CALIFORNIA Free Background Check Resource

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Free Background Check Resources In California

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CALIFORNIA STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE: (916)322-9900  CALIFORNIA STATE WEB SITE:  www.state.ca.us Attorney General Archives Legislative Records State Archives Criminal Records State Repository  Reporting Evaluation &Analysis Section  PO Box 903417  Sacramento CA 94203-4170  (916) 227-3460  (fax number not provided) www.caag.state.ca.us   Department of Corrections Driving Records Department of Motor Vehicles  Public Contact Unit  PO Box 944247  Sacramento CA 94244 (916) 657-8098  (fax number not provided) www.dmv.ca.gov Vehicle Ownership Information  Department of Motor Vehicles  PO Box 944247  Sacramento CA 94244  (916) 657-8098  (916) 657-9041 (fax) www.dmv.ca.gov Vital Statistics (birth, death,  divorce, marriage)  California Department of Health  Services  Office of Vital Records  PO Box 730241 Sacramento CA 94244-0241  (916) 445-1719  (800) 858-5553  www.dhs.ca.gov/chs Death Records (1940-1997) Business/Corporate Records  Secretary of State  1500 11th Street  Sacramento CA 95814  (916) 657-5448  (fax number not provided)  www.ss.ca.gov   Workers Compensation Information  Division of Workers Compensation  Information &Assistance Unit  PO Box 420603  San Francisco CA 94142  (415) 703-4600  (414) 703-4717 (fax)  UCCs and Federal Tax Liens UCC Division  Secretary of State  PO Box 942835  Sacramento CA 94235-0001 (916) 653-3516  x2 (fax number not provided)  www.ss.ca.gov/business/ucc/ucc.htm

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PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS

Note: Government agencies are continually updating and expanding online access to their records; consequently, this page is continually updated and expanded. Check back for the latest information!

Alameda County 
1225 Fallon St., Room 100 
Oakland, CA 94612-4218 
(510) 272-6777 
ONLINE: Alameda County Courts
www.co.alameda.ca.us/courts/index.shtml
Tax Assessor
www.co.alameda.ca.us/aswpinq
Recordings, Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Fictitious Business Names 
rechart1.co.alameda.ca.us/localization/menu.asp
Recorder
www.criis.com/amador/recorded.htm
 

Alpine County 
P.O. Box 158 
Markleeville, CA 96120-0158
(530) 694-2113 

Amador County 
500 Argonaut Lane 
Jackson, CA 95642-2308
(209) 223-6463 

Butte County 
1931 Arlin Rhine Dr. 
Oroville, CA 95965-3316 
(530) 538-7551
ONLINE:  Births, Marriages, Deaths
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/RiimsWeb/ASP/VTInquiry.asp
Fictitious Business Names
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/Riimsweb/ASP/FBNInquiry.asp
Recorder, Real Estate 
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/Riimsweb/Asp/ORInquiry.asp

Calaveras County 
Recorder's Office 
891 Mountain Ranch Rd.
San Andreas, CA 95249-9713
(209) 754-6310
ONLINE:  Assessor/Property
www.co.calaveras.ca.us/asp/Parcelsearch.html 
Property (Parcel Info)
www.co.calaveras.ca.us/departments/gisproj.html

City of Davis Business Licenses

Colusa County 
546 Jay St. 
Colusa, CA 95932-2443 
(530) 458-5149

Contra Costa County 
730 Las Juntus 
P.O. Box 350 
Martinez, CA 94553-0350 
(925) 646-2950
ONLINE: Contra Costa County Superior Court www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Contra Costa County Recorder (Tel:  925-646-2360)
www.criis.com/contracosta/srecord_current.shtml
Probate, Family, Small Claims
www.cc-courts.org/civilcms.htm 
Fictitious Business Names
www.criis.com/contracosta/sfictitious.shtml
Recorder Records, Judgments, Deeds, Liens
www.criis.com/contracosta/srecord_current.shtml

Del Norte County 
450 H St. 
Crescent City, CA 95531-4021 
(707) 464-8115

El Dorado County 
360 Fair Lane, Building B 
Placerville, CA 95667 
(530) 621-6426
ONLINE:  Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriages
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM500/C
Personal Property, Real Estate 
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM400/A
Recording 
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM501/R

Fresno County 
Hall of Records 
2281 Tulare St., Room 301 
Fresno, CA 93721-2105
(559) 488-3352
ONLINE: 
Birth Records
http://assessor.fresno.ca.gov/fresno/sbirth.htm
Death Records
http://assessor.fresno.ca.gov/fresno/sdeath.htm
Marriage Records
http://assessor.fresno.ca.gov/fresno/smarriage.htm
Recorder
http://assessor.fresno.ca.gov/fresno/srecord.shtml
Inmates
www.fresnosheriff.org/index.html 
Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims
www.fresno.ca.gov/2810/SJVAP/CourtConnect.asp
 

Glenn County 
526 W. Sycamore 
Willows, CA 95988-0391 
(530) 934-6446 

Humboldt County 
825 5th St., Room 110 
Eureka, CA 95501-1153 
(707) 445-7256 

Imperial County 
939 West Main St. 
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 482-4217 

Inyo County 
P.O. Box U 
Independence, CA 93526 
(760) 878-0218
ONLINE:  Recorder, Fictitious Business Names 
www.criis.com/inyo/official.shtml

Kern County
1415 Truxtun Ave. 
Bakersfield, CA 93301-5222
(661) 868-5393 
ONLINE:  Assessor
http://assessor.co.kern.ca.us/kips/property_search.asp
Fictitious Business Names
www.co.kern.ca.us/ctyclerk/dba/default.asp
Marriages
http://recorderonline.co.kern.ca.us/cgi-bin/msearch.mbr/input 
Recordings, Deeds, Property 
http://recorder.co.kern.ca.us/kips/property_search.asp
Tax Assessor, Fictitious Business Names
http://kerndata.com

Kings County 
Clerk Recorder 
1400 W. Lacey Blvd. 
Hanford, CA 93230 
(559) 582-3211 

Lake County 
255 N. Forbes St. 
Lakeport, CA 95453-4731
(707) 263-2374 

Lassen County Recorder 
220 S. Lassen St. Suite 5 
Susanville, CA 96130-4324 
(530) 251-8189 
ONLINE:  Recorder
http://icris.lassencounty.org/splash.jsp 

Los Angeles County 
P.O. Box 120 
Los Angeles, CA 90053-0120 
(213) 974-6135 [Los Angeles] 
(818) 374-2208 [Van Nuys] 
(818) 557-3482 [Burbank] 
(818) 500-3551 [Glendale] 
(323) 586-6365 [Huntington Park] 
(626) 356-5695 [Pasadena] 
(310) 260-3522 [Santa Monica] 
ONLINE: Los Angles
County Courts www.lasuperiorcourt.org
(free access to county criminal and civil court docket data) 
Los Angeles County Probate Notes:
www.lasuperiorcourt.org/probate
Los Angeles County Fictitious Business Names
http://regrec.co.la.ca.us/fbn/FBN.cfm
Assessor
http://assessor.co.la.ca.us/DataMaps/pais.asp
Fictitious Business Names 
http://regrec.co.la.ca.us/fbn/FBN.cfm
Sex Offenders 
http://gismap.co.la.ca.us/sols/viewer.asp
Superior Court (Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family - case summaries)
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org

City of Los Angeles Property (Parcel Info)

City of Los Angeles Inmate Locator

Madera County Recorder 
209 W. Yosemite Ave. 
Madera, CA 93637-3534 
(559) 675-7944

Marin County Recorder
P.O. Box C 
San Rafael, CA 94913 
(415) 473-6407 
ONLINE:  Recorder/Assessor
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/AR/RiiMs/index.asp

Birth, Death, Marriage
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/AR/VitalStatistics/index.asp
Property
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/AR/COMPASS/index.asp
Grantor/Grantee
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/AR/RiiMs/index.asp
Superior Court
www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/MC/main/courtcal/name.cfm

Mariposa County 
P.O. Box 247 
Mariposa, CA 95338-0247 
(209) 966-2005 

Mendocino County 
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm 1020 
Ukiah, CA 95482 
(707) 463-4481 

Merced County 
2222 M St., Room 14 
Merced, CA 95340-3729 
(209) 385-6515 
ONLINE:  Missing Persons
www.co.merced.ca.us/sheriff 

Modoc County 
204 S. Court St. 
Alturas, CA 96101-0131 
(530) 233-6205 
ONLINE:  Recorder, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names
http://criis.com/modoc/official.shtml

Mono County 
P.O. Box 237 
Bridgeport, CA 93517-0537 
(760) 932-5239 

Monterey County 
P.O. Box 29 
Salinas, CA 93902-0029 
(831) 647-5800 
ONLINE:  Superior Court
www.co.monterey.ca.us/court/calendar.asp

Napa County Superior Court 
825 Brown St. 
Napa, CA 94559-0880 
(702) 299-1180 

Nevada County
P.O. Box 6126 
Nevada City, CA 95959-6126 
(530) 265-1311 
ONLINE:  Property Tax
http://treas-tax.co.nevada.ca.us/searchtax.php

Orange County
P.O. Box 238 
Santa Ana, CA 92702-0238 
(714) 834-2200 
ONLINE: 
(free access to Orange County birth certificates) 
Orange County Grantor/Grantee (Tel:  714-834-2500):
http://cr.ocgov.com/grantorgrantee/index.asp
Fictitious Business Names
http://cr.ocgov.com/fbn/index.asp 
Property Tax 
http://tax.ocgov.com/tcweb/search_page.asp

Placer County 
2954 Richardson Dr. 
Auburn, CA 95603 
(530) 889-6550 
ONLINE:  County Recorder (Tel:  530-886-5600):
www.criis.com/placer/srecord_current.shtml
Marriage Records
www.criis.com/placer/smarriage.shtml

Plumas County 
P.O. Box 10706 
Quincy, CA 95971 
(530) 283-6305 

Riverside County 
P.O. Box 751 
Riverside, CA 92502-0751 
(909) 955-1960 
ONLINE:  Riverside County Property (Tel:  909-955-6250):
https://riverside.ca.ezgov.com/ezproperty/review_search.jsp
Superior Court Records (Partial)
www.co.riverside.ca.us/depts/courts/pubacc.htm
Fictitious Business Names, Grantor/Grantee
riverside.asrclkrec.com/OS.asp

Sacramento County 
600 8th St. 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
(916) 874-5522 
ONLINE: Sacramento County Courts: 
www.saccourt.com/indexes/
(free access to county criminal and civil court docket data) 
Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds
www.erosi.saccounty.net/Inputs.asp

City of West Sacramento Business Licenses

San Benito County 
440 5th St., Room 206 
Hollister, CA 95023 
(831) 636-4057 

San Bernardino County 
222 W. Hospitality Ln. 
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0022 
(760) 256-4907 
ONLINE: San Bernardino County Property (Tel:  909-387-8307)
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/tax/trsearch.asp
Fictitious Business Names:
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/ACR/RecSearch.htm

San Diego County 
P.O. Box 121750 
San Diego, CA 92112-4147 
(619) 531-3141 
ONLINE:
San Diego County Grantor/Grantee Records 
http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/grantorgrantee/
(free access to assessors, recorder and clerk info) 
Missing Children
www.sdcounty.ca.gov/general/online.html
Portal to County Search Sites 
www.sdcounty.ca.gov/arcc/arcc_home.html
Property Sales
www.sdcounty.ca.gov/arcc/services/propsales_search.html

San Francisco County Superior Court 
633 Folsom St., Room 210 
San Francisco, CA 94107 
(415) 553-1159 
ONLINE:  Fictitious Business Names
http://services.sfgov.org/bns/start.asp
Assessor
https://services.sfgov.org/ptx/intro.asp
Property
http://gispub.sfgov.org/website/sfparcel/INDEX.htm
Recorder, Fictitious Business Names
www.criis.com/sanfrancisco/srecord.shtml
Superior Court Case Management System 
www.sftc.org

San Joaquin County 
P.O. Box 1968 
Stockton, CA 95201-1968 
(209) 468-2355 
ONLINE:  Case Summaries
www.stocktoncourt.org/courts/caseinfo.htm

San Luis Obispo County 
1144 Monterey St., Suite C 
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408-0001
(805) 781-5677 
ONLINE:  Fictitious Business Names
www.sloclerkrecorder.org/countyclerk/fbnstartpage.htm
Recordings, Deeds, Judgments, Liens 
www.sloclerkrecorder.org/recorder/searchform.cfm

San Mateo County 
401 Marshall St., 6th Fl.
Redwood City, CA 94063-1636
(415) 363-4711 
ONLINE:San Mateo County Recorder
(Tel:  650-363-4711)
www.co.sanmateo.ca.us
Fictitious Business Names
www.care.co.sanmateo.ca.us/business/fictitious/default.asp
Property Tax
http://smctweb1.co.sanmateo.ca.us/index.html

Santa Barbara County
Hall of Records, P.O. Box 159 
Santa Barbara, CA 93102 
(805) 568-2220 
ONLINE:  Assessor (Tel:  805-568-2550)
www.sb-democracy.com/opis/logon.htf
Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment, Vital Statistics
www.sb-democracy.com/opis/logon.htf 

Santa Clara County 
170 Park Center Plaza 
San Jose, CA 95110-1774 
(408) 882-2100 
ONLINE:  Grantor/Grantee, Marriage, Death 
www.clerkrecordersearch.org
Civil, Family, Rebate & Small Claims
www.sccaseinfo.org 

Santa Cruz County 
701 Ocean St., Room 230 
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4027 
(831) 454-2020 
ONLINE:  Fictitious Business Names
http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/clerkrecorder/Asp/FBNInquiry.asp 
Recording, Deed, Judgment, Lien, Marriage, Death
http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/clerkrecorder/Asp/ORInquiry.asp 

City of Santa Cruz Business Licenses

Shasta County 
1500 Court St. 
Redding, CA 96001-1694 
(530) 245-6789 
ONLINE: Superior Court
www.shastacourts.com/indexes.php 
Shasta County Recorder 
www.ci.redding.ca.us
City of Redding Assessor
www.ci.redding.ca.us

Sierra County 
P.O. Drawer D
Downieville, CA 95936-9999 
(530) 289-3698 

Siskiyou County Recorder 
P.O. Box 8 
Yreka, CA 96097-0008 
(530) 842-8196 
ONLINE:  Recording, Deeds, Liens, Land
www.criis.com/siskiyou/srecord_current.shtml 
Supreme Court Records
www.siskiyou.courts.ca.gov/CaseHistory.asp 

Solano County 
600 Texas St. 
Fairfield, CA 94533-6321 
(707) 421-6053 
ONLINE:  Recording, Assessor, Property
http://recorderonline.solanocounty.com 
Superior Court
www.solanocourts.com 

Sonoma County 
P.O. Box 6124 
Santa Rosa, CA 95406-6124 
(707) 565-1100 

Stanislaus County 
800 11th St. 
Modesto, CA 95353-1008 
(209) 558-6000 
ONLINE: Stanislaus County Recorder/Property Tax (Tel:  209-525-5260):
www.criis.com/stanislaus/srecord_current.shtml

Sutter County 
P.O. Box 1555 
Yuba City, CA 95992-1555 
(530) 822-7352

Tehama County 
P.O. Box 250 
Red Bluff, CA 96080-0250 
(530) 527-6441 

Trinity County 
P.O. Box 1258 
Weaverville, CA 96093-1258 
(530) 623-1208

Tulare County 
221 S. Mooney Blvd., Room 105 
Visalia, CA 93291-4593 
(559) 733-6454

Tuolumne County 
2 S. Green St. 
Sonora, CA 95370-4679 
(209) 533-5555 

Ventura County 
800 S. Victoria Ave. 
Ventura, CA 93009-0001 
(805) 654-2264 
ONLINE: Most Wanted
www.vcsd.org/wanted_main.htm 
Property Tax
http://prop-tax.countyofventura.org/pisearch.asp 
Recorder, Fictitious Business Names
www.criis.com/ventura/official.shtml 
Superior Court Civil Cases
http://courts.countyofventura.org/civcase/case_home.asp 
Superior Court Criminal and Traffic Cases
https://public.courts.ventura.org/casehome.htm 
 

Yolo County 
P.O. Box1130 
Woodland, CA 95776-1130 
(530) 666-8598 
ONLINE: 
Yolo County Recorder (Tel:  530-666-8130)
www.criis.com/yolo/srecord_current.shtml 
Yolo County Fictitious Business Names
www.criis.com/yolo/sfictitious.shtml 
Court Calendars, Probate Notes
www.yolocourts.com/calendar_daily.html

Yuba County 
935 14th St. 
Marysville, CA 95901 
(530) 749-7600