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Modoc County Criminal Court
Criminal records filings for the County of Modoc.
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Modoc County Property Tax Information
The Modoc County parcel lookup gives the owner, the legal description, the assessed value and the property taxes charged on each parcel in the county.
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Police & jail
Modoc County Sheriffs Arrest Records
The Modoc County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.
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Modoc County Directory
Index of Modoc County's services and resources.
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Modoc County Civil Court
Civil Cases, records and information of General and Limited jurisdiction.
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Modoc County Sex Offenders
The California Megan's Law website, run by the state Department of Justice, lists the sex offenders required to register in Modoc County and can be searched by name, address or ZIP code.
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Modoc County Traffic Courts
Citations, fines and traffic court and school information.
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Modoc County Juvenile Court
The juvenile division of the Modoc County court hears delinquency and dependency cases, and its records are sealed by law except to the people and agencies the court allows.
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Modoc County Court Calendar
Modoc County Court Calendar, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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- Modoc County Property AssessorProperty assessment and other county real estate resources.
- Modoc County Fictitious Business RecordsBusiness information and filings.
- Modoc County Death, Birth and Marriage RecordsDownload vital records from the Modoc County Recorder.
- Modoc County Voter RegistrationRegistered voters and information.
- Modoc County Small Claims CourtCase records and information in the small claims division.
- Modoc County Judgments and LiensLink to Modoc County judgments and liens.
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About public records in Modoc County
County profile
Modoc County at a glance
- State
- California
- County seat
- Alturas
- Population
- 8,700
- Area
- 4,203 sq mi
- Founded
- 1874
- Cities and towns
- 10
Modoc County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Modoc County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services throughout the unincorporated areas of Modoc County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Modoc County is primarily provided by Modoc County Sheriff's Office, which covers the unincorporated areas. Coordination between the Sheriff's Office and city police departments is crucial for maintaining public safety and addressing criminal activities effectively.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Modoc County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and provides countywide services including detention operations, court security, and search and rescue. Located at 204 South Court Street in Alturas, CA 96101, the Sheriff's Office can be contacted through the office’s website. The agency's website at www.countyofmodoc.gov/709/Sheriff---DHP provides information about services, press releases, and contact information. Modoc County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same location, houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. The California Highway Patrol maintains a presence in Modoc County, primarily along US Highway 395 and State Route 299. Arrest records in Modoc County are subject to California Public Records Act requirements under Government Code Section 6250 et seq, which mandates that public records be made available for inspection unless specifically exempted.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Modoc County are maintained by Modoc County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Modoc County are taken and retained by Modoc County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Modoc County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Modoc County
- Old mine sites
- 153
- Sites with no status in the records
- 88
- Still producing
- 23
- Main minerals
- Gold; Mercury; Stone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 242
- Shafts and tunnels
- 20
- What they are
- borrow pit, prospect pit, gravel pit, cinder pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1962 to 1993
- Records behind them
- 575 records for 506 sites, the rest are the same working written down twice
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 264 named mine sites inside the county, 153 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 242 holes drawn inside the county, 20 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Mercury; Stone.
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.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
- California Department of Conservation, Abandoned Mine Lands UnitThe unit's page on the tens of thousands of abandoned mines in all 58 counties (about 64 percent on federal land, 32 percent private), their hazards and the unit's reports.
- Department of Conservation map server, Mines and Mineral ResourcesInteractive web maps and a data viewer of mine status from the Division of Mine Reclamation and the California Geological Survey's mineral land classification.
Named workings recorded in Modoc County (157 shown, 226 unnamed on the map)
- Borrow PitLeonards Hot Springs map, 1990
- Borrow PitThe Panhandle map, 1988
- Borrow PitWashington Mountain map, 1990
- Borrow PitBeaver Mountain map, 1990
- Consolidated MinesProspect Pit | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Gravel PitTule Mountain map, 1962
- Klondyke MinesAdit | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Lost Cabin MineMine Shaft | Adin Pass map, 1990
- MineAdit | Willow Ranch map, 1990
- MineAdit | Willow Ranch map, 1990
- Modoc MinesMine | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Moonlight MinesOpen Pit Mine | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Morrel MineMine | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Open Pit MineSugar Hill map, 1990
- Open Pit Mine or QuarryMahogany Ridge map, 1993
- Sunshine MineMine | Mount Bidwell map, 1990
- Bagley MineCalcium | Past Producer
- Elzie BagleyCalcium | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- SeitzCopper | Past Producer
- Seitz MineCopper | Past Producer
- Unnamed LocationGemstone | Occurrence
- Griffith's Royal Purple Obsidian Mines.Gemstone, Stone, Gemstone | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Alaska Bell ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Bad BillGold | Past Producer
- Bad Bill ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Blue Bell GroupGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- California BellGold | Past Producer
- California Bell ClaimGold | Occurrence
- CaptainGold | Occurrence
- Cliff ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- ComstockGold | Occurrence
- Comstock and Sea LionGold | Past Producer
- Comstock and Sea Lion ClaimsGold | Occurrence
- Craig PropertyGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Crown PointGold | Past Producer
- Crown Point ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Dandy ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Discovery ClaimGold | Prospect
- Dixie QueenGold | Past Producer
- Dixie QueenGold | Past Producer
- Dixie Queen MinesGold | Past Producer
- Dixie Queen MinesGold | Prospect
- Eagle Creek PlacerGold | Past Producer
- Emerald ClaimGold | Past Producer
- Emerald ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Eugene MineGold | Past Producer
- Eugene MineGold | Prospect
- Fern MineGold | Past Producer
- Fern MineGold | Prospect
- Friday MorningGold | Past Producer
- Friday Morning ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Gold Peak and KlondikeGold | Past Producer
- Granger Claim GroupGold | Occurrence
- Happy Thought ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Hildebrand ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Huckleberry & Huckleberry No 1 ClmsGold | Occurrence
- Huckleberry & Huckleberry No. 1Gold | Past Producer
- Independence ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Jasper/Agate Placer GroupGold | Occurrence
- JosephineGold | Occurrence
- JosephineGold | Past Producer
- JumboGold | Past Producer
- Jumbo ClaimGold | Prospect
- Last DollarGold | Past Producer
- Leland ClaimGold | Past Producer
- Leland ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Lily BellGold | Past Producer
- Lily BellGold | Occurrence
- Lonaconing ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Lost CabinGold | Past Producer
- Mammoth ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Mineral Springs ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- MispahGold | Past Producer
- Mispah ClaimsGold | Occurrence
- Modoc IndependenceGold | Past Producer
- Modoc Independence ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Modoc MineGold | Occurrence
- Modoc-MammothGold | Past Producer
- Modoc-Mammoth MinesGold | Prospect
- MonarchGold | Past Producer
- Monarch ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Moon Light GroupGold | Past Producer
- MoonlightGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Morning Star MineGold | Past Producer
- Mountain Summit and Quartzite MinesGold | Prospect
- Mountain Summit and QuarziteGold | Past Producer
- Northern StarGold | Past Producer
- Northern Star MineGold | Prospect
- One-Hundred ClaimsGold | Occurrence
- Peacemaker ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Pink RoseGold | Past Producer
- Pink Rose ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Printer BoyGold | Past Producer
- Printer Boy ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Red Horse ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Red QuartzGold | Past Producer
- Red Quartz ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Shasta ViewGold | Past Producer
- Spearmint ClaimGold | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- StonewallGold | Past Producer
- Stonewall ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Sugar Pine MineGold | Past Producer
- TamarackGold | Past Producer
- Tamarack MineGold | Prospect
- Topaz ClaimGold | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Two Jacks ClaimGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Uncle JoeGold | Past Producer
- Uncle Joe ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Unnamed LocationGold | Occurrence
- White RibbonGold | Past Producer
- White Ribbon ClaimGold | Occurrence
- Williams ProspectGold | Occurrence
- Yukon # 2Gold | Occurrence
- Yukon No. 1, No. 2, No. 3Gold | Past Producer
- Discovery ClaimGold, Copper | Past Producer
- Ft. Bidwell Consolidated MinesGold, Copper | Past Producer
- Sweeney ProspectGold, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Sweeney ProspectGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Williams ProspectGold, Silver | Past Producer
- Brown ProspectMercury | Occurrence
- Cedarville Hot SpringsMercury | Prospect
- Deep Creek ProspectMercury | Occurrence
- Red Hawk MineMercury | Occurrence
- Red Hawk MineMercury | Prospect
- Silvertown GroupMercury | Occurrence
- Unnamed LocationMercury | Occurrence
- Unnamed LocationMercury | Prospect
- Unnamed LocationMercury | Prospect
- Unnamed LocationMercury | Occurrence
- Unnamed LocationMercury | Occurrence
- Evening Star ClaimPerlite | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Cinder PitPumice | Prospect
- Raino ClaimPumice | Occurrence
- Volcolite Association Placer ClaimPumice | Occurrence
- Weisman Pumicite DepositPumice | Past Producer
- Weisman Pumicite Deposit FosterPumice | Occurrence
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | 2 records for this one site
- Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect
- Cinder PitStone | Occurrence
- Cinder PitStone | Occurrence
- Cinder PitStone | Occurrence
- Cinder PitsStone | Occurrence
- QuarryStone | Prospect
- QuarryStone | Prospect
- Unnamed LocationStone | Past Producer
- W. E. MinardStone | Occurrence
- Borrow PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Borrow PitStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Borrow PitsStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Borrow PitsStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- QuarriesStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence
- Great Northern Railroad DepositStone, Pumice | Occurrence | 2 records for this one site
- Unnamed PumiciteOccurrence
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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Modoc County public-records FAQs
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Modoc County, California?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Modoc County Sheriff or a city police department in Modoc 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 Modoc 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 Modoc 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 Modoc 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 Modoc County, California?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Modoc County are kept by the Modoc 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 Modoc 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 Modoc 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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