Court Records

Mailing Addresses

Hall of Justice in Ventura: Cases may be viewed in Room 218. A current picture identification is required. The identification will be returned when the case file is returned to the Records clerk. Documents may not be removed from the case files. Case files may not be removed from the courthouse.

Juvenile Courthouse in Oxnard: Cases may be viewed in Room 122. You must be a party to the case, and current picture identification is required. The identification will be returned when the case file is returned to the Records clerk. Documents may not be removed from the case files. Case files may not be removed from the courthouse.

Some older court files are stored off site and must be retrieved.  After a request has been made, you will be notified when your file is ready to be viewed.

Taking photographs of court documents is not permitted.

Note: Some files may not be viewed without a court order.

Record search requests may be submitted in person or in writing. Court staff will not process search requests over the phone.

There is a $15 fee per search request with a maximum of 15 names per request. Fees may be paid with cash (when making in-person requests), checks, and credit cards (Visa or Mastercard). An additional credit card use fee is applied by the credit card companies.

Mail written requests to:

Ventura Superior Court
Attn: Records Department
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009

Note: Include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with payment.

Public access computer terminals are available for use in the Records lobby at the Hall of Justice (Room 218), and the Juvenile Courthouse (Room 122). There is no fee to utilize these terminals.

Download the Record Request Form

Copies are $.50 per page. If you need your copies certified, there is a $40.00 fee in addition to the per page fee. A certified copy of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage (divorce) is $15.00 (no additional per page fee).

If you would like to obtain a copy of the Electronic Recording from your hearing, please click on the following link:

https://fortherecord.com/ventura/

You may be required to submit payment prior to the Electronic Recording being produced.

The Ventura Superior Court does not send copies of court files electronically or by fax. In addition, please refer to Amended General Order No. 18.12.

Copies of sealed or confidential documents or case files may not be available without a court order.

There are two methods for obtaining copies of court records: in person or via mail.

In Person

For hard copy court files, go to the courthouse where the file is located. The Juvenile Justice Center houses Probate and Juvenile Court records; all other records are housed at the Ventura Records Department.

• If you do not know the case number, you can look it up on a public computer at one of the court locations listed above, or you may search for your case online at our Case Inquiry page.
• Provide court staff at the appropriate business office counter with the case number.
• A picture identification card must be presented to view case files.
• The clerk will pull up to 5 cases per request, per customer, per transaction.
• A non-party will be charged a records search fee (GC 70627(c)) for searches lasting longer than 10 minutes.
  • A "search" is defined as the total time taken to search the system, print and/or locate the information, and provide it to the requester, whether it is one item or multiple items. Refer to the court's current fee schedule for the correct fee amount. This fee is for searches only. The time required to make copies is included in the copy fee.
• Order copies from the microfiche, microfilm, or file at 50¢ per page. A page is one side of a document.
• Due to limited space, many case files are stored off-site after a certain period and may require at least 2 court days to process. You will be contacted by court staff when your copy request has been completed or given a pick-up date at the time of your request. You must pay for the copies before they are made.

By Mail

Submit your request form with a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment to:

Hall of Justice
(Civil, Criminal, Family, Small Claims)
Attn: Records
P.O. Box 6489
Ventura, CA 93006

Juvenile Justice Center
(Juvenile, Adoptions, and Probate Records)
4353 E. Vineyard Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93036

Please submit the attached form for your records request VSC-REC-001 (Juvenile, Adoptions, and Probate Records) or VSC-REC-002 (Civil, Criminal, Family, Small Claims).

A research fee may apply if finding the documents you requested takes more than 10 minutes (GC§70627(c)).

You must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage for your copies to be sent by mail and provide payment for any copy or research fees.

Payment by Mail

• If you do not know how many pages are in the documents you are requesting or whether a research fee will be charged, make your check payable to "Superior Court" and write in the memo line, "Not to exceed $_____". On the memo line, you can specify an amount of $20, $30, or whatever you think will cover the cost.
• A receipt indicating the fee charged will be included with your copies.

Copy requests received by mail may take several weeks to process, depending on the size and scope of the request.