Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Miami County, Kansas, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Miami County District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Miami County public records, Miami County arrest records, Miami County warrants, Miami County criminal records, Miami County police reports, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Miami County
Court cases from Miami County are filed in the Miami County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the District Court.
The Clerk of the District Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Kansas Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Miami County
For Miami County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at casesearch.kscourts.gov (page title: Search | Kansas Case Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
What Reaches the Court from Miami County
Together, the three agencies in Miami County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 304 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Miami County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at miamicountyks.gov/163/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Miami County, KS), phone (913) 294-3181, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Miami County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Miami County criminal records, Miami County divorce records, Miami County traffic tickets, Miami County DUI and Miami County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Miami County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Miami County and Kansas. These court pages from its Miami County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Sixth Judicial District Court (miamicountyks.gov)
Cities in Miami County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Miami County District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Miami County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Miami County?
Through Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Miami County?
The Miami County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Miami County?
The Clerk of the District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Kansas?
Yes: Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Is this the official Miami 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.