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.
New Berlin is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, with about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps 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 New Berlin 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 New Berlin, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where New Berlin records are kept
- Kept by the City of New Berlin: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Waukesha 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 Waukesha County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
New Berlin City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for New Berlin.
- Website: newberlinwi.gov/1240/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | New Berlin, WI)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
New Berlin 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: newberlinwi.gov/808/Regular-Business-Hours (page title: Business Hours and Contact Information | New Berlin, WI)
- Phone: (262) 786-8610
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to New Berlin
Wisconsin public records law applies to the city government of New Berlin. 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: newberlinwi.gov/1081/Record-Requests-Fees (page title: Record Requests & Fees | New Berlin, WI)
- Phone: (262) 782-6640
- Address: 16300 W. National Ave. New Berlin, WI 53151
- Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Waukesha County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Waukesha County. The Waukesha County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
New Berlin Arrest Records
The New Berlin arrest records guide covers the agency that reports New Berlin's arrests to the FBI and the 607 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in New Berlin is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
New Berlin Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to New Berlin, each written from the city's own offices and figures: New Berlin warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), New Berlin inmate search (the custody page of the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), New Berlin criminal records (the court file, the Wisconsin criminal history and the local arrest records), New Berlin court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), New Berlin traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), New Berlin DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), New Berlin divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and New Berlin property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official New Berlin website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official New Berlin offices listed above, and the city's own website is newberlinwi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find New Berlin city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at newberlinwi.gov/1240/City-Clerk. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for New Berlin?
New Berlin cases are heard by the courts that serve Waukesha County, and people arrested in New Berlin are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Waukesha County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from New Berlin?
Through the city's records request page at newberlinwi.gov/1081/Record-Requests-Fees, phone (262) 782-6640. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.