Get REC-001(R) Request For Transfer Or Extension Of Time For Retention Of Superior Court Records 2007-2023

(d) Time to keep other records (1) Except as provided in (2) and (3), the clerk/executive officer may destroy all other records in a case 10 years after the decision becomes final, as ordered by the administrative presiding justice or, in a court with only one division, by the presiding justice.

Criminal History Records are not subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. In California, state and local summary criminal history information is confidential and access is strictly regulated by statute.

There are three ways to look at court records: Go to the courthouse and ask to look at paper records. Go to the courthouse and look at electronic court records. If your court offers it, look at electronic records over the internet. This is called “remote access.”

Another option to find free public police records in California is to search online public records databases provided by local police departments and sheriff's offices. For instance, one public police record that can be published online by law enforcement is an arrest log.

To destroy means to obliterate a court record or file in such a way as to make it permanently irretrievable. A motion or order to expunge shall be treated as a motion or order to destroy.

Visit the website of the courthouse where the case was filed and via the online services portal, click on the case information or case access portal to view court records.