Labette County
Once home to the Osage Indians' Reservation, Labette County is located in southern Kansas and was founded in February 1867. It was named for the second largest creek in the county - Labette Creek and its county seat is the City of Oswego. Labette County covers 645.4 square miles of land area and is home to over 20,000 people.
There are six municipal courts and two district courts in Labette County. These eight courts make up the court system in the county. Municipal courts have limited jurisdiction and typically hear cases relating to city ordinance violations, such as traffic violations and minor criminal offenses. No jury trials are held at Labette County municipal courts.
The two district courts in Labette County handle all civil and criminal cases. They have specialized visions to handle probate, juvenile, domestic relations, and other limited actions. Limited actions cases that may be heard in the district courts include small claims and traffic cases.
Public court records in Labette County are available at the courthouse in the county. Public court records are documents filed in the cases in Labette County that have not been sealed or exempt from disclosure. Some records that are not public include adoption records, most juvenile records, certain criminal investigation records, and grand jury proceedings.
Per Kansas law, requests for Labette County records must be made in writing. Copies of Labette County public court documents cost 25 cents per page. Hourly search fee is charged at $12. Requests for documents from a case heard in the district court in the county may be made using the Request Form for Court Records.
To view case information from Labette County district court, you may visit the county courthouse to use the public access computer terminal. The Labette County Courthouse is located at:
201 S Central
Parsons, KS 67357
Also, the Kansas District Court Public Access Portal allows users to view case information for public Labette district court proceedings.
