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.
Lansing is a city in Ingham County, Michigan, with about 114,000 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 Lansing 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 Lansing, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Lansing records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lansing: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Ingham 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 Ingham County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lansing 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 Lansing.
- Website: lansingmi.gov/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | Lansing, MI)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Lansing 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: lansingmi.gov (page title: Lansing, MI)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lansing
Michigan public records law applies to the city government of Lansing. 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.
Other cities and towns in Ingham County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Ingham County. The Ingham County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Lansing Arrest Records
The Lansing arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lansing's arrests to the FBI and the 169 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Lansing is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lansing Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Lansing, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lansing warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lansing inmate search (the custody page of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lansing criminal records (the court file, the Michigan criminal history and the local arrest records), Lansing court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lansing DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lansing divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lansing property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lansing website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lansing offices listed above, and the city's own website is lansingmi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Lansing city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at lansingmi.gov/city-clerk. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lansing?
Lansing cases are heard by the courts that serve Ingham County, and people arrested in Lansing are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Ingham County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lansing?
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. Michigan public records law applies to city governments.