Rooks County Information
Rooks County is located in the state of Kansas. The current seat in Rooks County is Stockton. In 2020, the population in Rooks County was 4,919.
It was formed in 1867.
It was named for Private John C. Rooks of the 11th Kansas Infantry, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove near Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the Civil War.
Rooks County Arrest Records
In Rooks County, arrest records are kept on every last crime. Crimes are split into two main categorizations in Rooks County. These two categorizations are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. The violent crime section includes robbery, murder, aggravated assault, and forcible rape. In Rooks County in 2021, there were 11 violent and 37 property crimes. Rooks County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Rooks County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Gary Knight
803 South Elm Street
Stockton, KS 67669
Office Hours:
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
24 hour a day dispatch
Phone: (785) 425-6312
Fax: 785-425-6853
Email: gknight@rookscountysheriff.com
Rooks County Criminal Records
Rooks 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. In Rooks County, there is an up-to-date register containing all sex offenders. These include anyone in Rooks County who is living, working, in prison, or attending school. As it is in the public interest, all Rooks County residents can access this list.
In Rooks County, residents can search for nearby sex offenders. Using a tool, residents must simply enter their desired zip code, and it will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius in Rooks County. People can also search for individual offenders. These searches do not exclude any incarcerated or non-compliant offenders.
Rooks County’s criminal records include jail and inmate records and are regularly updated. People of Rooks County can use a search tool in order to access the records in question. Rooks County people can also use this tool to lookup any nearby prisoner.
Rooks County Court Records
The court clerk maintains every last court record in Rooks County. Rooks County residents can ask for a court record in-person at:
Rooks County Courthouse
Clerk: Lindsey Mongeau
115 North Walnut
P.O. Box 532
Stockton, KS 67669
Phone: (785) 425-6718
Fax: (785) 425-6568
Email: Rooks_County_Clerk@kscourts.org
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 Rooks County.
NOTE - Rooks County court records are sent to people in one of three ways. The three delivery methods are fax, mail, or email. However, official documents may only be supplied by means of mail-in Rooks County.
Rooks County Public Records
Vital records are kept on each and every resident in Rooks County and across the state of Kansas. Rooks County is even in charge of amassing some of these vital records on those living within the county. These records include but are not limited to birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, death certificates, divorce certificates, and much more.
For example, in the state of Kansas, all marriage records are amassed by the relevant county clerks. Copies of these records are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been in charge of obtaining birth and death records. All Rooks County records, as well as every other county's, are located in one central registry. Statistical analysis can be conducted further down the line by using these vital records.
The Kansas Open Records Act 1976 ensures that all Kansas and Rooks County citizens can access and copy vital public records. The Act gives every resident of the state the essential right to access all public records, whether the local or state governments hold them. The act was most recently amended back in 1994. Citizens of Rooks County can obtain public records in-person at:
Rooks County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Laura Montgomery
115 North Walnut Street
Courthouse
2nd Floor
Stockton, KS 67669
Hours:
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Monday - Thursday
8:00 A.M. - 12 P.M. Friday
Phone: (785) 425-6391
Fax: (785) 425-6015
Email: lmm@ruraltel.net
However, records do cost in Rooks County. In Rooks County, all birth records cost $15 for the first initial copy. The first copies of death records in Rooks County cost $15. The first marriage record requested will cost a requester $15 in Rooks County.
NOTE - There are a number of rules in Rooks County regarding obtaining records in-person. The office is only open between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. CST from Monday to Friday. In Rooks County, a photo ID is needed to attain records in-person. A driver's license or a state ID would be acceptable. Public record requests in Rooks County must also be put into writing.
