Kansas, county records
Find the right office in Washington County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Washington County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Washington County.
Police Departments. In addition to Washington County Sheriff's Office, several city police departments operate within Washington County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Washington County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency serving Washington County, headquartered at 307 C Street in Washington, Kansas 66968. Inmates housed in Washington County detention facility can be located by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours, as Washington County does not currently maintain a real-time online inmate roster. Booking information, current custody status, and visitation schedules are available by phone inquiry. Municipal law enforcement is provided by individual police departments in the incorporated cities within Washington County, including Washington Police Department serving Washington County seat, and police services in Hanover, Clifton, and other municipalities, though some smaller communities contract with the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement coverage. Arrest records in Washington County are considered public records under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S. Citizens may submit written requests to the Sheriff's Office or municipal police departments to obtain arrest reports, incident reports, and booking records, subject to statutory exceptions for ongoing investigations or records that would interfere with law enforcement proceedings.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Washington County are maintained by Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Jail & Inmate Records. Washington County Jail, located within the Sheriff's Office complex, handles the detention of individuals arrested within Washington County. Inmate lookup services are available through the Sheriff's Office, allowing the public to find information on current detainees.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Washington County are taken and retained by Washington County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These photographs are part of the arrest records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.
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 32 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 6 investigations in Washington County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $203,191 in back wages agreed for 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Developmental Services, Inc | Greenleaf | 1 | $180,954 | 63 |
| Titan West, Inc. | Linn | 1 | $10,844 | 21 |
| Home Lumber Recycling, Inc. | Hanover | 1 | $6,410 | 0 |
| Keesecker Agri Business, Inc | Washington | 1 | $4,162 | 7 |
| Unified School District No. 108-Washington | Washington | 1 | $820 | 5 |
Every employer on the Washington County record, by back wages agreed; 4 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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Washington County Sheriff or a city police department in Washington 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 Washington County are kept by the Washington 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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