South Lake Tahoe, CA Public Records
South Lake Tahoe is an incorporated city in El Dorado County with an estimated population of 21,225 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 10.1 square miles of land. That is down about 111 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 11/30/1965, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 South Lake Tahoe City Clerk
The city clerk keeps South Lake Tahoe'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.
🏢 South Lake Tahoe City Clerk
| City Clerk | Susan Blankenship |
| City Hall address | 1901 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 |
| City Hall phone | (530) 542-6000 |
| Office hours | 8-5 M-F |
| Official website | cityofslt.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe is in El Dorado 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.
📍 El Dorado County at a Glance
| County | El Dorado County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 192,823 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Placerville Fair Lane Branch (Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado)
| Address | 295 Fair Lane , Placerville, CA 95667 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 621-5098 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Court case files: guardianships, juvenile dependency, restraining orders |
| About this listing | Court location page did not list a matching address; address/phone from the statewide California Courts directory. |
| Official website | eldorado.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | courts.ca.gov/…/find-my-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 El Dorado County Recorder
| Address | 360 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (530) 621-5490 |
| 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 | edcgov.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 El Dorado County records page →
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