Kansas, Ford County
Where Dodge City's records are kept. Dodge City has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Dodge City's own offices, along with State of Kansas offices; the Ford County offices are on our Ford County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Dodge City, Kansas, City Hall at 806 N 2nd Avenue, with alerts sign up, bids, job openings, the Request Tracker service tool, online bill pay, agendas and City Commission meeting videos.
Open official site City of Dodge CityPolice & jail
Dodge City Police Department news page on the CRIMEWATCH network, posting DUI and seatbelt enforcement notices, arrest updates, and forms to request extra patrols or an applicant ride along.
Open official site Dodge City Police DepartmentMunicipal court
Dodge City Municipal Court at 806 N. Second Ave. reviews complaints charging city ordinance violations and keeps records of decisions and penalties, with first appearances on Tuesdays and court cases on Thursdays.
Open official site Dodge City Municipal CourtCity records
Dodge City public records page explaining how the City Clerk keeps official city files, maintains the City Code, publishes legal notices and records City Commission proceedings.
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The Building Inspections Division of Dodge City Development Services applies International Code Council codes to new and remodeled buildings, assists contractors and the public and examines unsafe structures.
Open official site Building InspectionsPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Dodge City area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedState records
Quick search for missing children near Dodge City Kansas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, KansasVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
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USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseFederal
Latest Census Bureau numbers for Dodge City city, Kansas: population estimates, veterans, median household income, housing and businesses, built from Population Estimates, the decennial census and American Community Survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
A state agency, the Kansas Historical Society runs the State Archives research room in Topeka, the Kansas Memory online collection, genealogy indexes, the Kansas Museum of History and 16 historic sites.
Open official site Kansas Historical SocietyCounty court
Sitting in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita, the federal bankruptcy court for Kansas offers court calendars, an unclaimed funds locator, KSBFastFile for filing claims and a docket tool.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of KansasEverything else, organized
12 more Dodge City sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Dodge City is the seat of Ford County. Court and property records sit with Ford County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas. Dodge City's own offices are in the cards above, and our Ford County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Dodge City.
Deeds for property in Dodge City are recorded by the Ford County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Ford County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the state vital records office, Kansas Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Dodge City register with the Kansas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Dodge City requires one, comes from the town or Ford County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.