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.
New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, with about 14,000 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 New Ulm 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 New Ulm, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where New Ulm records are kept
- Kept by the City of New Ulm: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Brown 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 Brown County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
New Ulm police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the New Ulm 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 New Ulm police records.
- Website: newulmmn.gov/227/Police (page title: Police | New Ulm, MN)
- Phone: 507-233-6750
- Address: 15 S Washington Street New Ulm, MN 56073
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Brown County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
New Ulm 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: newulmmn.gov/m/directory/department?did=20 (page title: Staff Directory, City Hall)
- Phone: 507-233-2121
- Address: 100 N Broadway Street New Ulm, MN 56073
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to New Ulm
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of New Ulm. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official New Ulm website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official New Ulm offices listed above, and the city's own website is newulmmn.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in New Ulm?
Request it from the New Ulm police records unit at newulmmn.gov/227/Police, phone 507-233-6750. 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 New Ulm?
New Ulm cases are heard by the courts that serve Brown County, and people arrested in New Ulm are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Brown County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from New Ulm?
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. Minnesota public records law applies to city governments.