Kansas Public Records Information

The public records are those records that can be readily accessed by the residents of a particular state. It is necessary to remember that the state public records differ from state to state according to the specific laws and statutes governing them. The Kansas public records vary widely comprising of vital, criminal as well as several types of court records.

State Vital Records

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is responsible for maintaining The vital records of the state. More than 10 million records pertaining to the birth, death, marriage as well as divorce proceedings are incorporated within the vital records list which is updated at frequent intervals. These records cannot be considered strictly as public records as the access to them is somewhat limited. While it is permissible for an individual to obtain one’s own record, the family members as well as the legal representative of the individual is also authorized. Specific proof of interest is required to be submitted in case the requestor requires access to another person’s record. Details of the process as well as the legalities involved can be viewed by logging in to http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/index.html .

Unclaimed Property Search

The office of the State Treasurer located at 900 SW Jackson, Suite 201, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1235 can be approached to check for unclaimed property. An online search can also be conducted in order to obtain the list with the names of owners whose property is currently being held by the unclaimed property division of the state treasurer’s office. The records form a part of KORA or Kansas Open Records act. The state of Kansas does not charge any fees for accessing this service.

Criminal Records

The Kansas Department of Corrections has an online offender search in place which can be accessed through the Internet resource http://www.doc.ks.gov/kasper . This information is also regarded as a part of KORA and can be obtained by any resident of the state. The information is provided by the state of Kansas for reasons of safety only and the department usually does not accept responsibility for any misuse of the information obtained from its database.

The database contains details about the inmates being incarcerated in various state facilities including those that are on parole or probation. A list of absconders can also be retrieved by conducting a search through the online data made available by the department of corrections.

The sex offender registry is an important part of the criminal records and is also made accessible to the general public. Whereabouts of persons convicted of violent sex, drugs as well as other violent offenses is usually considered to be public as the safety and security of the Kansas residents are of paramount importance. The list of all registered offenders is available online at http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/offender_registry/.

Business Records

Certain revenue records of the state of Kansas may be restricted by the state warranting a fee to be paid for accessing the information. The department of revenue has an online form in place for requesting access to all tax and revenue records whether open or restricted. This form can be printed from http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/forms/pr50.pdf#xml=http://search.ksrevenue.org/texis/search/pdfhi.txt?query=records&pr=KSRevenue&prox=page&rorder=500&rprox=500&rdfreq=500&rwfreq=500&rlead=500&rdepth=0&sufs=0&order=r&cq=&id=49ebaf2780  and submitted to Record Requests, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66625-3570.