Santa Maria, CA Public Records
Santa Maria is an incorporated city in Santa Barbara County with an estimated population of 111,346 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 22.8 square miles of land. That is up about 1,652 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 9/12/1905, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Santa Maria City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Santa Maria'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 Maria City Clerk
| City Clerk | Patricia Rodriguez |
| City Hall address | 110 East. Cook Street., Santa Maria, CA 93454 |
| City Hall phone | (805) 925-0951 |
| Office hours | M-Th 8 to 5 p.m. Fri 8 to 4:30 and closed alternating Fridays and most holidays |
| cityclerk@cityofsantamaria.org | |
| Official website | WWW.cityofsantamaria.org |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Santa Maria
Santa Maria is in Santa Barbara 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 Barbara County at a Glance
| County | Santa Barbara County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 444,500 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Anacapa Division (Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara)
| Address | 1100 Anapaca Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 882-4520 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, criminal cases, family law (incl. divorce), juvenile, probate (estates, wills), appeals, small claims |
| About this listing | No matching court location page; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | santabarbara.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Santa Barbara County Recorder
| Address | 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 568-2250 |
| 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 | sbcrecorder.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 Santa Barbara County records page →
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