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.
Vacaville is a city in Solano County, California, with about 104,000 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 Vacaville 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 Vacaville, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Vacaville records are kept
- Kept by the City of Vacaville: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Solano 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 Solano County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Vacaville 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 Vacaville.
- Website: cityofvacaville.gov/government/city-clerk/public-records-act-request
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the site did not answer our automated check (HTTP 403); open it directly in a browser.
Vacaville police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Vacaville 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 Vacaville police records.
- Website: cityofvacaville.gov/government/police-department/permits-records-re... (page title: Public Records | Vacaville, CA)
- Phone: (707) 449-5100
- Address: 650 Merchant Street Vacaville, CA 95688
- 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 Solano County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Vacaville 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: cityofvacaville.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirec... (page title: Vacaville City Hall | City Facilities | Vacaville, CA)
- Phone: (707) 449-5100
- Address: 650 Merchant Street Vacaville, CA 95688
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Vacaville
California public records law applies to the city government of Vacaville. 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 Solano County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Solano County. The Solano County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Vacaville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Vacaville offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofvacaville.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Vacaville?
Request it from the Vacaville police records unit at cityofvacaville.gov, phone (707) 449-5100. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Vacaville?
Vacaville cases are heard by the courts that serve Solano County, and people arrested in Vacaville are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Solano County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Vacaville?
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.