California, San Diego County
Where National City's records are kept. National City has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include National City's own offices, along with State of California offices; the San Diego County offices are on our San Diego County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the City of National City in San Diego County, with City Hall at 1243 National City Blvd. It offers the City Clerk, public records, elections, building, police and public meeting webcasts.
Open official site City of National CityPolice & jail
The National City Police Department at 1200 National City Blvd. works in partnership with the community on service and public safety, with crime prevention, divisions, press releases and use of force reports.
Open official site National City Police DepartmentCity records
National City records in the NCRecords Laserfiche database: ordinances, resolutions, minutes, City Council agenda packets, agreements and contracts, employee MOUs and board and commission records.
Open official site National City Public RecordsCity records
The National City Clerk at City Hall, 1243 National City Boulevard, open Monday through Thursday, handles elections, campaign disclosure, public meetings and comments, and the passport acceptance facility.
Open official site National City ClerkPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for National City area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedProperty 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 DepartmentVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search that checks the public sex offender registries of every state, territory and Indian Country at once, by first and last name or by up to five ZIP codes.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CasePolice & jail
Quick search for missing children and sex offenders near National City California.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, CaliforniaFederal
Census Bureau QuickFacts table for National City city, California: population estimates, age, race and Hispanic origin, housing, households, education, income and poverty, drawn from census counts and survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState 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 CollectionsEverything else, organized
12 more National City sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
National City, a place of 56,173 people, is in San Diego County, whose county seat is San Diego. Court and property records sit with San Diego County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. National City's own offices are in the cards above, and our San Diego 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 National City.
Deeds for property in National City are recorded by the San Diego County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our San Diego 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.