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.
Martin is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee, with about 11,000 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 Martin 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 Martin, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Martin records are kept
- Kept by the City of Martin: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Weakley 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 Weakley County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Martin police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Martin 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 Martin police records.
- Website: cityofmartin.net/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | City of Martin)
- Phone: (731) 587-5355
- 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 Weakley County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Martin 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: cityofmartin.net/departments/administration (page title: Administration | City of Martin)
- Phone: 731-587-3126
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Martin
Tennessee public records law applies to the city government of Martin. 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.
Martin Arrest Records
The Martin arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Martin's arrests to the FBI and the 422 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Martin is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Martin Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Martin, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Martin warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Martin inmate search (the jail page of the Weakley County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Martin criminal records (the court file, the Tennessee criminal history and the local arrest records), Martin court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Martin police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires), Martin traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Martin DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Martin property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Martin website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Martin offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofmartin.net; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Martin?
Request it from the Martin police records unit at cityofmartin.net, phone (731) 587-5355. 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 Martin?
Martin cases are heard by the courts that serve Weakley County, and people arrested in Martin are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Weakley County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Martin?
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.