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.
Murray is a city in Calloway County, Kentucky, with about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps 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 Murray 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 Murray, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Murray records are kept
- Kept by the City of Murray: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Calloway 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 Calloway County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Murray 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 Murray.
- Website: murrayky.gov/Blog/29/city-clerk (page title: City of Murray, Kentucky | City Clerk)
- Phone: (270) 762-0300
- Address: 500 Main Street, Murray, KY 42071
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Murray 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: murrayky.gov (page title: City of Murray, Kentucky)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Murray
Kentucky public records law applies to the city government of Murray. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records 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.
Murray Arrest Records
The Murray arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Murray's arrests to the FBI and the 519 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Murray is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Murray Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Murray, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Murray warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Murray inmate search (the jail page of the Calloway County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Murray criminal records (the court file, the Kentucky criminal history and the local arrest records), Murray court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Murray DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Murray divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Murray property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Murray website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Murray offices listed above, and the city's own website is murrayky.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Murray city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at murrayky.gov/Blog/29/city-clerk, phone (270) 762-0300. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Murray?
Murray cases are heard by the courts that serve Calloway County, and people arrested in Murray are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Calloway County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Murray?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Kentucky public records law applies to city governments.