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.
Buena Park is a city in Orange County, California, with about 83,000 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 Buena Park 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 Buena Park, 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 Buena Park records are kept
- Kept by the City of Buena Park: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Orange 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 Orange County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Buena Park 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 Buena Park.
- Website: buenapark.com/city_departments/city_clerk/access_to_public_records.php (page title: Access to Public Records)
- Phone: (714) 562-3750
- Address: 6650 Beach Boulevard, First Floor Buena Park, CA 90621
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Buena Park 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: buenapark.com/residents/contact_city_hall.php (page title: Contact City Hall)
- Phone: (714) 562-3500
- Address: 6650 Beach Blvd. P.O. Box 5009 Buena Park, CA 90622-5009
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Buena Park
California public records law applies to the city government of Buena Park. A record that is not posted online 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. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Orange County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Orange County. The Orange County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Buena Park Arrest Records
The Buena Park arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Buena Park's arrests to the FBI and the 2,081 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Buena Park is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Buena Park Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Buena Park, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Buena Park warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Buena Park inmate search (the custody page of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Buena Park criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Buena Park court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Buena Park traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Buena Park DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Buena Park divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Buena Park property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Buena Park website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Buena Park offices listed above, and the city's own website is buenapark.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Buena Park city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at buenapark.com, phone (714) 562-3750. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Buena Park?
Buena Park cases are heard by the courts that serve Orange County, and people arrested in Buena Park are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Orange County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Buena Park?
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. California public records law applies to city governments.