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Need a Particular Record?
For the questions most often asked about Santa Clara County, start with the custodian that owns the relevant record:
- Owners or address history: use the Santa Clara County street directory route
- Printed volumes and former households: consult the Santa Clara County city directory collections
- One person or a namesake: follow the Santa Clara County resident lookup workflow
- Custodian details: start with the Santa Clara County resident records offices
- A record that is not online: send an identifiable request under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) to the office that created or keeps it
Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder. Official-record research is handled at 110 W. Tasman Drive, First Floor, San José, CA 95134. Counter hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; call 408-299-5688 or email clerkrecorder@rec.sccgov.org. The office provides the official-record index and Digital Reel access in person, while known-document copy requests use the county's published instructions.