Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Marshall County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Kansas the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court; the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Marshall County is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests and common questions.
Related guides: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County warrants, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Marshall County District Court
A criminal case from Marshall County is filed in the Marshall County District Court, and the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Marshall County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ks283.cichosting.com/main/departments/district-court (page title: Marshall County, Kansas | District Court >), phone 785-562-5301, Monday - Friday: 8:00am to 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The Kansas Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Kansas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online, through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Marshall County
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort and Waterville keep the arrest records in Marshall County: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
Together, the three agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 152 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Marshall County arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Marshall County in 2024
The three agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 22 violent and 46 property crimes to the FBI that year; the two of them with both 2024 and 2023 complete reported 67 crimes in 2024 against 96 in 2023. Each reported crime is a report on file with the agency that took it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The full crime section, agency by agency, is on the Marshall County public records guide.
The County Attorney for Marshall County
The County Attorney decides which arrests in Marshall County become charges and files them in the Marshall County District Court; the office answers questions about pending prosecutions, and the case files themselves are court records.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at ks283.cichosting.com/main/elected-officials/attorney (page title: Marshall County, Kansas | County Attorney), phone (785) 562-3491, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Marshall County
Registered sex offenders living in Marshall County are listed on the Kansas Offender Registry, run by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at kansas.gov/kbi/ro.shtml. Sex, violent and drug offenders are all listed.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Marshall County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Kansas Open Records Act a county office must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Marshall County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Kansas Open Records Act.
Can I search Marshall County criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ks283.cichosting.com (page title: Marshall County, Kansas | District Court >). Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
How do I get my own Kansas criminal history?
Through the same record check, run on yourself.
Who prosecutes crimes in Marshall County?
The County Attorney, reached at (785) 562-3491, which files its cases in the Marshall County District Court.
Is this the official Marshall County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.