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Open access criminal records california.
In no event shall the court be liable for the inability to access its online access service.
Effective january 1 2010 rule 10 500 of the california rules of court set forth comprehensive public access provisions applicable to judicial administrative records maintained by state trial and appellate courts the state supreme court as well as the judicial council of california the council.
Californians have the right under the state public records act and the california constitution to access public information maintained by local and state government agencies including the department of justice.
For example a city police department or county probation department may need to look at electronic records in criminal matters.
Access to criminal history summary records maintained by the doj is restricted by law to legitimate law enforcement purposes and authorized applicant agencies.
System will be unavailable from 3 30 to 4 30 am for case updating.
Click to find civil claims small claims family law probate cases or traffic and criminal law cases.
The following are guidelines for accessing public pdf records maintained by the california department of justice.
Limited case data is available on cases filed prior to 1998.
Registration from unauthorized sources will be promptly denied.
Login and registration is not required for portal use.
Justice partners including but are not limited to the district attorney s office state parole and other authorized agencies may request enhanced access.
All information provided by the superior court of california county of contra costa through this internet service is provided as is with no warranties express or implied including the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.
Criminal records are not available online.
Audio streaming is currently unavailable until further notice.
Requests from third parties are not authorized and will not be processed.
You can see a list of state and local government agencies and the types of electronic records their staff may see using remote access.
If you are not an authorized agency please do not register.
Please contact the appropriate court district for access to information on older cases.
To obtain records of another agency please contact the agency directly.