| Booking / arrest number | Jail or arrest identifiers, when enabled for the Cedar County profile. |
| Booking date/time | The original book date and time field supported by the JailTracker app. |
| Release status/date | Final release date, release status, or current-only values if the app shows them. |
| Mugshot / image | The app supports image fields, but Cedar County visibility was not fully verified from text capture. |
| Charges | Charge description, arrest code, crime type, court type, dates, case number, control number, warrant number, counts, and status when shown. |
| Bond | Bond type, amount, or fine amount if the public profile exposes those fields. |
| Arresting agency | The law-enforcement agency connected to the arrest or booking entry. |
| Holds | Hold type, reason, dates, or expiration dates when an outside or court hold exists. |
| VINE | VINE settings exist in the app, and Cedar County court offices also link VINELink for notifications. |
Cedar County Records Requests
When the roster does not find someone, do not assume there was no arrest. The person may have bonded out, transferred to Missouri DOC after sentencing, been held for another county, moved to federal custody, entered immigration custody, or fallen under a record limit. For current local custody, call the Cedar County jail at 417-276-5133 or ask at the Law Enforcement Center. For older booking records, make a written Sunshine Law request to the public body that created or keeps the record.
Missouri law gives the records request path real force. RSMo 610.011 states the open-records policy. RSMo 610.023 requires a public body to act on a public-record request as soon as possible and no later than the third business day unless more time is justified. RSMo 610.100 defines arrest reports and says arrest and incident reports are open records, subject to exceptions and closures. A request should name the person, arrest date if known, booking number or case number if known, and the specific record sought.
Note: A public roster is not the same as a certified jail file, and a court case is not the same as a booking sheet.
Cedar County Jail Contact
The Cedar County Law Enforcement Center / Detention Center is the main local custody point for the county. The jail rules page says the center houses Cedar County inmates and inmates from several other counties, so a person in the building is not always a Cedar County resident or a Cedar County court defendant. Confirm custody, visitor entry, bond handling, and records routing before driving to the facility or sending funds.
Cedar County Law Enforcement Center / Detention Center
202 South High Street
Stockton, MO 65785
417-276-5133
Sheriff's Office ext. 251 where relevant
Fax: 417-276-5135
Cedar County Booking Process
Cedar County does not publish a detailed local booking workflow, so the safest description is the standard Missouri county-jail process tied to the local facility. An arrest by a sheriff's deputy, city officer, or other agency is followed by transport to the Cedar County Detention Center unless the person is released, diverted, or held elsewhere by court order. Intake may include property inventory, identification, photograph and fingerprints where required, medical and security screening, entry of charges or holds, bond or first appearance routing, housing classification, and public roster publication when the record is public.
Bond and release details come from court authority, not just the roster. RSMo 544.455 allows release conditions such as personal recognizance, surety bond, cash bond, reporting rules, travel limits, house arrest, or electronic monitoring when a judge finds them proper. Cedar County did not publish an official online bond payment page in the sheriff and jail pages reviewed. For bond, confirm with the Cedar County Sheriff's Office or the Circuit Clerk before bringing money or assuming an online payment path exists.
Cedar County Custody Lookup
Cedar County inmate records split by custody level. A person booked at the local jail may appear on the county roster while awaiting court, serving a local sentence, or held for another agency. A sentenced felony offender under state custody belongs in the Missouri Department of Corrections Offender Search, which searches active DOC-supervised offenders, including probationers and parolees, and uses a CAPTCHA. It does not provide discharged-offender information and may withhold safety-sensitive or confidential records.
Federal and immigration searches are separate. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to present by number or name. Federal pretrial custody may involve the U.S. Marshals Service and federal court, not the county roster. Immigration custody uses the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, which is separate from JailTracker and generally does not publish public mugshots. Victims and interested parties can use VINELink for custody or case notification where the system supports the record.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Cedar County JailTracker roster | Current local custody, recent booking, local sentence, or holds visible on the public profile. |
| Released or past booking | Sheriff Sunshine Law request | Booking, arrest, or jail records no longer shown on the current roster. |
| State prison or supervision | Missouri DOC Offender Search | Active DOC custody, probation, or parole for Missouri offenders. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator, USMS, or federal court context | Federal sentenced inmates and federal custody questions outside the county jail system. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Immigration detention searches separate from Cedar County and Missouri DOC. |
| Notification | VINELink | Custody or case notices, not a full jail record archive. |
Cedar County Visitation Rules
Cedar County publishes jail visitation rules on the official jail rules page. Visits are video only. Remote visits can be done from a smart phone, laptop, or computer with a camera, and a courtesy lobby kiosk is available at the facility. The inmate must schedule a lobby visit before the visitor arrives. A valid ID is required, children must be supervised by an adult, and a person detained within the past six months may not visit. Lobby visits are short, so confirm the schedule before using the kiosk.
The Cedar County jail rules page posts the video-only visit rule, lobby kiosk details, City Tele Coin reference, tobacco-free rule, and contraband warning.
The same rules affect inmate records work because visitor eligibility and communication accounts may depend on current custody status.
| Item | Cedar County Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visit type | Video visitation only | No general in-person contact visit schedule was found. |
| Remote access | Smart phone, laptop, or computer with camera | Confirm account setup before buying time. |
| Lobby kiosk | Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | Courtesy kiosk at the Law Enforcement Center. |
| Scheduling | Inmate must schedule the lobby visit | Arriving without inmate scheduling may not work. |
| Frequency | One courtesy visit every seven days | Applies to the courtesy lobby visit. |
| ID and children | Valid ID required; children need adult supervision | Visitor screening rules still apply. |
| Recent detention | No visit if detained within the past six months | This is a Cedar County-specific visitor limit. |
| Lobby visit length | 13 minutes | The county publishes this limit for lobby video visits. |
Cedar County Calls Money
Phone, video, and text time can be bought by the detainee through in-house commissary or through City Tele Coin. Cedar County did not publish a complete rate sheet, deposit limit, mail format, commissary order schedule, or official inmate mail address in the reviewed pages. Because the missing details can affect fees and delivery, call the jail before sending funds, bringing items, or mailing anything. The county does say Bibles may be brought to inmates, money left for an inmate may be subject to fees toward housing bills, and the jail is tobacco-free.
Contraband rules matter. Cedar County's jail rules page references RSMo 221.111, which bars controlled substances, liquor, weapons, and other prohibited items in jails and can support denial of visitation or prosecution. Do not bring tobacco products, rolling papers, loose leaf tobacco, weapons, narcotics, or any item not cleared by staff. For court charges after a booking, use Cedar County court records after jail arrest rather than relying only on a jail profile.
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before buying communication time, sending money, or planning a lobby video visit.
Cedar County App Status
No official Cedar County Sheriff's Office mobile app, app-store badge, app-only roster, or app-only warrant lookup was confirmed on the county pages reviewed. Generic public-safety apps were found during research, but they were not verified by Cedar County as official sheriff channels. Treat the sheriff website, JailTracker roster, jail phone line, in-person inquiry, Missouri Sunshine Law request, Missouri DOC search, BOP, ICE, and VINELink as the documented access chain unless the county later publishes an official app link.
For booking photos tied to current roster entries, the Cedar County jail mugshots page explains what the roster platform supports and why a booking image may not always be visible online.