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.
Independence is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, with about 8,300 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 Independence 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 Independence, 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 Independence records are kept
- Kept by the City of Independence: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Montgomery 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 Montgomery County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Independence police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Independence 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 Independence police records.
- Website: independenceks.gov/m/directory/department?did=14 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department)
- Phone: 620-332-1700
- Address: 120 N 6th Street Dispatch & Patrol-1st Independence, KS 67301
- Hours: Tuesday through Friday 3 to 6 pm
- 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 Montgomery County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Independence 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: independenceks.gov/m/directory (page title: Staff Directory, Independence, KS, CivicEngage)
- Phone: 620-332-2541
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Independence
Kansas public records law applies to the city government of Independence. 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 Montgomery County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Independence Arrest Records
The Independence arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Independence's arrests to the FBI and the 330 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Independence is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Independence Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Independence, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Independence warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Independence inmate search (the jail page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Independence criminal records (the court file, the Kansas criminal history and the local arrest records), Independence court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Independence police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Kansas Open Records Act requires), Independence DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Independence divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Independence property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Independence website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Independence offices listed above, and the city's own website is independenceks.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Independence?
Request it from the Independence police records unit at independenceks.gov, phone 620-332-1700. 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 Independence?
Independence cases are heard by the courts that serve Montgomery County, and people arrested in Independence are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Montgomery County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Independence?
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. Kansas public records law applies to city governments.