Private reference, not a government office or records custodian. This directory does not retrieve records, certify copies, confirm who lives at an address, or alter a roll or database. Send those requests to the office that maintains the record. For an emergency, call 911. If you believe you are being stalked or harassed, contact local police.
Where a West Covina Records Request Belongs
The right starting point depends on who created or keeps the record. For questions about West Covina, these routes cover the requests readers make most often:
- Street and parcel research: start with the West Covina by-street guide
- Old directory volumes and past residents: use the West Covina city directories route
- One-person research: follow the West Covina resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see West Covina resident records offices
- City-created records not online: use the California Public Records Act (CPRA), Government Code ยงยง 7920.000 et seq., and send the request to the relevant city custodian
West Covina City Clerk
City Hall, 1444 W. Garvey Avenue S., Room 317
West Covina, CA 91790
626-939-8433
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; closed Friday.
Use the West Covina CPRA request form for records created by city departments. For a permit, code-enforcement case, or business-license file, put the subject property address in the description. The form provides a ten-day determination notice; production may take longer, and exemptions can apply.
Do not route every record through the City Clerk. Deeds and county birth, death, and marriage records belong to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC); the county's contact page lists its general routes. Parcel characteristics and AIN or address searches start with the Los Angeles County Assessor Portal. Court and probate files belong to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Each custodian decides whether a record is available and how a copy can be provided.
Los Angeles County also publishes a decentralized-records warning and a separate county public-records request route. Use it for county-created records rather than treating the West Covina form as a countywide request.