Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Wallace County, Kansas, has about 1,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wallace County depends on where the incident happened: the Wallace County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Kansas Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Wallace County public records, Wallace County arrest records, Wallace County warrants, Wallace County inmate search, Wallace County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wallace County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Wallace County that is the Wallace County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Wallace County Sheriff's Office
The Wallace County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wallacecountysheriff.com (page title: Wallace County Jail Roster Lookup, KS, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Wallace County
The FBI lists no city in Wallace County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Sharon Springs and Wallace.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at wallacecountyks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/233/Wallace-County-Register... (page title: Wallace County Register of Deeds Open Records Request ...).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wallace County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wallace County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Wallace County have to answer?
Under the Kansas Open Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge staff time and copying.
How do I get a report from the Wallace County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Wallace 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.