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.
Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with about 35,000 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 Temple City 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 Temple City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Temple City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Temple City: 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.
Temple City 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: templecityca.gov/101/City-Hall (page title: City Hall | Temple City, CA)
- Phone: (626) 285-2171
- Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Temple City
California public records law applies to the city government of Temple City. 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: templecityca.gov/114/Public-Records (page title: Public Records | Temple City, CA)
- Phone: (800) 201-8999
- Address: 8838 E. Las Tunas Drive Temple City, CA 91780
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 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
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Culver City
- San Gabriel
- Monrovia
- Bell Gardens
- 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
Temple City Arrest Records
The Temple City arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Temple City's arrests to the FBI and the 546 arrests it reported for 2022. It also says where a person arrested in Temple City is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Temple City Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Temple City, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Temple City warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Temple City inmate search (the custody page of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Temple City criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Temple City court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Temple City traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Temple City DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Temple City divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Temple City property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Temple City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Temple City offices listed above, and the city's own website is templecityca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Temple City?
Temple City cases are heard by the courts that serve Los Angeles County, and people arrested in Temple City 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 Temple City?
Through the city's records request page at templecityca.gov/114/Public-Records, phone (800) 201-8999. 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.