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.
Sammamish is a city in King County, Washington, with about 66,000 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 Sammamish 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 Sammamish, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Sammamish records are kept
- Kept by the City of Sammamish: 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.
Sammamish 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 Sammamish.
- Website: sammamishwa.gov/government/clerk (page title: What services does the City Clerk provide | City of Sammamish)
- Phone: (425) 295 0527
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Sammamish 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: sammamish.us/government/city-hall (page title: City Hall Hours and Appointments | City of Sammamish)
- Phone: (425) 295 0500
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Sammamish
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Sammamish. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records 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.
Sammamish Arrest Records
The Sammamish arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Sammamish's arrests to the FBI and the 111 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Sammamish is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Sammamish Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Sammamish, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Sammamish warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Sammamish inmate search (the jail page of the King County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Sammamish criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Sammamish court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Sammamish traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Sammamish DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Sammamish divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Sammamish property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Sammamish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Sammamish offices listed above, and the city's own website is sammamish.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Sammamish city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at sammamishwa.gov/government/clerk, phone (425) 295 0527. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Sammamish?
Sammamish cases are heard by the courts that serve King County, and people arrested in Sammamish 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 Sammamish?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Washington public records law applies to city governments.