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.
Melissa is a city in Collin County, Texas, with about 26,000 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 Melissa 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 Melissa, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Melissa records are kept
- Kept by the City of Melissa: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Collin 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 Collin County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Melissa 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: cityofmelissa.com (page title: Melissa, TX)
- Phone: 972-838-1084
- Address: 3411 Barker Avenue Melissa, TX 75454
- Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Melissa
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Melissa. 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: cityofmelissa.com/602/Records-Reporting (page title: Records & Reporting | Melissa, TX)
- Phone: 972-838-2033
- Hours: Monday through Thursday - Administration, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
- 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 Collin County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Collin County. The Collin County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Melissa website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Melissa offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofmelissa.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Melissa?
Melissa cases are heard by the courts that serve Collin County, and people arrested in Melissa are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Collin County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Melissa?
Through the city's records request page at cityofmelissa.com/602/Records-Reporting, phone 972-838-2033. 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.