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.
Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, with about 19,000 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 Chowchilla 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 Chowchilla, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Chowchilla records are kept
- Kept by the City of Chowchilla: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Madera 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 Madera County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Chowchilla 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: cityofchowchilla.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/City-Hall-5 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Address: 130 S Second Street Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Chowchilla
California public records law applies to the city government of Chowchilla. 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: cityofchowchilla.org/178/Dispatch-Records-Program (page title: Dispatch & Records Program | Chowchilla, CA)
- Phone: 559-665-8600
- 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 Chowchilla website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Chowchilla offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofchowchilla.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Chowchilla?
Chowchilla cases are heard by the courts that serve Madera County, and people arrested in Chowchilla are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Madera County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Chowchilla?
Through the city's records request page at cityofchowchilla.org, phone 559-665-8600. 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.