Please contact the appropriate court district for access to information on older cases.
Open access criminal records california.
Login and registration is not required for portal use.
Staff from these agencies may be authorized to view records using remote access.
You can see a list of state and local government agencies and the types of electronic records their staff may see using remote access.
Click to find civil claims small claims family law probate cases or traffic and criminal law cases.
To obtain records of another agency please contact the agency directly.
For example a city police department or county probation department may need to look at electronic records in criminal matters.
If you are not an authorized agency please do not register.
Limited case data is available on cases filed prior to 1998.
However individuals have the right to request a copy of their own criminal history record from the department to review for accuracy and completeness.
Requests from third parties are not authorized and will not be processed.
System will be unavailable from 3 30 to 4 30 am for case updating.
The following are guidelines for accessing public pdf records maintained by the california department of justice.
Access to criminal history summary records maintained by the doj is restricted by law to legitimate law enforcement purposes and authorized applicant agencies.
Criminal records are not available online.
In no event shall the court be liable for the inability to access its online access service.
Californians have the right under the state public records act and the california constitution to access public information maintained by local and state government agencies including the department of justice.
All information provided by the superior court of california county of contra costa through this internet service is provided as is with no warranties express or implied including the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.
Registration from unauthorized sources will be promptly denied.
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Effective january 1 2010 rule 10 500 of the california rules of court set forth comprehensive public access provisions applicable to judicial administrative records maintained by state trial and appellate courts the state supreme court as well as the judicial council of california the council.
