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Vital records

Ventura County Birth and Death Records

The Ventura County Clerk Recorder issues certified copies of the birth, death and marriage records registered in the county and says what proof and fee each copy needs.

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State records

Ventura County Official Site

Ventura County Official Site, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

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Court records

Ventura County Divorces, Family Law court

The family law division of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, hears divorce, custody, support and domestic violence cases, and the court clerk keeps the case files.

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Property records

Ventura County Property Tax Information

Property in Ventura County is valued by the county assessor and the taxes are billed and collected by the county tax collector, whose records give the owner, the parcel and the assessed value.

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Ventura County at a glance

State
California
County seat
Ventura
Population
843,843
Area
1,845 sq mi
Founded
1873
Cities and towns
19

Ventura County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Ventura County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Ventura County and several contract cities.

Police Departments. Ventura County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Ventura County Sheriff's Office and city police departments such as the Ventura Police Department, Oxnard Police Department, and Simi Valley Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction over its respective city, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas and contract cities.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Ventura County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 (phone: 805-654-2311, website: vcsd.org), provides law enforcement services to unincorporated areas and contract cities while operating Ventura County jail system. To search for inmates housed in Ventura County detention facilities, the public can access the online Inmate Information System at vcsd.org/inmate-information, which provides booking information, charges, bail amounts, and expected release dates for people in custody at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility and Todd Road Jail. Municipal police departments operate independently in Oxnard, Ventura, Simi Valley and Port Hueneme. Fillmore contracts its law-enforcement services with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, as do other contract cities. Ventura County does not have federally recognized tribal lands with separate police jurisdictions, though the Sheriff coordinates with federal agencies at Naval Base Ventura County and Channel Islands National Park.

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Records & Licensing, Ventura Sheriff Official Website .

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 • Phone: (805) 654-2380 Ventura County Superior Court, the unified trial court serving Ventura County, maintains its main administrative office at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 (phone: 805-289-8750, website: Ventura County.courts.ca.gov). Ventura County Tax Collector (phone: 805-654-2181) handles payment of property taxes and maintains records of tax sales and defaulted properties. Building permits, development permits, and zoning information for unincorporated areas are managed by Ventura County Resource Management Agency Building and Safety Division at 800 South Victoria Avenue (phone: 805-654-2450), with online permit tracking available. Ventura County Resource Management Agency Planning Division (phone: 805-654-2478) handles business licenses for unincorporated areas, zoning clearances, and land use permits. Ventura County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Division is the official elections office, located at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 (phone: 805-654-2664, website: venturavote.org). Divorce decrees and dissolution records are maintained by Ventura County Superior Court, not the Clerk-Recorder. Ventura County Clerk vital records are described by the county as extending from 1873 to the present. For an earlier birth or death, ask the local custodian about its holdings; do not assume that only the state office can supply it.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Ventura County

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

From the old mine records

What is on record in Ventura County

Old mine sites
124
Sites with no status in the records
7
Still producing
28
Worked underground, in the mine records
33
Main minerals
Gold; Boron-Borates; construction sand and gravel
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
108
Shafts and tunnels
22
What they are
prospect pit, adit, gravel pit, mine shaft
Maps surveyed
1943 to 1995
Records behind them
297 records for 267 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 159 named mine sites inside the county, 124 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 108 holes drawn inside the county, 22 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Boron-Borates; construction sand and gravel.

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.

Ventura County: 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. Hover a dot for its name.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Ventura County (174 shown, 93 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

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.

Ventura recent certificates, older records and agency boundaries

Public Health serves the recent birth and death years

The Public Health ordering system limits its current birth and death service to Ventura County events in 2025 and 2026. It directs earlier events to the Clerk-Recorder. New certificates can take time to enter the system before a copy can be ordered.

The county service-rate schedule identifies $31 for a public birth certificate and $26 for a death certificate in its current-year column. Government-agency rates and delivery charges are separate entries; they should not be substituted for the public certificate price.

County records extend before state registration

The county government resource directory describes Clerk vital records from 1873 onward. An event before statewide registration therefore calls for a local-record inquiry; it is not automatically available only in Sacramento.

The county request-system FAQ points vital-record users to the Clerk-Recorder certificate service. A general records request does not replace the certificate application and its identification requirements.

The state fee table lists its certified marriage record at $19. That is a state-office product, not proof of a local confidential-marriage service or a county filing fee.

Keep local registrar and police responsibilities distinct

The state registrar directory distinguishes Ventura Public Health in Oxnard from the County Recorder in Ventura. Choose by event date and record type before using either address.

The City of Fillmore states that it contracts law enforcement with the Ventura County Sheriff. It should not be described as an independent municipal police force. The California guide links statewide custodians.

Where to go

Ventura County offices that hold the records

Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.

Ventura County Public Health, Local Registrar

Recent local birth/death certificates; 2025 and 2026 portal coverage.

Address
2240 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 150, Oxnard, CA 93036
Phone
805-981-5172

Office page: cdph.ca.gov

County Recorder

Recorded instruments and county vital records; details corroborated by CDPH registrar directory.

Address
Hall of Administration, Main Plaza, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, LN 1260, Ventura, CA 93009
Phone
805-654-3666; recording 805-654-2295

Office page: cdph.ca.gov

Fillmore Police Service Center, Sheriff contract service

Law-enforcement service through the county Sheriff contract.

Address
524 Sespe Avenue, Fillmore, CA 93015
Phone
805-524-2233 nonemergency dispatch

Office page: fillmoreca.gov

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Ventura County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Ventura County, California?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Ventura County Sheriff or a city police department in Ventura 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.

How do I get a criminal background check in Ventura County, California?

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.

How can I look up sex offenders in Ventura County, California?

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.

How do I register to vote in Ventura County, California?

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.

How do I look up property records in Ventura County, California?

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

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Ventura County, California?

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.

How do I find business license records in Ventura County, California?

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.

Which Ventura years can I order from the Public Health portal?

The current portal identifies births and deaths in 2025 and 2026. Earlier events are directed to the Clerk-Recorder.

Is a newborn filing delay the same as Ventura order processing?

The ordering instructions describe a separate delay before a new record becomes available. Shipping begins after application approval and is another interval.

Does Ventura Health charge an online fee beyond the certificate?

The portal fee notice lists a $5 service charge, card-processing charges and a $0.75 verification charge for delivery orders.

Must all Ventura records before July 1905 come from Sacramento?

The county resource directory describes local vital records beginning in 1873. Ask the county custodian about the specific earlier event.

Where does Ventura route a general request for vital copies?

The county request FAQ links the Clerk-Recorder vital-record service. Use its certificate process for the requested product.

Is the Ventura public birth rate the government-agency rate?

The county schedule distinguishes the public birth charge of $31 from the government-agency category. Preserve the applicant type when comparing prices.

Does Fillmore have an independent police provider?

The city public-safety page identifies a contract with the Ventura County Sheriff and gives the local Police Service Center contact.

Where is the Ventura local registrar office?

The state agency directory lists Public Health at 2240 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 150, Oxnard, CA 93036. The County Recorder has a separate Ventura address.

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