Government

General Info

Contact Info

University of Missouri Outreach

US Dept Of Agriculture

For city offices and officials, see the relevant city or town

The center of Scotland County's government is the Scotland County Courthouse, located on the Memphis city square. The building houses the Sheriff's department, the county jail, the county assessor's office, and the Missouri driver license examiner on the ground floor. On the first floor you will find offices of the county treasurer, clerk of the circuit court and recorder, county clerk, county commission, and associate and probate judge. The top floor houses the circuit judge, circuit courtroom, University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, 4-H Youth Education Assistant, and child support prosecutor for a six-county area.

Some other governmental offices in Memphis are the Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission which serves a six-county area, and acts as administrator of the Memphis Housing Authority, and a regional office of the Division of Child Support Enforcement, serving a twelve-county area. The Scotland County Division of Family Services, and the USDA Service Center also serve local residents.