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.
Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, with about 38,000 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 Kennesaw offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Kennesaw, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Kennesaw records are kept
- Kept by the City of Kennesaw: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Cobb County 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 Cobb County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Kennesaw City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Kennesaw.
- Website: kennesaw-ga.gov/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | City of Kennesaw)
- Phone: 770-429-4546
- Address: 2529 J.O. Stephenson Ave Kennesaw, GA 30144
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Kennesaw police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Kennesaw 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 Kennesaw police records.
- Website: kennesaw-ga.gov/police (page title: Kennesaw Police Department | City of Kennesaw)
- Phone: 770-422-2505
- Address: 3074 Moon Station Rd. Kennesaw, GA 30144
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Cobb County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Kennesaw 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: kennesaw-ga.gov (page title: City of Kennesaw)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Kennesaw
Georgia public records law applies to the city government of Kennesaw. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, 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 Cobb County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Cobb County. The Cobb County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Kennesaw Arrest Records
The Kennesaw arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Kennesaw's arrests to the FBI and the 1,041 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Kennesaw is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Kennesaw Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Kennesaw, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Kennesaw warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Kennesaw inmate search (the jail page of the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Kennesaw criminal records (the court file, the Georgia criminal history and the local arrest records), Kennesaw court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Kennesaw police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Georgia Open Records Act requires), Kennesaw traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Kennesaw DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Kennesaw property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Kennesaw website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Kennesaw offices listed above, and the city's own website is kennesaw-ga.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Kennesaw?
Request it from the Kennesaw police records unit at kennesaw-ga.gov/police, phone 770-422-2505. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Kennesaw city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at kennesaw-ga.gov/city-clerk, phone 770-429-4546. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Kennesaw?
Kennesaw cases are heard by the courts that serve Cobb County, and people arrested in Kennesaw are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Cobb County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Kennesaw?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Georgia public records law applies to city governments.