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California Public Records Search
California public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for California and has a page for each of its 58 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 39,431,263).
🏛 California Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | California Department of Public Health – Vital Records Source: cdph.ca.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | California Megan's Law Website (California DOJ) Source: meganslaw.ca.gov ↗ |
| Courts | California Courts – Judicial Branch of California |
| Land records | In California, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Recorder. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in California are heard by the Superior Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in California are handled by the Superior Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most California court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists California records county by county. |
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