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Use the custodian that holds the Berkeley or Alameda County record you need:
- Deeds, liens, official records, marriages, and fictitious business names: Alameda County Clerk-Recorder, 1106 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 272-6362, official public records
- Berkeley city public-records requests: City Clerk Department, (510) 981-6900, records@berkeleyca.gov, or Berkeley NextRequest
- Court cases by name: Alameda Superior Court records channels, including eCourt, Odyssey, public terminals, and copy requests described under Berkeley court records lookup
- Birth, death, marriage, and divorce records: Alameda County Clerk-Recorder for county certificates, CDPH for state vital records, and Alameda Superior Court for divorce files
- Police records: Berkeley Police Records Bureau, policerecords@berkeleyca.gov, (510) 981-5750, 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704; in-person public hours listed in the research are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Voter registration lookups and voter-file rules: California Secretary of State tools and Alameda County Registrar of Voters, with details on Berkeley voter registration records
- Staff, school, phone, property, and historical directories: start with Berkeley people directories
- Records not posted online: file a California Public Records Act request with the correct city, county, court, university, or state custodian