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Kansas Public Records Search

Access Kansas Courts online directly. Search court records; from Kansas county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Kansas dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Link to Kansas probate sources with helpful information. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Kansas state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.
Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online

Kansas State Court Records Search Suggestions

As there may be more one source to obtaining Kansas criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

Kansas State Court Structure:

Kansas' municipal courts have jurisdiction to hear cases involving moving traffic violations, miscellaneous traffic violations, and DWI or DUI matters. Kansas' municipal courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases involving ordinance violations, and other parking violations. Kansas' district courts are its trial courts, with exclusive civil jurisdiction (including civil appeals), and small claims jurisdiction over cases with amounts in controversy of $1,800 or below. District courts have exclusive domestic relations jurisdiction, exclusive felony, misdemeanor, and criminal appeals jurisdiction. District courts have jurisdiction over moving traffic violations, and other miscellaneous traffic violations. It has exclusive juvenile jurisdiction, and provides venue for preliminary hearings. Kansas' courts of appeals have mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, and criminal interlocutory decision cases. It has discretionary jurisdiction in civil interlocutory decision cases. Kansas' highest court is the Kansas supreme court. The supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, disciplinary, certified questions from federal courts, and original proceeding cases. It has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases.

Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online

Kansas Civil and Divorce Court Records

Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.

Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
  • Kansas District Courts
    Jurisdiction over all civil cases, including divorce and domestic relations, damage suits, probate and administration of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, care of the mentally ill, juvenile matters, and small claims.
  • Kansas Small Claims Information
    Direct weblinks to Small Claims petitions and procedures. Informational Brochure.
  • Alternate Dispute Resolution
    Kansas court rules pertaining to mediation. Mediator application packet. Mediator renewal form. Dispute resolution Manual.
  • Kansas Child Support Guidelines
    General instructions, worksheets and guidelines referencing child support and domestic relations.
  • Kansas Supreme Court
    Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, disciplinary, certified questions from federal courts and original proceeding cases. Search links to petitions for review, transfer orders and supreme court docket.
  • Kansas Court of Appeals
    Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile and original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil interlocutory decision cases. Direct weblinks to the appellate clerk, court rules and forms and court of appeals docket.
  • Kansas Bankruptcy Courts
    Statewide Kansas bankruptcy courts. Link to free forms, use electronic filing systems and other judicial tools available to the public.
  • Kansas Judgments and Liens
    Court resources, electronic forms and self help tools. Link to info for defaults, recovery. Find civil judgments.

Kansas Criminal Court Records

Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations.

Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
  • Kansas Municipal Courts
    Municipal, or city, courts deal with alleged violations of city ordinances committed within the city limits. The cases usually involve traffic and other minor offenses. Listing of municipal courts on the web.
  • Kansas District Courts
    General original jurisdiction over all criminal cases. Search district court records. Links to judicial district home pages.
  • Kansas Supreme Court
    Mandatory and discretionary jurisdiction in criminal cases. Direct weblinks to supreme court docket. Electronic filing committee, case cover sheets. Appellate case inquiry system.
  • Kansas Court of Appeals
    Mandatory jurisdiction in criminal and criminal interlocutory decision cases. Search court of appeals published opinions, court rules and forms and programs.
  • Domestic Violence Protection
    This guide explains the protection order process and answers most common questions regarding the protection process. Direct weblinks to protection from abuse forms and protections from stalking forms.

Kansas District Court Records

Filings in my District courthouses.

Kansas District Court websites and direct links to each judicial district individually. Request transcripts of cases including civil, small claims, domestic relations, DWI/DUI, felony, misdemeanor, criminal appeals, moving and misc traffic.
1st Judicial District
(Atchison & Leavenworth)

2nd Judicial District
(Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee)

3rd Judicial District
(Shawnee )

4th Judicial District
(Anderson, Coffey, Franklin, Osage )

5th Judicial District
(Chase, Lyon)

6th Judicial District
(Bourbon, Linn, Miami)

7th Judicial District
(Douglas)

8th Judicial District
(Dickinson, Geary, Marion, Morris)

9th Judicial District
(Harvey, McPherson)

10th Judicial District
(Johnson )

11th Judicial District
(Cherokee, Crawford, Labette)

12th Judicial District
(Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic, Washington)

13th Judicial District
(Butler, Elk, Greenwood)

14th Judicial District
(Montgomery & Chautauqua)

15th Judicial District
(Cheyenne, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman, Rawlins, Thomas, Wallace)

16th Judicial District
(Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade )

17th Judicial District
(Decatur, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Smith)

18th Judicial District
(Sedgwick)

19th Judicial District
(Cowley)

20th Judicial District
(Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Russell, Stafford)

21st Judicial District
(Clay, Riley )

22nd Judicial District
(Brown, Doniphan, Marshall, Nemaha)

23rd Judicial District
(Ellis, Gove, Rooks, Trego)

24th Judicial District
(Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Rush )

25th Judicial District
(Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, Wichita)

26th Judicial District
(Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens )

27th Judicial District
(Reno)

28th Judicial District
(Ottawa & Saline)

29th Judicial District
(Wyandotte)

30th Judicial District
(Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, Sumner)

31st Judicial District
(Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson)

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