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.
Piedmont is a city in Alameda 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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont, 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 Piedmont records are kept
- Kept by the City of Piedmont: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Alameda 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 Alameda County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Piedmont 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 Piedmont.
- Website: piedmont.ca.gov/services___departments/city_clerk/public_records (page title: Public Records | City of Piedmont)
- Phone: (510) 420-3040
- Address: 120 Vista Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Piedmont police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Piedmont 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 Piedmont police records.
- Website: piedmont.ca.gov/services___departments/police/services/request_a_re... (page title: Request a Report | City of Piedmont)
- Phone: (510) 420-3040
- Address: 403 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611
- 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 Alameda County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Piedmont 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: piedmont.ca.gov/government/city_council (page title: City Council | City of Piedmont)
- Phone: (510) 420-3040
- Address: 120 Vista Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Piedmont
California public records law applies to the city government of Piedmont. 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 Alameda County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Alameda County. The Alameda County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Piedmont Arrest Records
The Piedmont arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Piedmont's arrests to the FBI and the 44 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Piedmont is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Piedmont Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Piedmont, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Piedmont warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Piedmont inmate search (the custody page of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Piedmont criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Piedmont court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Piedmont police reports (which agency holds a report and what the California Public Records Act requires), Piedmont traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Piedmont DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Piedmont divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Piedmont property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Piedmont website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Piedmont offices listed above, and the city's own website is piedmont.ca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Piedmont?
Request it from the Piedmont police records unit at piedmont.ca.gov, phone (510) 420-3040. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Piedmont city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at piedmont.ca.gov, phone (510) 420-3040. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Piedmont?
Piedmont cases are heard by the courts that serve Alameda County, and people arrested in Piedmont are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Alameda County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Piedmont?
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.