Court Records

Public court records are available online or at each courthouse through a public access portal. If a record is public but not available through the public access portal, it will be available at the courthouse. Each court has a computer reserved for public searches of court cases and court records in that court.

eCourts Public Access Portal

Kansas courts use a centralized case management system. Public records are available through an online portal.


The Kansas Supreme Court's eCourt Rule, rule 22, identifies cases and records that will not be accessible through the portal.

Sealed Cases

Sealed cases and sealed records are not public, and some cases are exempt from disclosure under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-221). Other records may be exempt by judicial rule, order, or case law.

Records that are NOT available include:

  • adoption records

  • certain criminal investigation records

  • expunged criminal records

  • many child in need of care and juvenile records

  • grand jury proceedings

Case Information vs. Case Record

Case information includes details about a case, including the case number, the type of case, who’s involved, names of attorneys, judge assigned, and hearing dates.


Court records include the documents filed in the case.


Information in some cases is not public because it’s sealed or is exempt from disclosure by state statute, judicial rule, order, or case law.


Information in some cases is not available through the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal but is available through a computer terminal at the courthouse.

Requesting a Court Record

If you are needing a record from the court, you will need to submit a request, in writing, to the Clerk of The District Court in the County where the case was filed. You may request a record by mailing or hand-delivering a written request, emailing the Clerk of the District Court, or submitting a Kansas Open Records Request Form. Record Requests will be responded to within seventy-two hours.

You will be charged reasonable fees for staff time and expenses related to processing your records request. Supreme Court Rule 1.03(h) authorizes the Judicial Administrator to establish fees for open records requests and current fees are shown below. You will be required to pay the cost before releasing the requested record.

If an official records custodian determines help from a third party is needed to respond to a records request - such as a request that requires reviewing or producing electronic records - the third party's charges may be imposed.

Record Request Fees

Copy & Transmittal Costs:

$0.25 per page for copies

$10.00 per certified document

$0.50 to mail first five pages, $0.25 for each additional five pages

$0.50 per page to fax with a limit of 15 pages

Document Preparation:

$20.00/hour, charged in quarter-hour increments, for records custodian and clerical employees

$60.00/hour, charged in quarter-hour increments, for professional employees