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.
Grants Pass is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, with about 39,000 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 Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Recorder, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Grants Pass records are kept
- Kept by the City of Grants Pass: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Josephine 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 Josephine County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Grants Pass City Recorder: council records and ordinances
The City Recorder 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 Grants Pass.
- Website: grantspassoregon.gov/132/City-Recorder (page title: City Recorder | Grants Pass, OR)
- Phone: 541-450-6000
- Address: 101 NW A Street Room 205 Grants Pass, OR 97526
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Grants Pass police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass police records.
- Website: grantspassoregon.gov/577/Police-Report-Request (page title: Police Report Request | Grants Pass, OR)
- Phone: 541-450-6260
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Josephine County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Grants Pass 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: grantspassoregon.gov/27/City-Hall (page title: City Hall | Grants Pass, OR)
- Phone: 541-450-6000
- Address: 101 NW A Street Grants Pass, OR 97526
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Grants Pass
Oregon public records law applies to the city government of Grants Pass. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Recorder 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.
Grants Pass Arrest Records
The Grants Pass arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Grants Pass's arrests to the FBI and the 1,559 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Grants Pass is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Grants Pass Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Grants Pass, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Grants Pass warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Grants Pass inmate search (the jail page of the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Grants Pass criminal records (the court file, the Oregon criminal history and the local arrest records), Grants Pass court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Grants Pass police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Oregon Public Records Law requires), Grants Pass traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Grants Pass DUI (the DUII law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Grants Pass divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Grants Pass property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Grants Pass website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Grants Pass offices listed above, and the city's own website is grantspassoregon.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Grants Pass?
Request it from the Grants Pass police records unit at grantspassoregon.gov, phone 541-450-6260. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Grants Pass city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Recorder at grantspassoregon.gov/132/City-Recorder, phone 541-450-6000. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Grants Pass?
Grants Pass cases are heard by the courts that serve Josephine County, and people arrested in Grants Pass are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Josephine County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Grants Pass?
From the office that holds it: the City Recorder for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Oregon public records law applies to city governments.