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California Criminal Records

State Department of Corrections

California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Mailing address: 1515 S Street, Sacramento, Ca 94283-0001

Physical address: See above
Phone: (877) 256-OVSS (6877)

Fax: N/A

Hours: N/A

Email: N/A

Website: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mailing Address: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Correspondence Unit, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306

Physical Address: see above

Phone number: (304) 625-3878

Public Offender Lists

You can perform an inmate search at http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Inmate_Locator.html.

For a registered sex offender search, you can go to http://ag.ca.gov/wanted/wanted_search.php. The national sex offender registry can be searched at: http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Portal.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1.

If you would like to register to be notified of whenever an inmate you designate has a status change, go to: https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/siteInfoAction.do?siteId=5000.

The DEA Most Wanted can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/san-fran/sf-list.htm or http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/la/la-list.htm.

The Most Wanted List can be found at http://ag.ca.gov/wanted/wanted_search.php.

Criminal records will contain: a photo or mugshot of the criminal, the height of the criminal, any known aliases of the criminal in question, the race of the criminal, any crimes that are pending against him or her, the criminal’s current place of residence, a physical description including any identifying marks/scars/tattoos, any charges against him or her (for wanted fugitives), any crimes he or she was acquitted of, the criminal’s full given name, and the criminal’s weight.

Where to Find State Court Records

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

Mailing address: Office of Communications, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102-3688

Physical address: see above

Phone: (415) 865-7740

Fax: N/A

Hours: 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Email: N/A

Website: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/

Note: This office does not maintain court records for the following kinds of cases: powers of attorney; divorce decrees; criminal records; criminal case histories; complaints, other pleadings or judgments; traffic tickets; or information on specific cases. You’ll need to visit the Superior Court in the specific county where the case took place in order to obtain this kind of court record.

Specific Court Records

Supreme Court of California

Mailing address: 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4797

Physical address: see above

Phone: (415) 865-7000

Fax: N/A

Hours: 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Email: N/A

Website: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/

California Court of Appeals

Mailing address: Varies – there are six districts

Physical address: see above

Phone: Varies – there are six districts

Fax: N/A

Hours: 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Email: N/A

Website: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/

Supreme Court Opinions

Dockets and opinions of the Supreme Court of California and California Court of Appeals are available online at: http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/.

Contained within a Court Record

Court records will often have the following pieces of information: the address and name of the defendant, the address and name of the plaintiff, the date of each court hearing, the outcome of the court, a detailing of the evidence that was presented from both sides, the address where the hearing took place, a summary of statements from the witnesses, what statutes/laws have been violated, the judge’s full name, and all court fee information.

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