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.
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, with about 14,000 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 Mill Valley 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 Mill Valley, 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 Mill Valley records are kept
- Kept by the City of Mill Valley: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Marin 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 Marin County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Mill Valley police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Mill Valley 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 Mill Valley police records.
- Website: millvalleypolice.gov/m/faq (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ)
- Phone: 415-388-4033
- Address: 26 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941
- Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm
- 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 Marin County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Mill Valley 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: cityofmillvalley.gov/602/City-Hall (page title: City Hall | Mill Valley, CA)
- Phone: 415-388-4033
- Address: 26 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941
- Hours: Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 5 PM.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Mill Valley
California public records law applies to the city government of Mill Valley. 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: cityofmillvalley.gov/163/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Mill Valley, CA)
- Phone: (415) 388-4033
- Address: 26 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941
- 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 Marin County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Marin County. The Marin County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Mill Valley website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Mill Valley offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofmillvalley.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Mill Valley?
Request it from the Mill Valley police records unit at millvalleypolice.gov/m/faq, phone 415-388-4033. 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 Mill Valley?
Mill Valley cases are heard by the courts that serve Marin County, and people arrested in Mill Valley are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Marin County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Mill Valley?
Through the city's records request page at cityofmillvalley.gov, phone (415) 388-4033. 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.