Santa Monica, CA Public Records
Santa Monica is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County with an estimated population of 90,729 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 8.4 square miles of land. That is down about 2,346 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/29/1886, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Santa Monica City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Santa Monica'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 Monica City Clerk
| City Clerk | Denise Anderson-Warren (Interim) |
| City Hall address | 1685 N Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
| City Hall phone | (866) 311-7266 |
| Office hours | Mon-Thur: 7:30am to 5:30pm; every other Friday 8-5pm |
| Official website | www.santamonica.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Santa Monica
Santa Monica is in Los Angeles 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.
📍 Los Angeles County at a Glance
| County | Los Angeles County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 9,757,179 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Stanley Mosk Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)
| Address | 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (213) 830-0803 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: appeals, civil cases, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), small claims |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | lacourt.org |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Los Angeles County Recorder
| Address | 12400 East Imperial Highway, Room 1002, Norwalk, CA 90650 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (562) 462-2137 |
| 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 | lavote.net |
| 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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