Instructions: Please complete this form in order to submit your records request. The Kansas Open Records Act allows public agencies three (3) business days in which to respond to your request.
Terms and Conditions
- Appointed attorneys will not incur fees associated with emailing scanned documents or copies.
- Fees apply to all district and city attorney offices unless statutory authority is provided.
- An access fee of $12.00 per hour, prorated by the quarter hour, will be charged for paper copies.
- Copies are 25 cents per page in addition to the access fee.
- Certified copies (stamped seal) are $1.00 per document plus copy and access fees.
- Authenticated copies (raised seal) are $2.00 per document plus copy and access fees.
- Authentications may take up to ten business days to complete.
- Faxed copies are $1.00 per page (local number) or $2.00 per page (long distance) in addition to the access fee.
- Shipping & Handling charge is $1.00 per 100 pages.
- Additional costs may apply to exceptional requests.
- The court may require prepayment of a $12.00 access fee for cases filed prior to 1990 or when case number is unknown.
- Please make checks payable to District Court.
- The court does not provide copies of marriage licenses, death certificates, or birth certificates. These may be obtained through the Department of Vital Statistics at 785-296-1400.
- All files must be returned within seven (7) days or immediately upon request of the court.
- The requester does not intend to, and will not: (A) Use any list of names or addresses contained in or derived from the records or information for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any property or service to any person listed or to any person who resides at any address listed; or (B) sell, give or otherwise make available to any person any list of names or addresses contained in or derived from the records or information for the purpose of allowing that person to sell or offer for sale any property or service to any person listed or to any person who resides at any address listed. Files shall not be disassembled for copying.
- All requests are subject to the availability of the records when the request is made.
- Bulk requests are denied under Kansas Supreme Court Administrative Order 189. Records requests submitted by fax or mail are subject to the above terms and conditions.
Important Notes About Email Delivery
Our office can only email documents that were filed:
- After January 1, 2009, for criminal, traffic, small claims, limited action, state tax, and lien cases;
- After January 1, 2012, for domestic cases, and;
- After January 1, 2013, for civil and probate cases.
You will be notified by email if the document you have selected is not a document that is capable of being sent to you electronically.