California, Contra Costa County
Where San Pablo's records are kept. San Pablo has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include San Pablo's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Contra Costa County offices are on our Contra Costa 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
Order certified California birth, death and marriage records from the state Office of Vital 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
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 WebsitePolice & jail
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 RecordCity records
City of San Pablo site with City Hall at 1000 Gateway Avenue, 510-215-3000, council agendas and participation, the biennial budget, election and ballot measure details in English and Spanish, public records requests and permits.
Open official site City of San PabloCity records
San Pablo City Clerk at City Hall, 1000 Gateway Avenue, with the clerk's profile, duties and contact details on the city site. Phone (510) 215-3000.
Open official site San Pablo City ClerkPolice & jail
San Pablo Police Department at 13880 San Pablo Ave, a community based agency of 62 sworn officers and 27 full time civilians, with police records and youth programs. Phone 510-215-3130.
Open official site San Pablo Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
9 more San Pablo sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
San Pablo, a place of 32,127 people, is in Contra Costa County, whose county seat is Martinez. Court and property records sit with Contra Costa County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. San Pablo's own offices are in the cards above, and our Contra Costa 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 San Pablo.
Deeds for property in San Pablo are recorded by the Contra Costa County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Contra Costa 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.