Background Check Resources in the State of California
Background checks are regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Most state laws concerning public records and background checks are very liberal and straightforward. In the State of California, public documents are available for anyone who wants to get through appropriate channels official state agency. Background checks are essential to the ability of parties to enter into various legally binding and as such are always a great idea. Background checks typically require written permission before performing the investigation. Occasionally, you may obtain reports without permission, but the findings can lack in-depth details.
If the background check negatively affects the consumer, the party accessing public records must furnish a copy of the report and an overview of consumer rights set up by the FCRA, and allow the consumer fair time to challenge the report. Due to the increased threat of identity theft, some states (eg California), now can require the employer to provide a copy of background check to the consumer, regardless of its content.Call the numbers below (or visit the websites listed) to know how to access the specific background information you are seeking. Public information may be accessed online or by phone, mail or in person.
It is always better to call before you send written questions to obtain accurate information addressing / ordering.
California Cities
- Alhambra
- Anaheim
- Antioch
- Bakersfield
- Berkeley
- Burbank
- Carlsbad
- Carson
- Chula Vista
- Clovis
- Compton
- Concord
- Corona
- Costa Mesa
- Daly City
- Downey
- El Cajon
- El Monte
- Elk Grove
- Escondido
- Fairfield
- Fontana
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Glendale
- Hayward
- Hesperia
- Huntington Beach
- Inglewood
- Irvine
- Lancaster
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Mission Viejo
- Modesto
- Moreno Valley
- Murrieta
- Norwalk
- Oakland
- Oceanside
- Ontario
- Orange
- Oxnard
- Palmdale
- Pasadena
- Pomona
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redding
- Rialto
- Richmond
- Riverside
- Roseville
- Sacramento
- Salinas
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Mateo
- Santa Ana
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Maria
- Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa
- Simi Valley
- South Gate
- Stockton
- Sunnyvale
- Temecula
- Thousand Oaks
- Torrance
- Vacaville
- Vallejo
- Ventura
- Victorville
- Visalia
- Vista
- West Covina
- Westminster
California Background Check Contact Information
California State Information Hot Line:
(916)322-9900
California State Website:
www.state.ca.us
Reporting Evaluation & Analysis Section
PO Box 903417
Sacramento CA 94203-4170
(916) 227-3460
(fax number not provided)
www.caag.state.ca.us
Driving Records
Department of Motor Vehicles
PO Box 944247
Sacramento CA 94244
(916) 657-8098
(916) 657-9041 (fax)
www.dmv.ca.gov
Vital Statistics (birth, death, divorce, marriage)
California Department of Health
Services
Office of Vital Records
PO Box 730241
Sacramento CA 94244-0241
(916) 445-1719
(800) 858-5553
www.dhs.ca.gov/chs
Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 657-5448
(fax number not provided)
www.ss.ca.gov
Workers Compensation Information
Division of Workers Compensation
Information & Assistance Unit
PO Box 420603
San Francisco CA 94142
(415) 703-4600
(414) 703-4717 (fax)
UCCs and Federal Tax Liens
UCC Division
Secretary of State
PO Box 942835
Sacramento CA 94235-0001
(916) 653-3516 x2
(fax number not provided)
www.ss.ca.gov/business/ucc/ucc.htm
City-County Cross Index
Alameda County
1225 Fallon St., Room 100
Oakland, CA 94612-4218
(510) 272-6777
ONLINE: Alameda County Courts
www.co.alameda.ca.us/courts/index.shtml
(free access to county criminal and civil court docket data)
Tax Assessor www.co.alameda.ca.us/aswpinq
Recordings, Deeds, Mortgages, Liens, Fictitious Business Names
rechart1.co.alameda.ca.us/localization/menu.asp
Recorder www.criis.com/amador/recorded.htm
Alpine County
P.O. Box 158
Markleeville, CA 96120-0158
(530) 694-2113
Amador County
500 Argonaut Lane
Jackson, CA 95642-2308
(209) 223-6463
Butte County
1931 Arlin Rhine Dr.
Oroville, CA 95965-3316
(530) 538-7551
ONLINE: Births, Marriages, Deaths
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/RiimsWeb/ASP/VTInquiry.asp
Fictitious Business Names
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/Riimsweb/ASP/FBNInquiry.asp
Recorder, Real Estate
clerk-recorder.buttecounty.net/Riimsweb/Asp/ORInquiry.asp
Calaveras County
Recorder's Office
891 Mountain Ranch Rd.
San Andreas, CA 95249-9713
(209) 754-6310
ONLINE: Assessor/Property
www.co.calaveras.ca.us/asp/Parcelsearch.html
Property (Parcel Info)
www.co.calaveras.ca.us/departments/gisproj.html
City of Davis Business Licenses
Colusa County
546 Jay St.
Colusa, CA 95932-2443
(530) 458-5149
Contra Costa County
730 Las Juntus
P.O. Box 350
Martinez, CA 94553-0350
(925) 646-2950
ONLINE: Contra Costa County Superior Court
www.co.contra-costa.ca.us
Contra Costa County Recorder (Tel: 925-646-2360)
www.criis.com/contracosta/srecord_current.shtml
Fictitious Business Names
www.criis.com/contracosta/sfictitious.shtml
Recorder Records, Judgments, Deeds, Liens
www.criis.com/contracosta/srecord_current.shtml
Del Norte County
450 H St.
Crescent City, CA 95531-4021
(707) 464-8115
El Dorado County
360 Fair Lane, Building B
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 621-6426
ONLINE: Fictitious Names, Non-confidential Marriages
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM500/C
Personal Property, Real Estate
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM400/A
Recording
http://main.co.el-dorado.ca.us/CGI/WWB012/WWM501/R
Fresno County
Hall of Records
2281 Tulare St., Room 301
Fresno, CA 93721-2105
(559) 488-3352
Glenn County
526 W. Sycamore
Willows, CA 95988-0391
(530) 934-6446
Humboldt County
825 5th St., Room 110
Eureka, CA 95501-1153
(707) 445-7256
Imperial County
939 West Main St.
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 482-4217
Inyo County
P.O. Box U
Independence, CA 93526
(760) 878-0218
Kern County
1415 Truxtun Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301-5222
(661) 868-5393
ONLINE: Assessor
http://assessor.co.kern.ca.us/kips/property_search.asp
Fictitious Business Names
www.co.kern.ca.us/ctyclerk/dba/default.asp
Tax Assessor, Fictitious Business Names
http://kerndata.com
Kings County
Clerk Recorder
1400 W. Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-3211
Lake County
255 N. Forbes St.
Lakeport, CA 95453-4731
(707) 263-2374
Lassen County Recorder
220 S. Lassen St. Suite 5
Susanville, CA 96130-4324
(530) 251-8189
Los Angeles County
P.O. Box 120
Los Angeles, CA 90053-0120
(213) 974-6135 [Los Angeles]
(818) 374-2208 [Van Nuys]
(818) 557-3482 [Burbank]
(818) 500-3551 [Glendale]
(323) 586-6365 [Huntington Park]
(626) 356-5695 [Pasadena]
(310) 260-3522 [Santa Monica]
ONLINE: Los Angles County Courts
www.lasuperiorcourt.org
(free access to county criminal and civil court docket data)
Los Angeles County Probate Notes:
www.lasuperiorcourt.org/probate
Superior Court (Civil, Small Claims, Probate, Family - case summaries)
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org
Madera County Recorder
209 W. Yosemite Ave.
Madera, CA 93637-3534
(559) 675-7944
Marin County Recorder
P.O. Box C
San Rafael, CA 94913
(415) 473-6407
Mariposa County
P.O. Box 247
Mariposa, CA 95338-0247
(209) 966-2005
Mendocino County
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm 1020
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 463-4481
Merced County
2222 M St., Room 14
Merced, CA 95340-3729
(209) 385-6515
ONLINE: Missing Persons
www.co.merced.ca.us/sheriff
Modoc County
204 S. Court St.
Alturas, CA 96101-0131
(530) 233-6205
ONLINE: Recorder, Vital Statistics, Fictitious Names
http://criis.com/modoc.html
Mono County
P.O. Box 237
Bridgeport, CA 93517-0537
(760) 932-5239
Monterey County
P.O. Box 29
Salinas, CA 93902-0029
(831) 647-5800
Napa County Superior Court
825 Brown St.
Napa, CA 94559-0880
(702) 299-1180
Nevada County
P.O. Box 6126
Nevada City, CA 95959-6126
(530) 265-1311
ONLINE: Property Tax
http://treas-tax.co.nevada.ca.us/searchtax.php
Orange County
P.O. Box 238
Santa Ana, CA 92702-0238
(714) 834-2200
Placer County
2954 Richardson Dr.
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-6550
ONLINE: County Recorder (Tel: 530-886-5600):
www.criis.com/placer/srecord_current.shtml
Marriage Records
www.criis.com/placer/smarriage.shtml
Plumas County
P.O. Box 10706
Quincy, CA 95971
(530) 283-6305
Riverside County
P.O. Box 751
Riverside, CA 92502-0751
(909) 955-1960
Sacramento County
600 8th St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 874-5522
San Benito County
440 5th St., Room 206
Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 636-4057
San Bernardino County
222 W. Hospitality Ln.
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0022
(760) 256-4907
ONLINE: San Bernardino County Property (Tel: 909-387-8307)
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/tax/trsearch.asp
Fictitious Business Names:
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/ACR/RecSearch.htm
San Diego County
P.O. Box 121750
San Diego, CA 92112-4147
(619) 531-3141
San Francisco County Superior Court
633 Folsom St., Room 210
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 553-1159
San Joaquin County
P.O. Box 1968
Stockton, CA 95201-1968
(209) 468-2355
ONLINE: Case Summaries
http://www.stocktoncourt.org/courts/caseinquiry.htm
San Luis Obispo County
1144 Monterey St., Suite C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408-0001
(805) 781-5677
San Mateo County
401 Marshall St., 6th Fl.
Redwood City, CA 94063-1636
(415) 363-4711
Property Tax
http://smctweb1.co.sanmateo.ca.us/index.html
Santa Barbara County
Hall of Records, P.O. Box 159
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
(805) 568-2220
Santa Clara County
170 Park Center Plaza
San Jose, CA 95110-1774
(408) 882-2100
Santa Cruz County
701 Ocean St., Room 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4027
(831) 454-2020
Shasta County
1500 Court St.
Redding, CA 96001-1694
(530) 245-6789
ONLINE: Superior Court
www.shastacourts.com/indexes.php
Shasta County Recorder
www.ci.redding.ca.us
City of Redding Assessor
www.ci.redding.ca.us
Sierra County
P.O. Drawer D
Downieville, CA 95936-9999
(530) 289-3698
Siskiyou County Recorder
P.O. Box 8
Yreka, CA 96097-0008
(530) 842-8196
Solano County
600 Texas St.
Fairfield, CA 94533-6321
(707) 421-6053
ONLINE: Recording, Assessor, Property
http://recorderonline.solanocounty.com
Superior Court
www.solanocourts.com
Sonoma County
P.O. Box 6124
Santa Rosa, CA 95406-6124
(707) 565-1100
Stanislaus County
800 11th St.
Modesto, CA 95353-1008
(209) 558-6000
Sutter County
P.O. Box 1555
Yuba City, CA 95992-1555
(530) 822-7352
Tehama County
P.O. Box 250
Red Bluff, CA 96080-0250
(530) 527-6441
Trinity County
P.O. Box 1258
Weaverville, CA 96093-1258
(530) 623-1208
Tulare County
221 S. Mooney Blvd., Room 105
Visalia, CA 93291-4593
(559) 733-6454
Tuolumne County
2 S. Green St.
Sonora, CA 95370-4679
(209) 533-5555
Ventura County
800 S. Victoria Ave.
Ventura, CA 93009-0001
(805) 654-2264
Yolo County
P.O. Box 1130
Woodland, CA 95776-1130
(530) 666-8598
Yuba County
935 14th St.
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 749-7600
California Criminal Records
Below are California's Offenses Known to Law Enforcement as reported by the FBI in the year 2010
- Total All Classes: 1,357,573
- Violent Crime: 109,722
- Property Crime: 152,408
- Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 1,548
- Forcible Rape: 1,909
- Robbery: 18,163
- Aggravated Assault: 88,102
- Burglary: 51,601
- Larceny Theft: 86,717
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 12,957
- Arson: 1,133
- Other Assaults: 84,758
- Forgery and Counterfeiting: 6,932
- Fraud: 8,367
- Embezzlement: 1,264
- Stolen Property Buying Receiving Possessing: 16,356
- Vandalism: 24,795
- Weapons Carrying Possessing etc: 28,374
- Prostitution and Commercialized Vice: 11,344
- Sex Offenses Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution: 11,949
- Drug Abuse Violations: 241,547
- Gambling: 497
- Offenses Against the Family and Children: 246
- Driving Under the Influence: 195,276
- Liquor Laws: 17,007
- Drunkenness: 105,388
- Disorderly Conduct: 12,433
- Vagrancy: 4,640
- All Other Offenses Except Traffic: 314,204
- Suspicion: 0
- Curfew and Loitering Law Violations: 10,066
- Number of Agencies:
- Estimated Population:
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