Frequently Asked Questions

No, we will only have what the legal description of your property is. If it is a lot and block in a subdivision, we will not have those dimensions. However, we do hold the plat maps of the subdivision and it's possible to find those dimensions from that, but keep in mind some of them are from the 1800’s. It's best practice to have your property surveyed by a professional surveyor if you want your lot lines.

Yes, but the Register of Deeds and staff always recommend that you retain an attorney or title company. The Register of Deeds office is a recording agency and cannot prepare deeds or answer questions that pertain to legal matters.

Yes, we have public terminals in the office for that purpose. There is a fee for any printed documents but no charge to use the public search tools available. We will show you how to perform a search.

We do have all the books; they have all been scanned and are available digitally. We still store all the books here in the office, but we do not allow anyone to get into them.

In almost all cases the document must be an original. The only exceptions are for CERTIFIED COPIES from certain courts and from the Bureau of Vital Statistics for Death Certificates.

No. Professional title examiners or abstractors search records in our office and other places such as District Court, probate court, and federal courts to determine if your title if free of encumbrances.

Everything recorded in the Register of Deeds Office is regulated by the Kansas Open Records Act. A Sales Validation Questionnaire that accompanies a deed IS NOT recorded and not a matter of public record.

Only if it has been surveyed.

Antique vehicles must be 35 years or older. Antiques will have a permanent registration that will be paid once when you come in and register it. These will not appear on the renewal forms you get when it's time to renew. You will receive a statement in November for the property tax. Vehicles 1981 and older will be charged $17 for property and 1982 and newer will be $29.

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Yes! We have two options when it comes to the plates. We have plates with different designs and plates that you can personalize with words and numbers. 

Personalized plates are $45.50 for 5 years. Every 5 years the design of the plate will change and will be switched at your renewal time.

You can find the special design plates here. The prices are different for each one.

If you have moved out of state and your plates are still valid, then you can mail your plate, KS registration, copy of out of state registration, copy of out of state driver’s license, and your social.

If still in Kansas, bring in your plate with current KS registration.

The county clerk can register your boat. If you want to tag the trailer, you will need to bring in a title and bill of sale, along with the insurance of the trailer or towing vehicle, if the trailer is over 2000Ibs loaded (optional if under).

If your vehicle has a lien on it and it shows in the system, it is held electronically with the state. A title with a lien cannot be released until a lien release is processed at your county office. Those who don’t have a lien, a duplicate title form (TR-720B) can be filled out and sent to your county office for $10. 

If bought in KS: title, sales tax receipt or bill of sale, documents from dealership, previous plate registration if transferred, insurance and payment.

If bought out of state: title, inspection document from sheriff’s office or highway patrol, bill of sale, documents from dealership, previous plate registration if transferred, insurance and payment.

Note: Bring your title and your vehicle to the vin inspection.

Real estate and property taxes such as trailers, etc. are broken into halves. First half or all is due December 20th. Second half is due May 10th. If late, interest and fees will be added daily.

Taxes for your vehicles are paid when you renew your registration.

Dickinson County Sheriff's Department can do inspections for vehicles that have a clean out-of-state title Monday through Friday. They cannot do inspections on vehicles that have an antique, non-highway, salvage or rebuilt salvage title.

A Highway Patrol Officer comes on Wednesdays between 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and can inspect vehicles that have an out-of-state, non-highway, rebuilt salvage, salvage, or an antique title. They are parked in the west parking lot on Texas St and Buckeye.

Note: Bring your title and your vehicle to the VIN inspection.

You can check your status on the Kansas Revenue page.

You can find a list of the documents you need here.. 

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Unfortunately, anyone who has a permit, restricted license, suspensions, CDL, is a registered offender or is new to the state of Kansas, will need to go to a full-service station. Junction City or Salina are the closest to Abilene. You can find all full-service stations on the following link.

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If you are a Dickinson County resident who needs a renewal, name or address change, or needs to add the Real ID, then you can give us a call to get your appointment scheduled.

If you are unable to come in, you can go to the Kansas Department of Revenue page and renew. This is only for those 21-64 years old and if you've had an eye exam in the last year.

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You can view benefits and coverage by visiting Medicare.gov.

If the patient receives a bill for their ambulance transport without insurance being filed, it is most likely because the EMS billing department does not have complete insurance information on file for the patient. Please contact the billing office at 785-263-0716. Once all insurance information is on file with our billing department, we will gladly file the claim with your insurance provider.

If Medicare does not cover your ambulance bill, you have the right to file for a Medical Review with Medicare. This process will be explained in the remittance notice the patient receives from Medicare in the mail. Filing for a Medical review does not guarantee that Medicare will reverse their original decision, but it is an option to all patients covered under Medicare.

If you cannot pay the total amount you owe for our services, please contact our billing department and we will help work out a payment plan for you.

Unfortunately, Medicare does not always cover ambulance charges to the hospital. It is important to remember that Medicare is a benefit, not an insurance plan. Medicare determines whether an ambulance trip is "medically necessary" by an established set of guidelines. Many factors contribute to the decision made by Medicare.

In an attempt to lower the burden on the taxpayers of our community, a portion of the cost of our services is charged to the patients utilizing our service.

Most patients have insurance coverage secondary to Medicare. However, most of these secondary insurance policies are Medicare Secondary Supplement Policies, such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan 65. The secondary insurance coverage plans will only cover balances after Medicare pays their coverage rates. Therefore, if Medicare does not cover the charges, then neither will most of the secondary insurance plans. If Medicare is aware of your supplemental insurance, they will send notification of their payment to your secondary. Our billing department will submit a secondary claim on your behalf, provided we have your secondary insurance information and it is correct.

No. The ability to pay will never be considered when rendering emergency medical service. The ambulance will be dispatched as appropriate regardless of ability to pay.