County of Sonoma

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

Currently requests for the following agencies/departments are available for submission through this portal:

County of Sonoma: Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector (ACTTC), Human Resources, Information Systems, Permit Sonoma, Emergency Management, Child Support Services, Office of Equity, Public Defender, Sonoma Public Infrastructure, Regional Parks, DA

Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water)

Sonoma County Community Development Commission (CDC)

NextRequest Online Portal

For all other agency / 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

Agency / 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 Sonoma County NextRequest
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor – Clerk-Recorder Division Sonoma County NextRequest
Community Development Commission Sonoma County NextRequest
County Administrator's Office bos@sonomacounty.gov
County Counsel

County.Counsel@sonomacounty.gov
District Attorney Sonoma County NextRequest
Economic Development Collaborative
Emergency Management Sonoma County NextRequest
Fairgrounds info@sonomacountyfair.com
Health Services DHS-PublicRecords@sonomacounty.gov
Health Services - Environmental Health EH-@sonomacounty.gov
Human Resources Sonoma County NextRequest
Human Services info@sonomacounty-hsd.gov
Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach
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 Sonoma County NextRequest
Probation https://sonomacounty.gov/justice-services/probation/contact-us
Public Defender Sonoma County NextRequest
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 Sonoma County NextRequest
Sonoma County Water Agency Sonoma County NextRequest
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) lafco@sonomacounty.gov
Sonoma Public Infrastructure Sonoma County NextRequest
Upstream Investments Sonoma County NextRequest