California, Orange County
Where Fountain Valley's records are kept. Fountain Valley has its own city government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Fountain Valley's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Orange County offices are on our Orange County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The California Department of Justice sends people a copy of their own state criminal history to review: Live Scan or card fingerprints and a $25 fee are required, and third party requests are refused.
Open official site California DOJ Request Your Own Criminal RecordProperty records
Oversees how California's 58 county assessors apply property tax law, audits their practices, certifies appraisers and itself assesses utility and railroad property and pipelines spanning two or more counties.
Open official site California State Board of Equalization Property Tax DepartmentState records
The Secretary of State's archives holds over 105,000 cubic feet of California government records, maps and photographs, described in its Minerva catalog, including court, legislative, land grant and family history collections.
Open official site California State Archives CollectionsCounty court
Bankruptcy court for California's Central District, offering PACER lookup, online petitions, live chat with court staff and self help desks with pro bono help in each of its five divisions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCounty court
Superior Court of California, County of Orange civil section: limited cases up to $35,000, unlimited cases, filing and calendar information, civil appeals, unlawful detainer and ex parte hearing procedures.
Open official site Orange County Superior Court Civil DivisionVital records
Keeps California birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records, issues certified copies and registers or amends records as the law allows. Accepted orders cannot be canceled or refunded.
Open official site California Department of Public Health Vital RecordsState records
The California Department of Justice unit that helps police locate missing people and identify unknown persons; its missing persons database, searchable by name, county and description, holds a subset of reported cases.
Open official site California DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons SectionPolice & jail
Wanted and missing person posters from the FBI Los Angeles Field Office, including Ten Most Wanted fugitives, Most Wanted Fraudsters and cases where agents seek information; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Los Angeles Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
California Department of Justice listing of registered sex offenders that state law allows it to disclose; some registrants are left out, and registrants who use the search face a fine or jail.
Open official site California Megan's Law WebsiteFederal
Official QuickFacts table from the U.S. Census Bureau for Fountain Valley city, California, where the 2020 Census found 57,047 people, with core figures on population, business and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Pay billing and utility accounts, read agendas and minutes, find building inspection information, reach planning and building or the staff directory, and check city closed days. Fountain Valley City Hall: 10200 Slater Avenue.
Open official site City of Fountain ValleyCity records
Public records administration 10200 Slater Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Phone (714) 593-4445 Fax (714) 593-4551
Open official site Fountain Valley City ClerkEverything else, organized
11 more Fountain Valley sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Fountain Valley, a place of 57,047 people, is in Orange County, whose county seat is Santa Ana. Court and property records sit with Orange County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Fountain Valley's own offices are in the cards above, and our Orange County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in California is run by the California Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Fountain Valley.
Deeds for property in Fountain Valley are recorded by the Orange County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Orange County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in California come from the state vital records office, California Department of Public Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.