Santa Cruz, CA Public Records
Santa Cruz is an incorporated city in Santa Cruz County with an estimated population of 62,581 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.7 square miles of land. That is down about 1,649 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 12/30/1865, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Santa Cruz City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Santa Cruz'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.
🏢 Santa Cruz City Clerk
| City Clerk | Bonnie Bush |
| City Hall address | 809 Center Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| City Hall phone | (831) 420-5010 |
| Office hours | Monday - Thursday 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm and Friday 8am - 12pm |
| Official website | www.santacruzca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is in Santa Cruz 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.
📍 Santa Cruz County at a Glance
| County | Santa Cruz County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 262,406 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Santa Cruz Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz)
| Address | 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (831) 420-2200 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, probate (estates, wills), traffic |
| Official website | santacruz.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | santacruz.courts.ca.gov/…/santa-cruz-courthouse ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Santa Cruz County Recorder
| Address | 701 Ocean Street, Room 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (831) 454-2800 |
| 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.santa-cruz.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 Santa Cruz County records page →
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