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Franklin County Background Information

Franklin County is found in Kansas. Ottawa is the current seat in Franklin County. In 2021, the population in Franklin County was 25,986.

It was formed in 1855.

It was named after Benjamin Franklin. He was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Franklin County comprises the Ottawa, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

Franklin County Arrest Records

Across Kansas, including Franklin County, all arrests are recorded by the authorities. Franklin County crimes are split up into two different types. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. The violent crime section includes robbery, murder, aggravated assault, and forcible rape. Back in 2021, there were 30 violent and 73 property crimes in Franklin County. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Jeff Richards
305 South Main Street
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 242-3800
Fax: (785) 229-1205

Franklin County Criminal Records

Franklin 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. In Franklin County and the entire state of Kansas, the authorities must keep an up-to-date register listing every last sex offender in the area. These include any offender living, working, incarcerated, or attending school within the jurisdiction of Franklin County. All Franklin County people can access this list.

In Franklin County, residents can search for nearby sex offenders. Users can search using a zip code and a radius. People can also search for individual offenders. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.

Jail and inmate records are included in the regularly updated Franklin County criminal records. All Franklin County criminal records are stored. Criminal records can be located by Franklin County residents by using the search tool. Any nearby individual in jail can be looked up using this search tool in Franklin County.

Franklin County Court Records

In Franklin County, court records are handled by a court clerk. In order to acquire a court record, residents in Franklin County must enquire at:

Franklin County Courthouse
301 South Main
District Court Building
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: (785) 242-6000
Fax: (785) 242-5970

In Kansas, the Court of Appeals oversees any lower court case in which one party contests a decision made. These lower courts are made up of the 105 superior or trial courts found across the state's 105 counties, including Franklin County.

NOTE - Court records are sent one of three ways in Franklin County. These three ways are email, mail, or fax. On the flip side, all official Franklin County records can only be sent through the mail.

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Franklin County Public Records

Franklin County keeps vital records on every inhabitant within its borders. Franklin County is even in command of acquiring some of these vital records on those living within the county. These vital records can range from birth and death certificates to marriage licenses and divorce documents.

For example, in the state of Kansas, all marriage records are obtained by the relevant county clerks. A copy of each and every vital record is then forwarded to the Office of Vital Statistics. The Franklin County office, as well as other county offices around Kansas, has also been in control of birth and death records in the past. One central registry holds each individual vital record in Kansas. These records are kept safe in the central registry and can later be used together in statistical analysis.

The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 ensures that all people of Kansas and Franklin County can access and copy vital public records. Any public records, state or local, can be accessed thanks to this act. The most recent changes to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976 came back in 1994. In order to acquire a public record, residents in Franklin County must enquire at:

Franklin County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Janet Paddock
315 South Main
Room 103
Ottawa, KS 66067-2335
Phone: (785) 229-3440
Fax: (785) 229-3441

NOTE - If a requester wants to get records in-person, they must stick to a number of rules in Franklin County. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Photo ID is needed to obtain records in-person in Franklin County. A driver's license or a state ID would be acceptable. All Franklin County public record requests must also be put into writing.