SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 47,000 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 Cerritos 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 Cerritos, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.

City or county record: where Cerritos records are kept

Cerritos 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: cerritos.gov/city-government/city-hall (page title: City Hall | City of Cerritos)
  • Phone: (562) 916-1201
  • Address: 18125 Bloomfield Avenue Cerritos, CA 90703-3130
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.

Public records requests to Cerritos

California public records law applies to the city government of Cerritos. 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: cerritos.gov/city-government/request-records (page title: Request Records | City of Cerritos)
  • Phone: (562) 916-1248
  • Address: 18125 Bloomfield Avenue, 1st Floor Cerritos, CA 90703
  • 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 department that issued a permit or license for its records.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Cerritos website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Cerritos offices listed above, and the city's own website is cerritos.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Cerritos?

Cerritos cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Cerritos are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Los Angeles County public records guide on SearchSystems.

How do I request a public record from Cerritos?

Through the city's records request page at cerritos.gov/city-government/request-records, phone (562) 916-1248. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.