Santee, CA Public Records
Santee is an incorporated city in San Diego County with an estimated population of 59,104 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 16.5 square miles of land. That is down about 938 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 12/1/1980, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Santee City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Santee'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.
🏢 Santee City Clerk
| City Clerk | James Jeffries |
| City Hall address | 10601 Magnolia Ave., Santee, CA 92071 |
| City Hall phone | (619) 258-4100 |
| Office hours | Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. Fridays 8:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. |
| Official website | www.cityofsanteeca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Santee
Santee is in San Diego 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 Diego County at a Glance
| County | San Diego County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 3,298,799 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Hall of Justice (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)
| Address | 330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (858) 634-1919 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: civil cases, small claims, restraining orders |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | sdcourt.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 San Diego County Recorder
| Address | 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 260, San Diego, CA 92101 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (619) 237-0502 |
| 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 | arcc.sdcounty.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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