California, Santa Clara County
Where Los Altos Hills's records are kept. Los Altos Hills has its own town government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Los Altos Hills's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Santa Clara County offices are on our Santa Clara 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
Sits in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa and San Jose and posts judges' and 341 meeting calendars, local rules, forms and guidance for people filing without an attorney.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCounty court
Statewide court locator of the Judicial Branch of California: enter a five digit California ZIP code, such as 92110, or a city name such as Oakland to see nearby court locations.
Open official site Judicial Branch of California Find My CourtVital records
California Department of Public Health vital records for Los Altos Hills.
Open official site Los Altos Hills California 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 SectionFederal
FBI San Francisco Field Office posters for wanted fugitives, kidnapped and missing persons, cyber suspects and cases where agents ask the public for information; tips can be sent through tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI San Francisco 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 WebsiteCounty court
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 RecordVital records
Census Bureau data profile for the town of Los Altos Hills, California: total population 8,489 in the 2020 Census and American Community Survey estimates for income and poverty, education, employment, housing, health and families.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
Los Altos Hills residents can use the town site for agendas and meetings, codes and ordinances, online construction permits, business licensing, sheriff reports and wildfire information. Town offices: 26379 Fremont Road, 650-941-7222.
Open official site Town of Los Altos HillsCity records
Official records and legal files 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills CA 94022 Phone: (650) 941-7222 Fax: (650) 941-3160
Open official site Los Altos Hills City ClerkEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Los Altos Hills, a place of 8,489 people, is in Santa Clara County, whose county seat is San Jose. Court and property records sit with Santa Clara County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Los Altos Hills's own offices are in the cards above, and our Santa Clara 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 registration where California offers it, polling places and the local election office for Los Altos Hills.
Deeds for property in Los Altos Hills are recorded by the Santa Clara County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Santa Clara 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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