Alturas, CA Public Records
Alturas is an incorporated city in Modoc County with an estimated population of 2,652 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 2.8 square miles of land. That is down about 56 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 9/16/1901, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Alturas City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Alturas's own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 Alturas City Clerk
| City Clerk | Tacie Wheeler |
| City Hall address | 200 W. North St., Alturas, CA 96101 |
| City Hall phone | (530) 233-2512 |
| Office hours | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Official website | cityofalturas.us |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Alturas
Alturas is in Modoc County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Modoc County at a Glance
| County | Modoc County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 8,491 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Barclay Justice Center (Superior Court of California, County of Modoc)
| Address | 205 South East Street, Alturas, CA 96101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 233-6516 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: all case types (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, juvenile) |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | modoc.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Modoc County Recorder
| Address | 204 S. Court Street, Room 106, Alturas, CA 96101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 233-6205 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Modoc County records page →
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