Search Kenai Peninsula Borough Felony Records
Kenai Peninsula Borough felony records are maintained by the Alaska Court System, multiple local police departments, Alaska State Troopers, and the Wildwood Correctional Complex. The borough stretches from the outskirts of Anchorage south through the Kenai and Soldotna area and down to Homer and Seward. Felony cases are handled by the Kenai Superior Court, which sits at the Kenai Courthouse. Searching for felony records here means using CourtView online, contacting the Kenai court clerk, reaching out to one of the borough's several police departments, or checking corrections records through the Alaska Department of Corrections. This guide covers all the key sources.
Kenai Peninsula Borough Overview
Kenai Superior and District Court
The Kenai Courthouse is the primary judicial facility for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. It is at 145 Trading Bay Road, Kenai, AK 99611, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 1960, Kenai, AK 99611. The main phone is (907) 283-3110, and the fax is (907) 283-3880. The building houses both the Kenai Superior Court and the Kenai District Court. Business hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays.
The Superior Court handles all felony cases within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. This includes trials, sentencing, appeals, domestic relations matters, probate, and civil cases over $100,000. The District Court handles misdemeanors, civil cases up to $100,000, small claims up to $10,000, traffic violations, and preliminary hearings for felony cases. Together they form one of the busiest court operations in the Third Judicial District outside of Anchorage. Copy fees at the Kenai Courthouse follow statewide standards for the Alaska Court System.
In-person records requests are accepted during business hours. Document copies follow the statewide fee schedule. If you need documents and do not have a case number, the court charges $30 per hour for staff research time. The Alaska court directory has current phone numbers, hours, and addresses for the Kenai location. Downloadable forms for records requests and court filings are at courts.alaska.gov/forms.
The Alaska court directory at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir lists the Kenai Courthouse address, phone numbers, and hours for accessing Kenai Peninsula Borough felony records.
The directory page shows clerk contact details, court hours, and mailing addresses for the Kenai Superior and District Courts serving the borough.
CourtView Online Case Search
CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free public access portal for case records statewide. It covers all Third Judicial District courts, including the Kenai Courthouse. You can search by a person's full name, a case number, or a citation number. Results show case titles, types, current status, judge assignments, docket entries, and scheduled hearing dates. Kenai Peninsula Borough felony cases are filed here and searchable by defendant name if you do not have a case number.
Public access rights for Alaska court records come from Alaska Statute 40.25.110 and Alaska Court Administrative Rule 37.5. Both set a presumption of openness. Exceptions exist for sealed cases, active juvenile matters, and some domestic violence records. Cases from before 1990 may not be in the online system and require manual requests to the clerk. CourtView shows case summaries and docket entries for free. Copies of actual filed documents require a formal request and applicable fees.
Search Kenai Peninsula Borough felony cases through CourtView at records.courts.alaska.gov, the statewide public case access portal for Alaska courts.
CourtView returns docket entries, case status, and hearing dates for criminal cases filed in the Kenai Courthouse and other courts serving the borough.
Local Police Departments and Arrest Records
The Kenai Peninsula Borough has several municipal police departments that maintain arrest records independently. The Kenai Police Department is at 107 S Willow Street, Kenai, AK 99611, phone (907) 283-7879. It offers an online records request form at forms.kenai.city for convenience. Police reports, incident reports, and accident reports can be requested through that form or in person at the department.
The Soldotna Police Department is at 44510 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK 99669, phone (907) 262-4455. Records requests can be submitted in person or by mail. The department's website is at soldotna.org. Homer and Seward also have their own police departments, each maintaining arrest records for incidents within their city limits. For incidents in unincorporated areas of the borough, the Alaska State Troopers are the primary law enforcement agency. The AST Soldotna Post is at 339 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, AK 99669, also at (907) 262-4455.
Arrest records under AS 12.62 are generally public in Alaska unless sealed by a court order. The records reflect the charge as filed at the time of arrest, which may differ from the final court disposition. For a full picture of any case, you need both the arrest record from the police and the court record from CourtView or the clerk's office.
The Kenai Police Department online records request form at forms.kenai.city lets you submit requests for police reports and incident records connected to Kenai Peninsula Borough felony cases.
The online form streamlines the request process for police reports and incident records from the Kenai Police Department.
Wildwood Correctional Complex
The Wildwood Correctional Complex is the main detention facility for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. It is at 10 Chugach Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611, phone (907) 260-7200, fax (907) 260-7208. The complex includes both a correctional center and a pre-trial facility. It is operated by the Alaska Department of Corrections and houses sentenced inmates along with people awaiting trial on felony and other charges. The Kenai Peninsula location makes it the primary facility for detainees connected to cases in the Kenai Courthouse.
Inmate information for Wildwood is available through the Alaska Department of Corrections at doc.alaska.gov/institutions/wildwood. The DOC site has an inmate lookup tool with current facility assignments and booking information. VINE at vinelink.com provides free 24-hour custody status lookup by name or inmate ID. VINE also sends automatic notifications when a person's custody status changes, available in English and Spanish via phone, email, or text.
Criminal Background Checks
Alaska DPS criminal history checks cover statewide felony and misdemeanor records. A name-based check is $20 per report. A fingerprint-based check is $35 and more precise since it uses biometric data to match records rather than name spelling. Both are handled by the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone is (907) 269-5767, and hours are 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM weekdays. Self-service online requests are available at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov.
Mail-in requests require a completed request form and two forms of ID. Fingerprint-based mail-in requests also need an FBI FD-258 fingerprint card. Results reflect Alaska state records including felony convictions, misdemeanor convictions, and pending charges. Federal court records are separate and not included. The Alaska sex offender registry is publicly searchable at sor.dps.alaska.gov and is maintained by the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
Note: Background check results are based on Alaska state records only and do not include records from other states or federal courts.
Victim Resources and Legal Help
Victims of felony crimes in Kenai Peninsula Borough have rights during criminal proceedings under Alaska law. The Alaska Office of Victims' Rights at ovr.akleg.gov outlines those rights, including the right to be told about hearings, to attend proceedings, and to speak at sentencing. If you feel your rights as a victim were not respected during a case, the office can assist. The Alaska Court System Self-Help Center provides free guides and court forms for people handling matters without an attorney.
Cities in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Several cities in Kenai Peninsula Borough meet the population threshold for their own records pages. Felony cases for residents of these cities go through the Kenai Courthouse in most instances, though each city's police department maintains its own arrest records.
Nearby Boroughs
Kenai Peninsula Borough sits in southcentral Alaska and borders several other jurisdictions. The Municipality of Anchorage is to the north and is the state's largest court system. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough lies northeast and uses the Palmer courthouse for its felony cases. The Kodiak Island Borough is to the southwest and has its own Superior Court in Kodiak. All three are within the Third Judicial District, the same district that serves the Kenai Peninsula.