Where Stanton's records are kept. Stanton 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 Stanton's own offices, along with State of California offices; the Orange County offices are on our Orange County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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California State Board of Equalization Property Tax Department
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.
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.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
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.
Judicial Branch guide to looking up a California case: county courts keep the records, so start on the court's website or with its clerk; juvenile and adoption files are confidential.
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California Department of Public Health Vital Records
Keeps California birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records, issues certified copies and registers or amends records as the law allows. Accepted orders cannot be canceled or refunded.
California DOJ Missing and Unidentified Persons Section
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.
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.
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.
Stanton City Hall at 7800 Katella Avenue, open Monday to Thursday, issues parking permits and business licenses and posts council agendas, public records, building and planning services and code enforcement.
The Orange County Fire Authority, the regional fire agency for 23 member cities including Stanton and all unincorporated areas, protects nearly 2 million residents from 78 fire stations.
Stanton, a place of 37,962 people, is in Orange County, whose county seat is Santa Ana. Court and property records sit with Orange County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Stanton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Orange County page lists each county office.
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How do I register to vote in Stanton, California?
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 Stanton.
How do I look up property records in Stanton, California?
Deeds for property in Stanton are recorded by the Orange County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Orange County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Stanton, California?
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.