SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Maple Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with about 23,000 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 Maple Heights 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 Maple Heights, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.

City or county record: where Maple Heights records are kept

Maple Heights police reports and records

Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Maple Heights 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 Maple Heights police records.

Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Cuyahoga County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.

Maple Heights 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: mapleheightsohio.gov (page title: City of Maple Heights)
  • Phone: (216) 662-6000
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.

Public records requests to Maple Heights

Ohio public records law applies to the city government of Maple Heights. 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.

A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Maple Heights website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Maple Heights offices listed above, and the city's own website is mapleheightsohio.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I get a police report in Maple Heights?

Request it from the Maple Heights police records unit at mapleheightsohio.gov/departments/police, phone (216) 662-6000. 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 Maple Heights?

Maple Heights cases are heard by the courts that serve Cuyahoga County, and people arrested in Maple Heights are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Cuyahoga County public records guide on SearchSystems.

How do I request a public record from Maple Heights?

Through the city's records request page at mapleheightsohio.gov, phone (216) 662-6000. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.