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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sumner County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Sumner County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Sumner County is provided by Sumner County Sheriff's Office and several city police departments, including the Wellington Police Department, Belle Plaine Police Department, and Caldwell Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction within its respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers the unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Sumner County Sheriff's Office, located at 501 N Washington Avenue, Wellington, KS 67152 (phone: 620-326-3395), is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Sumner County. Inmate lookup and current jail roster information can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office directly by calling during business hours or visiting in person; some Kansas counties provide online inmate search capabilities through third-party vendors, though availability varies. Municipal police departments operate in Sumner County's incorporated cities, including the Wellington Police Department (220 S Washington Ave, Wellington), Caldwell Police Department, Belle Plaine Police Department, and Mulvane Police Department, each serving their respective jurisdictions. Arrest records in Sumner County are public records subject to the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S. 45-215 et seq.), which establishes that most law enforcement records are accessible to the public unless specifically exempted.
Criminal Records. Residents can request criminal records through the Sheriff's Office or the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which offers online access to certain records.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Sumner County are maintained by Sumner County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office, and requests are subject to the Kansas Open Records Act.
Jail & Inmate Records. The bond process in Kansas allows for cash bonds or surety bonds, and information on posting bail can be obtained from the Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Sumner County are taken and retained by Sumner County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases. Mugshots are often included in arrest records and may be available on the Sheriff's Office website or through third-party services.
The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce (phone: 620-326-7466, website: www.wellingtonkschamber.com) is a resource for businesses in Sumner County seat and surrounding area, providing networking opportunities, business development assistance, and economic information.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The old survey maps record 48 holes inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Underground coal mining in Kansas was concentrated in Cherokee and Crawford Counties.
Kansas abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 32 investigations in Sumner County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $64,357 in back wages agreed for 100 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Valle LLC | Wellington | 1 | $22,002 | 1 |
| Mulvane Vision Care, PA | Mulvane | 1 | $10,687 | 4 |
| Mulvane Littleton Cemetery District | Mulvane | 1 | $8,068 | 7 |
| Wellington's Steakhouse | Wellington | 1 | $5,806 | 1 |
| AV Central | Wellington | 1 | $3,111 | 17 |
| Futures Unlimited, Inc. | Wellington | 1 | $3,041 | 17 |
| Learn & Grow Child Care Center, Inc. | Mulvane | 1 | $2,607 | 15 |
| Steak House Motel | Wellington | 1 | $2,435 | 4 |
| Steakhouse Motel, Inc | Wellington | 1 | $1,854 | 2 |
| Hometown Market, LLC | Oxford | 1 | $1,851 | 1 |
| Aahn's Place LLC | Wellington | 1 | $1,218 | 18 |
| Fastrip Mulvane LLC | Mulvane | 1 | $697 | 4 |
| Avantic Lodging Enterprises, INC | Wellington | 1 | $686 | 8 |
| United School District #353 | Wellington | 1 | $294 | 1 |
| Boyd Gaming Corporation | Mulvane | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Rausch Seed, Inc | Belle Plaine | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wyldewood Cellars, Inc | Mulvane | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Real Estate Management Company, Inc | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 4 X 4 Farms, Inc | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| G4 Travel Plaza | South Haven | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Peters & Williams, LLC | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| A and W Incorporated | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Casey's Retail Company | Belle Plaine | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| GGNSC Wellington, LLC | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rausch Tire Incorporated | Wellington | 1 | $0 | 0 |
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 27 on the Sumner County record; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 2 more with smaller records are on the Kansas wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Sumner County Sheriff or a city police department in Sumner County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Kansas criminal history record comes from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Central Repository. 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. Fee: $20.00 for a name based online search; $30 for a certified name based check; $35 for a fingerprint based Kansas check.
Search the Kansas Offender Registry (KBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county election officer (the county clerk, or the appointed election commissioner in Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte counties) or through the Kansas Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration books close 21 days before an election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Sumner County are kept by the Sumner County Register of Deeds. Property values are set by the county appraiser, and tax bills come from the county treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Kansas come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. Walk in at 1000 SW Jackson Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221 (Curtis State Office Building), by regular or priority mail, by telephone, or online through VitalChek, all listed by the Office. Fee: $20 for each certified copy (the first $20 is a five year record search fee that includes one copy if the record is found).
Business entity filings are searched with the Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services. Businesses should check with the county and city where they operate for local permits and licenses; many trades need state agency licenses.
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