This Is Not a Government Office. No record can be retrieved, amended, certified, sealed, or expunged here. Direct the request to the public office responsible for that file.
Need an Official Record?
Match the requested material to the Macoupin County or Illinois custodian listed below:
- Filed cases and certified outcomes: Macoupin County Circuit Clerk, 201 East Main Street, Carlinville, IL 62626; 217-854-7361
- Sheriff reports, arrests, and jail records: Macoupin County Sheriff's Office, 215 South East Street, Carlinville, IL 62626; 217-854-3135; fax 217-854-8477
- Municipal incident files: the Carlinville, Staunton, Virden, or other city police agency whose officer created the report
- State conviction information: Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification through the CHIRP portal
- Sealing and expungement petitions: Macoupin County Circuit Clerk, using the approved Illinois Courts form set
- Illinois prison custody: Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search
Because no separate sheriff records-counter schedule is published, call 217-854-3135 before making the trip. The courthouse lists public hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and places its Traffic & Criminal Division on the ground floor.