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.
Lake Forest Park is a city in King County, Washington, with about 13,000 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 Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Lake Forest Park records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lake Forest Park: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by King 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 King County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park.
- Website: cityoflfp.gov/154/Municipal-ServicesCity-Clerk (page title: Municipal Services/City Clerk | Lake Forest Park, WA)
- Phone: 206-368-5440
- Address: 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
- Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Lake Forest Park police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Lake Forest Park 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 Lake Forest Park police records.
- Website: cityoflfp.gov/430/Public-Disclosure-Requests (page title: Police Public Records Requests | Lake Forest Park, WA)
- Address: 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
- 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 King County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Lake Forest Park 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: cityoflfp.gov/27/City-Hall (page title: City Hall | Lake Forest Park, WA)
- Phone: 206-368-5440
- Address: 17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
- Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lake Forest Park
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Lake Forest Park. 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 King County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in King County. The King County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Lake Forest Park Arrest Records
The Lake Forest Park arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lake Forest Park's arrests to the FBI and the 128 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Lake Forest Park is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lake Forest Park Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Lake Forest Park, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lake Forest Park warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lake Forest Park inmate search (the jail page of the King County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lake Forest Park criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Lake Forest Park court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lake Forest Park police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) requires), Lake Forest Park traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lake Forest Park DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lake Forest Park divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lake Forest Park property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lake Forest Park website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lake Forest Park offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityoflfp.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Lake Forest Park?
Request it from the Lake Forest Park police records unit at cityoflfp.gov/430/Public-Disclosure-Requests. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Lake Forest Park city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at cityoflfp.gov, phone 206-368-5440. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lake Forest Park?
Lake Forest Park cases are heard by the courts that serve King County, and people arrested in Lake Forest Park are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the King County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lake Forest Park?
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. Washington public records law applies to city governments.