Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Kenai is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, with about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Kenai offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Kenai, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Kenai records are kept
- Kept by the City of Kenai: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Kenai Peninsula Borough or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Kenai Peninsula Borough public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Kenai police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Kenai police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Kenai police records.
- Website: kenai.city/police/page/report-request-form (page title: Report Request Form | Kenai, Alaska)
- Phone: 907-283-7879
- Address: 107 S. Willow Street Kenai, AK 99611
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jails in Alaska are run by the state Department of Corrections, not the county; the inmate lookup is in the Kenai Peninsula Borough public records guide.
Kenai City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: kenai.city/contact (page title: Contact Us | Kenai, Alaska)
- Phone: (907) 283-7535
- Address: 210 Fidalgo Ave. Kenai, AK 99611
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Kenai
Alaska public records law applies to the city government of Kenai. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Kenai Peninsula Borough
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The Kenai Peninsula Borough public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Kenai website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Kenai offices listed above, and the city's own website is kenai.city; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Kenai?
Request it from the Kenai police records unit at kenai.city/police/page/report-request-form, phone 907-283-7879. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Kenai?
Kenai cases are heard by the courts that serve Kenai Peninsula Borough, and jails in Alaska are run by the state Department of Corrections. Both are covered in the Kenai Peninsula Borough public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Kenai?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Alaska public records law applies to city governments.