How to Search the Waverly Court Docket
The city website offers no municipal docket search form. Your citation or notice is the real starting point, not a guessed web query. Read every line. The paper names the court, the case number, the ordinance or charge, and the appearance details. A city ordinance or city traffic matter goes to Waverly City Hall. A Kansas state case goes to Coffey County District Court.
- Read the ticket or notice and copy its court name, citation or case number, and date.
- For a Waverly city matter, call City Hall at 785-733-2461 and ask for the municipal clerk or record custodian.
- Give the number, approximate date, record type, and a way to return the inquiry.
- For a district matter, search Kansas CaseSearch with District and Coffey County selected.
- Confirm the next setting with the correct clerk before appearing, paying, or requesting a copy.
A blank state result does not mean the Waverly case is missing. It may be municipal, restricted online, old, filed under a different case number, or stuck behind the portal's human verification. Check with the clerk before concluding anything.
Waverly City Hall Docket Route
Waverly City Hall is the public contact when no municipal docket tool exists. City Clerk Pattie Pfeifauf is named on the official page. Ask for the municipal court clerk specifically. The general city clerk may not keep each court entry herself.
Waverly City Hall
210 Pearson Avenue
P.O. Box 308
Waverly, KS 66871
785-733-2461
Fax: 785-733-2395
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The after-hours number is for emergencies only. It is not a court-docket line. Bring a Waverly record question to City Hall during posted hours, and ask before faxing or mailing sensitive details, since the city publishes no municipal court request form or processing period. The official City Hall page shows the contact channel for municipal court business.
The page confirms a contact channel, not a court calendar.
The Waverly Municipal Court
No municipal docket, calendar, search form, or payment portal appears on the city site. That hardly proves Waverly has no municipal court. City Hall must confirm the current municipal clerk, the session schedule, the payment method, the contest procedure, and the copy process. City ordinance matters, city-traffic cases included, stay municipal.
Geography does not move a case. Waverly sits inside Coffey County, yet that fact alone never turns a city matter into Coffey County District Court business. State charges work differently. Civil filings, probate, and other district cases all go to the Kansas District Court. Keep them separate. A city clerk search is not a county docket search.
Request a Waverly Municipal Record
With no city search form available, a focused request works best. Phone, a visit, mail, or a confirmed fax each work. Name one Waverly matter. Do not ask staff to compile a broad batch of court records. Say whether you want a citation, complaint, docket entry, hearing notice, order, judgment, or payment receipt.
| Request field | Why it helps | Waverly route |
|---|---|---|
| Requester contact | Lets the custodian seek clarification | Provide to City Hall |
| Citation or case number | Identifies one matter | Copy from the ticket |
| Date or setting | Narrows the time period | Use an approximate date if needed |
| Document or event | Defines the exact record | Name the citation, order, or entry |
| Delivery and certification | Controls format and possible cost | Confirm choices and fee with the city |
Waverly lists no numeric court-copy fee and no city-specific KORA form. Ask about availability, a cost quote, and the preferred request method before sending any payment.
Waverly Court Dates and Settings
For a Waverly municipal setting, start with the citation and confirm the date through City Hall. Skip the City Council schedule. The council meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., but that is an open government meeting, not a court calendar. Docket dates come from the clerk.
| Date | The date on the citation or current clerk record. |
|---|---|
| Time | The stated appearance time; confirm whether it is a docket call. |
| Location | The place named on the notice; City Hall should confirm changes. |
| Judicial officer | Ask the municipal clerk because no current judge was published. |
| Setting type | Arraignment, pretrial, trial, compliance, or another label as actually recorded. |
For a district case, check the Fourth Judicial District's judge-specific Coffey PDFs and Kansas CaseSearch. A Waverly resident's case may appear there. The venue stays Coffey County District Court in Burlington.
Waverly District Calendar Checks
The Fourth Judicial District calendar links Coffey web dockets for Judges Godderz, Wine, and Reynolds. Open each likely PDF. Use Ctrl+F with the full case number. The district tries to update daily. Even so, it warns that a recent continuance or hearing change may not have reached the report. Compare the PDF setting against the CaseSearch events index. Something can lag on either end. For a same-day or recent change, call the Coffey County district clerk at 620-364-8628. That remote check saves Waverly residents a drive that might end with an outdated saved calendar at the Burlington courthouse.
Waverly Traffic Tickets
A Waverly citation names its issuing court. That court sets the route. A city ordinance ticket belongs with the municipal contact City Hall identifies. A Kansas state citation filed in Coffey County District Court can be searched by citation number in CaseSearch. The Central Payment Center can locate some state court payment obligations. It is not a Waverly docket or calendar. If you mean to contest, call first. A payment form does not spell out every plea or case result. The citation supplies the appearance instructions. No universal Waverly pay-by date, diversion menu, or defensive-driving fee applies. The county-wide split appears in Coffey County traffic court records.
Waverly Records and Council Meetings
Waverly runs on a mayor-council system. A mayor and five council members are elected at large. The state's certification dated July 1, 2026 put the city's population at 577. That ranks third among Coffey County's incorporated cities. Knowing the government helps you find the right city office. None of it doubles as a case lookup field, so use it only for orientation. For city records, the place to start is the official Waverly website, which carries city, utility, permit, and meeting information.
That site lists municipal services and council activity, but it is not a case-status system for Waverly. For more local orientation, the Coffey County Waverly profile is another useful stop.
The county profile situates Waverly in northeast Coffey County, just south of I-35. Handy context, but it changes nothing about which clerk holds a case.
Where Waverly Cases End Up
An appeal changes the paperwork trail. Under K.S.A. 22-3609, a municipal judgment that gets appealed moves to the district court of the county where the municipal court sits. Waverly's original file stays with the city. The appeal itself lands in Coffey County District Court as a new case.
Docket flow: Waverly Municipal Court › Coffey County District Court › Kansas Court of Appeals
Trace an appeal by asking for both numbers. The county file never replaces the city record. Felonies, state misdemeanors, civil suits, probate filings, and other district matters start at the district level from day one rather than rolling up from Waverly.
Waverly and Coffey Court Records
A Waverly municipal record and a Coffey County District Court record sit with different custodians. City Hall is the place to fall back on for ordinance and city-traffic files. The Coffey Clerk of the District Court keeps district civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, small-claims, and municipal-appeal cases.
| Record | First contact | Search route |
|---|---|---|
| Waverly ordinance or city traffic | Waverly City Hall | Phone, counter, or confirmed request method |
| Coffey district case | District clerk | CaseSearch, terminal, clerk |
| District hearing | District clerk | CaseSearch plus judge PDF |
| Municipal appeal | Both clerks | Original city file plus district appeal |
Copy the court name exactly as the document states it.
Public Access to Waverly Court Records
Start any Waverly city-record request with the municipal custodian and the city's own confirmed procedure. The Kansas Open Records Act opens the door to public inspection and copies, subject to lawful fees, exclusions, redactions, and court-specific rules. Keep the request narrow. A tight description helps the clerk locate the record.
Key rules:
K.S.A. 45-218 governs inspection requests, responses, and permitted fees.
K.S.A. 45-219 addresses copies, costs, and possible advance payment.
K.S.A. 45-221 recognizes exemptions and separation of open from closed information.
The statewide judicial KORA form was built for Kansas appellate courts and county district courts, not for Waverly's municipal records. Confirm the city's process first.
Restricted Waverly Docket Information
Public access has limits. Sealed, expunged, juvenile, and other confidential material stays closed no matter who asks. A municipal custodian can redact closed data from a copy that is otherwise public. For district matters, Kansas Supreme Court Rule 22 further restricts remote access to certain case types and documents. A courthouse terminal may show public events missing from the online docket, yet it still cannot reveal nonpublic records.
If City Hall points you toward Coffey County, write down the exact venue wording. Then ask which office received the file. Avoid blasting the same broad request to both clerks. A focused ask for one docket entry, order, or judgment gives each custodian a clear record to check.
Waverly Court Docket Handoff Checklist
Name the exact venue before you dial. Waverly City Hall answers faster when the caller comes prepared. Set the Waverly citation, notice, or last receipt beside the phone. Copy the case number exactly as printed. Note the setting date, the record you want, and whether a plain or certified copy will do. Ask the Waverly clerk to repeat the court name and current date. That way a city record never gets confused with a Coffey district file.
If the clerk spots a district matter, write down that handoff. Then search Coffey County in CaseSearch and hand the district clerk the full number. A Waverly address or police contact does not decide the court on its own; the filing court and the governing charge do. When a Waverly municipal appeal is in play, keep the original Waverly number next to the new district number. Each clerk holds a separate piece of the history.
Mailed requests need the right addressee and delivery format. Confirm the current fee and whether payment must come in advance. Hold off on cash or private data until Waverly City Hall confirms the official method. Planning to visit in person? The weekday hours run short, so check them first. Each small step keeps a clear trail. It leads from the Waverly court docket question to the custodian who can answer it.
Waverly Docket Route in Plain Terms
Take any first Waverly municipal question to Waverly City Hall. The citation itself should name the Waverly venue and the response date. Staff there can confirm the clerk, the setting, the copy route, and how to pay. If the filing is not municipal, the search shifts to Coffey County District Court. A Waverly municipal appeal creates a county file too. Hold onto the original Waverly number. Request the Waverly original record. Use the district number for the appeal. That two-clerk map keeps every docket entry, setting, filing, and copy with its true custodian.