K.S.A. 2-1319 through 2-1332 provides information about Kansas noxious weed laws. The statutes name specific weeds that must be controlled by the landowner. The goal is to prevent the production and spread of viable seed. Fines are invoked at the rate of $100.00 day for each day of non-…

Visit the Public Works website for information about noxious weeds.

Various roads have different widths of right-of-way depending on several factors. Some have widths that were determined arbitrarily by statute based on the year they were created. Other roads have variable right-of-way widths depending on the terrain in which they are located. Roads built to…

Water skiing is only allowed at Lone Star Lake on dates approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The dates approved for this calendar year can be found on the Lone Star Lake Skiing Dates page.

The park opens at 6:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m. The Wells Overlook park was donated in 1971 by William H. Wells in memory of William D. Wells and Charles W. Wells.

Ownership maps are available at the Engineering Division office at the Public Works Department, 3755 East 25th Street, Lawrence, KS 66046.

Please call the Public Works Department by telephone at 785-832-5293 to get one printed. The fee for a large ownership map is $23.00 with tax. 

Road maps are available at the Engineering Division office at the Public Works Department, 3755 East 25th Street, Lawrence, KS 66046.

Printed road maps are $5.00/each plus tax. 

If you have any questions, you may call the Public Works Department by telephone at 785-832-5293.

If the immediate safety of traffic is at risk due to a missing traffic control sign, i.e. a STOP sign, then you should contact the appropriate law enforcement agency by dialing 911. Other rural sign problems concerning down or damaged signs should be reported by using this form.

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There are several agencies located within Douglas County with rural roadway maintenance responsibilities. State and Federal highways are maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Other major rural routes are maintained by the Douglas County Public Works Department. Local rural roads…

The governing body of each township is responsible for the treatment of all Noxious weeds on right-of-ways and properties supervised by them.

Once recorded, a copy may be obtained from the Register of Deeds office and certified with an official stamp. There is a fee for the copy and the certification. See Register of Deeds fee schedule

You can…

It is vital that deeds are prepared accurately. You can draw up your own deed but, to prevent mistakes that could be costly, we always recommend that you retain an attorney or title company to help ensure that the deed is prepared correctly. Our staff does not prepare deeds nor are we qualified…

You can prepare your own deed, but we always recommend that you have a title company, or an attorney prepare your deed. This is to prevent mistakes that could unintentionally impact ownership and be costly.

No. The Douglas County Register of Deeds only records documents that pertain to Douglas County properties. The only exception to this would be a multi-county document where one or more of the properties affected are in Douglas County. At least a portion of any property…

If a document is to be associated with and indexed on a specific parcel, it must contain the full legal description of the parcel. See full requirements for recording paper deeds.

Yes. Douglas County will accept e-record documents from the following vendors:

Simplifile –http://www.simplifile.com

Mobilis –www.icounty.com

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Documents must be an original to be recorded by the Register of Deeds. The only exceptions are certified copies from the courts.

While the Register of Deeds office does not directly provide this service, the public is welcome to research our records.

Documents can be submitted for re-recording in one of two ways:

• We will accept the original document for re-recording with new signatures of (the original) signers and a new notary acknowledgement for them; or
• We will accept the original document with an …

To add an owner to a real estate property, a new deed must be prepared and recorded with the Register of Deeds. We always recommend you have a title company or attorney prepare your deed.

Once a document has been recorded it cannot be changed. Recorded documents are assigned a book and page number in the Register of Deeds office where that document will be stored permanently. To make changes to ownership a new deed will need to be prepared and recorded with the Register of Deeds…

The most reliable solution is to contact a surveyor who can determine the corners of your property, then tie off string lines to mark the property lines. The Property Viewer web app shows property lines which are fairly accurate, but are representations based on data that may not be 100%…

To relinquish ownership of a property, a new deed must be prepared and recorded with the Register of Deeds. We always recommend you have a title company, or an attorney prepare your deed.

Property records in the Douglas County Register of Deeds office date back to the early 1800s, predating Kansas statehood in 1861. Records in some eastern states go back even further, to the 1700s or earlier. Research can take you all the way back to the earliest land transactions between Native…

Documents are processed immediately upon presentation (excepting some surveys and plats).  Documents that are presented in person will be returned within 5-10 minutes.  Military Discharge papers may require up to an addition 15 minutes to process.  Documents received by…