Governor Kelly directed the Kansas Department of Revenue and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to waive fees for birth certificates, marriage certificates, and vehicle registration in order to help those who experienced loss of crops, cattle, or homes due to the December 15th wildfires.

The Division of Vehicles will:

• Waive penalties associated with late vehicle registrations;
• Waive any fees associated with the reprint or replacement of vehicle registration documentation, printed vehicle certificate of titles, driver’s licenses, and/or identification cards;
• Issue a temporary driver’s license to an applicant who cannot provide valid documentary evidence so long as the applicant provides compelling evidence proving current lawful presence. Any temporary license issued pursuant to this declaration shall be valid for one year.

The aid from the Division of Vehicles is available until February 28th.

In addition, Secretary of Revenue Mark Burghart has waived fees that are typically applied to requests for tax documents from previous years for Kansans affected by the storms. Those requests can be made to Sarah Fulton, Kansas Department of Revenue’s records custodian, by email at Sarah.Fulton1@ks.gov.

You can view the KDOR directive here.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Office of Vital Statistics will:

• Waive fees for one-time replacement of Kansas birth certificates
• Waive fees for one-time replacement of Kansas marriage certificates

Affected Kansans should contact the Office of Vital Statistics at (785) 296-1400.

The aid from the Office of Vital Statistics is also available until February 28th.

That directive can be viewed here.

Additional information about recovery resources for farmers and ranchers can be found on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website.

The Kansas Forest Service estimated that nearly 165,000 acres were impacted by wildfire on December 15th.