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.
Preston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, with about 6,200 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 Preston 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 Preston, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Preston records are kept
- Kept by the City of Preston: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Franklin 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 Franklin County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Preston police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Preston 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 Preston police records.
- Website: prestonidaho.net/departments/police_department/index.php (page title: Preston City Police Department)
- Phone: (208) 852-2433
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Franklin County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Preston 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: prestonidaho.net/government/city_hall/index.php (page title: City Hall)
- Phone: (208) 852-1817
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Preston
Idaho public records law applies to the city government of Preston. 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.
Preston Arrest Records
The Preston arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Preston's arrests to the FBI and the 18 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Preston is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Preston Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Preston, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Preston warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Preston inmate search (the jail page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Preston criminal records (the court file, the Idaho criminal history and the local arrest records), Preston court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Preston police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Idaho Public Records Act requires), Preston DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Preston divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Preston property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Preston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Preston offices listed above, and the city's own website is prestonidaho.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Preston?
Request it from the Preston police records unit at prestonidaho.net, phone (208) 852-2433. 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 Preston?
Preston cases are heard by the courts that serve Franklin County, and people arrested in Preston are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Franklin County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Preston?
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. Idaho public records law applies to city governments.