Thanks to the California Public Records Act and federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), free Contra Costa public records can be located in-person, by phone or mail requests, or through online databases.
This includes information about arrests, warrants, criminal records, court documents, background check reports, prisoners, probationers, marriages, divorces, and property records.
Publicly available records can be inspected for free in person or online, while official copies can be obtained from the custodian for nominal fees.
The key to a successful public records search is to know what is available, where to look, and how to request the information. This resource equips readers with the most cost-efficient and timely methods of tracking down information on anyone in Contra Costa County, California, through reliable and efficient means.
How To Find Contra Costa County Arrest Records & Mugshots for Free
Recent arrest records fall under the umbrella of public records in Contra Costa County and are freely accessible to anyone seeking the information.
Under the California Public Records Act (CPRA), unless an exception applies, agencies must disclose information about an arrest: the name and identity of the arrestee, the date and time of arrest, bail amount, and charges.1
To successfully locate someone who has been arrested, it is important to have their full name or booking number, as well as the city or town in which they might have been taken into custody.
With this information in hand, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff – whose online search tools and contact details are below —operates the county’s detention facilities. A county-level search covers the largest area and reveals the most information.
A person looking for Contra Costa County bookings and mugshot information can also check with local police departments to see if they are holding someone in custody or if a police report is needed from the arresting agency.
Search Recent Arrests & Inmate Information via the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office
The first place to check in a free public records search for arrests is the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Custody Services Bureau.2
This agency runs the four detention facilities that constitute the county’s primary jail, so unless an arrest is very recent and the person is still being held by a local agency, or they have bonded out, chances are they can be found at the Contra Costa Jail.
The Sheriff’s Office website has a helpful online arrest search tool that can be used to determine if someone has been arrested. The searcher can look for someone using the In Custody Locator tool so long as they have the person’s name or booking number.
For in-person and phone requests, the Contra Costa Sheriff can be reached at:
Contra Costa County Sheriff
1850 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-655-0000
Email: [email protected]
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday
To get a list of recent Contra Costa County arrest records, the information seeker can use the Arrest Information tool, which will produce a list of recent arrests. This information cannot be used to commit a crime or harass an inmate, which could lead to civil and criminal consequences.
The Sheriff’s Office does not post booking photos online, so to find someone’s mugshot, the best approach is to contact the Sheriff’s Office directly or inquire with the arresting law enforcement agency.
The contact information for the four jail facilities operated by the Sheriff’s Department is listed below:
Martinez Detention Center
901 Court St.
Martinez, California 94553
Phone: 925-335-4600
Detention Center Details: Maximum security and primary intake facility
West County Detention Facility
5555 Giant Hwy.
Richmond, California 94806
Phone: 510-262-4200
Detention Center Details: Operates a program-oriented facility
Marsh Creek Detention Facility
12000 Marsh Creek Rd.
Clayton, California 94517
Phone: 925-646-5700
Detention Center Details: Minimum security facility
Custody Alternative Facility
1011 Las Juntas St.
Martinez, California 94553
Phone: 925-313-4260
Detention Center Details: Program-oriented facility
Additional in-custody questions regarding jail records can be directed to the Sheriff’s Custody Administrative Services unit by email ([email protected]) or by phone (925-335-4644).
Review Contra Costa County Arrests via Local Police Departments (or Request Police Reports)
Local Contra Costa County law enforcement agencies that represent each municipality make arrests, as well as the Sheriff’s Office.
Most of these town and city police departments do not operate jails, but they could hold someone for a short time after an arrest. If a seeker is looking for someone who might have been arrested and they cannot locate them in the Contra Costa Jail, they can try the local agency in the town where the person was most likely arrested.
In addition to arrest information, a searcher may be able to obtain additional police report information from these agencies. However, police reports themselves are not California public records, even though certain information (like arrests) contained within a police report is available to the public. The parameters of disclosure for law enforcement records are governed by California Government Code Sections 7923.600 to 7923.630.
Note that crime victims and other authorized people have more rights to obtain police report information than regular citizens who have no connection to the incident.
To check whether a local agency has made an arrest, the seeker can do an online search for “[city/town name] California arrest records.” For example, a search for “Brentwood California arrest records” leads to the Brentwood Police Department Police Log page.4
The contact information for several of Contra Costa’s local police agencies is set forth below, as well as a notation if they have an online arrest log:
| Agency | Phone Number | Arrest Log (If Available*) |
| Antioch Police Department Records Unit | 925-779-6830 | Arrest log |
| BART District Secretary | 510-464-6083 | Not available |
| Brentwood Police Department Records Division | 925-809-7910 | Arrest log |
| Concord Police Department Records Bureau | 925-671-3240 | Not available |
| El Cerrito Police Department Records Bureau | 510-215-4403 | Police Blotter (not arrest log) |
| Martinez Police Department Records | 925-372-3443 | Arrest log |
| San Ramon Police Department Records Division | 925-973-2770 | Incident Summary (not arrest log) |
How To Search Contra Costa County California Criminal Cases
Criminal records is a broad term that describes information pertaining to someone’s interactions with the legal justice system. This information includes criminal charges, probation records, warrants, and background check reports. It can also include sex offender information, prisoner data, and more.
An interested person can look up someone’s criminal record to find out about a person’s past and current situation.
Different custodians hold differing information. The most helpful custodian to begin with is the Clerk of the Contra Costa County Superior Court. This is the most helpful place to start because criminal court records are public unless an exception applies.
A searcher can conduct a free criminal record check at the courthouse.
Law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, county, and local levels hold other kinds of information like rap sheets, prison records, and sex offender information. However, because criminal records are confidential in California, a public records request to these custodians may only reveal limited information.
Relevant county custodians include the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and smaller municipal law enforcement agencies. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Department of Justice also have free online tools to assist with searching for prison inmates and sex offenders. State and federal agencies are discussed further below.
Look Up Prior Charges & Criminal Convictions Through the Contra Costa Superior Court
Criminal court records are public unless they involve a juvenile matter or have been sealed or made otherwise confidential by the court.
Certain case information can be found via a free online search, but to actually view the criminal case documents the searcher needs to visit the courthouse in person, where they can look at the documents online or get copies.
The Contra Costa County Superior Court has several different courthouse locations. To see records, the interested citizen needs to visit or contact by mail the courthouses in Martinez, Pittsburg, or Richmond – whichever one heard the relevant criminal case.
Online: Using the court’s online case search tool, an inquiring person can pull up basic criminal case information like case number, court, charge, whether it was a felony, court date, hearing type, disposition, and whether any warrants were issued.
The Smart Search tab can be used if the defendant’s full name or record number is known, while the Search Hearings tab is more detailed and can be used when the searcher has less information.
Mail & In-Person Requests: To view Contra Costa County criminal records, the interested citizen needs to do the search in person at the relevant courthouse set forth below or make the request to have the documents copied and mailed to them.
Mailed requests should use the downloadable criminal record request form and sent with a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment.7 The cost is 50¢ per page, with an additional $40.00 certification fee.
How To Find Out if You or Someone Else Has a Warrant Out for Their Arrest in Contra Costa County CA
An arrest warrant is a legal document executed by a judge that gives law enforcement the right to arrest someone because probable cause exists that they have committed a crime.
A bench warrant is issued by a judge when someone fails to do something they are legally required to do—like appear in court or make a child support payment.
Either type of warrant means that the person can be arrested and taken into custody at any time.
There is no free online database to search Contra Costa County warrants, but this information is held by the County Sheriff’s Records & ID Unit.8 However, the Sheriff’s Office directs warrant search inquiries to the Superior Court Clerk’s Office at the address below:
Superior Court Clerk
725 Court Street
Martinez, CA, 94553
Phone: 925-608-1000
The Court’s online Smart Search & Search Hearings tools also reveal if a particular individual has an outstanding warrant or had one in the past. However, to find this information, the searcher needs to be able to run a Contra Costa County case search by knowing the name of the person (or at least what their name sounds like) or having a case number.
Local police agencies may also be able to provide information about a warrant.
For further guidance, look through the instructions for finding warrant details in Contra Costa County; this resource assists searchers in finding information on anyone wanted locally. For a statewide lookup, you can use the steps for finding wanted individuals throughout California.
How To Run a Probationer Search in Contra Costa County
Probation is an alternative to serving time in jail. Probationers are supervised by probation officers and serve their sentences in the community under certain terms and conditions. There is no free online database to search for probationers in Contra Costa County.
Probation records are generally confidential and only available to authorized persons or if allowed by the Court. However, according to Contra Costa County Probation policy on probation reports disclosure, probation records are available to the public for 60 days after probation is pronounced or granted. These records can be obtained by the Clerk of the Court where the case was held.
The contact information for the three criminal courthouses is as follows:
Wakefield Taylor Courthouse
725 Court Street, Martinez
CA, 94553
Phone: 925-608-1000
Pittsburg Superior Court
1000 Center Drive
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
Phone: 925-608-1000
Richmond Superior Court
100 – 37th Street
Richmond, CA 94805
Phone: 925-608-1000
Additionally, information as to someone’s sentence can also be gleaned from the Superior Court’s online case search feature.
For additional probation-related information, a searcher can contact the Contra Costa County Probation Department Custodian of Records at 925-957-5386.10 The person seeking information also could try stopping in at one of the three probation offices located at:
50 Douglas Drive, Suite 200
Martinez, CA, 94553
Phone: 925-313-4000
4549 Delta Fair Boulevard
Antioch, CA, 94509
Phone: 925-431-1600
3095 Richmond Parkway, Suite 210
Richmond, CA, 94806
Phone: 510-942-3400
How To Execute a Background Check in Contra Costa County
Background checks involve looking into someone’s past interactions with the criminal justice system.
Under the California Public Records Act, records are confidential, although someone can access their own “rap sheet” or felony and misdemeanor history using the tools in this resource. Authorized people like law enforcement can access this information as well.
The most relevant custodian of this information is the California Department of Justice, which is California’s repository for criminal records across the state.11 However, if someone simply wants to access their own criminal record listing contacts with the Contra Costa Sheriff, they can apply for a local record review. The searcher needs to go into the Records and ID Unit during regular business hours; the fee is $25.00. The address is:
Contra Costa County Technical Services
Records and Identification Unit
2530 Arnold Drive, Suite 170 & 190
Phone: 925-335-1570
Personal background checks differ from professional background checks.
This resource is principally concerned with personal checks; a personal background check—which can be done by tracking down the various Contra Costa public records described throughout this resource—does not require the consent of the person being searched.
There are legitimate reasons why a person would want to know about someone else’s past situation, but it is never permissible to conduct a personal background check to commit fraud, harass, intimidate, or stalk anyone or for any other unpermitted or illegal purpose.
Even though criminal records are not public records in California, a seeker interested in learning about another person’s prior contacts with law enforcement for legitimate reasons could search free arrest records, retrieve Contra Costa County court records, and obtain other relevant information through public records requests.
Professional background checks are run in connection with things like employment, firearms, insurance, licensing matters, elderly care and child care positions, housing, and other reasons. Unlike personal background checks, professional background checks require that the person being searched give their consent.
Professional background checks also must be done in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act (the state’s Ban the Box law) as well as federal laws like the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Additional useful information regarding state and federal laws governing background checks is set forth later in this article.
Background Check through the Department of Justice: The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is the statewide custodian for criminal records. These records are based on fingerprint submissions. Note that this agency only provides background checks via fingerprints and not by name searches.
If someone wants to obtain their own criminal record to review for accuracy, they can do so by filling out the LiveScan form and getting the livescan done at a local law enforcement agency or official LiveScan site. The cost is $25 unless a fee waiver applies. Out-of-state residents must submit manual fingerprints.
The process is different for obtaining record clearance from the DOJ for Visa or immigration purposes, although this type of background check also requires a fingerprint scan. The cost is $32 plus fingerprint rolling fees.
Someone wishing to run this type of background check first needs to complete the Visa/Immigration LiveScan form, while also consulting the instruction sheet. The DOJ will mail the information to the applicant and it is the applicant’s responsibility to forward it to legal counsel or the agency that has requested the clearance.
As an alternative to LiveScan, an applicant can get manually fingerprinted at a local law enforcement agency using the FBI Applicant Fingerprint Card (FD 258). The applicant needs to mail the card, together with the fee and explanation as to why the clearance check is necessary, to:
California Department of Justice
Applicant Services Program
ATTN: VISA-IMMIGRATION
P.O. BOX 160207
Sacramento, CA 95816-0207
How To Access California Criminal Records or Cases via State & Federal Agencies
A searcher looking for criminal case and offender information can consult several state and federal agencies—many of which have free online databases.
Information on these sites can be used to locate state and federal inmates in California. There are also state and federal free online tools to search for sex offenders by name or address.
The California Department of Justice also is a state-level custodian of record for important criminal records. However, as discussed earlier, most of this information is only available to authorized people and is thus not necessarily useful for citizen searchers.
State Prison Inmates: To locate state prison inmates in California, it is simple to use the free public index of inmates on the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation website.13 The searcher should use the CDCR inmate locator tool to search by inmate number or name.
Federal Prison Inmates: The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator tool can be used to find inmates housed in federal prisons within California. There are 12 federal prison facilities in California, and searches can be conducted by the subject’s name or assigned BOP number.
Sex Offenders: Information about sex offenders in Contra Costa County can be located on California Megan’s Law Website free online directory provided by the California Department of Justice. The tool allows people seeking information for legitimate purposes to search for sex offenders either by full name or by address.
The address function requires entry of street name and number as well as city and zip code to do a map search of up to within 10 miles of that location.
This search can also include transient offenders and reveal whether a listed offender is in violation.
A person looking for sex offender information can also initiate a search through the federal DRU SJODIN National Sex Offender Public Website compiled by the US Department of Justice. This database can be browsed by offender name or a set location and radius.
Anyone interested can also look through the tutorial on running California criminal history lookups for additional insight.
How To View Contra Costa County California Public Court Cases & Documents
The California court system includes courts on the county, state, and federal level. Local municipal courts have been consolidated into the Superior Courts for each County. The state court system is arranged as follows:
- California Supreme Court—The state’s highest appellate court. This court reviews decisions that are appealed by the lower courts and also has jurisdiction over matters related to the discipline of judges and attorneys. Case information can be searched for free online by case number, party name, attorney name, or case caption.
For more information, contact the Supreme Court Clerk & Executive Officer.16
Supreme Court of California Headquarters
350 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4797
Phone: 415-865-7000
The state’s highest court is headquartered in San Francisco but also hears oral arguments a few times a year in Los Angeles and Sacramento.
- California Courts of Appeal—The intermediate appellate courts. These courts handle appeals from Superior Courts and also have original jurisdiction in matters like habeas corpus proceedings.17
Contra Costa County is covered by the First Appellate District, and court documents from the First Appellate District can be located using a free online search tool. There is even a way to narrow the search down to Contra Costa County cases. For more information, contact the Court of Appeal First Appellate District.
Appeal First Appellate District
350 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-7421
Phone: 415-865-7300.
- Superior Courts of California—These are the 58 trial-level county courts that hear civil, criminal, family law, traffic, juvenile, and other matters throughout California. The Contra Costa Superior Court has several locations throughout the county.
Contra Costa County judicial records can be found free online through the Superior Court’s Smart Search or Search Hearings online search tools.
Civil case documents can be viewed or downloaded online. For criminal case documents, the searcher needs to go into the courthouse where the case took place and request the files.
In addition to state courts, there are four federal judicial districts in California that handle federal matters. Contra Costa County falls within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Online case information can be found via the Pacer online database, which requires an account and charges apply.
The Clerk can be contacted at:
United States District Court
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA, 94102-3489
Phone: 415-522-2000
How To Obtain Marriage, Divorce, Birth & Death Records in Contra Costa County California (Vital Records)
Vital records are considered Contra Costa public records and include marriage and divorce records as well as birth and death records.
Vital records are documents that mark important life events like birth and death, and marriages and divorces. A searcher can review these types of documents to learn more about someone’s background.
In Contra Costa County, anyone can obtain informational copies of these records, but only authorized people can obtain official copies.
A seeker can use marriage and divorce records for genealogy purposes as well as in connection with the probate or name change process. These kinds of records also can be helpful in connection with financial, property, and other transactions. To find out if someone is married, a searcher can use the information throughout this resource.
Birth certificates and death certificates also are vital records. Birth and death records can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as genealogy and heritage research. They also can be used to assist with school enrollment, citizenship verification, identity verification, and inheritance matters.
Someone can check public records for this type of information in Contra Costa.
The Contra Costa County Clerk, California Department of Public Health, and the Superior Court are the primary custodians for County vital records, and the process to obtain through each agency is outlined below.
Determine if Someone Is Married or Divorced in Contra Costa County California via the Clerk/Recorder
Marriage and divorce records are publicly available to anyone who wants to track them down.
There is no free online database for this information, but a searcher can check if someone is married by mail or in person at the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder Office, which maintains marriage certificates from 1905 to the present.18
Anyone can get an informational copy of a marriage certificate, but to get an authorized copy, the seeker needs to present a notarized form certifying that they are an authorized person such as a registrant, parent, or member of law enforcement. The fee is $21 per copy. The contact information is:
Contra Costa County Recorder/Clerk
555 Escobar Street
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-335-7900
Additionally, Contra Costa County marriage records for public unions from 1905 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2020 can be retrieved from the California Department of Public Health. The fee is $17 per copy. The searcher needs to complete the marriage records application form and return it to:
California Department of Public Health
Vital Records – MS 5103
PO Box 997410
Sacramento, California 95899-7410
Phone: 916-445-2684
CA Relay: 711/+1-800-735-2929
For marriage dissolutions, the California Department of Public Health can provide divorce records from 1962 to 1984 by mail or in person for $16 by completing the divorce records application form.
A searcher can also obtain Contra Costa County divorce records through the Superior Court. Basic information can be viewed online, but actual records need to be obtained by mail or in person by completing the court record request form. The fee is $0.50 per page for copies, $40 for certification, and $15 for certified final judgment for dissolutions.
The form should be mailed to:
Contra Costa County Superior Court
Attn: Court Records
P. O. Box 911
Martinez, CA, 94553
It can also be placed in the Red Drop Box located in the Lobby at 1111 Ward Street, Martinez, CA, 94553.
To get marriage and divorce certificates online, a searcher could use a third-party vendor like VitalChek (endorsed by the Contra Costa County Clerk); or State Vital Records or Vital Records Online (endorsed by the California Department of Public Health). Charges apply.
Track Down Birth & Death Records via the Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder
To find a certificate of birth or a certificate of death, the searcher should visit the Contra Costa County Clerk, which is the public records repository for this information.
This information is only available in person or by mail, and the fee is $36 for a birth certificate and $28 for a death certificate. The contact information for the County Clerk is set forth above.
As in the case of other vital records, only authorized searchers can obtain authorized certified copies of these records. Other inquiring citizens can obtain vital records documents marked with “INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY.”
Birth and death records also are available by mail or in person from the state-level custodian, the California Department of Health, at the address set forth above. The cost is $29 for a birth certificate and $24 for a death certificate.
Searchers interested in births in the current or past year can obtain them in person or by mail for $36 through the Contra Costa County Vital Registration Office.
As noted above, a searcher might also use a third-party vendor to locate online vital record information. Such vendors compile information from a variety of sources including unofficial social media sites. They charge fees for their services, but can check multiple jurisdictions and sources at one time.
How To Find Contra Costa County Property Records & Information on Property Taxes
Property information for Contra Costa County is public, and certain information is also available via free online tools.
The custodian for many Contra Costa property records is the County Conservation and Development Department, which uses the free online mapping system CCMAP.21 This tool provides property, tax, and zoning information by parcel number or address, but it does not identify parcel ownership.
To request additional information from the Conservation & Development Department, a searcher can stop by in person or call:
Contra Costa County Conservation & Development
30 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-655-2774
Toll Free: +1-855-323-2626
Hours: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Thursday; 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Friday
Contra Costa public records include delinquent property tax information. The Contra Costa County Treasurer publishes a free online property tax default (delinquent) list that shows the prior year’s delinquent properties by parcel number, assessee name, and redemption amount.22
Additional property information can be found via the Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder, which is the custodian for deeds and other land records dating back to 1849.
With an Assessors Parcel Number, a searcher can also search for recorded maps through Laserfiche Weblink, endorsed by the Contra Costa Public Works Department.
Third-party vendors also can be useful. The third-party vendor ParcelQuest is endorsed by the Contra Costa County Assessor. The Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder endorses the vendor RecorderWork.
Citizens’ Rights & Accountabilities Regarding Contra Costa Public Records
Laws like the California Public Records Act and the California Fair Chance Act—along with similar federal laws—are designed to promote fairness and transparency in government and protect people from unpermitted and discriminatory use of sensitive information.
Thanks to these laws, many records including arrest and court records, vital records, and property records, are available to the public by using the tools discussed here.
While there are many reasons why someone would want to learn more about a person’s prior life events and contacts with the judicial system, it is important to remember that personal background checks must be conducted with respect to privacy concerns. Personal background checks should never be done for fraudulent or illegal purposes, or to harass, intimidate, or stalk anyone.
Professional background checks are conducted for purposes such as employment, housing, licensing, firearms, child and elderly care positions, adoptions, and security clearance checks. These checks reveal more information about someone’s past and they require the consent of the person being searched.
Professional background checks must be done in accordance with state and federal laws prohibiting discriminatory and unauthorized use of information.
Consumers have rights when it comes to their personal information and how it is used. These rights include the right to know what is in their file and to be informed if it is used to make an adverse decision.
They also have the right to request their credit score; dispute inaccuracies; and ensure that credit agency reports are accurate. Moreover, consumers have the right to have their information only be disclosed to authorized people with a valid reason; to only have an employer access the information upon consent; to limit prescreened offers of credit; and to seek damages from people who violate these rights.
Relevant state and federal laws include California’s Fair Chance Act, which aims to make hiring practices more fair by prohibiting certain employers from asking about past criminal history on initial applications, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is a federal law focused on consumer privacy and ensuring that applicants are notified if a background check is used to make an unfavorable decision.24
Agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) also are important when it comes to protecting consumer rights.25 The EEOC protects against discrimination in hiring through unpermitted background checks. The FTC requires that background checks be conducted in a non-discriminatory manner.
To make a complaint for possible discrimination, someone can file a complaint with the EEOC or file a report with the FTC. Another option is to file a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department.26
Some helpful resources are:
- EEOC’s Criminal Records and Your Job Rights
- A summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Know Your Rights Under the Fair Chance Act
To summarize, a number of records are available to the public in Contra Costa County, California. The relevant custodians are set forth below.
Arrest Records
- Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
- Antioch Police Department Records Unit
- BART District Secretary
- Brentwood Police Department Records Division
- Concord Police Department Records Bureau
- El Cerrito Police Department Records Bureau
- Martinez Police Department Records
- San Ramon Police Department Records Division
Criminal Case Information
Warrant Information
Probation Information
Background Check
Prisoner Information
Sex Offenders
Court Records
- California Supreme Court
- California Courts of Appeal
- First Appellate District
- Superior Courts of California
- Superior Court of Contra Costa County
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Vital Records
- Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder
- California Department of Public Health
- Contra Costa County Superior Court
- The Contra Costa County Vital Registration Office
Property and Tax Records
- Contra Costa County Conservation & Development Department
- Contra County Costa Treasurer
- Contra Costa County Clerk/Recorder
Using the search tools and custodians in this helpful resource, people seeking information about a family member, friend, lover, neighbor, or colleague can locate Contra Costa public records for free in many cases; or, run a statewide search instead using the California free public record lookup steps.
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