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.
St. Albans is a city in Franklin County, Vermont, with about 7,000 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 and jail bookings are county or state records. This guide names the St. Albans 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 St. Albans, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where St. Albans records are kept
- Kept by the City of St. Albans: police reports; council and board meeting records; ordinances; the city's own licenses and permits; birth, death and marriage records; deeds and other land records; and property assessments.
- Kept by Franklin County or the state: court cases and jail bookings. These are not city records; they are in the Franklin County public records guide under court records and jail lookups.
St. Albans police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the St. Albans 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 St. Albans police records.
- Website: stalbanspd.com/report-request (page title: Record Request | Saint Albans Police Department)
- Phone: (802)524-2166
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jails in Vermont are run by the state Department of Corrections, not the county; the inmate lookup is in the Franklin County public records guide.
St. Albans 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: stalbansvt.com/ (page title: City Hall Office Hours | News & Announcements | City of Saint Albans)
- Phone: 802-524-1500
- Address: 100 North Main St. St. Albans, VT 05478
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to St. Albans
Vermont public records law applies to the city government of St. Albans. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official St. Albans website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official St. Albans offices listed above, and the city's own website is stalbansvt.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in St. Albans?
Request it from the St. Albans police records unit at stalbanspd.com/report-request, phone (802)524-2166. 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 St. Albans?
St. Albans cases are heard by the courts that serve Franklin County, and jails in Vermont are run by the state Department of Corrections. Both are covered in the Franklin County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from St. Albans?
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. Vermont public records law applies to city governments.