- Pay Real Estate or Personal Property taxes online with eCheck or credit/debit card at https://propertyinfo.douglascountyks.org. A fee is charged for this service:
- eCheck = $1.49
- Credit/Debit card = 2.35% of the…
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
If the payment is for real estate, you have until May 9th to still pay the first half with interest. If the payment is for personal property, the full amount plus interest becomes due on December 21st.
If the first half of the personal property taxes are not paid by December 20th, the full tax amount plus interest becomes due starting December 21st. Delinquent notices for personal property are sent out the middle of February. If they are not paid, then warrants are issued. Warrants are…
If the first half of the current year real estate taxes are not paid by December 20th, interest will start accruing December 21st.
If the mortgage company was to have paid these taxes, the homeowner must inform them that the Douglas County Treasurer's Office did not…
If the seller does not give the buyer a properly assigned title and cannot be located, the buyer must consult with an attorney and go to court to obtain a court order authorizing the Kansas Department of Revenue to title the vehicle in the name of the petitioner (quiet title action).…
You will need to contact the Appraiser's Office at: 785-832-5289. Be prepared to provide the proper documentation regarding any transactions.
If a homeowner has an escrow account for their real estate taxes with a mortgage company, the mortgage company should receive the tax statement. If, however, the homeowner does receive the tax statement instead of the mortgage company we ask the homeowner to forward it to their…
A motorized bicycle is defined in KSA 8-126(aa) as, a device having two tandem wheels OR three wheels, which may be propelled by either human power, helper power, or by both, and which has ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
- A motor which produces not more than 3.5 brake horsepower; *and* …
You have the right to appeal the appraised value or the classification (the use) assigned to your property. Each year is a new valuation. If you have an appeal pending for the prior tax year, to preserve your rights for the current year, you must appeal the current year’s valuation. A…
If a taxpayer is to receive a statement but does not by the end of November for 1st Half or the middle of April for 2nd Half, please contact the Douglas County Treasurer's office at (785) 832-5178 so we can send a duplicate statement and verify billing information. Tax Statements can…
Real Estate properties are eligible for foreclosure proceedings 2 years and 10 months after the property has been “bid over to the county”. The bid process occurs the first Tuesday in September after taxes become delinquent.
- Homeowners should receive their real estate and personal property tax statements for the current year by the middle part of November.
- If only the first half of the current year taxes are paid in December, the second half statements are mailed out in April.…
As directed by KSA 19-547, a listing of all delinquent personal property taxes will be published three consecutive weeks during the month of October.
Any of our three locations:
- 1100 Massachusetts (8-5) M – F **
- 6th and Crestline – 2601 W. 6th St. (8-5) M – F **
- Baldwin Satellite Office (Open second full week of each month)
** Indicates outside drop box is available at these two locations.
The Douglas County Treasurer doesn't process any Driver's License. You can apply for a driver's license with the Driver's License Examiner at:
Douglas County Driver's License Examiner
- Location: I-70 Business Center
- Address…
Commercial Motor Vehicles Services are now available in Douglas County!
Please e-mail to find out how to get vehicles registered.
For a detailed explanation of Kansas Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) and USDOT requirements go to Kansas…
I-70 Business Park
1035 N 3rd Street Suite 107
Lawrence KS 66044
785-842-4759
Schedule an appointment online: Make Your Appointment - TeleGovProd
And: All persons listed before and after the "and" must sign. &/or: Either the person before or after the "& / or", "and / or" can sign, only one signature required. Or: Either the person before or after the "or" can sign, only one…
When registering a moped, heavy truck or trailer, you are only paying for the registration fees on that item. Personal property taxes are billed separately through the County. These statements are mailed out mid November and the beginning of April.
The signature of a spouse or other co-owner would be required when a registration reads "AND", when a name is being added to the registration and/or the title, and it also might be required in other very case specific instances.
State law K.S.A 40-3107 requires proof of insurance as a prerequisite to motor vehicle registration.
You will need to exhibit proof of insurance to the Treasurer’s Office. The proof of insurance must have: the name of the insurance company, the policy number, name of the vehicle owner,…
In order to for the District Attorney's office to assist us in pursuing collection of insufficient checks, proof of identification is required at the time the check is accepted.
Unlike a retail business whose credit card fees are hidden in the cost of the merchandise, the Douglas County Treasurer's office uses the option of credit/debit card payments as an optional service to the individual taxpayer. The merchant costs associated with credit/debit card acceptance cannot…
A cancellation request form is available at our Register to Vote page.
You may return the completed form to us by mail, email, or fax.
Contact the Douglas County Clerk's Election Office. Ask to have a new "Notice of Disposition" (voter registration card) to be mailed. A new card will be issued to the address we have on file.