Records

Welcome to the Sedgwick County Records Department. The Records Department is responsible for maintaining all microfiche, microfilm, and electronic records of the district court.

What the Records Department Can Provide

Copies of public documents (fees required)
Public terminal access for individuals to do case and document searches
(no fees required if viewing only)
Searches for archived cases that have not been converted to our system
(fees may be required)

There are two ways to view Court Records:

Customers can access public court records at the courthouse, 525 N Main, 6th floor Records Department and view available public records on the public access computer.
Customers can also access records through the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal. Direct link https://casesearch.kscourts.gov

To make a Records Request:

All requests must be in writing. An estimate will be provided to you and any amount due must be paid prior to the request being filled.

We require one request form per case number.

Kora Request Form

You can submit your records request form in one of the following ways:

Email:
Sg.micro@kscourts.gov
By mail:
Mailing address: Clerk of the District Court, Records Department, Sedgwick County Courthouse 525 N Main Wichita KS 67203
In person:
525 N Main, Sedgwick County Courthouse, 6th Floor, Records Department
Fax:
Fax Number 316-941-5358

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

We can accept a check, money order, cashier check by mail. Debit/Credit card and cash payments in-person only. DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL. We cannot accept payment by email or through digital payment. *There is a convenience fee for debit and credit card use.

Time frame to receive requested documents:

Per Kansas Statue 45-218, we have 3 business days to respond to your request. For all requests, if it takes more than three business days, we will notify the requestor of the delay.

Most in person requests, except for archived cases or large requests, are generally filled at the time of the request.

Fees:

Printed copies $0.25 per page
Emailed copies (with no research time) no fee
Emailed copies with research time - $20 per hour with a quarter hour minimum, no charge for documents
Mailed through First-Class Mail - $.50 per page for the first five pages and $.25 per page for any additional pages
Document certification $10.00 per document, raised seal added upon request
Document authentication $5.00 plus copy fees
Document retrieval $30.00 per case file
Preauthorized Records staff research fee - $20.00 per hour with a quarter hour minimum ($5).
Preauthorized Professional staff research fee - $60.00 per hour with a quarter hour minimum ($15).

Kansas District Court Public Access Portal Information

Highlights for Public Portal access on the internet:

Users can search by Party Name or Case Number
Users will have to prove he is not a robot. (prevent data mining)

Public users will NOT be able to see the following case types:

Adoptions
Care and Treatment
Domestic (All DM Cases)
Protection from Abuse
Protection from Stalking
Juvenile CINC (All JC Cases)
Juvenile Offender (All JV Cases)
Pre-File IIP
Coroner Report
Transfer In Adult

Guardian/Conservatorship
Coroner Inquest
Grand Jury
Inquisitions
Material Witness
Miscellaneous Other (MR)
Arrest Expungement
Child Death Review Board Subpoena
Waiver of Parental Consent
Transfer In Juvenile

Non-Docketable Events, as well as documents with the following security are NOT available on Public Portal:

Legacy (public doc images converted from FullCourt)
Confidential / Sealed Information

The Department of Information & Operations and the 18th Judicial District Court

cannot accept responsibility for the timeliness nor the accuracy of the data being provided

via the network.

Marriage License Information

Obtaining Your Marriage License:

To apply for a Marriage License please fill out the application at https://self-help.kscourts.gov/MarriageLicense

A marriage license is $85.50. You will also be charged a $2.14 fee if you pay by credit or debit card, or a $1.25 fee if you pay by electronic check.

When you apply for your Marriage License there will be a 3-Day waiting period before we can start working on your License. Once those 3 days have passed, it can take up to 10 additional business days for us to create and email your Marriage License to you.

If you have an urgent reason to need your Marriage License before the 3-Day waiting period, there is a waiver in the application you can choose to fill out with your explanation why you need it expedited. Once we receive your explanation in your application, we will take it to a Judge, and the Judge will approve or deny waiving the 3-Day waiting period. Rather your waiver gets approved or denied, we will email you explaining the next steps in your process.

Once we have completed your Marriage License you will receive it in the email you provided in your application.

Always check your spam folder, sometimes the marriage license gets sent to spam.

After obtaining Marriage License and before Ceremony:

If the 10 business days have passed and you have not received your Marriage License, or if you received your Marriage License and you see an error, email us at sg.micro@kscourts.gov . In your email, please provide the following information:

• Copy of at least one of the Parties Driver’s License
• Both Parties names
• Reason why you’re emailing us

Your marriage will require two witnesses over the age of 18, their names need to be PRINTED on your Marriage License. Boxes 30 through 38 should all be completed by your officiant, the judge or yourself. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY IN ALL BOXES.

If you need a list of judges that perform marriage ceremonies, please email us at sg.micro@kscourts.gov .

After the Ceremony:

Completed marriage licenses are first filed with the District Court in the county where the marriage license was issued. The District Courts then forward the completed licenses to the Office of Vital Statistics.

You will turn a paper copy of your completed Marriage License into us. Please double check that boxes 30 through 38 are complete and legible. You can turn it in by:

• Mailing it to Sedgwick County Records Department 525 N Main Wichita, KS 67203
• Bring it in person to the Records Department on the 6th floor of the Sedgwick County Courthouse at 525 N Main Wichita, KS 67203
• Drop it into the BLACK drop box located on Main St. in front of the Sedgwick County Courthouse near the crosswalk, 525 N Main Wichita, KS 67203.

Once you have turned in your Marriage License to us, we will enter the information and release it to Kansas Vital Statistics. In 10 business days you will contact Kansas Vital Statistics to request a certified copy of your Marriage Certificate.

Click on the link below to be directed to KDHE Office of Vital Statistics.

https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1194/Marriage-Certificate

Physical Address:
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 120
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
Phone: 785-296-1400