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.
Marietta is a city in Washington County, Ohio, with about 13,000 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 Marietta 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 Marietta, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Marietta records are kept
- Kept by the City of Marietta: 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.
Marietta police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Marietta 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 Marietta police records.
- Website: mariettaoh.net/services/police/divsions/police_records.php (page title: Welcome to City of Marietta)
- Phone: (740) 376-2007
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
- 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 Washington County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Marietta 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: mariettaohio.gov/services/index.php (page title: Welcome to City of Marietta)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Marietta
Ohio public records law applies to the city government of Marietta. 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: mariettacourt.com/recordSearch.php (page title: Marietta Municipal Court | Record Search)
- 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.
Marietta Arrest Records
The Marietta arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Marietta's arrests to the FBI and the 188 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Marietta is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Marietta Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Marietta, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Marietta warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Marietta inmate search (the jail page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Marietta criminal records (the court file, the Ohio criminal history and the local arrest records), Marietta court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Marietta police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Ohio Public Records Act requires), Marietta traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Marietta DUI (the OVI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Marietta divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Marietta property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Marietta website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Marietta offices listed above, and the city's own website is mariettaohio.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Marietta?
Request it from the Marietta police records unit at mariettaoh.net, phone (740) 376-2007. 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 Marietta?
Marietta cases are heard by the courts that serve Washington County, and people arrested in Marietta 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 Marietta?
Through the city's records request page at mariettacourt.com/recordSearch.php. 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.