ACCESS TO CALIFORNIA STATE CRIMINAL RECORDS

To find out if an individual has a criminal record in the state of California we check the state repository, the relevant county criminal court records, or civil court records. 

Of California's fifty-eight (58) counties, fifty seven (57) allow criminal record searches by mail, phone or fax without a signed release. If the county, or counties, specified can only mail records back to us then there will be an unavoidable delay in processing the record request.
           
Most counties in California have one (1) Superior court.  This court holds felony records and civil case filings of over $25,000.  However, many counties have several courts to handle preliminary felonies, misdemeanor and civil cases involving amounts of under $25,000.  These courts may be called Municipal or Justice Courts.  A Municipal Court resides in an area with a population of over 40,000 residents.  A Justice Court is in an area with a populous of less than 40,000 residents.

• *Full Name, first, last and middle (if applicable)
• *Date of Birth
• *City
•  Social Security Number
•  Gender
•  Aliases (if any)
•  Address

• Case Number
• County
• Defendant Name
• Date of Birth
• Race/Sex
• Charge(s)
• Offense Date
• Arrest Date
• File Date
• Disposition Date
• Disposition & Sentence

• Felonies are crimes that are usually punishable by at least one year or more of jail time.
• Misdemeanors are less severe charges punishable by a fine or jail time of less than one year.