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City of South Haven
The City of South Haven publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Where South Haven's records are kept. Court and property records for South Haven sit with Sumner County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas.
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As a small town, South Haven relies on Sumner County and the State of Kansas for its public records. The cards below are the Kansas state offices, and the Sumner County offices are on our Sumner County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of South Haven publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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The City of South Haven lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Kansas Business Center.
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Request copies of death records from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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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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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
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Local record guide
What we hold on South Haven, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
South Haven is an incorporated place in Sumner County, a place of 324 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. Wellington, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Sumner County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a South Haven address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Travel Plaza | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in South Haven, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have 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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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State, and the county election officer keeps the roll for South Haven. 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 South Haven are recorded by the county Register of Deeds, the county appraiser sets the assessed value, and the county treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Sumner County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in South Haven 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.
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Other places in Sumner County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Sumner County records are on the county page.