Gove County Background Information
Gove County is located in Kansas. The current Gove County seat is Gove City. Back in 2021, there were 2,755 occupants in Gove County.
It was formed in 1868.
It was named for Granville Llewellyn Gove, a member of the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
Gove County Arrest Records
In Gove County, arrest records are also kept on every single crime within the county jurisdiction. Every last crime in Gove County is split into two sections in the crime report. Property crime and violent crime makeup these two sections. These property crimes include things such as larceny, burglary, and car theft. Violent crimes can include murder, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery. In 2021, there were a total of 2 violent and 8 property crimes across Gove County. Gove County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Gove County Sheriff’s Office
420 Broad Street
Gove City, KS 67736
Phone: (785) 938-2250
Gove County Criminal Records
In Gove County, there is an up-to-date register containing all sex offenders. These include anyone in Gove County who is living, working, in prison, or attending school. This register is made available to every single citizen of Gove County.
As a result of this, every single resident in Gove County has the ability to search for nearby sex offenders if they please. Users can search using a zip code and a radius at WEBSITE. Citizens can also search by name for particular offenders. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are not excluded from these searches.
Gove 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. Each criminal record is regularly updated in Gove County. A search tool can be used to find criminal records in Gove County. Gove County residents can also use this tool to lookup any nearby prisoner.
Gove County Court Records
The court clerk maintains every last court record in Gove County. In order to access public records in Gove County, residents must enquire at:
Gove County Courthouse
420 Broad Street
P.O. Box 97
Gove, KS 67736
Phone: (785) 938-2310
Fax: (785) 938-2312
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 Gove County.
NOTE - Standard court records are sent by means of one of three ways once payment has been made in Gove County. Records can be sent through the mail, email, or fax. Only mail delivery is available for certified or official documents in Gove County.
Gove County Public Records
Gove County keeps vital records on each resident within its borders. Some vital records are accumulated and given to the state government by Gove County. The vital records in question can include birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.
For example, the Gove County clerk is in command of accumulating all marriage records. Copies of these records are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been in command of obtaining birth and death records. Each and every vital record in Kansas, including those from Gove County, is located in one central registry. Statistical analysis can be conducted further down the line by using these vital records.
Gove County residents can access and copy all vital public records thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. The Act gives every last citizen of the state the elementary right to access all public records, whether the local or state government holds them. The most recent changes to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976 came back in 1994. Gove County citizens can obtain a public record personally at:
Gove County Clerk's Office
520 Washington Street #106
Government Building
Gove, KS 67736
Phone: (785) 938-4465
Fax: (785) 938-4486
However, records do cost in Gove County. In Gove County, all birth records cost $15 for the first initial copy. The first copies of death records in Gove County cost $15. Marriage record first copies will set a requester back $15 in Gove County.
NOTE - A requester must follow several rules in Gove County if they wish to get records in-person. Firstly, the office is only open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday, between 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST. Requesters must bring a photo ID with them too. Acceptable photo IDs include driver's licenses and state IDs. Requesters must also put every single public record request in writing in Gove County.