Polk County Circuit Clerk

Circuit Clerk, Tiffany Phillips

Contact Us:

Phone number: 417-326-4912
Fax: 417-326-4194

Email: tiffany.phillips@courts.mo.gov

Office Hours:

Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am – 5:oo pm

Location & Mailing Address:

102 E Broadway #14
Bolivar, MO 65613

The Circuit Clerk’s Office observes state holidays.

Please visit www.polkcountymocourts.com

for more information.

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Welcome to the Polk County Circuit Clerk’s Office. We hope you will find this page to be a useful and convenient tool in accessing the information you may need in relation to the 30th Judicial Circuit, as well as the many services this office provides. We encourage you to reference this information often for frequent updates.

You should know that the Court is prohibited by law from responding to requests for legal advice. All such requests should be made directly with a licensed attorney. Further, documents received as attachments via the Circuit Clerk’s e-mail are not a valid means of filing with the Court. All pleadings and documents must be filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office pursuant to the requirements of the law.

Circuit Judges

30th Circuit Judge, Michael Hendrickson

Associate Judge, Jill Porter

Associate Judge, Randy Blosch

The responsibility of a Circuit Clerk is to receive new filings of civil lawsuits, criminal cases, and domestic relations matters. She also assists pro se litigants and people seeking an ex parte’ order of protection. The Circuit Clerk assists the Judges in the courtroom by recording hearings and swearing in witnesses during a trial. She is responsible for calling in jurors to serve on a jury trial and coordinate with the Judge and attorneys through the trial. The Circuit Clerk has to be very versatile and versed in the law and capable of making decisions when faced with difficult decisions. She is responsible for collecting and paying out fees appropriately that are collected during each month. She must have financial responsibility and ability to report those fees to the proper entity. The Circuit Clerk is the appointing authority of the Circuit, Associate & Probate Courts.

If you need to file for an Order of Protection you need to go to the Circuit Clerk’s office between the hours of 8:000 AM and 4:45 PM, Monday through Friday. If you should need to file for an Order of Protection after hours or on weekends, you will need to go the Polk County Sheriffs Department and they will determine if your situation qualifies under the criteria and will contact the Circuit Clerk to assist you.

There are two terms of court- January and July. The Circuit Clerk sends out approximately 500 questionnaires each term to qualify jurors. When a juror is called they will receive a summons giving them a time and date to report. At the time the juror reports for duty there will be a voir dire (a preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel) conducted by the attorneys of record for a particular case. After the voir dire is completed a panel of 12 will be directed to hear the evidence and return a verdict.

Please check back for updated information.

Small claims court forms and information can be found on Your Missouri Courts website.