Meade County Information
There are 105 counties in the state of Kansas, including Meade County. Meade is the current county seat. There were 4,055 occupants in Meade County back in 2020.
It was formed in 1873.
It was named in honor of General George G. Meade. He was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
Meade County Arrest Records
In Meade County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the county jurisdiction. In Meade County, crimes are broken into two main groups. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Violent crimes include things such as murder, robbery, forcible rape, and aggravated assault. Back in 2021, there were 0 violent and 3 property crimes in Meade County. Meade County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Meade County Sheriff’s Office
223 North Meade Center Street
Meade, KS 67864
Phone: (620) 873-8765
Fax: (620) 873-8778
Meade County Criminal Records
Meade 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 Meade County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include anyone in Meade County who is living, working, in prison, or attending school. This register is made available to each and every inhabitant of Meade County.
People can actually search for nearby sex offenders in Meade County. By using a tool, citizens must simply enter their desired zip code, and it will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius in Meade County. Residents can also search by name for particular offenders. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.
Criminal records in Meade County include jail and inmate records and are updated regularly. All Criminal records can be located by Meade County people by using a search tool. Meade County citizens can also use this tool to lookup any nearby prisoner.
Meade County Court Records
Every court record in Meade County is handled by the court clerk. Meade County residents can obtain a court record in-person at:
Meade County Courthouse
200 North Fowler
P.O. Box 623
Meade, KS 67864
Phone: (620) 873-8750
Fax: (620) 873-8759
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 Meade County.
NOTE - In Meade County, court records are presented one of three ways. These three ways are email, mail, or fax. Then again, official documents may only be delivered by means of mail-in Meade County.
Meade County Public Records
Vital records are kept on every last resident in Meade County and across the state of Kansas. In fact, Meade County, along with the other Kansas counties, is in charge of collecting some of these documents and forwarding them to the state government. The vital records amassed in Meade County can include but are not limited to birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.
For example, in Kansas, marriage records are currently accumulated by the relevant county clerk. Copies of these records are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. The Meade County office, as well as other county offices around Kansas, has also been responsible for birth and death records in the past. All Meade County records, as well as every other county's, are kept in one central registry. 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 residents 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. The most recent amendments came back in 1994. Meade County citizens can ask for a public record in-person at:
Meade County Clerk’s Office
200 North Fowler
Meade, KS 67864
Phone: (620) 873-8700
Fax: (620) 873-8713
NOTE - If a requester wants to secure records in-person, they must stick to a number of rules in Meade County. Firstly, the office is only open from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST. In order to be granted a copy of a record, a requester must also be able to show some form of photo identification. Acceptable photo IDs include driver's licenses and state IDs. Public record requests in Meade County must also be put into writing.
