Palm Desert, CA Public Records
Palm Desert is an incorporated city in Riverside County with an estimated population of 53,147 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 26.8 square miles of land. That is up about 1,982 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/26/1973, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Palm Desert City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Palm Desert'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.
🏢 Palm Desert City Clerk
| City Clerk | Anthony Mejia |
| City Hall address | 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
| City Hall phone | (760) 346-0611 |
| Office hours | 8am-5pm |
| Cityhall@palmdesert.gov | |
| Official website | www.palmdesert.gov/home |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Palm Desert
Palm Desert is in Riverside 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.
📍 Riverside County at a Glance
| County | Riverside County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 2,529,933 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Riverside Historic Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Riverside)
| Address | 4050 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (951) 777-3147 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, probate (estates, wills) |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | riverside.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Riverside County Recorder
| Address | 2724 Gateway Drive, Riverside, CA 92507 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (951) 486-7000 |
| 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 | riversideacr.com |
| 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 Riverside County records page →
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