In a response to growing public health concerns related to COVID-19, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has made modifications for the following services to the community:
Concealed Carry Applications:
Beginning Wednesday 1/12/2022, through 1/31/2022, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will not be collecting fingerprints for concealed carry applications or class III weapon applications. All fingerprinting has been temporarily suspended. All applicants should expect delays with their applications.
Employment/Background Fingerprinting:
Beginning Wednesday 1/12/2022, through 1/31/2022, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will not be collecting fingerprints for employment purposes. Fingerprinting for employment or for background information has been temporarily suspended.
Offender Registration:
Beginning Wednesday 1/12/2022, through 1/31/2022, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will be contacting offenders by telephone to complete their registrations.
Kansas Statute allows offenders one phone registration a year. The offender registrations will still be entered into Offender Watch and sent to the KBI.
Not all registrations will be able to be conducted by telephone. Offenders that are registering for the first time and transient offenders will still have to register at the Offender Registration Unit.
The associated fees with registration for the month of January will be collected at their next in person registration. If the Offenders have any questions, they can contact the Offender Registration Unit at (316) 660-3939.
If citizens are concerned about offenders in their neighborhoods, we encourage them to check the Offender Watch website at www.sedgwickcounty.org/offender-search.
These modifications will be in place through January 31st, 2022. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will re-assess the situation at that time.