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.
South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, with about 21,000 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 South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe, 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 South Lake Tahoe records are kept
- Kept by the City of South Lake Tahoe: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by El Dorado 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 El Dorado County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe.
- Website: cityofslt.gov/87/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | South Lake Tahoe, CA)
- Phone: 530 542-6005
- Address: 1901 Lisa Maloff Way Ste. 206 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
- Hours: Monday through Thursday) 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
South Lake Tahoe 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: cityofslt.gov (page title: South Lake Tahoe, CA)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to South Lake Tahoe
California public records law applies to the city government of South Lake Tahoe. 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: cityofslt.gov/313/Records (page title: Records | South Lake Tahoe, CA)
- Phone: 530-542-6100
- 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 City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in El Dorado County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in El Dorado County. The El Dorado County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
South Lake Tahoe Arrest Records
The South Lake Tahoe arrest records guide covers the agency that reports South Lake Tahoe's arrests to the FBI and the 910 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in South Lake Tahoe is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
South Lake Tahoe Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to South Lake Tahoe, each written from the city's own offices and figures: South Lake Tahoe warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), South Lake Tahoe criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), South Lake Tahoe court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), South Lake Tahoe traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), South Lake Tahoe DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), South Lake Tahoe divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and South Lake Tahoe property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official South Lake Tahoe website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official South Lake Tahoe offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofslt.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find South Lake Tahoe city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at cityofslt.gov/87/City-Clerk, phone 530 542-6005. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe cases are heard by the courts that serve El Dorado County, and people arrested in South Lake Tahoe are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the El Dorado County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from South Lake Tahoe?
Through the city's records request page at cityofslt.gov/313/Records, phone 530-542-6100. A record it does not cover 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.