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.
Half Moon Bay is a city in San Mateo County, California, with about 11,000 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 Half Moon Bay 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 Half Moon Bay, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Half Moon Bay records are kept
- Kept by the City of Half Moon Bay: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by San Mateo 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 San Mateo County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Half Moon Bay police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Half Moon Bay 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 Half Moon Bay police records.
- Website: halfmoonbay.gov/216/Obtain-Police-Reports (page title: Obtain Police Reports | Half Moon Bay, CA)
- Phone: 650.363.4677
- Address: 537 Kelly Avenue Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
- Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 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 San Mateo County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Half Moon Bay 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: halfmoonbay.gov/facilities/facility/details/City-Hall-4 (page title: Facilities, City Hall)
- Address: 501 Main Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Half Moon Bay
California public records law applies to the city government of Half Moon Bay. 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: halfmoonbay.gov/397/Public-Records (page title: Public Records | Half Moon Bay, CA)
- Phone: (650) 726-8250
- Address: 501 Main Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
- 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 police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in San Mateo County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in San Mateo County. The San Mateo County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Half Moon Bay website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Half Moon Bay offices listed above, and the city's own website is halfmoonbay.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Half Moon Bay?
Request it from the Half Moon Bay police records unit at halfmoonbay.gov/216/Obtain-Police-Reports, phone 650.363.4677. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Half Moon Bay?
Half Moon Bay cases are heard by the courts that serve San Mateo County, and people arrested in Half Moon Bay are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the San Mateo County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Half Moon Bay?
Through the city's records request page at halfmoonbay.gov/397/Public-Records, phone (650) 726-8250. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.