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.
Bolivar is a city in Hardeman County, Tennessee, with about 5,100 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Bolivar records are kept
- Kept by the City of Bolivar: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Hardeman 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 Hardeman County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Bolivar police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Bolivar 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 Bolivar police records.
- Website: cityofbolivar.com/police (page title: Police | City of Bolivar | Tennessee)
- Phone: (731) 658-4284
- 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 Hardeman County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Bolivar 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: cityofbolivar.com/administration (page title: Administration | City of Bolivar | Tennessee)
- Phone: (731) 658-2020
- Hours: Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Bolivar
Tennessee public records law applies to the city government of Bolivar. 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.
Bolivar Arrest Records
The Bolivar arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Bolivar's arrests to the FBI and the 417 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Bolivar is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Bolivar Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Bolivar, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Bolivar warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Bolivar inmate search (the jail page of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Bolivar criminal records (the court file, the Tennessee criminal history and the local arrest records), Bolivar court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Bolivar police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires), Bolivar traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Bolivar DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Bolivar divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Bolivar property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Bolivar website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Bolivar offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofbolivar.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Bolivar?
Request it from the Bolivar police records unit at cityofbolivar.com/police, phone (731) 658-4284. 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 Bolivar?
Bolivar cases are heard by the courts that serve Hardeman County, and people arrested in Bolivar are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Hardeman County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Bolivar?
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. Tennessee public records law applies to city governments.