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.
Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 51,000 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 Paramount 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 Paramount, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Paramount records are kept
- Kept by the City of Paramount: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Paramount 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 Paramount.
- Website: paramountcity.gov/government/departments/city-manager/city-clerk/el... (page title: Public Records | City of Paramount)
- Phone: (562) 220-2225
- Address: 16400 Colorado Avenue | Paramount, CA 90723
- Hours: Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Paramount 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: paramountcity.gov/government/city-council (page title: City Council | City of Paramount)
- Phone: (562) 220-2223
- Address: 16400 Colorado Avenue | Paramount, CA 90723
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Paramount
California public records law applies to the city government of Paramount. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records 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 Los Angeles County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
- Santa Clarita
- Glendale
- Pomona
- Torrance
- Pasadena
- Downey
- West Covina
- El Monte
- Norwalk
- Carson
- South Gate
- Santa Monica
- Whittier
- Hawthorne
- Lakewood
- Bellflower
- Baldwin Park
- Redondo Beach
- Lynwood
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Diamond Bar
- Huntington Park
- Glendora
- Rosemead
- Azusa
- Cerritos
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Culver City
- San Gabriel
- Monrovia
- Bell Gardens
- Temple City
- Manhattan Beach
- San Dimas
- Bell
- La Verne
- South Pasadena
- Maywood
- San Fernando
- Calabasas
- Cudahy
- Agoura Hills
- Hermosa Beach
- El Segundo
- Artesia
- Hawaiian Gardens
- San Marino
- Commerce
- Sierra Madre
Paramount Arrest Records
The Paramount arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Paramount's arrests to the FBI and the 1,132 arrests it reported for 2022. It also says where a person arrested in Paramount is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Paramount Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Paramount, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Paramount warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Paramount inmate search (the custody page of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Paramount criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Paramount court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Paramount traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Paramount DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Paramount divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Paramount property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Paramount website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Paramount offices listed above, and the city's own website is paramountcity.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Paramount city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at paramountcity.gov, phone (562) 220-2225. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Paramount?
Paramount cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Paramount 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 Paramount?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. California public records law applies to city governments.