Reno County, Kansas Public Records

Investigations closed

68

Back wages agreed

$506,755

Workers due back wages

589

Civil money penalties

$209,299

Employers on the record

58

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 58 on the Reno County record; 23 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 33 more with smaller records are on the Kansas wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Reno County records: historical land files, court terminals and copy products

Choose between 125 and 206 West First Avenue

Reno County's Register of Deeds lists its counter at 125 W. 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501, telephone 620-694-2942, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Use it for recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and other land instruments. The county administrative offices have their own functions, while the District Court is listed at 206 W. 1st Avenue. Put the office name and record type on an inquiry, especially when requesting materials connected with a property and a court case at the same time. Reno County Register of Deeds office. Reno County District Court directory.

The County Clerk is also at 125 W. 1st Avenue and gives its general telephone number as 620-694-2934. Its responsibilities include elections, official county commission records, tax levies, road petitions and cereal malt beverage licenses. A commission minute, road-vacation file or local license inquiry therefore belongs on a different path from a District Court case request. Include a meeting date, road description, business name or election year as appropriate, instead of relying solely on the name of a person associated with the record. County Clerk records and contacts.

Ask about land records beyond the online result

The Register states that historical land records from 1872 to 1990 are being added to its online archive and asks users to email for copies unavailable online. Treat that period as an ongoing digitization project rather than a promise that every historical image is searchable remotely. Retain the book and page or instrument reference supplied by an index. If an image is missing, request the identified item from the office and explain the date range already checked. A failed online image retrieval does not by itself establish that the recorded document is absent. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Reno's map directory provides separate links for GIS, parcel information, election maps and land records. It says tax history is included in parcel search results. Use the parcel reference to connect the tax history to the property, and use the recorded instrument to establish the text of a transfer or encumbrance. Save the year and source with each result, so a later comparison does not mix an older assessed owner with a later recorded grantee. The county's separate systems provide different pieces of the property history. Reno County maps and parcel routes.

Price the copy, certification and delivery separately

The Register's currently linked fee document is effective January 1, 2023. It lists $1 per page for copies of filed documents and an additional $1 for fax or email fulfillment. The schedule states that those copies are fulfilled during weekday windows of 11 a.m. to noon and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. It separately lists $13 to certify an instrument of record, with special rates for certain federal tax lien and UCC copies. Tell the office which document and certification product you need before calculating a total. Register fee schedule, page 1.

The PDF also distinguishes available plat copies from services it cannot currently provide. It lists an 8.5 by 11 inch plat copy at $1, while its large mylar-copy rows are struck through and marked unavailable. Do not order a large-format copy merely because an old price remains visible in the row. Ask which reproduction format is available for the particular plat and whether that format meets the receiving office's needs. The Register's fee landing page supplies the official link to that schedule. Register fee schedule and linked current document. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Select the fee row for the instrument

For recording a deed, mortgage or other ordinary instrument of writing within the stated legal-size limit, the linked schedule lists $21 for the first page and $17 for each further page or fraction. A mortgage assignment or release has a different schedule, and recording a town plat has its own row. Name the instrument type when seeking a quote rather than applying the ordinary deed formula to every filing. Include attachments in the description so the office can identify the correct page count and any separate treatment. Source: renocountyks.gov.

The Register describes its work as preserving transactions involving land and filing certain financing statements and security agreements under the Uniform Commercial Code. For a proposed filing, keep a record of what was submitted and the instrument reference returned after acceptance. For historical research, seek the recorded item itself rather than interpreting an index entry as the entire agreement. The office also links to a property fraud notification service. An alert can prompt a review of recording activity, while the actual recorded instrument remains the document to request and examine. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Read the new tax calculator as an estimate

Reno County's Appraiser announced an online property tax calculator on August 25, 2026. It allows a property search by street address or property identification number, or selection on a map, and displays an estimated tax total with a breakdown among taxing entities. The Appraiser expressly says the calculator is informational and is not an official tax bill or binding billing calculation. It may use previous tax years, with special assessments and fees shown separately. Keep the calculator output labelled as an estimate in any comparison. Appraiser property tax calculator notice.

The Appraiser is at 125 W. 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, telephone 620-694-2915. Its role is the real and personal property tax roll and property valuation. When asking about a property record card or comparison, give the parcel reference and valuation year. Distinguish the value from the tax rate and amount actually paid. This is particularly useful when a calculator total differs from a bill: ask which year, value and assessment components each source uses before concluding that the property record itself is incorrect. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Use the court terminal for the earlier record period

The District Court records instructions identify different date coverage for two access methods. The public computer on the courthouse first floor covers records from January 1992, while the online Reno County case information begins April 1, 2003. The public access terminal is behind security and is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. A search for a case from the 1990s therefore requires attention to the access method. Keep the case number from the terminal result for a subsequent copy request. District Court records access and coverage.

The court identifies itself as the 27th Judicial District and describes civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, juvenile and small claims work. Ask the court clerk about the appropriate file when a matter spans categories, such as an estate and a later civil proceeding. The records contact is 620-694-2956. A court docket can help identify orders and dates, but obtaining the particular order gives the text needed for a research or application file. Record the case type and filing year with its number. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Provide a case number with a court copy request

Reno's court records instructions require a case number for record requests. They list advance charges of $18.76 per hour, 25 cents per copied page and $1 per certification, with a $35 charge for cases retrieved from underground vault or storage. These categories describe different work and should not be treated as a single flat copy fee. Ask for the anticipated work and total before requesting a large file. A narrowly identified order or docket entry helps describe the material you want without asking staff to reconstruct an entire case history. Source: renocountyks.gov.

For postal requests, the published destination is Clerk of the District Court, Attention Records, 206 W. 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501, with a self-addressed stamped envelope. The same instructions distinguish ordinary court record requests from criminal history searches for employment, credit or similar purposes, referring those to the executive agency holding centralized records. If a recipient requires a background check, establish the required product before paying for copies of individual court files. Those files and a centralized criminal-history response serve different purposes. Source: renocountyks.gov.

Separate Sheriff report records from custody notifications

The Sheriff's office lists 206 W. 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, telephone 620-694-2735, with weekday office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Support Services handles report preparation, data entry into the records management system and other administrative functions. Start a report inquiry with the incident date, report reference and the record requested. Keep the originating law enforcement agency in your notes, since a court case number and a Sheriff report number identify different files even when they concern the same event. Reno County Sheriff office contacts. Sheriff Support Services responsibilities.

The county's Correctional Facility information links to the Kansas VINE system for custody information and status-change notification. Its published VINE telephone number is 866-574-8463. Use a custody result as a dated status check and obtain the court order separately if the research question concerns a disposition. When keeping a record of a call or online lookup, note the date, agency and identifier supplied. That makes a later change in custody understandable without treating an earlier status as an error in the underlying court record. Correctional Facility and Kansas VINE route.