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St. Francois County resolves money disputes up to $5,000 in the small-claims court: simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Read on for the claim ceiling, the fees, the courthouse serving St. Francois County, the way the other side is notified, the cut-off dates, and each filing step. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it on your behalf.
One courthouse takes small claims for St. Francois County, shown below. The court checks the location against the defendant's address and the place of the dispute.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Check the filing location first. The court's small-claims page lists where papers are taken today, and Squabble confirms it for your case as part of filing.
About 67,503 people live in St. Francois County. The nearest counties to St. Francois County are Ste. Genevieve County and Madison County.
This court works from paper filings, delivered in person or posted in. Squabble builds the packet so nothing is missing.
The small claims list is heard in person, at the courthouse itself.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of St. Francois County, Missouri, a county of 67,503 people, can bring small claims cases through the Missouri Small Claims Court, which handles disputes up to $5,000. Cases in this county are heard at the St Francois Circuit Court, located at 1 N Washington St #102 in Farmington, 63640, and the court can be reached by telephone at (573) 756-5755. The court serves communities across the county, including Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Doe Run, Farmington, French Village, Knob Lick, Leadwood, Park Hills, and Valles Mines, covering ZIP codes such as 63036, 63087, 63601, 63624, 63628, 63637, 63640, 63651, and 63653. The county lies near Ste. Genevieve County, Madison County, and Washington County. Electronic filing is not available for small claims cases in St. Francois County, so filings are handled at the courthouse in Farmington. The small claims process exists to resolve monetary disputes that fall within the 5000 dollar limit set by the Missouri Small Claims Court.
These 9 places sit inside St. Francois County:
Bismarck, Bonne Terre, Doe Run, Farmington, French Village, Knob Lick, Leadwood, Park Hills, Valles Mines.
ZIP codes:
About 67,503 people live in St. Francois County.
This is the part of the court built for ordinary money arguments. The procedure is stripped back, and there is a ceiling on the amount at stake.
Maximum claim
Two venues are usually open: where events took place, or where the other side is based.
Splitting a single claim across multiple filings to dodge the ceiling is not permitted.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
An attorney may appear at the hearing in Missouri, though nobody has to have one. The process assumes you will speak for yourself.
Where a party is under 18, the court appoints a guardian to act.
Over the limit? Two routes exist: reduce the claim to the cap and stay here, or take the full sum to regular civil court. Reducing it normally forfeits the difference.
They are the same across all 9 St. Francois County ZIP codes, from 63036 onward. St Francois Circuit Court is the courthouse listed for St. Francois County.
Debts up to $5,000 belong in this court. These are the arguments people bring most frequently.
St. Francois County has about 67,503 residents. St Francois Circuit Court is the St. Francois County courthouse listed below.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Prepare the claim form, work out which court covers it, and pay the court's charge.
The defendant receives the papers through formal service and can reply or negotiate an end to it.
A short hearing, held in the courtroom or remotely where that is offered. A decision follows on the day or shortly afterwards.
Everything below applies to a case filed in St. Francois County, at the Farmington courthouse. St Francois Circuit Court lists (573) 756-5755 as its number.
Once the case is on file, the law requires the other side to be told about it formally. That step is service of process, and the papers cannot normally come from your own hand. Courts in Missouri generally rely on certified mail, the sheriff or constable, delivery arranged by the court or email service where the court allows it.
Who may serve depends on the court: law enforcement, a paid process server, the clerk by certified mail, or a disinterested adult. Costs and rules are local.
There is a deadline, counted backwards from the hearing, by which the defendant must have the papers. Ask the clerk for it when the date is assigned.
Whoever serves the papers completes a proof of service, which is filed with the court before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A St. Francois County address carries one of its 9 ZIP codes, 63036, 63087 and 63601 among them. Ste. Genevieve County and Madison County are the counties nearest to St. Francois County.
You have a limited window to file, measured from when the dispute arose. File after it closes and your claim can be barred.
| Claim type | Time limit to file |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 10 years |
| Oral contract | 5 years |
| Property damage | 5 years |
| Personal injury | 5 years |
They do not change from one St. Francois County ZIP code to another, 63036 included. St. Francois County, population about 67,503, is covered by the table above.
Money owed under a contract in Missouri generally accrues interest at 9% per year before judgment (Mo. Rev. Stat. §408.020).
The Squabble interest calculator shows what the accrued figure comes to on top of the principal.
It is the same rate across all 9 St. Francois County ZIP codes. The rate above is the one for St. Francois County, population about 67,503.
Check that the amount is within the limit and that you're inside the statute of limitations for your claim type.
Identify the party precisely, lay out what occurred, and show the arithmetic behind the total.
File with the St. Francois County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $25–$50 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Service comes after the date is set. File the server's proof once the papers have been delivered.
Organize documents and exhibits so you can present them clearly at the hearing.
Come to the hearing in person or remotely where permitted, present the facts, and get the ruling.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →A claim form opens the case, a proof of service records that notice was given, and a fee waiver applies where you qualify. Titles differ between courts, and Squabble uses the ones your courthouse expects.
St. Francois County takes in filings from 9 ZIP codes, 63036 first in the list. Bismarck, Bonne Terre and Doe Run are among the places in St. Francois County that filings come from.
The hearing is brief and informal. The judge asks the questions, and most people speak for themselves.
St. Francois County has about 67,503 residents. Bismarck, Bonne Terre and Doe Run are among the St. Francois County places a hearing can draw parties from.
The ruling establishes the debt. Recovery is a further step, supported by enforcement measures that are set by each state.
Some states permit part of the debtor's wages to be diverted to the judgment until it is cleared.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Registering the judgment at county level can fix a lien on real estate the debtor holds.
The court can additionally require the debtor to appear and answer under oath about what they earn and own. An unsatisfied judgment usually carries statutory interest until it is paid.
Bismarck, Bonne Terre and Doe Run are among the St. Francois County places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a St. Francois County case comes from St Francois Circuit Court in Farmington.
Last reviewed August 2026. Court fees, limits, and procedures change. Verify current details with the court before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your St. Francois County case for you.
