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Jefferson County Background Information

Jefferson County is found in Kansas. The current seat in Jefferson County is Oskaloosa. Jefferson County had a population of 18,368 in 2020.

It was formed in 1855.

It was named for President Thomas Jefferson. He was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

The Parsons, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Labette County.

Jefferson County Arrest Records

Arrest records are kept for all crimes across Jefferson County and Kansas as a whole. In Jefferson County, crimes are broken into two main groups. These two classes are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, motor vehicle theft, and larceny. Violent crimes can include murder, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery. In Jefferson County, there were 39 violent and 273 property crimes in 2021. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Jeffrey L. Herrig
1360 Walnut Street
Oskaloosa, KS 66066
Phone: (785) 863-2351

Jefferson County Criminal Records

Jefferson 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 Jefferson County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include any resident living, working, attending school, or in prison in the Jefferson County area. All Jefferson County residents can access this list.

People can actually search for nearby sex offenders in Jefferson County. They can do this by visiting and using a search tool. People can also search for individual offenders. These searches do not exclude any incarcerated or non-compliant offenders.

Each and every criminal record is regularly updated in Jefferson County. Criminal records can be seen by Jefferson County citizens by using the search tool. Any nearby individual in jail can be looked up using this search tool in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County Court Record

Every single court record in Jefferson County is controlled by the court clerk. In order to access court records in Jefferson County, residents must enquire at:

Jefferson County Courthouse
Clerk: Katie Chaney
300 Jefferson Street
2nd Floor
P.O. Box 327
Oskaloosa, KS 66066
Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
excluding legal holidays
Phone: (785) 863-2461
Fax: (785) 863-2369

When an appeal is made in Kansas, the Court of Appeals may review any lower court case decision. The lower courts in question include the 105 trial or superior courts across Kansas' 105 counties, including Jefferson County.

NOTE - Standard court records are presented in one of three ways once payment has been made in Jefferson County. These three ways are email, mail, or fax.

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Jefferson County Public Records

Vital records are kept on every inhabitant of both Kansas State and Jefferson County. In fact, Jefferson County, along with the other Kansas counties, is responsible for compiling some of these documents and sending them to the state government. These vital records can range from birth and death certificates to marriage licenses and divorce documents.

For example, the Jefferson County clerk is in command of obtaining all marriage records. All vital record copies are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been in command of acquiring birth and death records. All vital records, including those from Jefferson County, are saved in one central registry. These records are kept safe in the central registry and can later be used together in statistical analysis.

Jefferson County residents can access and copy all vital public records, thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. Any public records, both state and local, can be accessed thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. The most recent changes to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976 came back in 1994. Citizens in Jefferson County can obtain public records in-person at:

Jefferson County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Linda M. Buttron
300 Jefferson Street
Oskaloosa, KS 66066
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30pm
Phone: (785) 403-0000 ext. 5
Fax: (785) 403-0721

NOTE - If a requester in Jefferson County wishes to secure a record in-person, they must stick to several rules. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Photo ID is needed to acquire records in-person in Jefferson County. A driver's license or a state ID would be acceptable. Requesters must also put every single public record request in writing in Jefferson County in order to be successful.