Solano County, CA Courts and Public Records

The Superior Court of California, County of Solano is the single trial court for Solano County. It hears criminal, traffic, civil, small claims, family law, probate, mental health, and juvenile cases.

Have the person's full name, the case number if you know it, and approximate dates ready before you search. Solano cases are heard at four courthouse buildings, three in Fairfield and one in Vallejo.

Solano County's Superior Court received 64,716 new filings in fiscal year 2024-25 and reported ~43,312 dispositions. Its filings per authorized judicial position rank 30 of 58 counties.

The largest driver of the change was criminal (+10,350 filings), followed by civil (+2,393). Dispositions marked with ~ are estimates because the court did not report disposition data; they use the statewide ratio of dispositions to filings.

Total filings in Solano County moved up over the five fiscal years shown; dispositions are shown beside filings.

Total filings changed +12.4% between FY 2020-21 and FY 2024-25, from 57,596 to 64,716. The largest annual change was +24.0% in FY 2024-25. The latest change, FY 2024-25, was +24.0%, led by criminal filings (+10,350).

Criminal cases make up the largest share of Solano County filings at 72.0% of the 64,716 filed in FY 2024-25.

Traffic misdemeanors cases were the fastest-growing category at +44.4%, while juvenile dependency cases fell fastest at -33.1%.

Solano County accounted for 1.22% of the 5,306,078 cases filed statewide in California superior courts in FY 2024-25, and its filings grew 24.0% while statewide filings grew 8.5%.

Solano County's criminal share is higher than the statewide share and its civil share is lower. Its filings per judicial position are above the statewide figure.

These figures cover offenses reported by all law enforcement agencies in Solano County, as published by the California Department of Justice (OpenJustice). Violent and property offenses combined fell 8.1%, from 13,329 in 2023 to 12,252 in 2024.

The Solano County violent crime rate of about 472.9 per 100K is below the statewide rate of about 477.1, while its property crime rate of about 2219.3 per 100K is above the statewide rate of about 2069.1.

Solano County has 4 Superior Court locations. Check your citation, notice, or case paperwork for the assigned courthouse before you go.

All Solano County trial matters are heard by the Superior Court of California, County of Solano, and the location assigned to your case determines where you go. Federal cases and parking tickets are handled outside this court.

Yes, most Solano County court records are public, with exceptions. California Rules of Court, rules 2.500 to 2.507, give the public access to electronic trial court records, while juvenile, sealed, and confidential records stay restricted.

Public records

Most case records are open to the public. Case information is available through the Case Search portal, while administrative records are requested in writing under California Rules of Court, rule 10.500.

Restricted or confidential records

Juvenile, sealed, and confidential case records are restricted under state law and court order. Family, probate, and mental health files are partly confidential, so only parties or authorized persons may see some documents.

Online access

The Case Search portal is for case lookups. It is not used for administrative records requests, and documents are not promised online.

In-person access

Visit a courthouse listed on the locations page. Written administrative records requests go to Brian K. Taylor, Court Executive Officer, Hall of Justice, 600 Union Ave, Fairfield, CA 94533.

Fees

The court lists card service fees for online, phone, and in-person card payments. Records may carry a fee for electronic production and nonstandard copies at the court's direct cost, and the court directs requesters to rule 10.500(e)(4) for fee guidelines.

Use the official Solano County Superior Court resources below to search cases by case type, and ask the court for documents that are not online.

1. Identify the case type, such as criminal, traffic, civil, small claims, family law, probate, or juvenile.
2. Open the Case Search portal and search by name or case number.
3. Note the case number and review the case information shown in the results.
4. Send written requests for administrative records to the Court Executive Officer at the Hall of Justice, 600 Union Ave, Fairfield.
5. Confirm the copy or search fee before you request documents that are not online.

Solano County traffic tickets and fines can be paid through the court's official options listed below, depending on the case.

1. Online: Pay by credit card at the court's online payment site, available 24/7. A service fee applies.
2. Phone: Pay by credit card at (707) 430-0342, Monday through Friday 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific. A service fee applies.
3. In person: Pay by credit card at the courthouse (a service fee applies), or pay by check, money order, or cash at the traffic clerk window, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Drop boxes at each location are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but cash may not be placed in them.
4. Mail: Send a check or money order payable to "Solano Superior Court" with your courtesy notice to the court address on that notice, before the due date. No service fee applies.
5. Ability to pay (infractions): Request a reduction based on financial hardship at MyCitations. You must still respond to your citation, even without a courtesy notice.

Cases more than 30 days past due are handled by Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson, LLP at (844) 566-6558 or lgbswebpayments.com. Parking tickets are handled by the agency that issued the ticket.