California DOB Tracker.

California PII Redaction has caused issues for the background screening industry due to Date of Birth (DOB) availability varying from county to county within the state. Our comprehensive tracker informs you about public DOB accessibility and full retrieval methods on a jurisdictional level.

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Last Updated: 5/20/2024 (Audit completed, no changes made.)

Jurisdiction	DOB Components Publicly Available	Can Full DOB be Obtained?	Full DOB Retrieval Method	Associated Fees	Notes
Alameda	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Alpine	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Required Information: Full legal name, plus any aliases, and DOB. Requests without a case or docket number will be charged a search fee to locate the file. Court will search back 10 years unless otherwise specified.
Amador	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Limited to 10 cases per name
Butte	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Calaveras	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Colusa	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Full name is needed along with approximate date of case and any other information that may assist in locating the file.
Contra Costa	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Del Norte	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
El Dorado	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Fresno	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Glenn	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Humboldt	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Imperial	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Required Information: Name and DOB or Driver's License #
Inyo	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Court will only search back 10 years.
Kern	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Required Information: Case Number
Kings	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Lake	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Lassen	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Clerks will only verify if DOB is a match or not if given a DOB. They will not provide a DOB.
Los Angeles	N/A	Yes	Court Copies	Costs will vary based on individual case.	Court copies may not be available based on age of case. Court copies are housed at the originating courthouse and must be ordered/retrieved from originating courthouse.
Madera	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Marin	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Mariposa	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Mendocino	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Merced	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Modoc	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Clerks will not provide case information over the phone. Requests must include a stamped envelope to return any applicable documents.
Mono	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Required Information: Full legal name, plus any aliases, and DOB. Requests without a case or docket number will be charged a search fee to locate the file.
Monterey	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Napa	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Nevada	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Orange	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Placer	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Plumas	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Riverside	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Automation only if missing clerk verification	N/A	N/A
Sacramento	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
San Benito	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
San Bernardino	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
San Diego	YYYY	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	Clerks can verify full DOB either in person or over the phone during designated hours. Clerks will only assist with 5 cases per phone call.
San Francisco	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
San Joaquin	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	For cases from 10/19/2015 to present, the full DOB is available on the PAT. For cases older than 10/19/2015, clerk assistance is needed to obtain case files to view DOB/case information.
San Luis Obispo	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
San Mateo	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Santa Barbara	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Santa Clara	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Santa Cruz	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Shasta	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Sierra	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	Required Information: Full legal name, plus any aliases, case number, and DOB. Requests without a case or docket number will be charged a search fee to locate the file.
Siskiyou	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Solano	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Sonoma	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Stanislaus	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Sutter	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Tehama	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Trinity	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Tulare	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Tuolumne	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A
Ventura	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	$15 Per Name	N/A
Yolo	MM/DD/YYYY	Yes	Public Access Terminal	N/A	N/A
Yuba	N/A	Yes	Clerk Verification	N/A	N/A

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