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.
Emporia is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, with about 24,000 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 Emporia 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 Emporia, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Emporia records are kept
- Kept by the City of Emporia: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Lyon 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 Lyon County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Emporia police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Emporia 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 Emporia police records.
- Website: emporiaks.gov/158/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Emporia, KS)
- Phone: 620-343-4200
- Address: 518 Mechanic Street, Emporia, KS 66801
- 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 Lyon County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Emporia 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: emporiaks.gov/27/Government (page title: Government | Emporia, KS)
- Phone: 620-343-4250
- Address: 104 E 5th Street Emporia, KS 66801
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Emporia
Kansas public records law applies to the city government of Emporia. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: emporiaks.gov/1401/Request-for-Records (page title: Request for Records | Emporia, KS)
- Phone: 620-343-4250
- Address: 104 E 5th Avenue City Manager's Office Emporia, KS 66801
- Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Emporia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Emporia offices listed above, and the city's own website is emporiaks.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Emporia?
Request it from the Emporia police records unit at emporiaks.gov/158/Police-Department, phone 620-343-4200. 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 Emporia?
Emporia cases are heard by the courts that serve Lyon County, and people arrested in Emporia are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Lyon County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Emporia?
Through the city's records request page at emporiaks.gov/1401/Request-for-Records, phone 620-343-4250. A record it does not cover 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.