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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 - 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 and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Alameda County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Alameda County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- CA - Alameda County - Recorded Documents, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Alameda County - Voter Registration Status
- CA - Alpine County - Birth
- 1905-1995
- CA - Amador County - GIS/mapping
- CA - Amador County - Recorded Documents, 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 - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Butte County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Butte County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searches.
- CA - Butte County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Butte County - Superior Court
- Case index search only.
- CA - Calaveras County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Calaveras County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- Click on "New GIS Viewer."
- CA - Colusa - Superior Court - Index of Civil, Criminal, Family and Traffic
- CA - Colusa County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Contra Costa - Superior Court Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims
- CA - Contra Costa County - GIS/mapping
- CA - El Dorado County - Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriage
- CA - El Dorado County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - El Dorado County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - El Dorado County - Recorded Documents
- 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 - Assessment Roll Download
- CA - Fresno County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Fresno County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Fresno County - Superior Court
- CA - Glenn County - Superior Court Index
- Case index, no identifiers other than name.
- CA - Humboldt County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Humboldt County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- CA - Imperial County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Imperial County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Imperial County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- No name searching
- CA - Imperial County - Recorded Documents, Marriage
- Index search only; no images
- CA - Inyo County - Fictitious Business
- CA - Inyo County - Recorded Documents
- Documents from 1982 to present.
- 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 - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Kern County - Recent Sales
- Online parcel maps are also available to purchase.
- CA - Kern County - Recorded Documents
- 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 - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- Click on Lake County Base Maps, No name searching
- CA - Lake County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Lassen County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Lassen County - Superior Court - Criminal, Civil, Family, Traffic Dockets
- CA - Los Angeles County - City of Los Angeles - Property Tax and Ownership
- 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 Listing
- CA - Los Angeles County - Most Wanted
- CA - Los Angeles County - Probate Notes
- CA - Los Angeles County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Los Angeles County - Property Tax and Ownership, 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 - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/Mapping
- No name searching
- CA - Marin County - Business Names
- CA - Marin County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching at this time.
- CA - Marin County - Recorded Documents, Property Tax and Ownership, Real Estate Sales
- Birth records go back to 1967; deaths to 1979; marriages to 1948
- 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 and Ownership
- No name searching
- CA - Mendocino County - Superior Court Index
- CA - Merced County - Missing Person, Most Wanted
- CA - Merced County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/Mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Merced County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Mono County - GIS
- No name searching.
- CA - Mono County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Monterey County - Court Calendars
- CA - Monterey County - Court Indexes
- CA - Monterey County - Most Wanted
- CA - Monterey County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching
- CA - Monterey County - Recorded Documents, 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 and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Napa County - Property, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Napa County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Napa County - Superior Court Criminal
- No name searching.
- CA - Nevada County - Court Case Calendar
- CA - Nevada County - Property Tax and Ownership, Maps
- Search by Address or APN.
- CA - Nevada County - Property Tax and Ownership, Maps
- CA - Nevada County - Property Tax Payment
- No name searching
- CA - Nevada County - Recorded Documents, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Orange County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Orange County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site
- CA - Orange County - Probate Court Cases
- CA - Orange County - Property Tax and Ownership, Aircraft, Vessel
- No name searching.
- CA - Orange County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Orange County - Sheriff Wanted Lists, Sex Offender Search, Arrest Warrants
- 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 - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Placer County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- CA - Placer County - Recorded Documents, 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 and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Riverside County - Sheriff Most Wanted, Missing Person
- CA - Sacramento County - DUI Most Wanted
- CA - Sacramento County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Sacramento County - Inmates
- A private company site.
- CA - Sacramento County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - Sacramento County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Sacramento County - Recorded Documents
- Records may go back to 1965.
- CA - Sacramento County - Restaurant Inspections
- CA - Sacramento County - Superior Court Index
- CA - San Benito County - Most Wanted, Crime Statistics
- Click on choice at right of page.
- CA - San Benito County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- 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 Tax and Ownership
- CA - San Bernardino County - Recorded Documents
- Auditor/Controller's index back to 1980.
- CA - San Bernardino County - Superior Court - Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Calendars
- CA - San Diego County - Fictitious Business Names
- CA - San Diego County - Property Tax and Ownership, Fictitious Name, Maps
- Connects to almost all county online search sites.
- CA - San Diego County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - San Diego County - Property Tax and Ownership, Sales
- Search by address or legal description.
- CA - San Diego County - Recorded Documents
- CA - San Diego County - Recorded Documents
- CA - San Diego County - Sheriff (court) Restraining Orders
- CA - San Diego County - Superior Court Record Index
- CA - San Francisco - Probate Court
- Click on "Probate Case View."
- CA - San Francisco City - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - San Francisco County - Birth, Death, Marriage
- A private genealogy site which may have limited information.
- CA - San Francisco County - Recorded Documents
- 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 Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- No name searching.
- CA - San Joaquin County - Recorded Documents
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- CA - San Luis Obispo County - Recorded Documents
- 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 - Recorded Documents
- 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 Tax and Ownership
- 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 and Ownership
- Click on View Breakdown of Secured Property Tax Bills. No name searching.
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Santa Barbara County - Superior Court Civil
- Search general civil index back to 1975 or limited civil back to 1977.
- 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 - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Santa Clara County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching
- CA - Santa Clara County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Santa Clara County - Traffic and Local Ordinance Cases
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Fictitious Business Name
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Inmates
- A private company site
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Santa Cruz County - Recorded Documents, 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 - City of Redding - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Shasta County - Property Tax and Ownership
- 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 - Vital Records
- Not an official records site.
- CA - Siskiyou County - Recorded Documents, Fictitious Business
- No images available. Index from 1974 to current.
- 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 - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Solano County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Solano County - Superior Court
- CA - Sonoma County - Recorded Documents
- 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 Tax and Ownership
- No name searching. Fuller data for professional service companies is available by subscription.
- CA - Stanislaus County - Superior Court Index
- CA - Sutter County - Inmates, Offenders
- A private company site.
- CA - Sutter County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Sutter County - Recorded Documents, Fictitious Business Name
- Records go back to 12/29/1994.
- CA - Tehama County - Inmates
- CA - Tehama County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Tehama County - Recorded Documents, Fictitious Name
- CA - Tehama County - Superior Court - Docket
- CA - Trinity County - Vital Records, Fictitious Business Names
- CA - Tulare County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching
- CA - Tulare County - Recorded Documents, 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 - Recorded Documents
- Login using 'web' for free access. Turn off your pop-up blocker.
- CA - Ventura - Probate
- CA - Ventura County - Property Tax and Ownership
- No name searching.
- CA - Ventura County - Property Tax and Ownership, GIS/mapping
- CA - Ventura County - Recorded Documents
- CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Civil and Probate Cases
- CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Criminal and Traffic Cases
- 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 - Recorded Documents, Birth, Death
- CA - Yuba County - Property Tax and Ownership
- CA - Yuba County - Recorded Documents
- California - Business Entities (Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP)
- California - Campaign Finances
- California - Deaths 1940-1997
- A private company offers CA death indexes from 1940-1997. A premium service is also available.
- California - Delinquent Taxpayers
- California - Incarcerations - Inmate Locator
- California - Legislation-Administration Donations - Persons Donating 5K or More
- California - Lobbyist & Major Donor List
- California - Marriages - Brides
- A private company offers CA brides indexes from 1949-1986. A premium service is also available.
- California - Motor Carrier Permit - Active
- 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 Registry
- 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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