Logan County Clerk of the District Court
The court-facing clerk for Logan County is the Clerk of the District Court. The 15th Judicial District clerks page lists Logan County's Clerk of the District Court as Alison and the deputy clerk as Julie. The City/Logan County District Court page identifies Alison Little at the Logan County Courthouse and gives the court email as lgdc@kscourts.gov. This is the office to contact for District Court case records, courthouse terminal access, certified court copies, probate files, divorce case files, traffic matters filed in District Court, small claims, protection orders, and marriage-license filing questions.
The administrative Logan County Clerk is a different office. The County Clerk page lists Crystal Rucker as Clerk/Election Officer and Scarlett Hill as Deputy Clerk/Election Officer. That office handles county board records, elections, budgets, mill levies, payroll, accounts payable, liquor licenses, wildlife permits, real-estate ownership records, tax roll preparation, passport applications, and county open-records requests. It is useful for county government records, but it is not the custodian for certified court case files.
Logan County Clerk of the District Court
Clerk: Alison Little / Alison
Logan County Courthouse
710 W. 2nd Street
Oakley, KS 67748
785-671-3654
Email: lgdc@kscourts.gov
Fax: 785-671-3517
Logan County Clerk Record Duties
The Clerk of the District Court keeps the official court file after a case is filed in Logan County District Court. That means the office receives filings, maintains case records, provides public access when a record is public, handles copy requests, and routes users to the courthouse terminal when online access is not enough. The research also ties marriage licenses, traffic, small claims, and protection orders to the Logan County District Court.
- Court case files for civil, criminal, domestic, probate, small claims, and traffic matters filed in District Court.
- Written court-record requests by mail, hand delivery, email, or Kansas Open Records form.
- Certified copies of court records, orders, decrees, and probate documents when releasable.
- Public courthouse terminal access for public records not available through online portals.
- Marriage-license filing and local follow-up after the statewide Kansas application process.
The official Logan County Clerk page documents the separate county administrative clerk office.
That county page is useful because it shows the separate administrative clerk role that should not be confused with District Court record custody.
Request Logan County Certified Copies
Certified copies are official court copies with clerk certification. They are often needed for divorce decrees, probate orders, letters testamentary or administration, judgments, name-change proof, and other legal uses. Online case information is not a certified copy. If the receiving agency requires proof, ask whether it needs a certified court document, a KDHE vital-record certificate, or a plain copy.
- Identify the case number if known, or collect the party names and case type.
- Search Kansas CaseSearch first when public case information may identify the correct file.
- Send a written request to Logan County District Court by mail, hand delivery, email, or approved request form.
- Ask for a fee estimate for copies, staff time, certification, and any electronic-record help.
- Pay required costs before release, then pick up or receive the copy through the method the clerk approves.
The 15th Judicial District says written court-record requests will be responded to within seventy-two hours.
Logan County Request Form Fields
Logan County uses an official open-records request form for county government records, and the District Court accepts written court-record requests. For court records, include enough detail for the Clerk of the District Court to identify the exact case and document. For administrative county records, use the County Clerk's open-records process.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Requester name | Yes | Identifies the person requesting the record. |
| Address | Yes | Mailing or street address for contact and delivery. |
| City, state, ZIP | Yes | Used for contact and mailing location. |
| Phone | Yes | Contact phone for questions or estimates. |
| Description of record requested | Yes | Describe the court case, document, county record, date, and names as specifically as possible. |
| Signature and date | Yes | Requester signs and dates the request. |
| K.S.A. 45-220 certification | Yes | Certifies names and addresses will not be used for prohibited solicitation. |
The elections and county clerk contact image comes from Logan County elections.
It supports the county-clerk side of the split, while District Court records still go to the court clerk.
Logan County Clerk Fees
Official research found court-record fee rules rather than a full Logan County copy-price schedule. The 15th Judicial District records page says requesters may be charged reasonable fees for staff time and expenses related to processing court-record requests, costs must be paid before release, and third-party charges may be imposed when needed for electronic records. Kansas open-records statutes also authorize fee procedures for public records.
| Item | Amount / rule |
|---|---|
| Court-record request response time | Seventy-two hours |
| Court-record request staff time and expenses | Reasonable fees; estimate and payment before release may apply |
| Third-party electronic-record help | Third-party charges may be imposed |
| Marriage license | $85.50 |
| KDHE certified marriage certificate | $20 per certified copy |
| Traffic failure-to-comply reinstatement fee for Kansas drivers | $122.00 assessed to the case |
K.S.A. 45-219 is the Kansas public-records fee statute.
That fee authority is why a written court-record request can require a cost estimate and payment before the clerk releases copies.
Logan County Clerk Forms
For court case forms, use Kansas court self-help or court-approved forms tied to the case type. For county government open records, use the Logan County open-records request form linked from the County Clerk page. The form-field inventory in the research shows the requester, contact, description, signature, date, and K.S.A. 45-220 certification fields. For court copies, a written request to the Clerk of the District Court should include the case number, party names, document type, and copy type needed.
K.S.A. 45-220 covers Kansas public-records request procedures.
The certification language matters when a request asks for names or addresses from public records.
Online and Courthouse Clerk Access
Kansas CaseSearch is the official statewide district court case-search portal for public case information. It is not a Logan County-only clerk database. The research says public records are available online or at each courthouse through a public access portal, and each court has a computer reserved for public searches of court cases and records in that court. If a public record is not available through the portal, the courthouse is the fallback.
K.S.A. 45-218 covers inspection requests, responses, refusals, and fees. The K.S.A. 45-218 source shows the Kansas public-records inspection rule.
For Logan County court users, the practical route is portal first, then courthouse terminal or written clerk request when documents are not online. The clerk can also help confirm whether the file belongs in District Court or another Logan County office.