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Facts About Expungement in Kansas
Kansas Expungement Guide: What Records Can Be Expunged and How to File GO HERE TO CHECK IF AN EXPUNGEMENT CLINIC IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA IN 2025.   View this webinar that tells you all you need to know about Expungement in Kansas.  
Expungement
Small Claims Court - Basic Information
Understanding Kansas Small Claims Court: What You Need to Know Kansas small claims court was established in 1973 to provide a simple, informal procedure for people to settle smaller legal problems cheaply and quickly. Americans have always had the right to represent themselves in a courtroom. In small claims court, the parties represent themselves on small legal matters without attorneys.
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Juvenile Expungement: Clear your juvenile record in Kansas
Kansas who have an arrest or conviction on their records from when they were a juvenile (under 18 years old) might be able to get that record cleared. Kansas Legal Services has an interactive form to create a document for the Court where the arrest or conviction took place. You must first figure out if your crime is eligible for clearing.  Watch this short video on juvenile expungement.
Expungement
Request to Waive Filing Fees
KLS has a form you can create that will request a waiver to filing fees (asks to not have to pay the fee) for any legal situation that requires you to pay a fee.  If you do not have the funds for the filing fee, you can use this form to ask not to pay. This is an interactive interview that will take you through the form, and then will create the form for you to download.  
Request to Waive Filing Fees
Kansas Severity of Crimes and Expungement Chart
In 2015, changes were made in Kansas to the Severity of Crimes and Expungement chart.  The chart shows how soon a criminal record may be expunged. The waiting times are for after all jail time, probation and parole is served. You can see and/or download the chart here.
Expungement
What to do if . . . you get sued for money.
Facing a Summons? Here’s How to Prepare for Your Court Case If you get a summons saying that you have been sued for a debt or another reason, you should do the following: Learn what type of case you are involved in.   The simplest way is to look at whether the summons gives you a specific date to appear in Court. 
Small Claims Court
Watch out for Zombie Records! Yours can hurt you.
How Sealed or Expunged Court Records in Tenant & Employment Screening Reports May Illegally Cost People Jobs & Housing From the National Consumer Law Center, June, 2022 Today, to rent an apartment or nail down a job, you almost always have to pass a background check.
Expungement
Have You Ever Been Arrested? Check Here
             Read about Kansas expungement laws and how to expunge your record. Continue reading the main story  
Expungement
Expungement Clinics in Kansas in 2025
You must register for these events. ⮚ To Apply - Call Kansas Legal Services 1-316-267-3975    ⮚  Or email kls_expunge@klsinc.org Expungement and Driver's License Clinics will be held in many locations.  
Expungement
Clínica gratuita de eliminación de antecedentes penales en el condado de Ford, 12 de Diciembre
klsprobono@klsinc.org
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Related Articles

Selected filters:

ExpungementRequest to Waive Filing FeesSmall Claims CourtClear All Filters
Facts About Expungement in Kansas
Kansas Expungement Guide: What Records Can Be Expunged and How to File GO HERE TO CHECK IF AN EXPUNGEMENT CLINIC IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA IN 2025.   View this webinar that tells you all you need to know about Expungement in Kansas.  
Expungement
Small Claims Court - Basic Information
Understanding Kansas Small Claims Court: What You Need to Know Kansas small claims court was established in 1973 to provide a simple, informal procedure for people to settle smaller legal problems cheaply and quickly. Americans have always had the right to represent themselves in a courtroom. In small claims court, the parties represent themselves on small legal matters without attorneys.
Small Claims Court
Juvenile Expungement: Clear your juvenile record in Kansas
Kansas who have an arrest or conviction on their records from when they were a juvenile (under 18 years old) might be able to get that record cleared. Kansas Legal Services has an interactive form to create a document for the Court where the arrest or conviction took place. You must first figure out if your crime is eligible for clearing.  Watch this short video on juvenile expungement.
Expungement
Request to Waive Filing Fees
KLS has a form you can create that will request a waiver to filing fees (asks to not have to pay the fee) for any legal situation that requires you to pay a fee.  If you do not have the funds for the filing fee, you can use this form to ask not to pay. This is an interactive interview that will take you through the form, and then will create the form for you to download.  
Request to Waive Filing Fees
Kansas Severity of Crimes and Expungement Chart
In 2015, changes were made in Kansas to the Severity of Crimes and Expungement chart.  The chart shows how soon a criminal record may be expunged. The waiting times are for after all jail time, probation and parole is served. You can see and/or download the chart here.
Expungement
What to do if . . . you get sued for money.
Facing a Summons? Here’s How to Prepare for Your Court Case If you get a summons saying that you have been sued for a debt or another reason, you should do the following: Learn what type of case you are involved in.   The simplest way is to look at whether the summons gives you a specific date to appear in Court. 
Small Claims Court
Watch out for Zombie Records! Yours can hurt you.
How Sealed or Expunged Court Records in Tenant & Employment Screening Reports May Illegally Cost People Jobs & Housing From the National Consumer Law Center, June, 2022 Today, to rent an apartment or nail down a job, you almost always have to pass a background check.
Expungement
Have You Ever Been Arrested? Check Here
             Read about Kansas expungement laws and how to expunge your record. Continue reading the main story  
Expungement
Expungement Clinics in Kansas in 2025
You must register for these events. ⮚ To Apply - Call Kansas Legal Services 1-316-267-3975    ⮚  Or email kls_expunge@klsinc.org Expungement and Driver's License Clinics will be held in many locations.  
Expungement
Clínica gratuita de eliminación de antecedentes penales en el condado de Ford, 12 de Diciembre
klsprobono@klsinc.org
Expungement
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