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.
Kalispell is a city in Flathead County, Montana, with about 31,000 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 Kalispell 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 Kalispell, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Kalispell records are kept
- Kept by the City of Kalispell: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Flathead 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 Flathead County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Kalispell police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Kalispell 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 Kalispell police records.
- Website: kalispell.com/260/Police (page title: Police | Kalispell, MT)
- Phone: 406-758-7786
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Flathead County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Kalispell 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: kalispell.com/facilities/facility/details/City-Hall-9 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Phone: 406-758-7701
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Kalispell
Montana public records law applies to the city government of Kalispell. 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: kalispell.com/200/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Kalispell, MT)
- Phone: 406-758-5698
- 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 police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Kalispell Arrest Records
The Kalispell arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Kalispell's arrests to the FBI and the 1,002 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Kalispell is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Kalispell Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Kalispell, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Kalispell warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Kalispell inmate search (the custody page of the Flathead County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Kalispell criminal records (the court file, the Montana criminal history and the local arrest records), Kalispell court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Kalispell police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Montana Public Records Act requires), Kalispell traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Kalispell DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Kalispell property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Kalispell website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Kalispell offices listed above, and the city's own website is kalispell.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Kalispell?
Request it from the Kalispell police records unit at kalispell.com/260/Police, phone 406-758-7786. 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 Kalispell?
Kalispell cases are heard by the courts that serve Flathead County, and people arrested in Kalispell are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Flathead County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Kalispell?
Through the city's records request page at kalispell.com/200/Public-Records-Request, phone 406-758-5698. 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.