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.
East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan, with about 12,000 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 East Grand Rapids 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 East Grand Rapids, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where East Grand Rapids records are kept
- Kept by the City of East Grand Rapids: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Kent 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 Kent County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
East Grand Rapids 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: eastgrmi.gov/420/Contact-Us (page title: Contact Us | East Grand Rapids, MI)
- Phone: (616) 949-2110
- Address: 750 Lakeside Drive SE, EGR MI 49506
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to East Grand Rapids
Michigan public records law applies to the city government of East Grand Rapids. 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: eastgrmi.gov/192/Records-Reports-Gun-Permits (page title: Background Checks, Report Copies & Gun Permits | East Grand Rapids, MI)
- Phone: 616-632-6200
- Address: 770 Lakeside Drive SE East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
- 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 department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Kent County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Kent County. The Kent County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official East Grand Rapids website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official East Grand Rapids offices listed above, and the city's own website is eastgrmi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for East Grand Rapids?
East Grand Rapids cases are heard by the courts that serve Kent County, and people arrested in East Grand Rapids are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Kent County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from East Grand Rapids?
Through the city's records request page at eastgrmi.gov/192/Records-Reports-Gun-Permits, phone 616-632-6200. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.