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Inyo County Family Law

Divorce and family law cases from Inyo County are filed with the clerk of court, who keeps the pleadings, the orders and the judgments in each case.

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Inyo County Fictitious Business Records

Inyo County Fictitious Business Records, the office that registers businesses, with entity and trade name searches and copies of the filings it holds.

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Property records

Inyo County Property Tax Information

The Inyo County Tax Collector bills and collects the property taxes, and the records show the parcel, the owner and what is charged and paid on it each year.

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Inyo County at a glance

State
California
County seat
Independence
Population
19,016
Area
10,192 sq mi
Founded
1866
Cities and towns
11

Inyo County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Inyo County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety in the unincorporated areas of Inyo County.

Police Departments. In addition to Inyo County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Inyo County, including the Bishop Police Department.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Inyo County is primarily provided by Inyo County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 224 West Line Street in Bishop, California 93514. The Sheriff can be contacted through the office’s website, and the office maintains a website at www.inyocounty.us/sheriff. Inyo County Jail, located at the Sheriff's Office complex in Bishop, houses inmates arrested within Inyo County. Arrest records and booking reports in Inyo County are public records under the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.). For non-emergency inquiries, the Sheriff's Office business line operates during regular business hours, while emergency calls should always be directed to 911.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Inyo County are maintained by Inyo County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by submitting a formal request to the Sheriff's Office, either in person or through their website.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Inyo County are taken and retained by Inyo County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These booking photos are part of the arrest record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office, either online or by request.

Edwards Street, Independence, CA 93526 (phone: 760-878-0263), handles land use permits, conditional use permits, and zoning compliance for businesses in unincorporated areas. Building permits for commercial construction or improvement projects are issued by Inyo County Building Department at the same address (phone: 760-878-0292). Edwards Street, Independence, CA 93526 (phone: 760-878-0310), maintains property tax assessment information including assessed values, property characteristics, ownership information, and parcel maps.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Inyo County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Inyo County

Old mine sites
1,346
Sites with no status in the records
159
Past producers, now closed
530
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
813
Processing plants, closed
3
Producing when recorded
104
Processing plants, not workings
25
Worked underground, in the mine records
631
Main minerals
Gold; Silver; Tungsten
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
9,508
Shafts and tunnels
3,055
What they are
prospect pit, adit, mine shaft, open pit mine
Maps surveyed
1979 to 1994
Records behind them
11,493 records for 11,142 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 1,634 mine sites inside the county: 530 past producers, now closed, 813 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 104 sites producing when the record was made, 28 processing plants, which are not workings, 159 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 9,508 holes drawn inside the county, 3,055 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Silver; Tungsten.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Tulare County Furnace Creek Shoshone Lone Pine Tecopa Round Valley Valley Wells Trona Olancha N 50 miles 600 of 11,493 shown
Inyo County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Inyo County (376 shown, 1,425 more named and 9,341 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

California abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Wage and hour cases in Inyo County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations in Inyo County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $2,400 in back wages agreed for 1 worker. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
4
Back wages agreed
$2,400
Workers due back wages
1
Civil money penalties
$3,244
Employers on the record
4
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Super Food GrowerLone Pine1$2,4001
American Borate Co., Inc.Death Valley1$00
CG Roxane LLCOlancha1$00
LP Investment Group, Inc.Lone Pine1$00

Every employer on the Inyo County record, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The California wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Inyo County, California?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Inyo County Sheriff or a city police department in Inyo County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Penal Code 13665, a police department or sheriff's office may not share on social media the booking photos of a person arrested on suspicion of a nonviolent crime unless an exception applies, and must remove booking photos it shared on social media within 14 days unless an exception still applies.

How do I get a criminal background check in Inyo County, California?

The California criminal history record comes from the California Department of Justice. Record Review of your own record only: submit fingerprint images through Live Scan and follow the DOJ Record Review instructions. Fee: $25 processing fee to the DOJ, plus the Live Scan agency's fingerprint fee; a fee waiver may be available.

How can I look up sex offenders in Inyo County, California?

Search the California Megan's Law Website (Department of Justice), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Inyo County, California?

Register with the county elections official (county elections office or registrar of voters) or through the California Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 15 days before Election Day; after that, same day (conditional) registration and voting is available at the county elections office.

How do I look up property records in Inyo County, California?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Inyo County are kept by the Inyo County Recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Inyo County, California?

Certified birth and death certificates for California come from the California Department of Public Health, Vital Records (CDPH VR). Copies may be obtained in person at the county office (County Registrar or Recorder) where the birth was registered, for events in that county. By mail with form VS 111 to California Department of Public Health, Vital Records, MS 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410, or in person at the county office where the event was registered; since July 1, 2026 CDPH VR no longer accepts applications sent through online third party vendors. Fee: $31 for each certified copy of a birth record.

How do I find business license records in Inyo County, California?

Business entity filings are searched with the California Secretary of State (bizfile Online). Most California cities and counties require a business license, permits or registration to do business within their limits.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

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