Free Government Public Record Sites

State, County, and City Sites

• CA - Alameda County - Assessor, Property - No name searching.
• CA - Alameda County - Civil/Family/Probate Case Summaries - Click on "DomainWeb: Access to General Civil, Family Law, and Probate Cases"
• CA - Alameda County - Complex Superior Court Cases
• CA - Alameda County - Property, Tax Collector - No name searching.
• CA - Alameda County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Alameda County - Voter Registration Status
• CA - Alpine County - Birth - 1905-1995
• CA - Amador County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Recorded Images, Deed - This says it is a "test" page; appears to be the Recorder's functional images/index.
• CA - Amador County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds, Liens, Land, Fictitious Names - Fictitious business names may not be available. Vital statistic searching has been disabled.
• CA - Amador County - Superior Court Calendar - Search forward or back two weeks.
• CA - Amador County - Superior Court Tentative Rulings - This year's and previous year's rulings.
• CA - Amador County - Tax Sales - Search by year.
• CA - Butte County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searches.
• CA - Butte County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Butte County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - Butte County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed
• CA - Butte County - Superior Court - Case index search only.
• CA - Calaveras County - Assessor, Property - No name searching.
• CA - Calaveras County - Property, GIS/mapping - Click on "Parcel Information Retrieval."
• CA - Colusa - Superior Court - Index of Civil, Criminal, Family and Traffic
• CA - Contra Costa - Superior Court Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims
• CA - Contra Costa County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Contra Costa County - GIS/mapping
• CA - Contra Costa County - Real Estate, Recorder, Judgments, Deeds, Liens - Recorder records go back to 1992.
• CA - El Dorado County - Business Licenses
• CA - El Dorado County - Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriage - Birth and death records have been removed from this site.
• CA - El Dorado County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - El Dorado County - Judge's Tentative Rulings - For name searches, search text by division and by week.
• CA - El Dorado County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments
• CA - El Dorado County - Real Property, Personal Property, Assessor
• CA - El Dorado County - Superior Court Calendars by month - Current month only.
• CA - El Dorado County - Superior Court Case Index - Index goes back to 2000; name only. Gives case number, file date, charge code.
• CA - Fresno County - Inmates
• CA - Fresno County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Fresno County - Real Estate, Recordings, Lien, Deed, Property, Mortgage
• CA - Fresno County - Superior Court Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims - You must enter a Fresno county Zip Code to enter this search site; try 93724 (Fresno dtw). Use the 'Net - stop pollution!
• CA - Glenn County - Superior Court Index - Case index, no identifiers other than name.
• CA - Humboldt County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - Imperial County - Fictitious Business Name
• CA - Imperial County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Imperial County - Parcel, GIS/mapping - No name searching
• CA - Imperial County - Real Estate, Grantor-Grantee, Deed, Lien, Marriage - Index search only; no images
• CA - Kern County - Assessor, Property
• CA - Kern County - Civil Cases, Probate, Small Claims
• CA - Kern County - Court Calendars
• CA - Kern County - Court Hearing Defendants
• CA - Kern County - Criminal Court - Defendant index; new system with old records being added.
• CA - Kern County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Kern County - Inmates
• CA - Kern County - Marriages
• CA - Kern County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Property
• CA - Kern County - Recent Sales - Online parcel maps are also available to purchase.
• CA - Kern County - Tax Collector, Treasurer - No name searching.
• CA - Kings County - Inmates - A private company site.
• CA - Kings County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Lake County - Parcels, GIS/mapping - Click on Lake County Base Maps, No name searching
• CA - Lake County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Mortgage
• CA - Lassen County - Recorded Documents
• CA - Los Angeles County - Assessor, Property
• CA - Los Angeles County - City of Los Angeles - Parcel Data - No name searching.
• CA - Los Angeles County - Civil Party Name Search
• CA - Los Angeles County - Court Locator
• CA - Los Angeles County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Los Angeles County - Inmate Locator - May be temporarily down.
• CA - Los Angeles County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Los Angeles County - Missing Persons
• CA - Los Angeles County - Most Wanted
• CA - Los Angeles County - Probate Notes
• CA - Los Angeles County - Property, GIS/mapping - Property data and maps are also for sale to download.
• CA - Los Angeles County - Traffic Tickets - Search by DL or ticket #
• CA - Los Angeles Superior Courts - Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family - Case Summaries and Probate Notes; no name searching.
• CA - Madera County - Parcels, Mapping - No name searching
• CA - Marin County - Business Names
• CA - Marin County - Property Tax, Assessor - No name searching at this time.
• CA - Marin County - Real Estate Sales - Birth records go back to 1967; deaths to 1979; marriages to 1948
• CA - Marin County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Index
• CA - Marin County - Sheriff Booking Log
• CA - Marin County - Superior Court - Search by litigant name or business name.
• CA - Mariposa County - Birth - 1905-1995
• CA - Mendocino County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Mendocino County - Superior Court Index
• CA - Merced County - Missing Person, Most Wanted
• CA - Merced County - Property, Assessor, GIS/Mapping - No name searching.
• CA - Merced County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - Modoc County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names - May have to change the URL (web address) to open sub pages; replace .htm with .shtml
• CA - Mono County - Parcels, Assessor, GIS/mapping - No name searching.
• CA - Monterey County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching
• CA - Monterey County - Court Calendars
• CA - Monterey County - Court Indexes
• CA - Monterey County - Most Wanted
• CA - Monterey County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Fictitious Name
• CA - Monterey County - Tax Sales - Directs you to the Auction registration site.
• CA - Napa County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - Napa County - Parcel Data
• CA - Napa County - Property Tax, Assessor - No name searching.
• CA - Napa County - Property, GIS/mapping - No name searching.
• CA - Napa County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Recording
• CA - Napa County - Superior Court Criminal
• CA - Napa County - Voter Registration - Name and DOB required
• CA - Nevada County - Court Case Calendar
• CA - Nevada County - Property Tax Payment - No name searching
• CA - Nevada County - Property, GIS/mapping - Search by Address or APN.
• CA - Nevada County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds, Liens, Judgments, UCCs. Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Orange County - Assessor, Property Tax, Tax Lien, Aircraft, Vessel - No name searching.
• CA - Orange County - Civil, Family, Probate Court Calendars
• CA - Orange County - Fictitious Business Name
• CA - Orange County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site
• CA - Orange County - Probate Court Cases
• CA - Orange County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
• CA - Orange County - Sheriff Wanted Lists, Missing Persons, Blotter - click on "Crime Bulletins."
• CA - Orange County - Superior Court Cases
• CA - Orange County - Superior Court Criminal, Traffic, Calendars - Click on Cases. Results include DOB, also dispositions and dismissals. Index may go back to 1988
• CA - Placer County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Placer County - Marriage Records - Select latest file date for 'marriage.'
• CA - Placer County - Property, GIS/mapping
• CA - Placer County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC, Mortgage, Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Riverside County - Fictitious Business Names - The FBN search is free; a fee is charged for documents from the Grantor/Grantee index.
• CA - Riverside County - Property Tax, Assessor - No name searching.
• CA - Riverside County - Real Estate, Recording, Deed, Lien, Divorce, Judgment - Index search is free; fee for images.
• CA - Riverside County - Sheriff Most Wanted, Missing Person
• CA - Sacramento County - Assessor, Property, GIS/mapping - No name searching.
• CA - Sacramento County - City of West Sacramento - Business Licenses
• CA - Sacramento County - DUI Most Wanted
• CA - Sacramento County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Sacramento County - Inmates - A private company site.
• CA - Sacramento County - Probate
• CA - Sacramento County - Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds - Records may go back to 1965.
• CA - Sacramento County - Restaurant Inspections
• CA - Sacramento County - Superior Court
• CA - Sacramento County - Treasurer, Property Tax, Tax Sale, Fictitious Names - No name searching.
• CA - Sacramento County - Voter Registration - DOB, address, and ZIP required to search.
• CA - Sacramento County - Wanted Suspects
• CA - San Benito County - Most Wanted, Missing Persons
• CA - San Bernardino County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - San Bernardino County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - San Bernardino County - Most Wanted
• CA - San Bernardino County - Property
• CA - San Bernardino County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Recording, Deed - Auditor/Controller's index back to 1980.
• CA - San Bernardino County - Superior Court
• CA - San Diego County - Assessor/Recorder, Fictitious Name, Property, Maps - Connects to almost all county online search sites.
• CA - San Diego County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - San Diego County - Parcel, Maps - No name searching.
• CA - San Diego County - Property Sales - Search by address or legal description.
• CA - San Diego County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - San Diego County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - San Diego County - Sheriff (court) Restraining Orders
• CA - San Diego County - Superior Court Party Case Index, New Filings - See Quick Links.
• CA - San Francisco - Probate Court - Click on "Probate Case View."
• CA - San Francisco City - Assessor, Property
• CA - San Francisco County - Birth, Death, Marriage - A private genealogy site which may have limited information.
• CA - San Francisco County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment
• CA - San Francisco County - Superior Court Civil, Family Law, Probate
• CA - San Joaquin - Criminal, Civil, Probate, Small Claim, Family, Traffic, Calendars
• CA - San Joaquin County - Property, GIS/mapping - No name searching.
• CA - San Joaquin County - Real Estate, Deed, Grantor/Grantee, Mortgage
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Assessor, Property Tax
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Parcel Maps
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
• CA - San Mateo County - Criminal, Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Family Law
• CA - San Mateo County - Fictitious Names
• CA - San Mateo County - Property, Tax - No name searching on property search.
• CA - San Mateo County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - San Mateo County - Superior Court Civil, Probate, Small Claims, Family - Click on Open Access.
• CA - San Mateo County - Traffic Citations
• CA - Santa Barbara - Property, Assessor - No name searching. Records go back to 1989.
• CA - Santa Barbara - Restaurant Inspection
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Most Wanted
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Property Tax - Click on View Breakdown of Secured Property Tax Bills. No name searching.
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Superior Court Civil - Search general civil index back to 1975 or limited civil back to 1977.
• CA - Santa Clara County - Assessor, Property - No name searching.
• CA - Santa Clara County - Birth - 1905-1995
• CA - Santa Clara County - Civil, Family, Probate & Small Claims Superior Court - Search calendars for approximately the next 3 weeks. Civil and criminal may be available in the future.
• CA - Santa Clara County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Santa Clara County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Santa Clara County - Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - Santa Clara County - Superior Court Criminal Records
• CA - Santa Clara County - Tax Collector, Secured/Unsecured Taxes - No name searching
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Santa Cruz County - City of Santa Cruz - Business Licenses
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Fictitious Business Name
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Recording, Deed, Judgment, Lien, Marriage, Death, Birth, Fictitious Business Names (DBA) - Recorder records go back to 1978. Vital Statistics go back to 1984.
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Superior Court - Includes civil, criminal, traffic and probate.
• CA - Shasta County - Assessor
• CA - Shasta County - City of Redding - Assessor - No name searching.
• CA - Shasta County - Superior Court Case Index
• CA - Shasta County - Superior Court Case Index - IJS - Requires registration and password, primarily for attorneys.
• CA - Shasta County - Unofficial Births, Deaths, Marriages - Not an official records site.
• CA - Siskiyou County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Siskiyou County - Real Estate, Recording, Deeds, Liens
• CA - Siskiyou County - Supreme Court Records - Includes civil, criminal, traffic but not juvenile.
• CA - Solano County - Civil Tentative Rulings, Probate Notes
• CA - Solano County - Inmates - A private company site
• CA - Solano County - Property Tax, Unsecured Property - No name searching.
• CA - Solano County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - Solano County - Superior Court
• CA - Sonoma County - Real Estate, Recorder Index, Deed, Lien, UCCs
• CA - Sonoma County - Superior Court Tentative Rulings, Calendars, Recently Filed Cases - Limited data- no register of actions, just case number and parties. Goes back 3 months.
• CA - Sonoma County - Voter Registration
• CA - Stanislaus County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Stanislaus County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
• CA - Stanislaus County - Property, Assessor - No name searching. Fuller data for professional service companies is available by subscription.
• CA - Stanislaus County - Real Estate, Recording, Deeds, Liens
• CA - Stanislaus County - Superior Court Index
• CA - Sutter County - Assessor, Property, Tax Collector - No name searching.
• CA - Sutter County - Inmates, Offenders - A private company site.
• CA - Sutter County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Fictitious Business Name - Records go back to 12/29/1994.
• CA - Tehama County - Inmates
• CA - Tehama County - Property Tax
• CA - Tehama County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Fictitious Name
• CA - Tehama County - Superior Court - Docket
• CA - Trinity County - Vital Records, Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Tulare County - Property Tax - No name searching
• CA - Tulare County - Real Estate, Recording, Deeds, Judgments, Liens, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names
• CA - Tulare County - Superior Court Daily Calendar, Civil & Probate Notes
• CA - Tuolumne County - Criminal Court - Click on "Criminal Division." Search by case number of DR#. Civil records may be added.
• CA - Tuolumne County - Real Estate, Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Judgment - Login using 'web' for free access. Turn off your pop-up blocker.
• CA - Ventura - Probate
• CA - Ventura County - Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Ventura County - Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Judgment, Lien, Fictitious Business Names - May soon be online, however vital statistic records will not be available.
• CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Civil and Probate Cases
• CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Criminal and Traffic Cases
• CA - Ventura County - Superior Ct Family Law - Case number required to search.
• CA - Yolo County - Building Permits
• CA - Yolo County - City of Davis - Business Licenses
• CA - Yolo County - City of Davis - Police Log - Goes back one week only.
• CA - Yolo County - Court Calendars, Probate Notes - Probate notes are available at www.yolocourts.com/probate_notes.html. These are monthly court call sheets going back several months. To name search, you need an approximate date.
• CA - Yolo County - Criminal Court, Traffic Court - No name searching; case number or DL only.
• CA - Yolo County - Davis Cemetery District
• CA - Yolo County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Yolo County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Yolo County - Marriage Records
• CA - Yolo County - Parcel Lookup
• CA - Yolo County - Parcels, GIS/mapping - No name searching.
• CA - Yolo County - Probation Violators
• CA - Yolo County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds
• CA - Yolo County - Real Estate, Recording, Deed, Lien, Judgment, Birth, Death
• CA - Yuba County - Probate Notes - Goes back 3 months.
• CA - Yuba County - Property, Assessor
• CA - Yuba County - Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC
• California - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP
• California - Deaths 1940-1997 - A private company offers CA death indexes from 1940-1997. A premium service is also available.
• California - Delinquent Taxpayers
• California - Lobbyist List
• California - Marriages - Brides - A private company offers CA brides indexes from 1949-1986. A premium service is also available.
• California - Political Action Committee (PAC)
• California - Publicly Traded Disclosure Search
• California - Sales Tax Permit Verification - Permit number needed, no name searches.
• California - Securities Company/Franchise State Registration
• California - Sex Offender
• California - State Archives
• California - Tax Sales for Various Cities/Counties - This private company handles bidding for tax sales in several northern CA counties.
• California - UCC Filings
• California - Unclaimed Property