Sonora, CA Public Records
Sonora is an incorporated city in Tuolumne County with an estimated population of 4,855 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 3.2 square miles of land. That is down about 152 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/30/1851, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Sonora City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Sonora'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.
🏢 Sonora City Clerk
| City Clerk | Nicole McCutchen |
| City Hall address | 94 N Washington Street, Sonora CA 95370 |
| City Hall phone | (209) 532-4541 |
| Office hours | 8am - 4pm M-F |
| administration@sonoraca.com | |
| Official website | sonoraca.com |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Sonora
Sonora is in Tuolumne 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.
📍 Tuolumne County at a Glance
| County | Tuolumne County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 53,893 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Tuolumne County Superior Court (Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne)
| Address | 12855 Justice Center Drive, Sonora, CA 95370 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 533-5555 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, traffic, civil cases, jury, court support, family law (incl. divorce), probate (estates, wills), small claims, juvenile, appeals, records |
| About this listing | Court page not machine-readable; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | tuolumne.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Tuolumne County Recorder
| Address | 2 South Green Street, Sonora, CA 95370 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (209) 533-5531 |
| 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 | tuolumnecounty.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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