Shawnee County, Kansas public records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Shawnee County?

Use the property search of the Shawnee County Appraiser: https://ares.sncoapps.us/

In Shawnee County, deeds are recorded by the Shawnee County Register of Deeds; property values come from the Shawnee County Appraiser; court files are kept by the Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 8, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Shawnee County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Shawnee County Register of Deeds⁴	Search deeds²	$.50 per page, or emailed to yourself for free³
Property values and owners	Shawnee County Appraiser⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Shawnee County Treasurer⁷	Tax bill search⁷	—
Court cases	Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court⁸	Shawnee County District Court⁹	Copies: $0.50 per page from microfilm, $0.50 per document from imaging; mailed requests usually need a $20.00 research and copy fee prepaid⁹
Marriage records	Clerk of the District Court - Probate Department¹⁰	—	—
Divorce records	Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court⁸	—	—
Birth certificates	KDHE Office of Vital Statistics¹¹	—	$20 per certified copy (KDHE)¹¹
Death certificates	KDHE Office of Vital Statistics¹¹	—	$20 per certified copy (KDHE)¹²
Probate and wills	Clerk of the District Court - Probate Department¹⁰	—	—
Business names (DBA)	No county or state DBA registry: the Kansas SOS does not register assumed/DBA names¹³	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Shawnee County are recorded by the Shawnee County Register of Deeds.⁴

Online search: landrecords.com²
Years online: 1856 to the present²

Copy fee: $.50 per page, or emailed to yourself for free³
Certified copy fee: $13.00, certificate certifying any instrument of record¹⁴
How to order: Search and copy in person at Room 108 or online through Tapestry or Laredo. Staff do not run searches for liens or ownership but can show you how.¹⁵
Recording fee: First page $21.00; each additional page $17.00¹⁴

How deeds work in Kansas

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Shawnee County Appraiser sets property values⁵; the Shawnee County Treasurer bills and collects the tax⁷.

Property search: ares.sncoapps.us⁶
Assessor search: subscriber: ares.sncoapps.us/Home/SubscriberService¹⁶
Tax bill search: ares.sncoapps.us (Appraiser's Property Search); payment through ikan.ks.gov⁷
Parcel map (GIS): gis.sncoapps.us/propertysearch/index.html (parcel maps); snco.gov/ap/mapping.php³
Appealing a value: Deadline March 30 for an informal real property value or classification appeal; May 15 for personal property. Board of Tax Appeals: bota.kansas.gov¹⁷

How property tax works in Kansas

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Shawnee County District Court (Third Judicial District)	Civil, criminal, domestic relations/divorce, limited actions, small claims, traffic, probate, guardianship, juvenile, marriage licenses	Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court (Third Judicial District)	casesearch.kscourts.gov Kansas statewide CaseSearch or courthouse public access terminals⁹

Fees: Copies: $0.50 per page from microfilm, $0.50 per document from imaging; mailed requests usually need a $20.00 research and copy fee prepaid⁹
How to order: KORA request form to Clerk of the District Court, 200 SE 7th Room 209, Topeka, KS 66603, by mail or in person; or print at public terminals and pay at the cashier⁹
Docket fees: Civil (Chapter 60) and domestic: $173.00 docket fee + $22.00 surcharge = $195.00¹⁸

Criminal records and background checks

Summary: District Court criminal records: digital 2004-present, microfilm 1885-2003; search CaseSearch⁹

How Kansas courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Clerk of the District Court - Probate Department (also marriage licenses).¹⁰

Marriage license fee: $85.50¹⁹
How to apply: Apply online on the Kansas Judicial Branch website or at the Shawnee County Courthouse, Room 209 (at least one partner present)¹⁹
Records: Marriage license records: microfilm 1856 to September 2015; listed digitally as 'Confidential/No Longer Available'⁹
Copies from the state: KDHE certified copies $20 each (walk-in in Topeka)¹¹

Kansas marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court (Third Judicial District).⁸

Which court: Divorce, annulment, custody and support are Domestic Relations cases at the District Court²⁰
Filing fee: $195.00 total ($173.00 + $22.00 surcharge)¹⁸

Birth certificates

Kept by the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics.¹¹

Fee: $20 per certified copy (KDHE)¹¹

Ordering a Kansas birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics.¹¹

Fee: $20 per certified copy (KDHE)¹²

Ordering a Kansas death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Clerk of the District Court - Probate Department (also marriage licenses).¹⁰

What it covers: Probate Department: estates, wills, guardianships, conservatorships, adoptions, mental illness cases, marriage licenses¹⁰
Records: Probate digital May 18, 2006-present; microfilm 1861-May 17, 2006⁹

Business names (DBA)

No county or state DBA registry: the Kansas SOS does not register assumed/DBA names¹³

Voter records

Shawnee County Election Office (Election Commissioner), 3420 SW Van Buren Street, Topeka²¹

Historical records

Court microfilm reaches back to the 1800s (civil), 1856 (marriage licenses), 1861 (probate)⁹

Good to know about Shawnee County records

Shawnee County marriage license records are on microfilm from 1856 to September 2015 and are not available digitally⁹
Shawnee is one of four Kansas counties whose election officer is an appointed election commissioner rather than the county clerk²²
The statewide KDHE Office of Vital Statistics walk-in lobby is in Topeka (1000 SW Jackson), so Shawnee residents can get Kansas birth and death certificates in person locally¹¹
The District Court's mailed copy requests usually require a $20 research and copy fee prepaid⁹
Register of Deeds index reaches back to 1856, and the office also holds old public school records (county only) from 1880 to 1965³

Office addresses, phones and hours

Shawnee County Register of Deeds

Address: 200 SE 7th St., Room 108, Topeka, KS 66603-3971⁴
Mail: 200 SE 7th St., Room 108, Topeka, KS 66603-3971⁴
Phone: 785.251.4020⁴
Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., Mon. - Fri.; no documents recorded after 4:15 PM⁴
Website: snco.gov/rd⁴

Shawnee County Appraiser

Address: Shawnee County Annex, 1515 NW Saline, Topeka, KS 66618⁵
Mail: Shawnee County Annex, 1515 NW Saline, Topeka, KS 66618⁵
Phone: 785.251.2882; appraisal questions (785) 232-4461⁵
Email: [email protected]⁵
Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Mon. - Fri.⁵
Website: snco.gov/ap⁵

Shawnee County Treasurer

Address: Courthouse, 200 SE 7th St., Room 101, Topeka, KS 66603⁷
Phone: 785.251.6483 (property taxes)⁷
Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Mon. - Fri.⁷
Website: snco.gov/treasurer⁷

Shawnee County Clerk

Address: 200 SE 7th St., Room 107, Topeka, KS 66603-3971²³
Mail: 200 SE 7th St., Room 107, Topeka, KS 66603-3971²³
Phone: 785.251.4155²³
Email: [email protected]²³
Hours: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M., Mon. - Fri.²³
Website: snco.gov/clerk²³

Clerk of the District Court, Shawnee County District Court (Third Judicial District)

Address: Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 SE 7th Street, Room 209 (second floor), Topeka, KS 66603²⁴
Phone: (785) 251-6700 (Clerk's Office); Civil (785) 251-6702; Criminal (785) 251-6708; Domestic Relations (785) 251-6709; Limited Actions/Small Claims (785) 251-6710; Records (785) 251-6712; Traffic (785) 251-6714²⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; fax and electronic filing 24 hours²⁴
Website: 3rddistrictcourtks.gov/314/Contacts⁸

Clerk of the District Court - Criminal

Phone: (785) 251-6708²⁴
Website: 3rddistrictcourtks.gov/314/Contacts²⁴

Clerk of the District Court - Probate Department (also marriage licenses)

Address: Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 SE 7th Street, Room 209, Topeka, KS 66603¹⁰
Phone: (785) 251-6362¹⁰
Website: 3rddistrictcourtks.gov/251/Probate¹⁰

Shawnee County Election Office (Election Commissioner)

Address: 3420 SW Van Buren Street, Topeka, KS 66611²¹
Phone: 785.251.5900²⁵
Email: [email protected]²¹
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Monday through Friday); 8:00 am to 7:00 pm for early voting starting two weeks before Election Day²⁵
Website: snco.gov/election²⁵

KDHE Office of Vital Statistics

Address: 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221¹¹
Hours: Walk-in 9 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday¹¹
Website: kdhe.ks.gov/1186/Birth-Certificate¹¹

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: snco.gov/clerk/kora.php (form: cdn.snco.gov/…)²⁶
Where to send it: Shawnee County Clerk's Office, 785.251.4155; court records through the Records desk (785) 251-6712²⁶

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Shawnee County?

The Shawnee County Register of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: Search and copy in person at Room 108 or online through Tapestry or Laredo. Staff do not run searches for liens or ownership but can show you how. Plain copies: $.50 per page, or emailed to yourself for free. Certified copies: $13.00, certificate certifying any instrument of record.⁴¹⁵³¹⁴

How much is a birth certificate in Shawnee County?

$20 per certified copy (KDHE).¹¹

How much does a marriage license cost in Shawnee County?

The marriage license fee is $85.50.¹⁹

How do I look up who owns a property in Shawnee County?

Use the property search of the Shawnee County Appraiser: ares.sncoapps.us⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Shawnee County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other counties in Kansas with a full guide: Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Sedgwick County, Wyandotte County. Every county in the state: Kansas county list.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

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Marriage LicensesShawnee County District Courtchecked November 4, 2026
Domestic RelationsShawnee County District Courtchecked November 4, 2026
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