Find Madison County Felony Records
Madison County felony records are managed by the Clerk of the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court in Edwardsville, Illinois. The county has about 268,000 residents and sits in the Metro East region across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Madison County offers its own online court records search tool in addition to being on the Judici system. You can search felony cases online, visit the courthouse at 155 N. Main Street, or send requests by mail. The clerk maintains all criminal filings, docket entries, and court orders for the county.
Madison County Felony Records Quick Facts
Madison County Circuit Clerk Details
| Clerk | Patrick McRae |
|---|---|
| Address | 155 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025 |
| Phone | 618/692-6240 |
| Fax | 618/692-0676 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Circuit Clerk Patrick McRae runs the Madison County clerk's office at 155 N. Main Street in Edwardsville. The office keeps all records for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, which also covers Bond and Madison counties. Every felony case filed in Madison County has its docket sheets, motions, court orders, and final dispositions stored here. You can call 618/692-6240 to check on a case or ask about the records request process.
Madison County is one of the larger counties in southern Illinois. Its courthouse in Edwardsville is the main location for felony proceedings.
Madison County Felony Records Online
Madison County has its own online court records search tool on the county website. This lets you look up felony records by name or case number without visiting the courthouse. The county is also on Judici, which gives you a second way to search. Judici covers over 82 Illinois counties and has more than 100 million records from the history of state courts.
Both tools show docket entries and basic case data. Full document copies for Madison County felony records typically need to be picked up at the courthouse or ordered by mail. The Illinois Supreme Court's Electronic Access Policy limits what can be viewed remotely.
The Madison County court records search page lets you look up felony records directly from the county's website.
Copy Fees for Madison County Records
Madison County charges standard Illinois rates for felony record copies. First page: $2.00. Pages two through twenty: $0.50 each. Pages past twenty: $0.25 each. Certification is $6.00 per seal. A $6.00 search fee applies if the clerk must look up a case without a case number.
Mail requests should include the case number (if known), the defendant's name, and payment by check or money order payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Madison County Felony Record Laws
Under the Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630), police agencies in Madison County send fingerprints and arrest data for every felony arrest to the ISP Bureau of Identification. This is mandatory for all law enforcement across Illinois. The statewide database that results from these submissions covers all 102 counties.
The Uniform Conviction Information Act allows public name-based conviction searches for $10 electronically. These searches do not require the subject's consent. Only conviction records come back, not full arrest histories. The Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5) sets the sentencing ranges that apply to Madison County felony cases. Class X is the most serious at 6 to 30 years.
Some Madison County felony records can be sealed or expunged. Class 3 and Class 4 convictions may qualify for sealing under certain conditions. File a petition with the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court. The ISP charges $60 for the court order processing. The Illinois FOIA (5 ILCS 140) covers police agencies in Madison County for arrest records. Courts operate under separate rules and are exempt from FOIA.
Note: The re:SearchIL statewide repository may have some Madison County court documents available for viewing.
State-Level Felony Record Searches
The ISP Bureau of Identification at 260 N. Chicago Street in Joliet holds criminal history records from Madison County and every other Illinois county. Name-based searches cost $10 electronically, $16 by paper. Fingerprint searches through Live Scan cost $15. For your own criminal history, an Access and Review is free. Visit a Live Scan vendor and your results will be mailed to you.
The Illinois Courts clerk directory has contact info for all 102 county clerks if you need to search in a different county.
Counties Near Madison County
Madison County borders several counties in the southwestern Illinois region. Contact the neighboring clerk if a felony was filed outside Madison County.