California, Kings County
Where Hanford's records are kept. Hanford has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hanford's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Kings County offices are on our Kings County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property 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
Judicial Branch of California locator: enter a five digit California ZIP code or a city name to find nearby superior court locations.
Open official site California Courts Find Your CourtVital records
Order certified copies of California birth, death and marriage records from the state Office of Vital Records, with fees, forms and processing times.
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
Census Bureau QuickFacts profile of Hanford city, California, population 57,990 at the 2020 Census, listing frequently requested statistics on residents, businesses and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Hanford's official city site lists agendas and minutes, online meeting access, online bill pay, permits and licenses, issue reporting and city commission openings. City Hall: 321 North Douty Street, 559-585-2500.
Open official site City of HanfordCity records
Official public records 319 North Douty Street Hanford, CA 93230 Phone: 559-585-2515 Fax: 559-585-2595
Open official site Hanford City ClerkPolice & jail
Welcome to the Hanford Police Department! Law enforcement services 425 N Irwin St Hanford, California 93230 Phone: (559)585-2535 Fax: (559)585-0665
Open official site Hanford Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Hanford, a place of 57,990 people, is the seat of Kings County. Court and property records sit with Kings County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Hanford's own offices are in the cards above, and our Kings 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 Hanford.
Deeds for property in Hanford are recorded by the Kings County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Kings 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.