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Stockton, California Public Records

Where Stockton's records are kept. Stockton 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 Stockton's own offices, along with State of California offices; the San Joaquin County offices are on our San Joaquin County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.

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State records

California State Archives Collections

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.

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County court

California Courts Self Help Guide

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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Vital records

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.

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State records

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.

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Police & jail

FBI Sacramento Field Office Most Wanted

The FBI Sacramento Field Office posts the people it is seeking in murder, violent crime, white collar and crimes against children cases, plus kidnapped and missing persons, many with FBI rewards for information.

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Police & jail

California Megan's Law Website

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.

  Official Government Resourcesmeganslaw.ca.gov
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Federal

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Stockton city, California at a glance from the Census Bureau: 2025 population estimate 324,597, adults holding a bachelor's degree 20.0%, median gross rent $1,577, and more on income, jobs and housing.

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City records

City of Stockton

Stockton City Hall at 501 West Weber Avenue links city council, permits, business services, parking, libraries, community services, parks and recreation and the Stockton GovTV channel.

  Official Government Resourcesstocktonca.gov
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City records

Stockton City Clerk

City legal records and files 425 N. El Dorado St Stockton, CA 95202 Phone: (209) 937-8459

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State records

Stockton City Attorney

City legal defense 425 North El Dorado Street, 2nd Floor Stockton, California 95202 Phone: (209) 937-8333 Fax: (209) 937

  Official Government Resourcesstocktonca.gov
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16 more Stockton sources not listed above.

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About public records in Stockton

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Stockton at a glance

County
San Joaquin County
County seat
Stockton
Population
320,804
San Joaquin County population
779,233
Local records
City of Stockton
ZIP codes
95219, 95212, 95210, 95211, 95209, 95207, 95203, 95205, 95204, 95206, 95202, 95201, 95267, 95269, 95296, 95297

About Stockton public records

Stockton, a place of 320,804 people, is the seat of San Joaquin County. Court and property records sit with San Joaquin County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of California. Stockton's own offices are in the cards above, and our San Joaquin County page lists each county office.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Stockton

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Stockton

Sites with no status in the records
1
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
clay pit
Maps surveyed
1968

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Country Club August Taft Mosswood Garden Acres Lincoln Kennedy French Camp Morada Waterloo Clay Pit N 5 miles
Stockton: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Stockton (1 shown, 1 unnamed on the map)

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Stockton public-records FAQs

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How do I register to vote in Stockton, 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 Stockton.

How do I look up property records in Stockton, California?

Deeds for property in Stockton are recorded by the San Joaquin County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our San Joaquin County page lists the county offices.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Stockton, 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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Nearby San Joaquin County cities

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.