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How to Find California Public Records
Home to the most people in the country, California public records are some of the most sought after records in the world. Containing massive amounts of information on the people, businesses, and government in California, these public records have billions of pieces of data on almost everything and everyone imaginable.
Finding California public records has also never been easier. Depending on the type of information you are searching for you can find these records in any of the following locations:
Government Record Keepers - The government of California is legally obligated to hold and maintain these records for public use. By notifying the proper channels that you need California public records access, the state is legally obligated to supply you with the information you request.
Content Aggregator Websites - You can also find California records on content aggregator websites. These websites have already accessed California records for you, and all you need to do is search online to have these websites pull up the information you need. Not all records are available on these websites, especially if the information is new or has yet to be accessed, but otherwise you can still find a considerable amount of data available.
California public records are the most commonly requested records in the United States, and thanks to the law and the Internet, finding these records has never been easier.
Free California Public Records
- CA - Alameda County - Assessor, GIS/mapping
- CA - Alameda County - Assessor, Property
- No name searching.
- CA - Alameda County - Civil/Family/Probate Case Summaries
- Click on "DomainWeb: Access to General Civil, Family Law, and Probate Cases"
- CA - Alameda County - Complex Superior Court Cases
- CA - Alameda County - Property, Tax Collector
- No name searching.
- CA - Alameda County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Alameda County - Voter Registration Status
- CA - Alpine County - Birth
- 1905-1995
- CA - Amador County - GIS/mapping
- CA - Amador County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds, Liens, Land, Fictitious Names
- CA - Amador County - Superior Court Calendar
- CA - Amador County - Superior Court Tentative Rulings
- CA - Amador County - Tax Sales
- Search by year.
- CA - Butte County - Assessor, Property Tax
- No name searches.
- CA - Butte County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Butte County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Butte County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed
- CA - Butte County - Superior Court
- Case index search only.
- CA - Calaveras County - Assessor, Property
- No name searching.
- CA - Calaveras County - Property, GIS/mapping
- Click on "Parcel Information Retrieval."
- CA - Colusa - Superior Court - Index of Civil, Criminal, Family and Traffic
- CA - Colusa County - Parcel
- CA - Contra Costa - Superior Court Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims
- CA - Contra Costa County - GIS/mapping
- CA - El Dorado County - Business Licenses
- CA - El Dorado County - Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriage
- Birth and death records have been removed from this site.
- CA - El Dorado County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - El Dorado County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments
- CA - El Dorado County - Real Property, Personal Property, Assessor
- CA - El Dorado County - Superior Court Calendars by month
- Current month only.
- CA - El Dorado County - Superior Court Case Index
- Index goes back to 2000; name only. Gives case number, file date, charge code.
- CA - Fresno County - Inmates
- CA - Fresno County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Fresno County - Real Estate, Recordings, Lien, Deed, Property, Mortgage
- CA - Fresno County - Superior Court
- You must enter a Fresno county Zip Code to enter this search site; try 93724 (Fresno dtw). Use the 'Net - stop pollution!
- CA - Glenn County - Superior Court Index
- Case index, no identifiers other than name.
- CA - Humboldt County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Imperial County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Imperial County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Imperial County - Parcel, GIS/mapping
- No name searching
- CA - Imperial County - Real Estate, Grantor-Grantee, Deed, Lien, Marriage
- Index search only; no images
- CA - Inyo County - Fictitious Business
- CA - Inyo County - Recorder, Real Estate, Lien
- Documents from 1982 to present.
- CA - Kern County - Assessor, Property
- CA - Kern County - Civil Cases, Probate, Small Claims
- CA - Kern County - Court Calendars
- CA - Kern County - Court Hearing Defendants
- CA - Kern County - Criminal Court
- Defendant index; new system with old records being added.
- CA - Kern County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Kern County - Inmates
- CA - Kern County - Marriages
- CA - Kern County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Property
- CA - Kern County - Recent Sales
- Online parcel maps are also available to purchase.
- CA - Kern County - Tax Collector, Treasurer
- No name searching.
- CA - Kings County - Inmates
- A private company site.
- CA - Kings County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Kings County - Superior Court - Civil Docket and Judgments
- CA - Lake County - Parcels, GIS/mapping
- Click on Lake County Base Maps, No name searching
- CA - Lake County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Mortgage
- CA - Lassen County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Los Angeles County - Assessor, Property
- CA - Los Angeles County - City of Los Angeles - Parcel Data
- No name searching.
- CA - Los Angeles County - Civil Party Name Search
- CA - Los Angeles County - Court Locator
- CA - Los Angeles County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Los Angeles County - Inmate Locator
- May be temporarily down.
- CA - Los Angeles County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Los Angeles County - Missing Persons
- CA - Los Angeles County - Most Wanted
- CA - Los Angeles County - Probate Notes
- CA - Los Angeles County - Property, GIS/mapping
- Property data and maps are also for sale to download.
- CA - Los Angeles County - Traffic Tickets
- Search by DL or ticket #
- CA - Los Angeles Superior Courts - Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family
- Case Summaries and Probate Notes; no name searching.
- CA - Madera County - Parcels, Mapping
- No name searching
- CA - Marin County - Business Names
- CA - Marin County - Property Tax, Assessor
- No name searching at this time.
- CA - Marin County - Real Estate Sales
- Birth records go back to 1967; deaths to 1979; marriages to 1948
- CA - Marin County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Index
- CA - Marin County - Sheriff Booking Log
- CA - Marin County - Superior Court
- Search by litigant name or business name.
- CA - Mariposa County - Birth
- 1905-1995
- CA - Mendocino County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Mendocino County - Property Tax
- No name searching
- CA - Mendocino County - Superior Court Index
- CA - Merced County - Missing Person, Most Wanted
- CA - Merced County - Property, Assessor, GIS/Mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Merced County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - Mono County - Parcels, Assessor, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Monterey County - Assessor, Property Tax
- No name searching
- CA - Monterey County - Court Calendars
- CA - Monterey County - Court Indexes
- CA - Monterey County - Most Wanted
- CA - Monterey County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Fictitious Name
- CA - Monterey County - Tax Sales
- Directs you to the Auction registration site.
- CA - Napa County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Napa County - Parcel Data
- CA - Napa County - Property Tax, Assessor
- No name searching.
- CA - Napa County - Property, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Napa County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Recording
- CA - Napa County - Superior Court Criminal
- No name searching.
- CA - Nevada County - Assessor, Parcel/Maps Data
- CA - Nevada County - Court Case Calendar
- CA - Nevada County - Property Tax Payment
- No name searching
- CA - Nevada County - Property, GIS/mapping
- Search by Address or APN.
- CA - Nevada County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds, Liens, Judgments, UCCs. Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Orange County - Assessor, Property Tax, Tax Lien, Aircraft, Vessel
- No name searching.
- CA - Orange County - Civil, Family, Probate Court Calendars
- CA - Orange County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Orange County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site
- CA - Orange County - Probate Court Cases
- CA - Orange County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
- CA - Orange County - Sheriff Wanted Lists, Missing Persons, Blotter
- click on "Crime Bulletins."
- CA - Orange County - Superior Court Cases
- CA - Orange County - Superior Court Criminal, Traffic, Calendars
- Click on Cases. Results include DOB, also dispositions and dismissals. Index may go back to 1988
- CA - Placer County - Assessor, Property Tax
- No name searching.
- CA - Placer County - Property, GIS/mapping
- CA - Placer County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC, Mortgage, Fictitious Business Names
- Free registration required or logon as guest
- CA - Placer County - Superior Court Index
- CA - Riverside County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Riverside County - Property Tax, Assessor
- No name searching.
- CA - Riverside County - Sheriff Most Wanted, Missing Person
- CA - Sacramento County - Assessor, Property, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Sacramento County - City of West Sacramento - Business Licenses
- CA - Sacramento County - DUI Most Wanted
- CA - Sacramento County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Sacramento County - Inmates
- A private company site.
- CA - Sacramento County - Probate
- CA - Sacramento County - Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds
- Records may go back to 1965.
- CA - Sacramento County - Restaurant Inspections
- CA - Sacramento County - Superior Court
- CA - Sacramento County - Treasurer, Property Tax, Tax Sale, Fictitious Names
- No name searching.
- CA - Sacramento County - Voter Registration
- DOB, address, and ZIP required to search.
- CA - Sacramento County - Wanted Suspects
- CA - San Benito County - Assessor, GIS/mapping
- CA - San Benito County - Most Wanted, Missing Persons
- CA - San Bernardino County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - San Bernardino County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - San Bernardino County - Most Wanted
- CA - San Bernardino County - Property
- CA - San Bernardino County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Recording, Deed
- Auditor/Controller's index back to 1980.
- CA - San Bernardino County - Superior Court - Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Calendars
- CA - San Diego County - Assessor/Recorder, Fictitious Name, Property, Maps
- Connects to almost all county online search sites.
- CA - San Diego County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - San Diego County - Parcel, Maps
- No name searching.
- CA - San Diego County - Property Sales
- Search by address or legal description.
- CA - San Diego County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - San Diego County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - San Diego County - Sheriff (court) Restraining Orders
- CA - San Diego County - Superior Court Party Case Index, New Filings
- CA - San Francisco - Probate Court
- Click on "Probate Case View."
- CA - San Francisco City - Assessor, Property
- CA - San Francisco County - Birth, Death, Marriage
- A private genealogy site which may have limited information.
- CA - San Francisco County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment
- CA - San Francisco County - Superior Court Civil, Family Law, Probate
- CA - San Joaquin - Criminal, Civil, Probate, Small Claim, Family, Traffic, Calendars
- CA - San Joaquin County - Property, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - San Joaquin County - Real Estate, Deed, Grantor/Grantee, Mortgage
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Assessor, Property Tax
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Parcel Maps
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
- CA - San Mateo County - Criminal, Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Family Law
- CA - San Mateo County - Fictitious Names
- CA - San Mateo County - Property, Tax
- No name searching on property search.
- CA - San Mateo County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - San Mateo County - Superior Court Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Family
- Click on Open Access.
- CA - San Mateo County - Traffic Citations
- CA - Santa Barbara - Property, Assessor
- No name searching. Records go back to 1989.
- CA - Santa Barbara - Restaurant Inspection
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Most Wanted
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Property Tax
- Click on View Breakdown of Secured Property Tax Bills. No name searching.
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Superior Court Civil
- Search general civil index back to 1975 or limited civil back to 1977.
- CA - Santa Clara County - Assessor, Property
- No name searching.
- CA - Santa Clara County - Birth
- 1905-1995
- CA - Santa Clara County - Civil, Family, Probate & Small Claims Superior Court
- Search calendars for approximately the next 3 weeks. Civil and criminal may be available in the future.
- CA - Santa Clara County - Criminal Cases
- CA - Santa Clara County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Santa Clara County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Santa Clara County - Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - Santa Clara County - Tax Collector, Secured/Unsecured Taxes
- No name searching
- CA - Santa Clara County - Traffic and Local Ordinance Cases
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Assessor, Property Tax
- No name searching.
- CA - Santa Cruz County - City of Santa Cruz - Business Licenses
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Recording, Deed, Judgment, Lien, Marriage, Death, Birth, Fictitious Business Names (DBA)
- Recorder records go back to 1978. Vital Statistics go back to 1984.
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Superior Court
- Includes civil, criminal, traffic and probate.
- CA - Shasta County - Assessor
- CA - Shasta County - City of Redding - Assessor
- No name searching.
- CA - Shasta County - Recorder Index
- CA - Shasta County - Superior Court Case Index
- CA - Shasta County - Superior Court Case Index - IJS
- Requires registration and password, primarily for attorneys.
- CA - Shasta County - Unofficial Births, Deaths, Marriages
- Not an official records site.
- CA - Siskiyou County - Supreme Court Records
- Includes civil, criminal, traffic but not juvenile.
- CA - Solano County - Civil Tentative Rulings, Probate Notes
- CA - Solano County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Solano County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
- CA - Solano County - Superior Court
- CA - Solano County - Treasurer, Property Tax, Tax Sales
- CA - Sonoma County - Real Estate, Recorder Index, Deed, Lien, UCCs
- CA - Sonoma County - Superior Court Tentative Rulings, Calendars, Recently Filed Cases
- CA - Sonoma County - Voter Registration
- CA - Stanislaus County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
- Click on Most Wanted, Missing Persons or Unsolved Cases
- CA - Stanislaus County - Property, Assessor
- No name searching. Fuller data for professional service companies is available by subscription.
- CA - Stanislaus County - Superior Court Index
- CA - Sutter County - Assessor, Property, Tax Collector
- No name searching.
- CA - Sutter County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Sutter County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Fictitious Business Name
- Records go back to 12/29/1994.
- CA - Tehama County - Inmates
- CA - Tehama County - Property Tax
- CA - Tehama County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Fictitious Name
- CA - Tehama County - Superior Court - Docket
- CA - Trinity County - Vital Records, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Tulare County - Property Tax
- No name searching
- CA - Tulare County - Real Estate, Recording, Deeds, Judgments, Liens, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names
- CA - Tulare County - Superior Court Daily Calendar, Civil & Probate Notes
- CA - Tuolumne County - Criminal Court
- Click on "Criminal Division." Search by case number of DR#. Civil records may be added.
- CA - Tuolumne County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Judgment
- Login using 'web' for free access. Turn off your pop-up blocker.
- CA - Ventura - Probate
- CA - Ventura County - Parcel, GIS/mapping
- CA - Ventura County - Property Tax
- No name searching.
- CA - Ventura County - Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Judgment, Lien, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Civil and Probate Cases
- CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Criminal and Traffic Cases
- CA - Ventura County - Superior Ct Family Law
- Case number required to search.
- CA - Yolo County - Building Permits
- CA - Yolo County - City of Davis - Business Licenses
- CA - Yolo County - City of Davis - Police Log
- Goes back one week only.
- CA - Yolo County - Court Calendars, Probate Notes
- Probate notes are available at www.yolocourts.com/probate_notes.html. These are monthly court call sheets going back several months. To name search, you need an approximate date.
- CA - Yolo County - Criminal Court, Traffic Court
- No name searching; case number or DL only.
- CA - Yolo County - Davis Cemetery District
- CA - Yolo County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Yolo County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Yolo County - Parcel Lookup
- CA - Yolo County - Parcels, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Yolo County - Probation Violators
- CA - Yolo County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds
- CA - Yolo County - Real Estate, Recording, Deed, Lien, Judgment, Birth, Death
- CA - Yuba County - Probate Notes
- CA - Yuba County - Property, Assessor
- CA - Yuba County - Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC
- California - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP
- California - Deaths 1940-1997
- A private company offers CA death indexes from 1940-1997. A premium service is also available.
- California - Delinquent Taxpayers
- California - Lobbyist List
- California - Marriages - Brides
- A private company offers CA brides indexes from 1949-1986. A premium service is also available.
- California - Political Action Committee (PAC)
- California - Publicly Traded Disclosure Search
- California - Sales Tax Permit Verification
- Permit number needed, no name searches.
- California - Securities Company/Franchise State Registration
- California - Sex Offender
- California - State Archives
- California - Tax Sales for Various Cities/Counties
- This private company handles bidding for tax sales in several northern CA counties.
- California - UCC Filings
- California - Unclaimed Property
- California - Workers Comp - Active Disputed Cases
- Approx 20% of active cases are disputed
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