● Courthouse documents include, among other things, divorce cases, probate cases, guardianship cases, civil law suits, and criminal cases. Juvenile cases, paternity cases, and adoption cases generally are not public record and cannot be accessed.
There is a cost involved for copies of courthouse documents. Certification of any copy is an autumnal fee. These fees are set by a California statewide civil fee schedule (GC70627(a) and GC70626(a)(4), respectively) and I have no control over them. I receive no part of those fees. Contact me for current fees.
I will seek requested documents and will report to you how many pages are involved. I do not make photocopies of any part of a court document without pre-payment. I do not photograph or transcribe court documents.
● I will research various records held by the Tuolumne County Recorder's office (land records such as titles and deeds, liens, tax records, mining records, and land maps).
There is a cost involved for copies of land documents and maps. Certification of any copy is an additional fee. These fees are set by a California statewide civil fee schedule (GC27366 and GC27364) and I have no control over them. I receive no part of those fees. Contact me for current fees.
I will seek requested documents and will report to you how many pages are involved. I do not make photocopies of any part of a land record or map without pre-payment. I do not photograph or transcribe any type of land record.
● I will research obituaries, death notices, and news articles in the local paper through a local library. I provide digital copies of news items by email only. You must provide me with a general time frame in which to search for a news item. I do not search time frames greater than 30 days.
● In California, certified copies of vital records are available to the registrant, specific family members or entitled parties, and government agencies only., and will require a notarized affidavit.
Informational copies of vital records are available to the public at large. Informational copies of vital records contain the exact same information as the certified copies. The only difference between the two types of copies is that one is certified and one is not. The informational copy also contains a stamp across it that reads "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY". This stamp does not interfere with information on the certificate itself.
The cost is the same, whether the record is certified or informational. Contact me for current fees for birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, and burial permits. I do not obtain any vital record without pre-payment. I do not photograph vital records.
● I will research voter records where available in a Clerk or Recorder's office. Certain voter registration information is not public information. Contact me for more information about what is available in Tuolumne County.
