Kansas, Seward County
Where Liberal's records are kept. Liberal has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Liberal's own offices, along with State of Kansas offices; the Seward County offices are on our Seward County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State 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 KansasCounty court
The Kansas Judicial Branch explains CaseSearch, a free online search of public district court cases and documents after a user agreement; older documents and some records are viewable only on courthouse terminals.
Open official site Kansas Judicial Branch: Search District Court RecordsVital records
State office keeping Kansas birth, stillbirth, death, marriage and divorce records; they are not public, and certified copies go to the person named, immediate family, a legal representative or someone with direct interest.
Open official site KDHE Office of Vital StatisticsPolice & jail
Updated each working day, the Kansas Department of Corrections search covers people in its custody, on parole or in its funded programs, including absconders; full criminal histories come from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Open official site Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository (KASPER)Police & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation clearinghouse required by state law, listing current missing Kansans with search by name or location and a tip form; listings come from NCIC through the investigating agency.
Open official site KBI Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation search of registered sex, violent and drug offenders, updated every 15 minutes; offenders whose crimes came before April 14, 1994 are kept from public view.
Open official site KBI Public Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation online record check open to the general public for $30 through a KanAccess account; searches run from 4 AM to midnight Central time, outside the nightly maintenance window.
Open official site Kansas Criminal History Record SearchFederal
Population, housing, income and business statistics for the city of Liberal, Kansas from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, including the 2020 Census count of 19,825; only the latest figures appear, not earlier years.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Liberal city website for payments, permits and licenses, City Commission meeting updates, road closure notices, the municipal court, police and city bus. City offices: 324 N. Kansas Avenue, 620-626-2201.
Open official site City of LiberalPolice & jail
Liberal Police Department, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Liberal Police DepartmentCity records
Fire and rescue services PO Box 2199 Liberal, KS 67905-2199 Phone: (620) 626-0128 Fax: (620) 626-0567 Email: liberal_ks_
Open official site Liberal Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
8 more Liberal sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Liberal, a place of 19,825 people, is the seat of Seward County. Court and property records sit with Seward County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas. Liberal's own offices are in the cards above, and our Seward 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 Liberal.
Deeds for property in Liberal are recorded by the Seward County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Seward 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.
Same county
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.