Details of a Kansas Warrant Search

A warrant is a legal document that empowers a law enforcement officer to arrest a person, search a person’s property or premises, or seize his/her belongings. A warrant is issued when there is reasonable belief, supported by tangible proof, that a crime has been committed and that the person named in the warrant was involved in the crime. A warrant must be issued by a neutral judicial official and can also be a handwritten note.

Kansas Warrant Types

There are various kinds of Kansas warrants: arrest warrants, search warrants, warrants of attachment, and bench warrants.

A Kansas arrest warrant is a legal order to detain a person. An arrest warrant may also be issued if a person has failed to appear in court despite a summoning order.

A Kansas search warrant authorizes a police officer to search a person, a piece of property, or some premises if there exists evidence of some crime being committed. The warrant also empowers the officer to carry out arrests if a person is found possessing narcotics.

A Kansas warrant for attachment allows a law enforcement official to seize a defendant’s properties before a trial. Such an instance may arise when there is a dispute regarding the legal ownership rights to a property.

A bench warrant is issued when a person misses his/her next scheduled court appearance.

Kansas Warrant Records

Kansas warrant laws allow expungement of warrant and arrest records only after three years have passed since the person has completed the court-ordered sentence or a specified period of probation. This waiting period is five years for serious offenses. But expunged Kansas warrants will still be considered in future criminal cases and may also need to be divulged for some certain jobs.

It is worth mentioning here that like many other US states, Kansas laws too do not permit expungement of warrant records for sexual crimes.

As per the laws of the land, all warrant records in Kansas, except those involving juveniles, are accessible. If the court orders some warrant records to be sealed, then these cannot be viewed.

There are many web sites that house Kansas warrant records. Some are freely accessible, while other sites require you to register or forward a certain fee before allowing access to their warrant database. But you should rely more on the information acquired from a government source or a state law enforcement agency.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation maintains a database of arrest warrants on criminals deemed Most Wanted by the state. This can be viewed at http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/mostwanted/mw.shtml.

The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) maintains and regularly updates a central database of criminal justice information. You can search for Kansas warrants at this site, http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/cjis.htm. You can also request for a search in writing at FBI’s CJIS Division, Attn: SCU, Mod. D-2, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306. Enclose some identity proof like the name of the individual, the place and date of his/her birth, and a set of fingerprint impressions along with. Also send a check or money order of USD 18 along with the written request.