County public records
request service.
FileFOIA is a professional county public records request service filing open records requests with county sheriff departments, courts, property offices, health agencies, and elections offices in every county in the United States. Need to hire someone to file a county public records request? Our done-for-you public records retrieval service handles it — flat $49 fee, completely private.
Every record type your county
government is required to produce.
County governments hold an enormous range of records — many more than most people realize. Our county public records request service files with any county agency in any state. Here is what we regularly request for individuals, attorneys, investigators, and businesses:
County Sheriff Records
Incident reports, use-of-force records, body cam footage, internal affairs files, and jail records from county sheriff departments. FileFOIA files with every county sheriff’s office in the country under the applicable state open records law. Hiring us means no agency runaround — we know the correct custodian in every county. See our police records service for full detail.
Superior Court Records
County superior court records — civil filings, criminal case files, probate records, family court documents, and court administrative records. We file with court clerks in every county and knows which records are public vs. sealed and how to request correctly under each state’s court records rules.
Property & Deed Records
Property ownership records, deed histories, title transfers, mortgage filings, liens, and tax assessor files. We pull property records from county recorders, assessors, and clerk offices. Essential for real estate due diligence, title research, and asset investigation. See our business records service.
County Health Department Records
Restaurant inspection records, environmental health violations, communicable disease reports, vital records indexes, and public health agency correspondence. FileFOIA files with county health departments in all 50 states — these records are frequently the most revealing and least contested of any county agency.
Elections & Voter Records
Voter registration records, election result canvasses, campaign finance filings, ballot accounting records, and elections administration correspondence. We file with county elections offices and registrars of voters. Voter registration data availability varies significantly by state law.
Planning, Zoning & Permits
County planning commission records, zoning variance applications, building permit histories, code enforcement files, and environmental impact reports. We pull these for real estate developers, attorneys, and investigators doing due diligence on any property or project in any county. See our business records service.
Most people skip county records.
That’s a mistake.
Everyone knows about federal FOIA. Fewer people think to file a county public records request — but county records are often faster, cheaper, and less redacted than anything you’ll get from a federal agency. County sheriff records, property files, health inspection data, and court records are public documents that any person can request.
FileFOIA files at the county level across all 50 states. We know which county agencies hold which records, how to identify the correct records custodian in each county, and how to follow up when county clerks ignore requests or claim records don’t exist.
Note: county agencies respond under the applicable state open records law. Response times stated in each state’s law are minimums — not guarantees. In practice, many county agencies — especially smaller ones and those dealing with politically sensitive records — take far longer than the statutory deadline. We follow up aggressively.
File a County Public Records Request — $49Our county public records request service
covers every county in every state.
Our county public records request service files in all 3,143 U.S. counties. Below are the largest and most commonly requested. Don’t see yours? File a request and we handle it.
LA County Sheriff, Superior Court, DPW, Health Services, Assessor, and all 88 incorporated city agencies. Largest county in the US by population. FileFOIA handles CPRA requests with all LA County departments.
Cook County Sheriff, Circuit Court, Assessor, Health Department, and Elections. Covers Chicago and 130+ surrounding municipalities. Illinois FOIA governs our county public records request service filings here.
Harris County Sheriff, District Court, Appraisal District, Public Health, and Elections. Covers Houston metro. Texas Public Information Act governs all county public records requests — 10-business-day response required.
Maricopa County Sheriff, Superior Court, Assessor, Health Department, and Elections — one of the most requested counties for elections and law enforcement records. Arizona public records law governs our filings.
Miami-Dade Police, Circuit Court, Property Appraiser, Health Department, and Elections. Florida’s Sunshine Law governs our county public records request service — one of the broadest state records laws in the country.
King County Sheriff, Superior Court, Assessor, and Elections. Covers Seattle metro. Washington’s Public Records Act imposes daily financial penalties for non-compliance — making King County among the most responsive jurisdictions for public records requests.
How our county public records request
service works — four steps.
Tell us which county and records
Which county, which agency, what records. Our county public records request service identifies the correct records custodian — county clerk, sheriff’s FOIA office, health department records unit — and drafts a request under the applicable state law. You never have to figure out who to contact.
We file under the correct state law
Every county falls under its state’s open records law. Hiring our county public records request service means we file under the correct law, use the correct format for that county, and route the request to the correct custodian — the first time, every time.
We track and follow up
County agencies vary wildly in responsiveness. We monitor every case and follows up when agencies miss their statutory deadlines — which happens frequently, especially for sheriff and law enforcement records. Improper denials go to our FOIA appeal service.
Records delivered with gap analysis
Everything organized and delivered to your secure client portal and Dropbox folder. We run a gap analysis on every production — checking what was produced vs. what you asked for. Incomplete productions are challenged before we close the case.
County public records request service —
frequently asked questions.
Yes. Our county public records request service acts as your authorized agent, filing county open records requests on your behalf in any county in the United States. Flat $49 fee. No legal background required. See our pricing page for all tiers including full service with gap analysis.
County agencies fall under the applicable state open records law — not federal FOIA. California counties operate under the CPRA, Texas counties under the Public Information Act, Florida counties under the Sunshine Law, and so on. We know the correct law for every county in every state. See our state records directory for state-specific information.
County agencies respond under the applicable state law deadline — typically 5–30 days depending on the state. In practice, response times vary widely. Some counties are very responsive; others take weeks or months, especially for sheriff records or politically sensitive materials. Our county public records request service tracks every deadline and follows up aggressively when agencies stall or delay without justification.
Yes — they are entirely separate agencies with separate records systems. The county sheriff’s department covers unincorporated county areas and maintains its own records. City police departments are separate municipal agencies. Our county public records request service files with the correct agency — and files with both when the incident happened near a boundary where both may hold records.
A claim that records don’t exist is sometimes accurate — but is also frequently used to avoid producing inconvenient records. We challenge unsupported “no records” responses by requesting a written certification that a diligent search was conducted, and by identifying specific record types and custodians that should hold responsive records. If the claim is false, this process exposes it.
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File a county public records
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Hire our county public records request service — a done-for-you public records retrieval service for any county in any state. Flat $49 fee. Completely private.