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.
Stillwater is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, with about 19,000 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater, 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 Stillwater records are kept
- Kept by the City of Stillwater: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Washington 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 Washington County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Stillwater police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Stillwater 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 Stillwater police records.
- Website: stillwatermn.gov/city-government/departments/police/2022-record-req... (page title: Police Record Request (revised 2022) | Stillwater, MN)
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
- 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 Washington County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Stillwater 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: stillwatermn.gov/community/resident-resources/residents-guide-368 (page title: Residents Guide | Stillwater, MN)
- Phone: 651-430-8800
- Address: 216 Fourth Street North Stillwater MN 55082
- Hours: Monday through Friday - 7am to 10pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Stillwater
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of Stillwater. 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.
Other cities and towns in Washington County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Washington County. The Washington County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Stillwater Arrest Records
The Stillwater arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Stillwater's arrests to the FBI and the 304 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Stillwater is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Stillwater Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Stillwater, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Stillwater warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Stillwater inmate search (the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Stillwater criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), Stillwater court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Stillwater police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), Stillwater DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Stillwater divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Stillwater property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Stillwater website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Stillwater offices listed above, and the city's own website is stillwatermn.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Stillwater?
Request it from the Stillwater police records unit at stillwatermn.gov. 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 Stillwater?
Stillwater cases are heard by the courts that serve Washington County, and people arrested in Stillwater are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Washington County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Stillwater?
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.