Background Check
Kansas Background Check Resources
Background checks are governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Most state laws concerning public records and background checks are very liberal and straightforward. In the State of Kansas, public records are readily available to anyone wishing to obtain them through appropriate official state agency channels. Background checks are instrumental in the parties' ability to enter into various legally binding contracts, and as such, are always a good idea. Background checks generally require a written permission prior to performing the inquiry. Occasionally, it is possible to obtain such reports without permission, but the results may lack in-depth details.
If the background check adversely affects the consumer, the party accessing public records must provide a copy of the report and a summary of the consumer's rights under FCRA, and allow the consumer reasonable time to contest the report. Due to the increasing threat of identity theft, some states (i. e. California) may now require the employer to provide a copy of the background check report to the consumer regardless of its content.
Call the telephone numbers listed below (or visit the listed websites) to learn how to access the specific background check information you're seeking. Public information may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.
It's always best to call before sending written inquiries in order to obtain exact addressing/ordering information.
KANSAS STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:
(785) 296-3232
KANSAS STATE WEB SITE:
www.accesskansas.org
Governor's Office
Criminal Justice Records Division
1620 SW Tyler
Topeka KS 66612-1837
(785) 296-8200
(785) 296-6781 (fax)
www.kbi.state.ks.us
Department of Corrections
Driving Records
Department of Motor Vehicles
Driver Control Bureau
PO Box 12021
Topeka KS 66612-2021
(785) 296-3671
(785) 296-6851 (fax)
www.ksrevenue.org/vehicle.htm
Vehicle Ownership Information
Division of Vehicles
Title and Registration Bureau
915 Harrison
Topeka KS 66612
(620) 672-5911
(620) 672-3013 (fax)
Vital Statistics
(birth, death, divorce, marriage)
State Department of Health
Office of Vital Statistics
900 SW Jackson, Landon Office Bldg
Topeka KS 66612-2221
(785) 296-1400
(785) 296-3253 (fax)
www.kdhe.state.ks.us/vital
Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State
Corporation Division
120 SW 10th St.
Topeka KS 66612-1594
(785) 296-4564
(785) 296-4570 (fax)
www.kssos.org/main.html
Workers Compensation Information
Human Resources Department
Workers Compensation Division
800 SW Jackson
Topeka KS 66612-1227
(785) 296-6762
(785) 296-3430 (fax)
UCCs and Federal Tax Liens
[state tax liens available only at country level]
Secretary of State
UCC Division
State Capitol
120 SW Tenth
Topeka KS 66612-1594
(785) 296-1849
(785) 296-3659
www.kssos.org/business/business_ucc.html
Call the telephone numbers listed below (or visit the listed websites) to learn how to access the specific background check information you're seeking. Public information may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.
It's always best to call before sending written inquiries in order to obtain exact addressing/ordering information.
Note: Government agencies are continually updating and expanding online access to their records; consequently, this page is continually updated and expanded. Check back for the latest information!
City-County Cross Index
Allen County
1 N. Washington
Iola, KS 66749-2841
(620) 365-1425
Anderson County
100 E. 4th Ave.
Garnett, KS 66032-1503
(785) 448-6886
Atchison County
423 N. 5th St.
Atchison, KS 66002-1861
(913) 367-7400
Barber County
120 E. Washington St.
Medicine Lodge, KS 67104-1421
(620) 886-5639
Barton County
1400 Main, Rm. 202
Great Bend, KS 67530-1089
(620) 793-1856
ONLINE: Property Appraiser
www.bartoncounty.org/values/Propvalues.htm
Bourbon County
210 S. National St.
Fort Scott, KS 66701-1328
(620) 223-0780
Brown County
601 Oregon St.
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 742-7481
Butler County
PO Box 1367.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4370
ONLINE: Appraiser, Real Estate Values
www.bucoks.com/depts/appr/values/values.htm
Chase County
County Courthouse
Box 547
Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845-0547
(620) 273-6319
Chautauqua County
215 N. Chautauqua
Sedan, KS 67361-1326
(620) 725-5870
Cherokee County
P.O. Box 14
Columbus, KS 66725-1802
(620) 429-3880
Cheyenne County
P.O. Box 985
Saint Francis, KS 67756-0985
(785) 332-8850
Clark County
P.O. Box 790
Ashland, KS 67831
(620) 635-2753
Clay County
P.O. Box 98
Clay Center, KS 67432-0098
(785) 632-3443
Cloud County
811 Washington St.
Concordia, KS 66901-3415
(785) 243-8124
Coffey County
P.O. Box 330
Burlington, KS 66839
(620) 364-8628
Comanche County
P.O. Box 722
Coldwater, KS 67029
(316) 582-2182
Cowley County
PO Box 1152
Arkansas City, KS 67005
(316) 441-4520
Crawford County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 249
Girard, KS 66743-0249
(316) 724-6211
Decatur County
P.O. Box 28
Oberlin, KS 67749-0028
(785) 475-8107
Dickinson County
P.O. Box 248
Abilene, KS 67410-0248
(785) 263-3142
Doniphan County
P.O. Box 278
Troy, KS 66087-0278
(785) 985-3582
Douglas County
1100 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66044-3095
(785) 841-7700
Edwards County
312 Massachusetts Ave.
Kinsley, KS 67547-1059
(620) 659-2442
Elk County
P.O. Box 606
Howard, KS 67349-0606
(620) 374-2370
Ellis County Clerk
P.O. Box 720
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-9415
Ellsworth County Clerk
210 N. Kansas St.
Ellsworth, KS 67439-3118
(785) 472-3832
Finney County
311 N. 9th
Garden City, KS 67846-0450
(620) 271-6121
Ford County Clerk
100 Gunsmoke St.
Dodge City, KS 67801-4482
(620) 227-4610
Franklin County District Court
P.O. Box 637
Ottawa, KS 66067
(785) 242-6000
Geary County Clerk
P.O. Box 1147
Junction City, KS 66441-0927
(785) 762-5221
Gove County Clerk
P.O. Box 128
Gove, KS 67736-0128
(785) 938-2310
Graham County Clerk
410 N. Pomeroy St.
Hill City, KS 67642-1645
(785) 421-3458
Grant County
108 S. Glenn St.
Ulysses, KS 67880-2551
(620) 356-1526
Gray County Clerk
P.O. Box 487
Cimarron, KS 67835-0487
(620) 855-3812
Greeley County Clerk
P.O. Box 277
Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4292
Greenwood County Clerk
311 N. Main St.
Eureka, KS 67045
(620) 583-8153
Hamilton County Clerk
P.O. Box 1167
Syracuse, KS 67878
(620) 384-5159
Harper County
County Courthouse
201 N. Jennings St.
Anthony, KS 67003-2799
(316) 842-3721
Harvey County Courthouse Clerk
8th and Main
Newton, KS 67114-1807
(316) 284-6890
Haskell County Clerk
P.O. Box 518
Sublette, KS 67877-0518
(620) 675-2671
Hodgeman County
P.O. Box 247
Jetmore, KS 67854-0247
(620) 357-6522
Jackson County Clerk
400 New York St.
Holton, KS 66436-1787
(785) 364-2191
Jefferson County Clerk
P.O. Box 321
Oskaloosa, KS 66066-0321
(785) 863-2461
Jewell County District Court
307 N. Commercial St.
Mankato, KS 66956
(785) 378-4030
Johnson County Clerk of the District Court
100 N. Kansas Ave.
Olathe, KS 66061-3273
(913) 715-3500
Kearny County Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 64
Lakin, KS 67860
(620) 355-6481
Kingman County Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 495
Kingman, KS 67068-1647
(620) 532-5151
Kiowa County Clerk of District Court
211 E. Florida Ave.
Greensburg, KS 67054-2211
(620) 723-3317
Labette County
P.O. Box 387
Oswego, KS 67356-2125
(620) 795-4533
Lane County Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 188
Dighton, KS 67839
(620) 397-2805
Leavenworth County Clerk of District Court
300 Walnut St.
Leavenworth, KS 66048
(913) 684-0700
Lincoln County Clerk of District Court
216 E. Lincoln Ave.
Lincoln, KS 67455-2056
(785) 524-4057
Linn County Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 350
Mound City, KS 66056-0350
(913) 795-2660
Logan County
710 W. 2nd St.
Oakley, KS 67748-1233
(785) 672-3654
Lyon County
402 Commercial St.
Emporia, KS 66801-4095
(620) 341-3281
Marion County Clerk
P.O. Box 219
Marion, KS 66861
(620) 382-2104
Marshall County
District Court
P.O. Box 86
Marysville, KS 66508-0086
(785) 562-5301
McPherson County Clerk
P.O. Box 425
McPherson, KS 67460
(620) 241-3422
Meade County
District Court
P.O. Box 278
Meade, KS 67864
(316) 873-8750
Miami County
201 S. Pearl St.
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 294-3326
Mitchell County
111 S. Hersey Ave.
Beloit, KS 67420
(785) 738-3753
Montgomery County
P.O. Box 768
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 330-1070
Morris County District Court
501 W. Main St.
Council Grove, KS 66846-1791
(620) 767-6838
Morton County
District Court
P.O. Box 825
Topeka, KS 67950
(620) 697-2563
Nemaha County
P.O. Box 213
Seneca, KS 66538
(785) 336-2146
Neosho County
District Court
P.O. Box 19
Erie, KS 66733
(620) 431-5700
Ness County Clerk's Office
202 W. Sycamore
Ness City, KS 67560
(785) 798-3693
Norton County
P.O. Box 70
Norton, KS 67654-0070
(785) 877-5720
Osage County
717 Topeka Ave.
Lyndon, KS 66451-0226
(785) 828-4514
Osborne County
423 W. Main St., P.O. Box 160
Osborne, KS 67473-2302
(785) 346-5911
Ottawa County
307 N. Concord St.
Minneapolis, KS 67467-2140
(785) 392-2917
Pawnee County District Court
P.O. Box 270
Larned, KS 67550
(620) 285-6937
Phillips County
301 State St.
Phillipsburg, KS 67661-1799
(785) 543-6830
Pottawatomie County District Court
P.O. Box 129
Westmoreland, KS 66549-0187
(785) 457-3392
Pratt County
300 S. Ninnescah St. (location)
P.O. Box 885 (mailing)
Pratt, KS 67124-2733
(620) 672-4100
Rawlins County Clerk of District Court
P.O. Box 257
Atwood, KS 67730-1896
(785) 626-3465
Reno County
206 W. 1st Ave.
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5245
(620) 694-2956
Republic County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 429
Belleville, KS 66935-0429
(785) 527-5691
Rice County Clerk
101 W. Commercial St.
Lyons, KS 67554-2799
(620) 257-2383
Riley County
110 Courthouse Plaza
Manhattan, KS 66502-6018
(785) 537-6364
Rooks County
115 N. Walnut St.
Stockton, KS 67669-1663
(785) 425-6718
Rush County
District Court
715 Elm St., P.O. Box 387
La Crosse, KS 67548
(785) 222-2718
Russell County
P.O. Box 876
Russell, KS 67665
(785) 483-5641
Saline County
300 W. Ash St., P.O. Box 1756
Salina, KS 67402
(785) 309-5831
Scott County
303 Court St.
Scott City, KS 67871-1122
(620) 872-7208
Sedgwick County
525 N. Main St.
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 383-7302
Seward County
415 N. Washington Ave., Suite 103
Liberal, KS 67901
(620) 626-3265
Shawnee County
Municipal County Clerk
820 S.E. Quincy, Rm. 209
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 233-8200
Sheridan County District Court
P.O. Box 753
Hoxie, KS 67740-0753
(785) 675-3451
Sherman County District Court
813 Broadway, Room 201
Goodland, KS 67735-3056
(785) 899-4850
Smith County District Court
P.O. Box 273
Smith Center, KS 66967-2798
(785) 282-5140
Stafford County District Court
P.O. Box 365
Saint John, KS 67576
(620) 549-3295
Stanton County District Court
P.O. Box 913
Johnson, KS 67855
(620) 492-2180
Stevens County
200 E. 6th St.
Hugoton, KS 67951-2652
(620) 544-2484
Sumner County
500 N. Washington Ave.
Wellington, KS 67152
(620) 326-5936
Thomas County
300 N. Court
Colby, KS 67701
(785) 462-4540
Trego County
216 N. Main St.
Wakeeney, KS 67672-2189
(785) 743-2148
Wabaunsee County
215 Kansas Ave.
Alma, KS 66401-9797
(785) 765-2406
Wallace County Clerk of Court
P.O. Box 8
Sharon Springs, KS 67758
(785) 852-4289
Washington County Clerk
214 C St.
Washington, KS 66968-1928
(785) 325-2381
Wichita County
P.O. Drawer 968
Leoti, KS 67861
(620) 375-4454
Wilson County Clerk
615 Madison St.
Fredonia, KS 66736-1383
(620) 378-4533
Woodson County
105 W. Rutledge St.
Yates Center, KS 66783-1497
(620) 625-8610
Wyandotte County
710 N. 7th St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 573-2901