Find Meade County Clerk Records

Meade County Clerk Contact

For court records, the controlling office is the Clerk of the District Court. The county court page lists Branda Tilley as Clerk of the District Court and gives the District Court contact block for courthouse records and filings. Because staff listings can change, use the office name and contact channel as the stable route, then verify a staff-specific need with the courthouse before mailing a request to a named person.

The Meade County District Court page is the official county source for the court office, address, phone, fax, and hours.

Meade County Court Clerk Duties

The Clerk of the District Court handles the court side of public records. That includes district court case files, civil filings, criminal case records, domestic and divorce case files, probate files, small claims records, copies, certified copies, and questions about records that do not appear online. The clerk is also the fallback contact when Kansas Case Search is incomplete, an older file is needed, or public access depends on a sealing order, court rule, or confidentiality statute.

• District Court case records and docket files.
• Copies and certified copies of eligible court documents.
• Probate, estate, guardianship, conservatorship, and small claims file access.
• Divorce decrees and domestic case copy requests.
• Older files, courthouse-terminal access, and restricted-record questions.

Meade County Clerk Request Channels

Meade County court-record access has more than one channel. Kansas Case Search is the online starting point for public district court case information. The courthouse is the in-person channel for public records not available online, courthouse-terminal searches, older case files, copy requests, and certified copies. Mail requests go to the District Court mailing address. Phone and fax are practical channels for confirming fees, copy format, file location, and whether a document can be released before sending payment.

Request Meade County Certified Copies

A certified copy is a court copy that carries official certification from the clerk. Agencies, courts, title companies, employers, licensing boards, and attorneys may reject an uncertified printout when the document must prove a court action. Meade County certified-copy requests should be specific so the clerk can locate the right case and charge the correct amount.

1. Search Kansas Case Search first if the case number is not known.
2. Write down the case number, party names, case type, and requested document title.
3. Call the Clerk of the District Court to confirm copy, certification, mailing, and payment requirements.
4. Submit the request in person or by mail with the details and any required payment.
5. Ask whether pickup, mail return, or another clerk-approved delivery method is available.

Note: Certified-copy fees were not posted on the reviewed Meade County court page, so confirm current charges before mailing payment.

Meade County Clerk Request Fields

The reviewed sources did not provide a dedicated Meade County court-record request form. A written request should still include enough information for the clerk to identify the file and the exact document needed. Clear request fields reduce follow-up calls and help separate court files from County Clerk or Register of Deeds records.

Meade County Clerk Fees

Official source material identifies some court-related fees, but no local Meade County District Court copy-fee table was posted in the reviewed county court sources. Kansas public-record access rules allow offices to charge copy, staff-time, mailing, certification, and actual-cost fees when allowed. The best practice for a Meade County clerk request is to confirm the exact total before sending payment.

Meade County Clerk Is Separate

The Meade County Clerk is not the Clerk of the District Court. The County Clerk page lists Amber Holsted as County Clerk and describes that office as an information and communication center and the County Election Officer. Listed County Clerk duties include taxing-district budgets and levies, tax roll abstracts, intangible tax roll and sub-roll work, deed-transfer support, tax-roll ownership, mineral reports, budgetary accounting, payroll, employee records, Homestead applications, and publications.

The Meade County Clerk office page documents that non-court county office role.

That office can help with county administrative records, but District Court case files belong with the Clerk of the District Court.

The Meade County Clerk directory contact block provides a separate county-staff listing for the County Clerk office.

The directory is useful for non-court county work, but it should not replace the District Court clerk channel for case records.

Meade County Register Is Separate

The Register of Deeds is another separate office. It can matter when probate, liens, judgments, or genealogy questions also involve recorded land documents, but recorded deeds are not District Court case files. The Register of Deeds office is at the courthouse address, with mailing to P.O. Box 399, phone 620-873-8705, and weekday hours listed as 8 am to 5 pm. The county page lists Savannah Heady as Registrar of Deeds / Deputy of Register of Deeds.

The Meade County Register of Deeds guidelines page explains document-recording rules, including original documents and indexing requirements.

Those guidelines help separate recorded land documents from court pleadings, orders, and certified court copies.

The Meade County Register of Deeds fee schedule also notes recording-related charges, including an additional $17 fee when enough room is not provided for the recording stamp.

The Register fee schedule is useful for recorded documents, while court copy and certification fees should still be confirmed with the Clerk of the District Court.

Meade County Clerk Access Limits

Kansas court-record access is not the same as access to every document in a courthouse file. Kansas Case Search provides public district court information when eligible for online access. Public records that are not available online may still be available at the courthouse if they are not sealed, restricted, or confidential. Juvenile, adoption, care and treatment, certain family, protected-person, sealed, and expunged matters can require clerk review or may be withheld from public view.

For a record search, use the office that owns the record. District Court files go to the Clerk of the District Court. County-administration and election records go to the County Clerk. Recorded deeds and UCC-type documents go to the Register of Deeds. That routing prevents delay and helps avoid paying a fee to the wrong office.