No. K.S.A. 20-3126(c) states in part: “...All attorneys required to register, except those employed solely as public defenders by the state board of indigents' defense services, shall pay to the clerk at the time of registering an annual registration fee....”  You must still fill out…

Inform the Law Library Manager that you wish to have a Law Library key – the Manager will provide you with a Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Application Packet. Read the Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door Key Policy contained in the packet and fill out…

Yes. As a courtesy, the Board of Trustees has authorized the issuing of Law Library keys to attorneys from outside of Douglas County who are not otherwise required to register for the Law Library. 

To be issued a key, contact the Law Library Manager at 785-838-2477.  There is a $…

Yes. The Douglas County Law Library shall allow, as a courtesy, temporary access to the law library during court business hours for visiting attorneys who are not registered or otherwise entitled by statute or law library policy.

Each Administrative Assistant of the…

Complete registration instructions and form are in the “Join and Renew Registration” section of our web page. 

No. K.S.A. 20-3126(e) states: “For the purposes of this section, an attorney shall be required to be registered in the county: (1) Where the attorney's principal office is located, if such attorney is a resident of Kansas or a resident of another state; or (2) where the attorney resides,…

Yes. K.S.A. 20-3126(e) states: “For the purposes of this section, an attorney shall be required to be registered in the county: (1) Where the attorney's principal office is located, if such attorney is a resident of Kansas or a resident of another state; or (2) where the attorney resides,…

Yes. K.S.A. 20-3126(e) states: “For the purposes of this section, an attorney shall be required to be registered in the county: (1) Where the attorney's principal office is located, if such attorney is a resident of Kansas or a resident of another state; or (2) where the attorney resides,…

Yes. The Law Library is open to anyone and everyone during public hours which are Tuesdays from 8:30am-3:00pm, and Wednesdays/Thursdays from 8:30am-12:30pm.

Yes. Westlaw can be accessed through each of the Library’s patron workstations. In addition, Bradley Software for parenting and child custody cases is available on one of the workstations.

No. All public patrons have access to all of the printed and electronic resources in the Law Library including Westlaw.

If a key is lost or stolen, you must notify the Law Library Manager/staff immediately upon discovery of the loss. During normal business hours, call the Law Library Manager at (785) 838-2477.   After normal business hours,…

Please see the Law Library Manager to report your missing Library key card.   There will be a $25.00 reissuing fee charged to replace the key. After you have paid the reissuing fee, the Law Library Manager will provide you with a Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Door…

No. Answering legal questions is considered to be giving legal advice. Library staff members are prohibited from giving legal advice in any form at any time. An attorney should be consulted to answer your legal questions.

The general schedule for the Law Library’s public hours is below. For a more complete schedule including holidays that the Library will be closed, see the Library Hours page of this web site.

Sunday - Closed to…

The Michael J. Malone Douglas County Law Library Board of Trustees has the current annual fee set at $50.00.  This is re-evaluated each year and is subject to change.

1. K.S.A. 20-3126(c) states in part: “All attorneys required to register in such county shall register annually with the clerk of the district court….” 
2. K.S.A. 20-3126(d) states in part that the Court Clerk: “…shall not file in the clerk's office in any matter or…

You will be assigned a case number and set for hearing on a Tuesday at 1:30pm. The defendant will be summoned to appear also, if they were served notice to appear before the court. This first hearing is not the hearing where evidence is presented. The first hearing is a status conference,…

Then there is no active protection order in place. You may choose to file again with more information.

When a protection order is submitted before noon on a weekday, the judge has until 5:00pm the same day to either grant or dismiss the request. If the protection order is submitted after noon, the judge has until noon the next business day to decide to grant or dismiss the order. Protection…

Both sides, the petitioner and the defendant, get to present evidence to support their claims. If you have pictures or screenshots to present to the judge, you must also provide a copy for the other side. If there is video evidence, then you would need to load the video(s) to a flash drive…

If a person is seeking a protection order against someone else, they can apply online at kspop.gov. Click “Get Started.”