Platte County Sheriff's Office

Platte County Sheriff's Office serves Platte County, Missouri, through seven divisions: Administrative, Communications Center, Detention, Emergency Management, Investigations, Patrol and Professional Standards. Patrol includes contract policing for municipalities, a K-9 unit, school resource officers and a traffic safety unit, while investigators work person and property crimes, cyber crimes and a drug task force. The Administrative Division's civil clerks and commissioned deputies handle concealed carry permits, sex offender registration, civil process, records, evidence, treatment court, fleet and public information. Civil service fees were updated effective Jan. 1, 2026 under Mo. Rev. Stat. sec. 57.280, with a $40 service fee per person, mileage at the IRS 2026 standard rates and certified mail postage of $6.40 per mailing. The Detention Division manages the 180-bed Platte County Detention Center, which holds local, state and federal detainees, and also covers inmate medical care, food and transport plus a Security Services Unit for the courthouse, the juvenile annex, the Tom Thomas Law Enforcement Center and the administrative building. Visits take place through free kiosks, and commissary deposits can be made at a kiosk outside the visitation entrance or online. Residents can file crime tips, records requests and residence check forms online.