This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve official records, conduct an authorized check, correct a file, or receive an expungement petition. Those services remain with the responsible public office.
Need an Official Record?
Use the custodian that matches the Santa Barbara County record:
- Court case files: contact the Superior Court Records window; criminal access is available at Figueroa, Miller, and Lompoc public terminals
- State summaries: request your own record review from the California Department of Justice through Live Scan
- Sheriff reports and local letters: call the Sheriff’s Records Bureau at (805) 681-4180
- Current custody: call the Main Jail at (805) 681-4260 or Northern Branch Jail at (805) 554-3100
- City police reports: contact Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, or UCSB Police when that agency wrote the report
- Expungement and sealing: file in the Superior Court case where the arrest or conviction occurred
The primary sheriff counter is the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Records Bureau, 4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, (805) 681-4180. In-person hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Court records are held separately. The Santa Maria Miller criminal and traffic counter is at 312-M East Cook Street, Building E, (805) 614-6590; the Lompoc Division is at 115 Civic Center Plaza, (805) 737-7789. Both list office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and phone hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.