San Joaquin County, California Public Records

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in San Joaquin 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The county birth page lists $34. Use the issuing office and service channel when comparing fees.

The birth instructions describe a four-to-six-week wait for a newborn record to become available. It is separate from order processing and delivery.

The recorded-copy schedule lists $1 per page for self-assisted copies and $3 per page when staff assist.

The certification line adds $2 per document to the applicable copying charge.

The office schedule ends recording at 4 p.m. Recorded-copy service continues until 4:30 p.m.

The portal instructions require in-person completion and payment for that application route. Delivery orders use the separate certificate-order instructions.

The ordering page allows two business days for expedited fulfillment and lists an additional $19 delivery charge. Fulfillment is not a promised arrival time.

The county directory assigns that number to Sheriff fingerprinting by appointment. It is not the general records counter.