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.
Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 40,000 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Rancho Palos Verdes records are kept
- Kept by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes: 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.
Rancho Palos Verdes 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: rpvca.gov/1280/Visiting-City-Hall (page title: Visiting City Hall | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
- Phone: 310-544-5200
- Hours: Monday - Thursday and 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Rancho Palos Verdes
California public records law applies to the city government of Rancho Palos Verdes. 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: rpvca.gov/227/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
- Phone: 310-544-5217
- Address: 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
- Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- 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 department that issued a permit or license for its records.
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
- Paramount
- Glendora
- Rosemead
- Azusa
- Cerritos
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Rancho Palos Verdes website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Rancho Palos Verdes offices listed above, and the city's own website is rpvca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Rancho Palos Verdes?
Rancho Palos Verdes cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?
Through the city's records request page at rpvca.gov/227/Public-Records-Request, phone 310-544-5217. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.