FOLSOM PUBLIC RECORDS

What are Folsom Public Records?

The California Public Records Act classifies Folsom public records as all physical or digital data created, received, stored, re-created, or updated by a government agency concerning a public activity. Under state law, public records include memoranda, notes, books, maps, photographs, videotapes, audio files, symbols, building plans, and other data in a public agency's custody. However, public agencies have the right to prevent the disclosure of documents that may violate an individual's personal privacy. In some cases, the agency may restrict access to confidential records to only the record subject and other authorized persons or entities. Generally, the California Open Records Act exempts the following documents from public view:

• Attorney-client communications;
• Personnel data and similar files, such as salary information and investigations of employee misconduct (if the charges are untrue after due investigations);
• Architectural and official building plans;
• Criminal offender information;
• Medical records;
• Voters’ registration information, such as email address, home address, and other identifying information;
• Information about attorney-client privilege;
• Law enforcement agencies’ investigatory files and procedures;
• Preliminary notes, drafts, inter or intra-agency memoranda which are not used or retained by a public agency in decision-making;
• Minutes of the meeting of public entities closed to the public;
• Voted registration information containing a voter's email address, home address, and phone number;
• Public documents containing information about the identity of informants in a law enforcement investigation;
• Information security records that may reveal vulnerabilities to a public agency's information technology system;
• Juvenile records and information are compiled by law enforcement agencies;
• Trade secrets or negotiations filed with a public agency for licensing purposes;
• Data about pending litigation that involves a public agency or entity.

Public city records may also be accessible from third-party websites. Record seekers may either opt to use these non-governmental platforms to search for a specific record or multiple city records. However, users will need to provide enough information to assist with the search such as:

• The address of the requestor;
• A case number or file number (if known);
• The location of the document or person involved;
• The name of the subject involved in the record (not juvenile);
• The last known or current address of the registrant.

Third-party sites are not sponsored by government agencies. Because of this, record availability and results may vary

Folsom Crime Statistics

The Folsom City Police Department creates annual statistics of all reported arrests and crimes in the city. Per the 2019 FBI UCR Report, Folsom recorded 1,566 index crimes. The accumulated figure consists of 82 violent crimes and 1,484 property crimes. Furthermore, the index crimes listed on the crime report include 12 rapes, 29 robberies, 41 aggravated assaults, 278 burglaries, 1,127 larceny thefts, 79 motor vehicle thefts, and three arson. Folsom City Police Department did not report any murder crimes in 2019. There is a negligible increase of seven percent in 2019 compared with the Folsom City crime report for 2016. Within a three-year gap, larceny-theft, the most reported index crime, increased noticeably by 12 percent.

Are Folsom Criminal Records Public?

Access to Folsom Criminal records will depend on the type of record. For example, the California Open Records Act does not permit the disclosure of juvenile criminal records to public members. Only record subjects, parents, guardians, and other government-approved agencies may request juvenile criminal records in Folsom. However, arrest records are considered open to the public.

Similarly, the Superior Court of California, Sacramento County Division, is responsible for keeping all Folsom criminal records. It issues online and offline copies of Folsom criminal records to interested public members. To obtain copies of criminal records in person, record seekers must follow these steps:

1. Download and print out a local criminal record search request form.
2. Present the completed request form to the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse at:

720 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 874-5522

The County Courthouse is responsible for maintaining criminal records with case numbers starting from:

• 17F, 18F, 19F, 20F;
• 17M, 18M, 19M, 20M.

Alternatively, record seekers can research Folsom criminal records at the public computer terminals in Room 101, Criminal Records Lobby at the courthouse. Furthermore, Folsom criminal records before 1989 are accessible via the public microfiche located in Room 101 at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse. Requesters who wish to use the mail request option must print out and fill the criminal record request form. Next, requesters must mail in the completed request form alongside a check or money for the required fee to:

The Superior Court of California
County of Sacramento
720 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Most importantly, on the memo line in a check or money order, record seekers must write "Not to Exceed $35" and "Not to Exceed for $50" for non-certified and certified criminal records, respectively. Plain copies of Folsom criminal records cost $0.5 per page, while certification of criminal records is $40 per case.

On the other hand, the Superior Court of California, Sacramento County Division, hosts an online database for all documented criminal records in Folsom City.

How to Obtain Folsom Police Reports and Arrest Records

Folsom police reports and arrest records fall under the purview of local and state law enforcement agencies. The Folsom Police Department generates and allows interested public members to get copies of police reports and arrest records. Nonetheless, the Police Department will not release child abuse reports or arrest records for ongoing investigations to public members.

Interested public members can access the preferred public document by sending a written request to the email address: fpdrecords@folsom.ca.us. The email request must contain these listed data:

• The requester's full name and contact address;
• The incident number or FPD report;
• Time and date when the incident or arrest occurred;
• The requester's affiliation or relationship to the crime victim, witness, driver, or pedestrian.

In addition, requesters must attach a valid photo ID alongside the email request. Law enforcement officers may attend to the request within seven to ten days of receiving the email request.

How to Find Sex Offender Information in Folsom

The California Sex Offender Registry maintains an online database of all registered sex offenders in Folsom City. The online database features the names, sex, age, race, criminal convictions, and photographs of all Folsom sex offenders. Furthermore, it enables requesters to obtain sex offenders' data via two search options: name-based sex offender search or advanced sex offender search options. Folsom City residents and non-residents must fill in the offender's first and last name to use the name-based search option. Conversely, the advanced sex offenders search enables requesters to obtain data about sex offenders in a particular location.

How to Find Folsom Inmate Information

Interested persons or entities can obtain Folsom inmate records via the Folsom County Sheriff's online search portal. Visitors to the online search portal may opt to search for Folsom inmates by name or using a known reference number.

How Do I Visit an Inmate in Folsom Jail?

Visitors may find Folsom inmates at these detention facilities in Sacramento County - the Sacramento County Main Jail or the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center. These County jails are located at:

Sacramento County Main Jail
651 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 874-6752

Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC)
12500 Bruceville Road
Elk Grove, CA 95757
Phone: (916) 874-1927

Inmates at the Sacramento Main Jail are eligible to receive visitors for 45 minutes twice a week. However, sentenced and non-sentenced inmates may receive visitors three times a week for 45 minutes per visit. The visitation schedule at the Sacramento Main Jail is as follows:

• Morning/afternoon: 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
• Evening: 4:30 p.m, 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 9:30.

While visiting the jail facilities, visitors must follow the jail guidelines. For instance, visitors must wear appropriate clothes when visiting the County Jail facilities.

What are Folsom Vital Records?

Per the California Open Records Act, Folsom’s vital records are government-verified reports of all life events within the city. At the state and local level, public agencies are responsible for keeping track of vital records, such as birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. Therefore, persons interested in accessing these documents must contact and meet the public agency's requirements. The Superior Court of California, Sacramento County Division, is responsible for maintaining divorce records. On the other hand, Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office records and issues copies of Folsom birth, marriage, and death records to eligible persons and authorized personnel.

Where and How to Obtain Folsom Divorce Records

The Superior Court of California in Sacramento County is the custodian for all Folsom divorce records. It provides divorce public records upon request via online, email, mail, dropbox, and in-person request options.

The Clerk of the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse issues Folsom divorce records in the following case number categories:

• 13FL through 21FL;
• 18DV through 21DV;
• 16FS through 21FS.

Interested persons must download and print out a request for a family law record, regardless of the request method. Next, requesters may opt to present the completed form in person or send it via mail to:

3341 Power Inn Road
Sacramento, CA 95826.

In contrast, divorces filed between 1937 and 1974 are obtainable via email at flcopyrequest@saccourt.ca.gov. Requesters must include the record subject's name and case number when sending an email to the courthouse. However, record seekers must contact the Sacramento County History Center in person to access Folsom City divorce records before 1937.

The Clerk of the Court charges $0.5 per page for a standard copy of Folsom City divorce records. In addition, a certified copy of a dissolution judgment costs $15, whereas a certified divorce record costs $40. Note that these fees also cover a standard copy fee.

Where and How to Obtain Folsom Marriage Records

The Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office issues two types of certified Folsom marriage certificates to public members: the informational and authorized divorce record. The authorized copy is released to eligible requesters, such as the record subject, the record subject’s child, sibling, and close relations. Law enforcement personnel and legal representatives of the record subject are also eligible to obtain authorized marriage records. Moreover, the Clerk-Recorder's Office requires eligible requesters to sign a statement to prove they can receive an authorized copy of the marriage record.

To obtain Folsom marriage records in person, requesters must print out and complete the application form. In addition, requesters must present a valid government-issued photo ID alongside the completed application form to the Clerk-Recorder’s Office at:

In contrast, to use the mail request option, requesters must fill out the application form, attach a money order for the required fee, and include a sworn statement notarized by a Notary Public in a self-addressed envelope to:

Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder
5229 Hazel Avenue
Suite B
Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

Where and How to Get Folsom Birth Records

Folsom birth records from 1850 are obtainable at the Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office. The Clerk-Recorder's Office will only release authorized birth certificates to the following persons or entities:

• The registrant
• Parents listed on the birth certificate;
• The registrant's legal guardian;
• The registrant's spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, or grandparent
• Law enforcement personnel;
• Legal representatives;
• Persons or entities backed by a court order.

However, all requesters can request informational copies of birth certificates.

The Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office issues copies of Folsom birth records to requesters in person at any of these locations:

Downtown Sacramento
600 8th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 874-6334

County Service Center - East
5229 Hazel Avenue
Suite B
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Phone: (916) 874-6334

County Service Center - South
8239 East Stockton Boulevard
Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95828
Phone: (916) 874-6334

To get copies of Folsom birth via mail, order, requesters must follow these steps:

1. Fill out the birth record application form;
2. Include a sworn statement notarized by a Notary Public;
3. Send the completed application form and notarized statement to the Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder’s mail address:

Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office
5229 Hazel Avenue
Suite B
Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

A copy of the Folsom City birth certificate costs $28.

Where and How to Find Folsom Death Records

The Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office is the record custodian for all Folsom death records. In addition, it issues authorized and informational death records to interested public members. Only the following persons can obtain authorized death records at the Clerk-Recorder's Office:

• The registrant's parents;
• The registrant's legal guardian;
• The registrant's spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, or grandparent
• Law enforcement personnel;
• Legal representatives;
• Persons or entities backed by a court order to obtain the death certificate;
• An employee of a funeral establishment.

Requesters must print out and complete the death record application form to obtain Folsom death records via in-person requests. In addition, requesters must present a valid government-issued photo ID alongside the completed application form to the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office at:

8239 East Stockton Boulevard
Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95828.

Alternatively, requesters using the mail request option must fill out the application form, attach a money order for the required fee, and include a sworn statement notarized by a Notary Public in a self-addressed envelope to:

Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder
5229 Hazel Avenue
Suite B
Fair Oaks, CA 95628.