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San Francisco County, California · Personal and public records

Request public records in San Francisco County

Find the agency holding government records, its request channels, copy fees and response rules.

2 providers · 3 official links · 9 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 14, 2026

In San Francisco County, 2 county departments publish 3 official links for this service. Reviewed requirements cover processing time (5), payment methods (2), appeals (1) and documents (1). 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items and 1 provider lists forms on their guides.

These are the San Francisco County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
County government

Assessor-Recorder

Assessor-Recorder public records requests only (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Request Assessor-Recorder records through its dedicated public-records contact. This does not submit a request to every San Francisco department. City Attorney requests and withheld-records review use separate channels.

Before you start · 3 requirements & conditions
Processing time · CPRA copy requests — initial determination; this is not a record-delivery deadline
within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records determination (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.535 (a)

Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor.

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Processing time · CPRA unusual circumstances — written notice must give reasons and the expected determination date
The notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days.
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records determination (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.535 (b)

In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) may be extended by written notice from the head of the agency or a designee to the person making the request, setting forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched. The notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days.

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Payments · CPRA copies — applicable duplication or statutory fees; inspection and special record products can differ
payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable.
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records copy-fees (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.530(a)

upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable.

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Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records route discovery (opens in a new tab)

Public records — Requests pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance and Sections 408 and 408.1 of the California R&T Co

Requests pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance and Sections 408 and 408.1 of the California R&T Code.

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County government

City Attorney — records and review

City Attorney records requests only (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Request records held by the City Attorney’s Office. Use the separate Supervisor of Records service below to ask for review of another City agency’s withheld or redacted records; it does not decide timeliness or issue violations.

Before you start · 3 requirements & conditions
Processing time · CPRA copy requests — initial determination; this is not a record-delivery deadline
within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records determination (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.535 (a)

Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor.

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Processing time · CPRA unusual circumstances — written notice must give reasons and the expected determination date
The notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days.
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records determination (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.535 (b)

In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) may be extended by written notice from the head of the agency or a designee to the person making the request, setting forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched. The notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days.

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Payments · CPRA copies — applicable duplication or statutory fees; inspection and special record products can differ
payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable.
Source & saved evidence

California Legislature · California Government Code — public records copy-fees (opens in a new tab)

California Government Code 7922.530(a)

upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable.

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Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records attorney-records (opens in a new tab)

Public records — Request public records from the City Attorney's Office.

Request public records from the City Attorney's Office.

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Ask for review of withheld or redacted City records (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Email or mail a petition to the Supervisor of Records. This reviews whether records are public; it does not decide whether a response was timely or issue violations.

Before you start · 3 requirements & conditions
Appeals · Review scope — public status of records only
The Supervisor of Records does not: Decide if responses are timely Issue violations against City departments
Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records review (opens in a new tab)

Public records requirement — Review scope — public status of records only

The Supervisor of Records does not: Decide if responses are timely Issue violations against City departments

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Information & documents · Supervisor of Records — petition contents
Your contact information The department you asked for records The records you want The date you asked for records Why you think the records were improperly withheld or redacted Copies of relevant emails or letters
Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records review (opens in a new tab)

Public records requirement — Supervisor of Records — petition contents

Your contact information The department you asked for records The records you want The date you asked for records Why you think the records were improperly withheld or redacted Copies of relevant emails or letters

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Processing time · Review petitions — stated aim, not an initial CPRA determination or guaranteed delivery time
The Supervisor of Records aims to respond to petitions within 10 days. Some petitions may take longer.
Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records review (opens in a new tab)

Public records requirement — Review petitions — stated aim, not an initial CPRA determination or guaranteed delivery time

The Supervisor of Records aims to respond to petitions within 10 days. Some petitions may take longer.

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Source & saved evidence

San Francisco County · San Francisco County — public records review (opens in a new tab)

Public records — Ask the Supervisor of Records to review a response by a City agency to your public records requ

Ask the Supervisor of Records to review a response by a City agency to your public records request.

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