California Free Background Checks

• California Background Check
• 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 - Inmates
• California - Marriages - Brides - A private company offers CA brides indexes from 1949-1986. A premium service is also available.
• California - Sales Tax Permit Verification - Permit number needed, no name searches.
• 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 - Unclaimed Property

Alameda County

• CA - Alameda County - Assessor - 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 - Recordings, Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Alameda County - Voter Registration Status

Alpine County

• CA - Alpine County - Birth - 1905-1995

Amador County

• CA - Amador County - Grantor/Grantee, Recording Images - This says it is a "test" page; appears to be the Recorder's functional images/index.
• CA - Amador County - 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.

Butte County

• CA - Butte County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching
• CA - Butte County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Butte County - Inmates
• CA - Butte County - Recorder, Real Estate
• CA - Butte County - Superior Court - Case index search only.

Calaveras County

• CA - Calaveras County - Assessor, Property - No name searching.
• CA - Calaveras County - Property, GIS - Click on "The Parcel Information System."

City of Davis

• CA - City of Davis - Business Licenses
• CA - City of Davis - Police Log - Goes back one week only.

City of Los Angeles

• CA - City of Los Angeles - Parcel Data - No name searching.

City of Redding

• CA - City of Redding - Assessor - No name searching.

City of San Jose

• CA - City of San Jose - Sex Offenders

City of Santa Cruz

• CA - City of Santa Cruz - Business Licenses

City of West Sacramento

• CA - City of West Sacramento - Business Licenses

Contra Costa

• CA - Contra Costa - Superior Court Civil, Family, Probate, Small Claims

Contra Costa County

• CA - Contra Costa County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Contra Costa County - Most Wanted
• CA - Contra Costa County - Recorder Records, Judgments, Deeds, Liens, Marriages - Recorder records go back to 1992.

El Dorado County

• CA - El Dorado County - Business Licenses
• CA - El Dorado County - Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriages - Birth and death records have been removed from this site.
• CA - El Dorado County - Inmates
• CA - El Dorado County - Judge's Tentative Rulings - For name searches, search text by division and by week.
• CA - El Dorado County - Personal Property, Real Estate
• CA - El Dorado County - Recordings, Deeds, Judgments

Fresno County

• CA - Fresno County - Inmates
• CA - Fresno County - Marriage Records
• CA - Fresno County - Recorder Records, Lien, Deed, Property, Mortgage
• CA - Fresno County - Superior Court 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!

Glenn County

• CA - Glenn County - Superior Court Index - May be available (not available 1/2006)

Humboldt County

• CA - Humboldt County - Inmates

Imperial County

• CA - Imperial County - Fictitious Business Name
• CA - Imperial County - Inmates
• CA - Imperial County - Most Wanted
• CA - Imperial County - Parcel, GIS-mapping - No name searching
• CA - Imperial County - Real Estate, Grantor-Grantee, Deed, Lien, Marriage - Index search only; no images

Kern County

• CA - Kern County - Assessor, Property
• 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 - Click on "Inmate Search"
• CA - Kern County - Marriages
• CA - Kern County - Recent Sales - Online parcel maps are also available to purchase.
• CA - Kern County - Recordings, Deeds, Property
• CA - Kern County - Tax Collector, Treasurer - No name searching.
• CA - Kern County - Unclaimed Property

Kings County

• CA - Kings County - Inmates

Lassen County

• CA - Lassen County - Recorder Records. Real Estate - Registration/membership required.

Los Angeles County

• CA - Los Angeles County - Assessor
• CA - Los Angeles County - Court Locator
• CA - Los Angeles County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Los Angeles County - Inmate Locator
• CA - Los Angeles County - Inmates - Sheriff Department site
• CA - Los Angeles County - Missing Persons
• CA - Los Angeles County - Most Wanted
• CA - Los Angeles County - Probate Notes
• CA - Los Angeles County - Traffic Tickets - Search by DL or ticket #

Los Angeles Superior Courts

• CA - Los Angeles Superior Courts - Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family - Case Summaries and Probate Notes; no name searching.

Madera County

• CA - Madera County - Parcel and Map Search - No name searching
• CA - Madera County - Parcel, Ownership, GIS-mapping - No name searching.

Marin County

• CA - Marin County - Birth, Death, Marriage - Birth records go back to 1967; deaths to 1979; marriages to 1948
• CA - Marin County - Business Names
• CA - Marin County - Property Tax, Assessor - No name searching at this time.
• CA - Marin County - Recording, Grantor/Grantee
• CA - Marin County - Sheriff Booking Log
• CA - Marin County - Superior Court - Search by litigant name or business name.

Mariposa County

• CA - Mariposa County - Birth - 1905-1995

Mendocino County

• CA - Mendocino County - Inmates, Offenders
• CA - Mendocino County - Superior Court Index

Merced County

• CA - Merced County - Missing Person, Most Wanted
• CA - Merced County - Recorder, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Real Estate

Modoc County

• CA - Modoc County - Recorder, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names - May have to change the URL (web address) to open sub pages; replace .htm with .shtml

Mono County

• CA - Mono County - Parcels, Assessor, GIS-mapping

Monterey County

• CA - Monterey County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching
• CA - Monterey County - Inmates
• CA - Monterey County - Most Wanted
• CA - Monterey County - Real Estate, Recording, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Fictitious Name
• CA - Monterey County - Superior Court - Only good for current and past 2 days
• CA - Monterey County - Tax Sales - Directs you to the Auction registration site.

Napa County

• CA - Napa County - Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Recording - Records go back to 5/1986.
• CA - Napa County - Inmates
• CA - Napa County - Parcel Data - Address searching only.
• CA - Napa County - Property Tax, Assessor - No name searching.
• CA - Napa County - Superior Court Criminal - Fees involved if name not known

Nevada County

• 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 - Recorder, Fictitious Business Names, Deeds, Liens, Judgments, UCCs - Vital Statistics searching has been removed.

Orange County

• 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 - Grantor/Grantee, Deeds, Judgments, Liens
• CA - Orange County - Inmates, Offenders
• CA - Orange County - Sheriff Wanted Lists, Missing Persons, Blotter - click on "Crime Bulletins."
• CA - Orange County - Superior Court Criminal, Traffic, Calendars - Click on Cases. Results include DOB, also dispositions and dismissals. Index may go back to 1988

Placer County

• CA - Placer County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Placer County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Placer County - GIS Maps
• CA - Placer County - Marriage Records
• CA - Placer County - Recordings

Riverside County

• CA - Riverside County - Fictitious Business Names, Grantor/Grantee - The FBN search is free; a fee is charged for documents from the Grantor/Grantee index.
• CA - Riverside County - Property
• 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 - Riverside County - Superior Court Records - Logon as GUEST when entering the criminal and traffic database.

Sacramento County

• CA - Sacramento County - Assessor, Property, GIS - No name searching.
• CA - Sacramento County - DUI Most Wanted
• CA - Sacramento County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Sacramento County - Inmates
• CA - Sacramento County - Probate
• CA - Sacramento County - Recordings, Grantor/Grantee/ Deeds - Records may go back to 1965.
• CA - Sacramento County - Restaurant Inspections
• CA - Sacramento County - Sex Offenders
• CA - Sacramento County - Superior Court
• CA - Sacramento County - Treasurer, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Sacramento County - Voter Registration - DOB, address, and ZIP required to search.
• CA - Sacramento County - Wanted Suspects

San Benito County

• CA - San Benito County - Most Wanted

San Bernardino County

• CA - San Bernardino County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - San Bernardino County - GIS - Property Information Management System
• CA - San Bernardino County - Grantor/Grantee, Recording - Auditor/Controller's index back to 1980.
• CA - San Bernardino County - Inmates, Offenders
• CA - San Bernardino County - Most Wanted
• CA - San Bernardino County - Property
• CA - San Bernardino County - Property Assessor - Registration and pre-approval required. Register online.
• CA - San Bernardino County - Superior Court

San Diego County

• CA - San Diego County - Assessor/Recorder, Fictitious Name, Property, Maps - Connects to almost all county online search sites.
• CA - San Diego County - Grantor/Grantee
• CA - San Diego County - Property Sales - Search by address.
• CA - San Diego County - Superior Court New Filings
• CA - San Diego County - Superior Court Party Case Index
• CA - San Diego County - Superior Court Party Name Search

San Francisco

• CA - San Francisco - Probate Court - Click on "Probate Case View."

San Francisco City

• CA - San Francisco City - Assessor, Property - Click on "Begin." No name searching.

San Francisco County

• CA - San Francisco County - Birth, Death, Marriage - A private genealogy site which may have limited information.
• CA - San Francisco County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - San Francisco County - Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment, Real Estate
• CA - San Francisco County - Sex Offenders
• CA - San Francisco County - Superior Court Case Management System

San Joaquin

• CA - San Joaquin - Civil Case Summaries

San Joaquin County

• CA - San Joaquin County - Court Calendars
• CA - San Joaquin County - Land, GIS-mapping - No name searching.
• CA - San Joaquin County - Property - No name searching.

San Luis Obispo County

• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
• CA - San Luis Obispo County - Real Estate, Recordings, Deeds, Judgments, Liens

San Mateo County

• 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

Santa Barbara

• CA - Santa Barbara - Parcel, General Database Search - It may be possible to use a name query
• CA - Santa Barbara - Property, Assessor - No name searching.

Santa Barbara County

• CA - Santa Barbara County - Most Wanted
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Property Tax - Click on View/Search Secured Property Tax Bills. No name searching.
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien - Use logon name "public" and password "access."
• CA - Santa Barbara County - Superior Court Civil - Search general civil index back to 1975 or limited civil back to 1977.

Santa Clara County

• 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 - Real Estate, Recordings, Grantor/Grantee, Deed
• CA - Santa Clara County - Tax Collector, Secured/Unsecured Taxes - No name searching

Santa Cruz County

• CA - Santa Cruz County - Assessor, Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Fictitious Business Name
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Inmates
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Recording, Deed, Judgment, Lien, Marriage, Death, Birth - Recorder records go back to 1978. Vital Statistics go back to 1984.
• CA - Santa Cruz County - Superior Court - Includes civil, criminal, traffic and probate.

Shasta County

• CA - Shasta County - Assessor Recorder
• CA - Shasta County - Superior Court Case Index - Also, the Integrated Justice System Access at www.shastacourts.com/access.shtml is limited to attorneys involved on county cases.
• CA - Shasta County - Unofficial Births, Deaths, Marriages - Not an official records site.

Siskiyou County

• CA - Siskiyou County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Siskiyou County - Recording, Deeds, Liens, Land
• CA - Siskiyou County - Supreme Court Records - Includes civil, criminal, traffic but not juvenile.

Solano County

• CA - Solano County - Civil Tentative Rulings, Probate Notes
• CA - Solano County - Inmates
• CA - Solano County - Property Tax, Unsecured Property - No name searching.
• CA - Solano County - Recording, Deed, Grantor/Grantee, Assessor, Property
• CA - Solano County - Superior Court

Sonoma County

• CA - Sonoma County - Real Estate, Recorder Index, Deed, Lien, UCCs
• CA - Sonoma County - Voter Registration - DOB, address, and ZIP required to search.

Stanislaus County

• CA - Stanislaus County - Fictitious Business Names
• CA - Stanislaus County - Most Wanted, Missing Person
• CA - Stanislaus County - Recording, Deeds, Land, Liens
• CA - Stanislaus County - Superior Court Index

Sutter County

• CA - Sutter County - Assessor, Property, Tax Collector
• CA - Sutter County - Recorder, Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Fictitious Business Name - Records go back to 12/29/1994.

Tehama County

• CA - Tehama County - Inmates
• CA - Tehama County - Property Tax - Use the "look up you unsecured tax information" window.

Trinity County

• CA - Trinity County - Vital Records, Fictitious Business Names

Tulare County

• CA - Tulare County - Property Tax - No name searching
• CA - Tulare County - Recording, Deeds, Judgments, Liens, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names
• CA - Tulare County - Superior Court Daily Calendar, Civil & Probate Notes

Tuolumne County

• CA - Tuolumne County - Criminal - Click on "Criminal Division." Search by case number of DR#. Civil records may be added.
• CA - Tuolumne County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment - No longer has free access. Click on Grantor/Grantee Index; turn off your pop-up blocker.

Ventura

• CA - Ventura - Probate

Ventura County

• CA - Ventura County - Property Tax - No name searching.
• CA - Ventura County - Recorder, Deeds, Grantor/Grantee, Judgment, Lien, Fictitious Business Names - May soon be online, however vital statistic records will not be available.
• CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Civil Cases
• CA - Ventura County - Superior Court Criminal and Traffic Cases

Yolo County

• CA - Yolo County - Building Permits
• 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 - Probation Violators
• CA - Yolo County - Real Estate, Recorder, Deeds

Yuba County

• CA - Yuba County - Property, Assessor
• CA - Yuba County - Recorder, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC