California, Los Angeles County
Where South Gate's records are kept. South Gate has its own city government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include South Gate'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 CaliforniaState 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 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
South Gate City Hall at 8650 California Avenue covers council agendas and minutes, the city clerk and treasurer, permits and licenses, utility bills, parking tickets, housing assistance and police services.
Open official site City of South GateState records
The City Clerk Department maintains the city’s records management system as well as the legislative history of the city, including the Municipal Code. City legal records and files 8650 California Avenue South Gate, CA 90280 Phone: (323) 563-9500
Open official site South Gate City ClerkPolice & jail
South Gate Police Department at 8620 California Ave., where 81 sworn officers provide patrol and investigations for about 98,000 residents, with news releases, jail policy and resources.
Open official site South Gate Police DepartmentCity records
Los Angeles County Fire Department home site with a fire station locator, subpoena and records requests, firefighter and lifeguard careers, and contacts for the department's fire protection and life safety services.
Open official site Los Angeles County Fire DepartmentProperty records
Building codes and regulations 8650 California Avenue South Gate, CA 90280 Phone: (323) 563-9500
Open official site South Gate Community DevelopmentEverything else, organized
10 more South Gate sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
South Gate, a place of 92,726 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. South Gate'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 South Gate.
Deeds for property in South Gate 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.