Marshall County Clerk of the District Court
The main court-records office is the Marshall County Clerk of the District Court. The office is led by Liberty Price-Obley, and the 22nd Judicial District court clerks page confirms the clerk's email as Liberty.PriceObley@kscourts.gov. The county District Court Clerk page lists the office at 1201 Broadway, Office #5, in Marysville, with the shared District Court email msdc@kscourts.org.
The clerk's office is the local filing and records office for all Marshall County District Court cases. It is different from the elected Marshall County Clerk, who handles county administration, commission minutes, tax levy work, accounts payable, payroll, permits, licenses, and county Freedom of Information contacts. Court case files, court copies, divorce decrees, probate records, marriage licenses, and jury summons belong with the District Court Clerk.
Marshall County Clerk of the District Court
Clerk: Liberty Price-Obley
1201 Broadway, Office #5
P.O. Box 149
Marysville, KS 66508
785-562-5301
Fax: 785-562-2458
Email: msdc@kscourts.org
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Marshall County Clerk Record Duties
The clerk page says all District Court cases in Marshall County are filed in this office. Each case file is maintained with a listing of each pleading filed in the case, including the date and time of filing. That docket listing is one reason the clerk matters even when a person starts with Kansas CaseSearch, because older records, copies, certification, and restricted-file questions often require the local office.
- Files civil, limited civil, small claims, criminal, traffic, probate, divorce, parentage, and protection-order cases.
- Maintains pleadings and docket listings that show the date and time of filings.
- Handles marriage licenses and post-1952 Marshall County marriage-license copies.
- Issues jury summons for Marshall County District Court.
- Processes public records requests and copy requests when the records can be released.
- Works with restricted case types such as juvenile, adoption, mental illness, and child in need of care records under access limits.
The Marshall County Clerk page describes a separate county office and Freedom of Information role.
That separate county office is useful for county administrative records, but District Court case files stay with the court clerk.
Request Marshall County Certified Copies
A certified copy proves that a court document is an official copy from the clerk's records. Certified copies are often needed for legal, title, estate, name-change, family-law, or agency use. Marshall County does not publish one fixed certified-copy price for every court document online, so the request should identify the case and document first, then let the clerk estimate the charge.
- Identify the case number if possible, or collect party names, case type, document title, and approximate filing year.
- Use Kansas CaseSearch or the courthouse public-access computer to confirm public case details when available.
- Complete the Marshall County District Court Request for Records form with a specific description of each record.
- Submit the request by the available local channels: in person, mail, phone follow-up, fax, or email through the District Court contact information.
- Wait for the clerk's estimate, pay any required prepayment, and pick up or receive the copies as instructed.
Note: The District Court FAQ says copies are provided within 3 days if possible, with a written explanation if delayed.
Marshall County Records Request Form
The Marshall County District Court request form applies to "REQUEST FOR RECORDS OF MARSHALL CO DISTRICT COURT." The form asks the requester to be specific and include record titles, dates, and the name of the court holding the record. It also contains a certification about not using lists of names or addresses for sales purposes.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Text/date | Unspecified | Date the requester completes the form. |
| Name and address | Text | Unspecified | Requester name, street address, city, state, and ZIP. |
| Daytime phone | Text | Unspecified | Used for follow-up or fee estimate questions. |
| Fax | Text | Optional or unspecified | Include if fax response is requested or useful. |
| Certification statement | Signature certification | Yes by use | Requester certifies noncommercial use of name and address lists. |
| Record sought description | Text | Yes for meaningful request | Include titles, dates, case names, case number, and court if known. |
| Number of copies desired | Number | Optional line | Separate copy count lines are provided for up to three record descriptions. |
| Estimated charge | Clerk-completed | Not applicable | The clerk estimates cost, and prepayment may be required. |
Marshall County Clerk Fees
The court request form says the District Court fee schedule is posted in the Clerk of the District Court office. A full court-copy fee schedule is not posted on the Marshall County court pages. The separate Marshall County Clerk fee page does publish county administrative fees, which are useful only when the request belongs to the county clerk rather than the District Court Clerk.
| Item | Amount or note |
|---|---|
| District Court record copies | Estimated by clerk; fee schedule posted in office |
| District Court records prepayment | May be required after estimate |
| County Clerk photocopies | $0.25 per copy |
| County Clerk research fee | Staff hourly wage |
| County Clerk mailing fee | First Class postage rates apply |
| County Clerk notary fee | No charge |
The Marshall County Clerk fee page is separate from District Court case-copy estimates.
Use the county fee page for county administrative records and the District Court Clerk for court-file copy charges.
Restricted Marshall County Clerk Records
The clerk handles many case types that are not ordinary public records. Juvenile offender, child in need of care, adoption, mental illness, alcohol treatment, sealed, expunged, and some protection-order details can be restricted. Public copies may also redact Social Security numbers, account numbers, minor names, medical information, and other protected details.
Kansas juvenile record access is governed by state law. The Kansas juvenile offender records article is one source for those limits.
Those limits explain why a case may exist in the clerk's office but still be unavailable to a general public requester.
Marshall County Clerk Access Channels
Marshall County court records have three practical channels. Use Kansas CaseSearch for public online District Court case information. Use the public-access computer in the Clerk of the District Court office for courthouse terminal access. Use the records request form when copies, older files, certified records, or off-site files are needed.
Mail requests go to Marshall County District Court, P.O. Box 149, Marysville, KS 66508. Phone requests and questions go to 785-562-5301. Fax may be sent to 785-562-2458. Email can go to msdc@kscourts.org, and the 22nd Judicial District court clerks page lists Liberty.PriceObley@kscourts.gov. The county page shows a typo in the clerk email, so the court-district `.gov` address is the cleaner source for direct clerk email.