San Luis Obispo, CA Public Records
San Luis Obispo is an incorporated city in San Luis Obispo County with an estimated population of 49,729 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 13.6 square miles of land. That is up about 2,623 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 2/5/1856, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 San Luis Obispo City Clerk
The city clerk keeps San Luis Obispo'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.
🏢 San Luis Obispo City Clerk
| City Clerk | Teresa Purrington |
| City Hall address | 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo CA 93401 |
| City Hall phone | (805) 781-7114 |
| Office hours | Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Official website | www.slocity.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo is in San Luis Obispo 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.
📍 San Luis Obispo County at a Glance
| County | San Luis Obispo County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 281,843 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Criminal Branch (Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo)
| Address | 1050 Monterey Street Rm 220, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 706-3600 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, traffic, civil cases, family law (incl. divorce) |
| Official website | slo.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | slo.courts.ca.gov/…/civil-family-law-branch ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Luis Obispo County Recorder
| Address | 1055 Monterey Street, D120, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 781-5080 |
| 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 | slocounty.ca.gov |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
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