Learn How to Find, Access and Conduct a Search of Kansas Arrest Records

Kansas arrest records and criminal activity dispositions are updated and maintained by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s (KBI) Central Repository. The Central State Repository contains information on the arrest records that are collected from the various state law enforcement and criminal justice agencies such as the sheriff’s offices, police departments, highway patrol officers, prosecutors and courthouses at various state levels.

Arrest Record Information

The information in the criminal records maintained includes felony and misdemeanor arrests, details about the convictions in the state correctional facilities, court dispositions and data on prosecutions. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) does not have information on the arrest records from any other states or federal agencies in the country.

The details of Kansas arrest records are arranged according to individual identity in order to maintain a sequential order of records pertaining to all the crimes committed by an individual. The information is stored in a single file along with the fingerprint identification card. For information on Kansas arrest records or any other general query, you can contact one of the following KBI offices:

Topeka (Headquarters)
1620 SW Tyler
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-8200
http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/about/contactus.shtml

Great Bend Office
625 Washington
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 792-4354

Overland Park (KCK) Office
7700 W. 63rd Street
Suite 12
Overland Park, KS 66202
(913) 671-2040

Pittsburg Office
821 N Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 230-5810

Wichita Office
130 S. Market, Suite 4050
Wichita, KS
(316) 337-6100

You may also mail a request to:

Kansas Bureau of Investigation
P.O. Box 6
Wichita, KS 67201

Accessing Records of Kansas Arrests

According to the state laws of Kansas, arrest records can be viewed by the general public as well as the law enforcement agencies and other users that have specific right to access these records. However, conducting a search of these records requires a processing fee which is usually based on the nature or extent of the information requested, and amount of time taken to research the information. The fee is also dependant on the reason for the search and who is conducting the search.

Information on Kansas Arrests Available to the General Public

The types of information in Kansas arrest records available for general viewing include:

Court convictions on all felonies and Class A, Class B and Class C misdemeanor arrests, any violations of the municipal ordinances resulting in a court conviction or county decrees equivalent to Class A, Class B and Class C misdemeanor assaults, information about imprisonment in any of the corrections facilities in the State of Kansas, and arrest records within the period of a year for which no disposition information is available.

Information on Kansas Arrests Not Accessible to the General Public

The types of arrest records available at the state repository that are not available to the citizens of Kansas include:
 
Any arrests which did not result in a court conviction; arrests, convictions, prosecutions and imprisonments that have been expunged or removed from the state records; any records of arrests and offenses relating to juvenile subjects; and data on arrests that took place more than a year ago.