| Court records in California are actually some of | | | | real presence. In simple terms, this means that |
| the most accessible records that you can find in | | | | you can now search the court records in California |
| the entire United States. This is fortunate, but if | | | | by first looking at this site: |
| you want to find the various court dockets, case | | | | - California Courts Website (allows you to find out |
| information and reliable sentencing details, you | | | | court records for CA) |
| need to be sure you know where to look and | | | | This search should bring up the main court |
| what information you're going to receive. This | | | | website for your county, where you'll then be |
| tutorial is going to show you exactly how to find | | | | able to browse through the various records |
| the online court records you require from the | | | | stored in that site with their in-built search facility. |
| Californian courts system. | | | | Although this is generally free, the fact is that it |
| There are currently two ways you can locate | | | | takes a long time and the records you receive |
| someone's court listings from the Internet. You | | | | can be unreliable & ineffective. |
| can either click onto the state-run courts websites | | | | If you want to be able to locate the information |
| and find their "search" facility to find the records | | | | you require in the fastest way possible, you |
| you need, or you can use a commercial service | | | | should use what's known as a "professional" |
| which charges a small fee to locate the | | | | courts lookup website. These types of sites are |
| information you require. Both of these methods | | | | privately run ventures, but are the most |
| work very well, except you will generally find a | | | | effective, popular and reliable to locate the likes of |
| series of lesser quality results from the manual | | | | court records. To use them, you basically need to |
| state-run lookup. Needless to say, I'm going to | | | | log onto one of these sites (there are a few |
| show you both methods to give you the best | | | | really good ones), type the name and state of |
| choice. | | | | who you want to look up, and then it will bring up |
| The first method to locate Californian court listings | | | | all the information you need. For a small fee |
| is to use the various online websites that are | | | | (typically $25), the site will show you the entire |
| operated by the state. We're fortunate in | | | | background report for the person you want - |
| California because this state has a large number | | | | allowing you to quickly find out their court |
| of government agencies which have integrated | | | | records, and other important information. |
| their online presence seamlessly with their actual | | | | |