Records Management and Exhibits Print this Page
Phone: (415) 444-7080
Email: courtrecords@marincourt.org
Location: Civic Center, Hall of Justice, Room 112
Office Hours: 8:30am - 12:30pm


Viewing Court Records.

PLEASE NOTE OUR PUBLIC LOBBY HOURS ARE 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

Register of Actions information for non-confidential civil, probate and small claims cases is now available on-line by clicking here. Information for all other cases must be accessed at the courthouse only. Please note that current day entries do not appear in the online Register of Actions until the next business day.

The Court's Public Index provides the case name, case number, names of parties, case type, filing date, disposition date (if no longer active) and other information helpful in locating and identifying the correct case from among the thousands of cases in the Public Index. Individuals may access the Public Index on-line by clicking here.

Members of the public may view and request copies of records in person at the Records Management Office. Public computers are available in this office so that individuals can search the public index and court case database for imaged records. Court case files located in the Clerk's office are made available to the public the next business day after the date they are requested if ordered by 12:30 p.m. Please refer to the public viewing schedule below for these times and to find out how to request that a court file be made available for viewing.

To request a file, call or email the Records Management Office. Please be aware that e-mail is only checked once daily. To ensure that a file is available for viewing, individuals are encouraged to use the phone request option. A clerk will return the call to confirm availability of the requested file. Please allow two (2) business days for a return call. You must provide the case number. Case name and/or names of involved parties can be used to look up case numbers by clicking here.

Individuals who need assistance in finding the case they are seeking may request help in person or by sending in a written research request by mail.

click here for Criminal Research Requests
click here for Civil Research Requests

The Records Management Office does not provide case information or conduct research over the telephone or through email.

PLEASE NOTE: Files that are in use by the Court will not be available for public viewing when requested. Requestors may check back with Records staff periodically to see whether files are available for viewing.

Public Record Viewing Schedule

Active and Disposed Files stored at the Civic Center
File Requested By Available for Viewing
12:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Next Business Day
Disposed Files stored at County Records facility
Two (2) working days from end of business on date of request.
Disposed Files stored out of county
Five (5) working days from end of business on date of request.

Requesting Copies of Court Records

Copies of documents in court files may be purchased for $0.50 per page. Due to limited staffing in the Records Management Division, most copy jobs will not be completed while you wait. A member of the staff will contact you once your copies have been completed. You will have the option to pay for your copies at that time over the phone and have your copies mailed to you, or you may come back to our office during normal business hours to pay for and pick up your copies.

For copy jobs appearing to consist of more than 50 pages, you will be required to leave a deposit of at least half of the estimated cost of copies.

There is also a $5 retrieval charge for files that are stored outside of the Civic Center.

Case Exhibits

The Records Management Office also handles the return and destruction of case exhibits, following the disposition of court cases. For more information about exhibits, please click here.

Transcripts

To request copies of court hearing transcripts, please click here.



Overview

The Court has created a centralized office for the viewing and copying of all public court records and to pick up exhibits after the conclusion of a court case. Active and disposed court records for all public case types (criminal, civil, family law, probate, small claims, etc.) may be requested for public inspection by contacting the Records Management Office in person or by phone, mail or email.

Case Records Include all filed documents such as:

Dockets (also referred to as the Register of Actions): A record of the complete history of the case with brief chronological summaries of the court proceedings.

Motions: Written request made by a party to an action before, during, or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor.

Pleadings: Written statements filed with the court that describes a party's legal or factual claims about the case and what the party wants from the court.

Copies of court records can be requested for $0.50 per page.

Court Transcripts: A court transcript is a verbatim accounting of everything said in the courtroom on the record during a proceeding.

Transcripts are the property of the Court Reporter; costs for transcripts vary but on average run $3.00 per page. To request copies of transcripts, please click here.
Disclaimer: The Marin County Superior Court has made every effort to provide accurate information at this website; however, inaccuracies and outdated information may be found here on occasion.
External sites are responsible for their own content; the Marin County Superior Court accepts no responsibility for information found at other sites to which we are linked.