California, Los Angeles County
Where Manhattan Beach's records are kept. Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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
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
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
CDPH Vital Records explains how to order certified copies of California birth, death, marriage and divorce records, with forms, fees 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
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
Federal statistics for the city of Manhattan Beach, California in Census Bureau QuickFacts, starting from a 2020 Census count of 35,506, with recent estimates for median household income, housing, veterans and businesses.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Residents use the Manhattan Beach city site to apply for business licenses and construction, film and event permits, file police reports and public records requests, and pay online. City Hall: 1400 Highland Avenue, (310) 802-5000.
Open official site City of Manhattan BeachProperty records
Official documents and legislative history 1400 Highland Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Phone (310) 802-5000 Fax (310)
Open official site Manhattan Beach City ClerkPolice & jail
Law enforcement and public safety services 420 15th Street Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Phone: (310) 802-5140
Open official site Manhattan Beach Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Manhattan Beach, a place of 35,506 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. Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach.
Deeds for property in Manhattan 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.