Modesto, CA Public Records
Modesto is an incorporated city in Stanislaus County with an estimated population of 220,592 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 43.4 square miles of land. That is up about 2,088 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 7/31/1884, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Modesto City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Modesto'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.
🏢 Modesto City Clerk
| City Clerk | Diane Nayares-Perez |
| City Hall address | 1010 10th Street, Modesto, CA 95354 |
| City Hall phone | (209) 577-5396 |
| Office hours | 8 am to 5 pm |
| cityclerk@modestogov.com | |
| Official website | modestogov.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Modesto
Modesto is in Stanislaus 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.
📍 Stanislaus County at a Glance
| County | Stanislaus County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 556,972 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ City Towers Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus)
| Address | 801 10th Street , Modesto, CA 95354 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 530-3100 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, probate (estates and trusts) |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | stanct.org |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Stanislaus County Recorder
| Address | 1021 I Street, Suite 101, Modesto, CA 95354 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 525-5251 |
| 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 | co.stanislaus.ca.us |
| 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 Stanislaus County records page →
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