RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Updated 11/01/11

In Person (If you DO NOT KNOW your case number)
On-Line (If you DO KNOW your case number)
By Mail

Please see the Family Law Pro Per Clinic Page for Pro Per Clinic Records Request instructions

Go to The Records Management Division located at 540 E Main Street, Stockton, Ca 95202 and fill out an out card at the counter. Since you do not know your case number, a search fee of $15.00 may be assessed to locate your case number.

Depending on the time of your request, you may be able to view your records the same business day and at the very latest, the following business day. Please see below for records request deadlines.

Copies are .50 cents per page per side. If you require the document to be certified, an additional $25.00 will be added to the .50 cents per page charge. If you are requesting a certification of a final judgment in a divorce case, the charge is $15.00. Waiting time depends on the flow of traffic coming in, but it usually takes no more than 15-20 minutes to obtain your copies.

We house records for all court locations in the county; however, they are the older records not current records. Please call the appropriate court location for more information or review the Records Management File Location Log to see what records are currently stored at Records Management.

If you know your case name and number, you may SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST ON-LINE to avoid an extra visit to the courthouse. Your request will be automatically routed to the Records Management Department.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not enter in the correct file number or file name, the file(s) you are seeking may not be available to view when you come to the courthouse. If the information is incorrect, you may have to submit a new request, which will cause a delay in access to the file(s) you are seeking. Please make every effort to enter accurate information, including your contact information, so that Records Management staff can contact you, if there is a question.

Depending on the time your request was made, you may be able to view your records the same business day and at the very latest, the following business day. You will be contacted by Records Management staff, if your file(s) are to be viewed at another location other than 540 E. Main Street in Stockton. Please see below for records request deadlines.

Once requests are received, Records Management staff will pull your records. Go to The Records Management Division located at 540 E Main Street, Stockton, Ca 95202 to view the records. Copies are .50 cents per page per side. If you require the document to be certified, an additional $25.00 will be added to the .50 cents per page charge. If you are requesting a certification of a final judgment in a divorce case, the charge is $15.00. Waiting time depends on the flow of traffic coming in, but it usually takes no more than 15-20 minutes to obtain your copies.

We house records for all court locations in the county; however, they are the older records not current records. Please call the appropriate court location for more information or review the Records Management File Location Log to see what records are currently stored at Records Management.

Civil, Small Claims, Family Law, Family Support and Probate Records:

You may submit all requests for copies in Civil, Small Claims, Family Law, Family Support and Probate to the Civil Records Division at 222 E. Weber Avenue, Room 303, Stockton, Ca 95202. When requesting by mail, please include names, case number or approximate date the case was filed and the number of copies you need. If you do not have a case number there may be a search fee of $15.00 assessed in order to locate your record. Enclose a self-addressed, stampled envelope large enough to contain the copies you requested. Copies are .50 cents per page per side and will not be made until payment is rendered first. If you require the document to be certified, an additional $25.00 will be added to the .50 cents per page charge. If you are requesting a certification of a final judgment in a divorce case, the charge is $15.00. For more information you may call 209-468-8133.

The check or money order should be made payable to Superior Court. If you are unsure as to the amount required for the information you are requesting, you may leave the amount line blank and write or type in below the amount line the words, "not to exceed $30.00." $30.00 is just an example.

Criminal and Traffic Records:

You may submit all requests for copies in Criminal or Traffic to Criminal Records at 222 E. Weber Avenue, Room 101, Stockton, Ca 95202. When requesting by mail, please include names, case number or approximate date the case was filed and the number of copies you need. If you do not have a case number a search fee of $15.00 may be assessed to locate your case number. Enclose a self-addressed, stampled envelope large enough to contain the copies you requested. Copies are .50 cents per page per side and will not be made unless payment is rendered first. If you require the document to be certified, an additional $25.00 will be added to the .50 cents per page charge. For more information you may contact 209-468-2935.

The check or money order should be made payable to Superior Court. If you are unsure as to the amount required for the information you are requesting, you may leave the amount line blank and write or type in below the amount line the words, "not to exceed $30.00." $30.00 is just an example.

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