California Public Records Act (CPRA) Resource

What is the California Public Records Act (CPRA)?

The California Public Records Act (CPRA) was passed by the California Legislature in 1968 for government agencies and requires that government records be disclosed to the public, upon request, unless there is a legal basis for withholding such documents.

Before Submitting a Records Request

Check existing records first

Many County records are already available online. You may find what you need before submitting a request! Please see links to commonly available records and data sets below.

View Records Library here

How to Submit a CPRA Request

NextRequest CPRA Portal Now Live

The Sonoma County NextRequest CPRA platform is now live for the following departments:

Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (ACTTC), Information Systems, Permit Sonoma, Sonoma Water Agency, Emergency Management, Child Support Services and Office of Equity. More departments will be added in the coming months.

NextRequest Online Portal

For all other department requests use the Department Contact List below to email the department that maintains the records you need.

Department Contact List

Frequently Viewed Records

Sonoma County maintains a wide range of reports and databases available online.

Board Agendas & Minutes Board Records Online Viewer Budget Reports Sheriff’s Office Reports

Data & Records

SoCo Data

SoCo Data is the open data portal for the County of Sonoma. Our goal is to provide open access to data for research and analysis.

SB - 272

List of “enterprise” systems that are used across multiple departments or contain information collected about the public and serve as original sources of data.

GIS - Data and Maps

Sonoma County GIS is a service from the County of Sonoma designed to help you find interactive maps and applications, GIS data, and other related online content.

Permit Records

This service provides convenient access to permit information, current and historic, for properties located within unincorporated Sonoma County.

Parcel Search

Provided by the Assessor's Office. Search results include Assessor Parcel Number lookup, basic parcel information, value notices and parcel maps.

Department CPRA Contacts

Department	Email / Contact
Agricultural, Weights & Measures	sonomaag@sonomacounty.gov
Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District	OpenSpace@sonomacounty.gov
Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector	Sonoma County NextRequest
Board of Supervisors	bos@sonomacounty.gov
Child Support Services	Sonoma County NextRequest
Civil Grand Jury	gjury@sonomacounty.gov
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor – Assessor Division	assessor@sonomacounty.gov
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor – Clerk-Recorder Division	clerkrecorder@sonomacounty.gov
Community Development Commission	CDC-PublicRecords@sonomacounty.gov
County Administrator's Office	bos@sonomacounty.gov
County Counsel	County.Counsel@sonomacounty.gov
District Attorney	https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/about-us/contact-us
Economic Development Collaborative	edc@sonomacounty.gov
Emergency Management	Sonoma County NextRequest
Fairgrounds	info@sonomacountyfair.com
Health Services	DHS-PublicRecords@sonomacounty.gov
Health Services - Environmental Health	EH-@sonomacounty.gov
Human Resources	hr@sonomacounty.gov
Human Services	info@sonomacounty-hsd.gov
Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach	IOLERO@sonomacounty.gov
Information Systems	Sonoma County NextRequest
Law Library	LawLibrary@sonomacounty.gov
Office of Equity	Sonoma County NextRequest
Permit Sonoma	Sonoma County NextRequest
Permit Sonoma - HazMat and CUPA	Hazmat@sonomacounty.gov
Probation	https://sonomacounty.gov/justice-services/probation/contact-us
Public Defender	https://sonomacounty.gov/justice-services/public-defender/about-our-office
Sheriffs Office	Sheriff-CIB@sonomacounty.gov
Sonoma County Employees' Retirement Association	https://scretire.org/contact-us/email-us
Registrar of Voters	ROV-Info@sonomacounty.gov
Sonoma County Regional Parks	parks@sonomacounty.gov
Sonoma County Water Agency	Sonoma County NextRequest
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)	lafco@sonomacounty.gov
Sonoma Public Infrastructure	spi@sonomacounty.gov
Upstream Investments	upstream@sonomacounty-hsd.gov