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.
Salem Lakes is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village 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 Salem Lakes 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 village office pages for Salem Lakes, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Salem Lakes records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Salem Lakes: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Kenosha County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Kenosha County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Salem Lakes Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Salem Lakes.
- Website: voslwi.gov/clerk (page title: Village Clerk | Village of Salem Lakes, WI)
- Phone: 262.843.2313
- Address: 9814 Antioch Road (STH 83) PO Box 443 Salem, WI 53168
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Salem Lakes Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: voslwi.gov/departments (page title: Departments | Village of Salem Lakes, WI)
- Phone: 262.843.2313
- Hours: Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Salem Lakes
Wisconsin public records law applies to the village government of Salem Lakes. The village 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: voslwi.gov/index.asp (page title: Open Records Request | License(s), Permit(s) & Other Forms | Village of Salem Lakes, WI)
- Phone: 262.843.2313
- Hours: Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Kenosha County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Kenosha County. The Kenosha County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Salem Lakes website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Salem Lakes offices listed above, and the village's own website is voslwi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Salem Lakes village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at voslwi.gov/clerk, phone 262.843.2313. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Salem Lakes?
Salem Lakes cases are heard by the courts that serve Kenosha County, and people arrested in Salem Lakes are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Kenosha County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Salem Lakes?
Through the village's records request page at voslwi.gov/index.asp, phone 262.843.2313. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.