California, Sacramento County
Where Galt's records are kept. Galt has its own city government, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Galt's own offices, along with the Sacramento County and State of California offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Galt home page, with Galt City Hall at 380 Civic Dr., online utility payments, the police department, City Council meetings and agendas, issue reporting and a city document library.
Open official site City of GaltPolice & jail
Galt Police Department, led by Chief Brian Kalinowski, serves more than 26,000 residents with 38 sworn officers and 16 civilian staff, guided by the motto Public Trust Through Professional Service.
Open official site Galt Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Galt Police Records Unit processes police reports, traffic citations and criminal complaints, and accepts report requests by mail to 455 Industrial Drive, by fax or in person, answering within ten working days.
Open official site Galt Police Department Records UnitCity records
Copies of identifiable Galt city records can be requested from the City Clerk's Office with an optional form or by email; copies cost $1.00 for the first page and $.10 for each additional page.
Open official site City of Galt Public Records/Information RequestCity records
The Galt Building Division at 495 Industrial Drive reviews construction plans, issues building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits and conducts inspections, with a 24 hour inspection line and posted forms.
Open official site City of Galt Building DivisionPolice & 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
In California's Eastern District, debtors without a lawyer can use the court's pro se clinic, drop box and free eSR service to prepare and submit Chapter 7 and 13 forms online.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaCounty court
Sacramento Superior Court search page with separate searches for criminal, civil, family law, probate and traffic cases; civil and probate searches require creating an account.
Open official site Sacramento Superior Court Case SearchVital 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
The FBI Sacramento Field Office posts the people it is seeking in murder, violent crime, white collar and crimes against children cases, plus kidnapped and missing persons, many with FBI rewards for information.
Open official site FBI Sacramento Field Office Most WantedPolice & 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
Basic population, business and geography statistics for Galt city, California from Census Bureau QuickFacts, which covers cities and towns of more than 5,000 people; 2020 count 25,383.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Galt, a place of 25,383 people, is in Sacramento County, whose county seat is Sacramento. Court and property records sit with Sacramento County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Galt's own offices are in the cards above, and our Sacramento 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 Galt.
Deeds for property in Galt are recorded by the Sacramento County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Sacramento 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.
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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.