SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Shepherdsville is a city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, with about 15,000 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 Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville, 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 Shepherdsville records are kept

Shepherdsville police reports and records

Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville police records.

Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Bullitt County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.

Shepherdsville 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.

Public records requests to Shepherdsville

Kentucky public records law applies to the city government of Shepherdsville. 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.

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.

Other cities and towns in Bullitt County

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Bullitt County. The Bullitt County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Shepherdsville website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Shepherdsville offices listed above, and the city's own website is shepherdsvilleky.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I get a police report in Shepherdsville?

Request it from the Shepherdsville police records unit at shepherdsvilleky.gov, phone (502) 215-1588. 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 Shepherdsville?

Shepherdsville cases are heard by the courts that serve Bullitt County, and people arrested in Shepherdsville are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Bullitt County public records guide on SearchSystems.

How do I request a public record from Shepherdsville?

Through the city's records request page at shepherdsvilleky.gov, phone 502-543-2923. 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.