California, Los Angeles County
Where Hermosa Beach's records are kept. Hermosa Beach 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 Hermosa Beach's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Los Angeles County offices are on our Los Angeles County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
County office that values property in Los Angeles County. Offers a property search tool, homeowners and veterans exemptions, Proposition 19 transfers, decline in value reviews and business property statement filing.
Open official site Los Angeles County AssessorState 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
Judicial Branch guide to looking up a California case: county courts keep the records, so start on the court's website or with its clerk; juvenile and adoption files are confidential.
Open official site California Courts Self Help GuideVital records
National Center for Health Statistics listing for California: the state address for birth and death certificate requests, the copy fee it lists, and a note that state records start in July 1905.
Open official site CDC Where to Write for Vital Records: CaliforniaState 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
QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau for Hermosa Beach city, California: frequently requested figures on population, business and geography; the 2020 Census counted 19,728 residents.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
The City of Hermosa Beach website covers council agendas and video, the city clerk and treasurer, a permit portal, parking permits, the municipal code and service requests. City Hall: 1315 Valley Drive.
Open official site City of Hermosa BeachCity records
Public records and information 1315 Valley Drive Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Phone:(310) 318-0204 Fax: (310) 372-6186
Open official site Hermosa Beach City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement and public safety services 540 Pier Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 Phone: (310) 318-0360
Open official site Hermosa Beach Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Hermosa Beach, a place of 19,728 people, is in Los Angeles County, whose county seat is City of Los Angeles. Court and property records sit with Los Angeles County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Hermosa Beach's own offices are in the cards above, and our Los Angeles 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 Hermosa Beach.
Deeds for property in Hermosa Beach are recorded by the Los Angeles County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Los Angeles 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.