California Police Records

Our California pages for county sheriffs, criminal records, wanted lists and the sex offender registry.

• California County Sheriff DirectoryCounty sheriff offices with links to their sites
• California Criminal RecordsSearch arrest records, criminal background checks, court convictions, and statewide criminal history resources for California
• California Most Wanted & FugitivesView active wanted-person bulletins, fugitive alerts, and most-wanted lists published by California law enforcement agencies
• California Sex Offender RegistrySearch the official California sex-offender registry for offender addresses, photographs, conviction details, and registry status

Police records stay with the agency that made them, such as a city or town police department, a sheriff's office or the state police. What each agency releases, and how fast it answers, differs from place to place.

The California Highway Patrol releases collision reports through its Area offices and answers other requests under the California Public Records Act. The state Department of Justice gives a criminal history record only to the person it is about.

• CHP Collision Report RequestForm to request a CHP collision report
• CHP Public Records Act RequestsHow to ask the CHP for records
• DOJ Request Your Own RecordReview your own California criminal history record

Continue your research with these related California record categories.

• California Public Records HubBrowse the full California public-records directory
• California Court RecordsState and county court case lookups
• California Inmate SearchState and county inmate locators and parole status
• California Background ChecksPre-employment, tenant, and personal background-check resources