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City of Douglass
The City of Douglass publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
Open official site City of DouglassKansas, Butler County
Where Douglass's records are kept. Court and property records for Douglass sit with Butler County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas.
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As a small town, Douglass relies on Butler County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Douglass publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
Open official site City of DouglassCity records
The Douglass council publishes its members, its meeting dates and the decisions it records for the municipality.
Open official site City of Douglass councilState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Kansas Business Center.
Open official site Kansas Business & Corporation SearchVital records
Request copies of death records from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Open official site Kansas Death RecordsState records
The Kansas Secretary of State's business services search corporations, LLCs and other registered entities and check whether a name is available. Kansas keeps no statewide filing for sole proprietor trade names.
Open official site Kansas Fictitious Business Names FilingsVital records
Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment.
Open official site Kansas Marriage SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site Kansas Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
The Sheriff's Office is charged, by statute, with providing all primary law enforcement services within Butler County.
Open official site Butler County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Douglass, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Douglass in ZIP code 67039 keeps its own council and town business records. El Dorado, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Butler County page for every county office.
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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State, and the county election officer keeps the roll for Douglass. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration books close 21 days before an election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $20 for each certified copy (the first $20 is a five year record search fee that includes one copy if the record is found).
Deeds for property in Douglass are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the county appraiser sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Butler County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Douglass come from the Butler County Sheriff's Office, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Douglass register with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services, which runs the state business entity search. Businesses should check with the county and city where they operate for local permits and licenses; many trades need state agency licenses.
Kansas criminal history checks are run by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Central Repository. The fee is $20.00 for a name based online search; $30 for a certified name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based Kansas check. Name based search online at www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory (no longer by mail or walk in), or a certified or fingerprint based request to the KBI.