Below is a directory of the California administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
Capital: Sacramento
37,253,956 (2010 Census)
State Information: (916) 322-9900
State Website: www.ca.gov
Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102-3688
(415) 865-4200; Fax: (415) 865-4228
Website: www.coiurts.ca.gov/
2255 N. Ontario St., Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91504
(818) 558-3060
2860 Gateway Oaks Dr., Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 263-7885
Administrative Dir. of the Courts: Steven Jahr
State Bar of California Attorney Discipline
845 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000
Attorney Discipline Complaint Hotline in CA:
(800) 843-9053; Fax: (213) 765-1168
State Bar Court: (213) 765-1400
Website: www.calbar.ca.gov
180 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94015 (415) 538-2000
State Bar Court: (415) 538-2050
Chief Trial Counsel: Jayne Kim
Office of the Attorney General
13001 St., Suite 1740, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address: Public Inquiry Unit, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
(916) 322-3360; In-State: (800) 952-5225; Fax: (916) 323-5341
Email: piu@doj.ca.gov
Website: www.ag.ca.gov
Atty. General: Kamala D. Harris (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014
Department of Business Oversight
45 Fremont St., Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94105-2219
(415) 263-8500; Fax: (415) 288-8830
Website: www.dbo.ca.gov
300 S. Spring St., Suite 15513, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1204
(213) 897-2085; Fax: (213) 897-8860
7575 Metropolitan Dr., Suite 108, San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 682-7227; Fax: (619) 682-7217
Commissioner: Jan Lynn Owen
Deputy Commissioner Banking: Scott Cameron
The Department of Financial Institutions and the Department of Corporations merged to form the Department of Business Oversight.
Committee of Bar Examiners/Office of Admissions
The State Bar of California
180 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(415) 538-2303; Fax: (415) 538-2304
CLE Office: (888) 800-3400
Email (MCLE): mcle@calbar.ca.gov
Website: http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov
845 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515 (213) 765-1500
25 hours CLE required per three years, including 4 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Detection/Prevention of Substance Abuse or Mental Illness and 1 hour of Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession. No admission without exam.
State Bar of California
180 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(415) 538-2000; Fax: (415) 538-2305
Legislative Office: (916) 442-8018
Website: www.calbar.ca.gov
845 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000; Fax: (213) 765-1029
Exec.Dirt. C.E.O.: Sen. Joseph L. Dunn (Ret.)
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting-October, 2015
Client Security Fund
State Bar of California
845 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1367; Fax: (213) 765-1158
Director: Lori J. Meloch
Business Programs Division
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th St., 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-5448
Los Angeles Regional Office
300 S. Spring St., Room 12513, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 897-3062
Chief: Betsy Bogart (916) 651-6973; Fax: (916) 653-1315
Email: betsy.bogart@sos.ca.gov
Mgrs., Business Entities: Susan Hiuga (916) 654-4155; Fax: (916) 653-0318
Email: susan.hiuga@sos.ca.gov
William Welch (916) 653-6304; Fax: (916) 653-1315
Email: william.welch@sos.ca.gov
Mgr., U.C.C.-Statement of Information: Kathleen Vasquez 2nd Floor (916) 653-8153; Fax: (916) 653-4834
Email: kathleen.vasquez@sos.ca.gov
Mgr., Automation Development & Support: Linda Chandler (916) 653-8444; Fax: (916) 653-0138
Email: linda.chandler@sos.ca.gov
Database Administrator: Lynette Wong 4th Floor (916) 653-2652
Email: I3mette.w0ng@sos.ca.g0v
Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis
Department of Justice
Records Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417, Sacramento, CA 94203-4170 (916) 227-3849
Automated Service: (916) 227-4557
Office does not process criminal history requests held by other state and local government agencies.
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
1400 10th St., 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 322-0694; Fax: (877) 345-4633
Email: business@gov.ca.gov
Website: www.business.ca.gov
Director: Kish Raj an
Office of the Governor
State Capitol Bldg., Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2841; Fax: (916) 558-3160
Website: www.gov.ca.gov
444 N. Capitol St. N.W., Suite 134, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5270; Fax: (202) 624-5280
Governor: Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown (Democrat)
Supreme Court
350 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 865-7000; Fax: (415) 865-7183
Website: www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt
Chief Justice: Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye
Clerk/Administrator: Frank A. McGuire
Office of the Insurance Commissioner
South Tower, 9th Floor, 300 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Consumer Bill Free: (800) 927-4357
Out of State: (213) 897-8921; Fax: (213) 897-5961
Website: www.insurance.ca.gov
Fraud Division
9342 Tech Center Dr., Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95826
Email: fraud@insurance.ca.gov
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700, Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 445-5280
45 Fremont St., 23rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 538-4010; Fax: (415) 904-5889
Commissioner: Dave Jones
California Department of Motor Vehicles
2415 1st Ave., Mail Station F101, Sacramento, CA 95818
(800) 777-0133, (916) 657-6469
Director's Office: (916) 657-6940; Fax: (916) 657-6243
Director's Fax: (916) 657-7393
Abstracts: (916) 957-8298
Website: www.dmv.ca.gov
For Abstracts write: Public Operations Unit, Mail Station G199
P.O. Box 944247, Sacramento, CA 94244-2470
Vehicle Registration Operations
Mail Station E-254
P.O. Box 942869, Sacramento, CA 94269-0001
Driver License Inquiries
P.O. Box 942890, Sacramento, CA 92290-0001
Fee for obtaining abstract: $5.00 Fee for vehicle registration: automated copy (computer printout), $5.00; photocopy of hard copy, $20.00
California Highway Patrol
601 N. 7th St., Sacramento, CA 95811
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 942898, Sacramento, CA 94298-0001
(916) 843-3001; (800) TELLCHP: (800) 835-5247
Website: www.chp.ca.gov/
Commissioner: J. A. Farrow
Fee for obtaining accident report: $10.00 up to 25 pages; $10.00 for each additional 25 pages or portion thereof; Accident reports are available from the CHP Area office that handled the accident investigation.
Estate & Wills: Superior Court, each County Deeds and Mortgages: County Recorders Offices Notary Certificates: County Clerk/Recorder in County of Notary's Commission (fee varies)
Secretary of State, Notary Public Section, Apostille Certification
P.O. Box 942877, Sacramento, CA 94277-0001 ($20.00; special handling fee, $6.00)
Barbara Boxer (Democrat)
112 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3553; Fax: (202) 956-6701
Website: www.boxer.senate.gov
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)
331 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3841; Fax: (202) 228-3954
Website: www.feinstein.senate.gov
Office of the Secretary of State
1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-6814; Fax: (916) 653-4620
Email: secretar7bowen@sos.ca.gov
Website: www.sos.ca.gov
Secretary of State: Debra Bowen (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2014; not seeking re-election
Franchise Tax Board
9646 Butterfield Way, Sacramento, CA 95827
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1468, Sacramento, CA 95812-1468
(916) 845-6500, (800) 852-5711; TDD: (800) 822-6268
Calif. Relay Service: (800) 735-2922
Website: www.ftb.ca.gov
Legal Division
P.O. Box 1720, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-1720
(916) 845-3306
Exec. Officer: Selvi Stanislaus
Chief Counsel: Jozel Brunett
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
400 R St., Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95811
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 48, Sacramento, CA 95812-0048
(916) 491-6400, (800) 777-9229; Fax: (916) 491-6405
Email: info@vcgcb.ca.gov
Website: www.vcgcb.ca.gov
Fiscal Services Div.
P.O. Box 1348, Sacramento, CA 95812-1348
(916) 324-1933
Victim Compensation Program
P.O. Box 3036, Sacramento, CA 95812-3036
(800) 777-9229
Email: info@vcgcb.ca.gov
Government Claims Program
P.O. Box 3035, Sacramento, CA 95812-3035
(800) 955-0045
Email: gcinfo@vcgcb.ca.gov
Cal. Govt. Code Ann. §§13950 et seq.
Dept, of Public Health-Vital Records
M.S. 5103,1501 Capitol Ave.
P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
(916)445-2684
Website: www.cdph.ca.gov
Physical Address (for overnight couriers only)
M.S. 5103, 1501 Capitol Ave., Sacramento, CA 95814
Births, Deaths from July 1905 forward. Public Marriages: 1949-1986 and 1998-1999. Other years should be requested through the County Recorder's Office in the county where the license was issued. Confidential Marriage: Available only from the County Clerk's Office in the county where the marriage license was issued. Only the two individuals named on the marriage certificate can obtain copies of confidential marriage records. Divorce: Available only from the Superior court in the county where the divorce was filed. Office can only issue a Certificate of Record and only for divorces that occurred between 1962 and June 1984. A Certificate of Record includes the names of the parties to the divorce, the filing date, the county where the divorce was filed, and the court case number. A Certificate of Record is not a certified copy of the divorce decree, and does not indicate whether the divorce was ever finalized in court. Certified copies - Births, $24.00; Deaths, $21.00: Fetal Deaths, $18.00; Still Births, $24.00; Marriages, $15.00. Divorces, $14.00; Amendments of Adoptions, $20.00; All other Amendments, $23.00; Notarized sworn statement required for certified copy of birth, death, or marriage record.
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