Cheyenne County Information
Kansas is the home to 105 counties, including Cheyenne County. St. Francis is the current Cheyenne County seat. Cheyenne County had a population of 2,616 in 2020.
It was formed in 1873.
It was named for Cheyenne Native Americans. They are one of the indigenous people of the Great Plains whose language is of the Algonquian language family.
Cheyenne County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept for all crimes across Cheyenne County and Kansas as a whole. Crimes are put into two main categorizations in Cheyenne County. These two classifications are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes include vehicle theft, burglary, and larceny. Forcible rape, murder, aggravated assault, and robbery are all included in the violent crime section. There were 1 violent and 33 property crimes in Cheyenne County in 2021. Cheyenne County _Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office
Cody Beeson, Sheriff
212 East Washington Street
St. Francis, KS 67756
Phone: (785) 332-8880
Email: sheriff@cncoks.us
Cheyenne County Criminal Records
Cheyenne County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. All sex offenders in Cheyenne County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include any offender living, working, incarcerated, or attending school within the jurisdiction of Cheyenne County. As it is in the public interest, all Cheyenne County people can access this list.
People can actually search for nearby sex offenders in Cheyenne County. The search tool allows users to search using a radius and a zip code. Residents can also search by name for particular offenders. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.
The criminal records in Cheyenne County are regularly updated and include jail and inmate records. People of Cheyenne County can use the search tool to find these records. In Cheyenne County, any individual in jail or on release can be looked up using this tool.
Cheyenne County Court Records
The court clerk maintains each court record in Cheyenne County. In order to access court records in Cheyenne County, citizens must enquire at:
Cheyenne County Courthouse
212 East Washington
P.O. Box 646
St. Francis, KS 67756
Phone: (785) 332-8850
Fax: (785) 332-8851
In Kansas, the Court of Appeals oversees any lower court case in which one party contests a decision made. The lower courts in question include the 105 trial or superior courts across Kansas' 105 counties, including Cheyenne County.
NOTE - Court records are supplied in one of three ways in Cheyenne County. These three ways are email, mail, or fax. In contrast, any certified or official documents must be transferred by means of mail and mail only in Cheyenne County.
Cheyenne County Public Records
Cheyenne County keeps vital records on each resident within its borders. Some vital records are amassed and given to the state government by Cheyenne County. These vital records can range from birth and death certificates to marriage licenses and divorce documents.
For example, the Cheyenne County clerk is in charge of gathering all marriage records. All vital record copies are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been responsible for compiling birth and death records. All vital records in Kansas are located in one central registry. They can then be used in the future for statistical analysis.
The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 was passed to ensure that all Kansas citizens have the right to access and copy public records. Any public records, both state and local, can be accessed thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. This act was most recently amended back in 1994. Cheyenne County citizens can obtain a public record in-person by visiting at:
Cheyenne County Clerk's Office
Scott Houtman, Clerk
212 East Washington Street
St. Francis, KS 67756
Phone: (785) 332-8800
Fax: (785) 332-8804
Email: cnclerk@cncoks.us
NOTE - If a requester in Cheyenne County wishes to obtain a record in-person, they must follow a number of rules. Firstly, the Cheyenne County office is open between 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Requesters must bring a photo ID with them too. Acceptable photo IDs include driver's licenses and state IDs. All Cheyenne County public record requests must also be put into writing.
