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Morris County Background Information

Morris County is situated in Kansas. Council Grove is the current Morris County seat. Back in 2018, there were 5,923 people in Morris County.

It was formed in 1859.

It was named in honor of Thomas Morris, a former United States Senator from Ohio who was an opponent of slavery.

Morris County Arrest Records

In Morris County, arrest records are also kept on every crime within the county jurisdiction. Crime is split into two types in Morris County. Property crime and violent crime makeup these two sections. Property crimes are made up of larceny, car theft, and burglary. Violent crimes include things such as murder, robbery, forcible rape, and aggravated assault. In 2021, there were a total of 14 violent and 19 property crimes across Morris County. Morris County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Morris County Sheriff’s Office
501 West Main Street
Council Grove, KS 66846
Phone: (620) 767-6310

Morris County Criminal Records

Morris 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. The police in Morris County must keep an up-to-date register of all sex offenders. These include any offender living, working, incarcerated, or attending school within the jurisdiction of Morris County. All citizens are granted access to this list in Morris County.

In Morris County, people can search for nearby sex offenders. By using a tool, people must simply enter their desired zip code, and it will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius in Morris County. There is also an option to search for individual offenders by name. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.

Every last criminal record is regularly updated in Morris County. Citizens of Morris County can use search tools to find these records. Any nearby individual in jail can be looked up using the search tool in Morris County.

Morris County Court Records

Court records are protected by the court clerk in Morris County. Residents of Morris County can ask for court records at:

Morris County Courthouse
501 West Main Street
Suite 12
Council Grove, KS 66846
Phone: (620) 767-6838 ext. 1
Fax: (620) 767-6488

When an appeal is made in Kansas, the Court of Appeals may review any lower court case decision. This includes the 105 superior and trial courts across the 105 counties in Kansas, such as Morris County.

NOTE - Morris County court records are sent to people in one of three ways. Court records can be sent by way of fax, email, or mail. Then again, official documents may only be supplied through the mail-in Morris County.

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Morris County Public Records

Vital records are kept on every resident in Morris County and across the state of Kansas. Some vital records are accumulated and sent to the state government by Morris County. The vital records in question can include birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.

For example, in the state of Kansas, all marriage records are obtained by the relevant county clerks. Copies of every vital record are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been in control of acquiring birth and death records. All vital records in Kansas are held in one central registry. They can then be used in the future for statistical analysis.

Morris County citizens can access and copy all vital public records thanks to the Kansas Open Records Act 1976. Any public records, state or local, can be accessed thanks to this act. This act was most recently amended back in 1994. To receive a public record in Morris County, residents must enquire at:

Morris County Clerk’s Office
501 West Main
Council Grove, KS 66846
Phone: (620) 767-5614
Fax: (620) 767-6710

Then again, each record comes at a cost, as it takes both times to source the records and resources to print them. Birth record first copies will set a person back $15 in Morris County. The first copies of death records in Morris County cost $15. In Morris County, all marriage records cost $15 for the first initial copy.

NOTE - A requester must adhere to a number of rules in Morris County if they wish to secure records in-person. Firstly, the office is only open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. Requesters in question must also be able to show a photo ID. A driver's license or a state ID would be acceptable. Public record requests in Morris County must also be put into writing.