Kansas, Decatur County

Oberlin, Kansas Public Records

Where Oberlin's records are kept. Court and property records for Oberlin sit with Decatur County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas.

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Most requested Oberlin records

As a small town, Oberlin relies on Decatur 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.

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State records

Kansas Fictitious Business Names Filings

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.

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Police & jail

Decatur County Sheriff's Office

Decatur County Kansas, VIN inspections, by appointment only, $20.00 fee, payable by check or cash, Please call (785) 475-8100 to schedule * The.

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About public records in Oberlin

What we hold on Oberlin, and who keeps its records.

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Oberlin at a glance

County
Decatur County
County seat
Oberlin
Population
1,644
Decatur County population
2,764
Local records
Decatur County offices
ZIP codes
67749

About Oberlin public records

Oberlin, a place of 1,644 people, is the seat of Decatur County, so most county offices are in Oberlin itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Our Decatur County page lists each county office.

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Oberlin, Kansas

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Oberlin address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $7,525 in back wages agreed for 5 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
1
Back wages agreed
$7,525
Workers due back wages
5
Civil money penalties
$13,722
Employers on the record
1
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
D&M Service1$7,5255

Every employer whose address on the record is in Oberlin, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Kansas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Nearby Decatur County cities

Other places in Decatur County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Decatur County records are on the county page.