Kingman County Background Information
Kingman County is located in Kansas. The county seat is currently Kingman. Kingman County had a human population of 7,470 in 2020.
It was formed in 1872.
It was named for Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Kingman County Arrest Records
In Kingman County, arrest records are kept on every crime. Crime is separated into two classes in Kingman County. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. Property crimes include motor vehicle theft, burglary, and larceny. The violent crime section includes robbery, murder, aggravated assault, and forcible rape. In 2021, in Kingman County, there were 4 violent and 47 property crimes. Kingman County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Kingman County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Brent Wood
120 Spruce Street # 1
Kingman, KS 67068
Phone: (620) 532-5133
Email: KMSOinfo@kingmanlec.kscoxmail.com
Kingman County Criminal Records
Kingman 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 sex offender in Kingman County is kept on an up-to-date register. Sex offenders living, at work, in school, or in prison in Kingman County are included on this list. This register is made available to every single inhabitant of Kingman County.
Every single resident in Kingman County can search for nearby sex offenders. Users can search using a zip code and a radius. People can also search for individual offenders. Non-compliant and incarcerated offenders are not excluded from these searches.
Kingman County criminal records include jail and inmate records and are regularly updated. Criminal records are found by Kingman County people by using a search tool. In Kingman County, any individual in jail or on release can be looked up using this tool.
Kingman County Court Records
Court records are controlled by the court clerk in Kingman County. In Kingman County, residents can obtain copies of court records in-person at:
Kingman County Courthouse
District Court Clerk: Staci Jackson
130 North Spruce Street
P.O. Box 495
Kingman, KS 67068
Phone: (620) 532-5151
Fax: (620) 532-2952
The Court of Appeals of Kansas has the power to oversee any decision made by lower courts when an appeal is made. These lower courts are made up of the 105 superior or trial courts found across the state's 105 counties, including Kingman County.
NOTE - Court records are transferred one of three ways in Kingman County. Court records can be sent through fax, email, or mail. In contrast, any certified or official documents must be supplied via mail and mail only in Kingman County.
Kingman County Public Records
Vital records are kept on each individual resident in America, including Kingman County. Kingman County is actually responsible for collecting and sending some vital records to the state government. The vital records in question can include birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.
For example, in Kansas, marriage records are currently collected by the relevant county clerk. Copies of every single vital record are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. County clerks have also been responsible for collecting birth and death records in the past in Kansas. One central registry holds every vital record in Kansas. Statistical analysis can be conducted further down the line by using these vital records.
The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 was passed to ensure that all Kansas citizens have the right to access and copy public records. This act gives every single resident the essential right to access local and state public records. The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 was amended back in 1994. Citizens of Kingman County can access public records in-person at:
Kingman County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Carol Noblit
130 North Spruce Street
Kingman, KS 67068
Phone: (620) 532-2521, (620) 532-3732
Fax: (620) 532-5082
Email: noblitc@kingmancoks.org
Having said that, each and every record comes at a cost, as it takes both times to source the records and resources to print them. In Kingman County, birth record first copies cost $15. Similarly, death records cost $15 for the first copy requested. In Kingman County, marriage record first copies cost $15.
NOTE - There are several rules in Kingman County regarding obtaining records in-person. Firstly, the Kingman County office is open between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Photo ID is needed to get records in-person in Kingman County. These can include driver's licenses, state IDs, and more. Every single public record request must be put in writing to be successful.
