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.
Fairfield is a city in Solano County, California, with about 123,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, 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 Fairfield 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 city office pages for Fairfield, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Fairfield records are kept
- Kept by the City of Fairfield: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Solano 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 Solano County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Fairfield 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 Fairfield.
- Website: fairfield.ca.gov/government/city-clerk/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Fairfield, CA)
- Phone: 707.784.6294
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Fairfield police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Fairfield police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Fairfield police records.
- Website: fairfield.ca.gov/government/city-departments/police/support-service... (page title: Records & Reports | Fairfield, CA)
- Phone: (707) 428-7307
- Address: 1000 Webster St., Fairfield, CA 94533
- Hours: Monday- Thursday 7:30am- 4:30pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Solano County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Fairfield 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: fairfield.ca.gov/government/city-departments/city-manager-s-office/... (page title: City Hall Office Hours | Fairfield, CA)
- Phone: (707) 428-7477
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Fairfield
California public records law applies to the city government of Fairfield. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports 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 Solano County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Solano County. The Solano County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Fairfield Arrest Records
The Fairfield arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Fairfield's arrests to the FBI and the 3,447 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Fairfield is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Fairfield Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Fairfield, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Fairfield warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Fairfield inmate search (the custody page of the Solano County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Fairfield criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Fairfield court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Fairfield police reports (which agency holds a report and what the California Public Records Act requires), Fairfield traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Fairfield DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Fairfield divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Fairfield property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Fairfield website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Fairfield offices listed above, and the city's own website is fairfield.ca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Fairfield?
Request it from the Fairfield police records unit at fairfield.ca.gov, phone (707) 428-7307. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Fairfield city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at fairfield.ca.gov, phone 707.784.6294. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Fairfield?
Fairfield cases are heard by the courts that serve Solano County, and people arrested in Fairfield are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Solano County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Fairfield?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. California public records law applies to city governments.