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.
Kermit is a city in Winkler County, Texas, with about 5,900 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 Kermit 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 Kermit, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Kermit records are kept
- Kept by the City of Kermit: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Winkler 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 Winkler County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Kermit police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Kermit 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 Kermit police records.
- Website: kermittx.gov/160/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Kermit, TX)
- Phone: 432-586-2577
- 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 Winkler County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Kermit 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: kermittx.gov/142/Contact (page title: Contact | Kermit, TX)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Kermit
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Kermit. 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.
Kermit Arrest Records
The Kermit arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Kermit's arrests to the FBI and the 56 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Kermit is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Kermit Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Kermit, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Kermit warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Kermit inmate search (the jail page of the Winkler County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Kermit criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Kermit court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Kermit police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Texas Public Information Act requires), Kermit traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Kermit DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Kermit divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Kermit property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Kermit website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Kermit offices listed above, and the city's own website is kermittx.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Kermit?
Request it from the Kermit police records unit at kermittx.gov/160/Police-Department, phone 432-586-2577. 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 Kermit?
Kermit cases are heard by the courts that serve Winkler County, and people arrested in Kermit are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Winkler County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Kermit?
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. Texas public records law applies to city governments.