San Francisco Court Records Search

San Francisco Courts maintain records on all legal actions taken in San Francisco, CA, which can include court cases, legal filings, and court docket information. These public records are open and available upon request in San Francisco. In order to locate the correct court record, you will need to know which San Francisco Court heard the case. Legal actions are divided between San Francisco Criminal Courts and San Francisco Civil Courts.

Criminal Courts in San Francisco, CA maintain records on felony and misdemeanor cases, including homicides, sexual assaults, DUIs, property crimes, drug charges, and other criminal charges. These criminal records often include San Francisco Police Department records, bond information, and personal information about the defendant.

Civil Courts at the California State level in San Francisco contain public records on legal actions that are not criminal in nature, including traffic accident reports, divorce proceedings, nonpayment claims following business transactions, consumer complaints, and product liability claims. California Civil Courts have records on San Francisco adoption, divorce, estate, bankruptcy, probate, and San Francisco Tax Court records. Some of these records may be sealed or partially redacted due to the sensitive information they contain.

San Francisco Federal Civil Courts have records on business and personal bankruptcy cases, civil rights abuses, disputes among banks and financial institutions, interstate commerce claims, and any issue involving Federal government agencies. You can also obtain court records on San Francisco subpoenas, indictments, jury lists, summonses, warrants, writs, injunctions, foreclosures, and judgments from a San Francisco Court.

Once you have identified the court holding the documents you need, you can contact that court directly for court records. For Federal Courts in San Francisco, the National Archives Order Reproductions site provides an online search tool for court records. For local, San Francisco County Court, or California State Court records, you can file an application with the court's clerk or use an online database.