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Santa Cruz, California

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Courthouse locations and visiting information (opens in a new tab)

Official court locations and contact information. Verify the division, counter hours and current services for the location before visiting.

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — locations information (opens in a new tab)

Official court page text: Locations & Contact Information

Locations & Contact Information

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Family Law Division — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — current services and locations (opens in a new tab)

Official court link: Family Law Division

Family Law Division

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Small Claims Division — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — current services and locations (opens in a new tab)

Official court link: Small Claims Division

Small Claims Division

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Probate Division — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — current services and locations (opens in a new tab)

Official court link: Probate Division

Probate Division

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Restraining Orders — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — current services and locations (opens in a new tab)

Official court link: Restraining Orders

Restraining Orders

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district attorney — official information (opens in a new tab)

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Santa Cruz County district attorney · Santa Cruz — district attorney (opens in a new tab)

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Skip to Navigation Skip to main content Santa Cruz County Display Menu Santa Cruz County Home District Attorney Home DA Subpoena Information DA's Office Office Locations FAQs Contact us Criminal Prosecutions Anatomy of a Prosecution Anatomy Of A Jury Trial Orientation t

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probation — official information (opens in a new tab)

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Santa Cruz County probation · Santa Cruz — probation (opens in a new tab)

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public defender — official information (opens in a new tab)

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Santa Cruz County public defender · Santa Cruz — public defender (opens in a new tab)

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arings, Meetings, & Events Nov 12 Meet the Public Defender (Santa Cruz) 12:00 PM 420 May Ave, Santa Cruz Meet the Public Defender (Santa Cruz) Nov 12 Clean Slate Project (Santa Cruz) 4:00 PM 420 May Avenue, Santa Cruz Clean Slate Project (Santa Cruz) Nov 26 Meet the Public Defender (Watson

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Coroner or medical examiner — official information (opens in a new tab)

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Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz — coroner (opens in a new tab)

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Hate Crime Statistics Jail Inspection Report Media Releases Medical Examiner Data Portal Office of Inspector General Report OIG Responses Sheriff’s Office Policy Sheriff’s Office Corrections Policy AB 481 Training Records Monthly Agency Statistics 21st Century Policing Archive Coroner Stat

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Name change court information — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz · Civil Division | Superior Court of California | County of Santa Cruz (opens in a new tab)

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The Civil Division in Santa Cruz, located at the Santa Cruz Courthouse, processes all civil matters, including general civil, name change applications, probate and unlawful detainer cases. All restraining orders are filed at the Watsonville Courthouse. For more information regarding restraining orders see the Restraining Order Division page.

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Eviction / unlawful detainer court information — Santa Cruz Superior Court (opens in a new tab)

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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz · Civil Division | Superior Court of California | County of Santa Cruz (opens in a new tab)

Reviewed local Eviction / unlawful detainer subject context

The Civil Division in Santa Cruz, located at the Santa Cruz Courthouse, processes all civil matters, including general civil, name change applications, probate and unlawful detainer cases.

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Santa Cruz — coroner release and report procedures (opens in a new tab)

Read the coroner instructions for signed next-of-kin authorization, property appointments, reports and separately described charges. The phone contact is for Coroner investigations and property, separate from sheriff dispatch.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office · Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office — coroner information (opens in a new tab)

Coroner — Actual coroner public instructions

The Santa Cruz Coroner Request for Release of Remains or Property form must be signed by next of kin prior to release. The signed form may be faxed or emailed prior to arrival.

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Santa Cruz — Find court-listed legal assistance and self-help resources (opens in a new tab)

Read this Superior Court’s named legal-service referrals or procedural self-help information. Independent providers decide their own eligibility and appointments. Court self-help information does not create an attorney-client relationship or promise representation.

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Superior Court of California — County of Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Superior Court — selfhelp information (opens in a new tab)

Self-Help | Superior Court of California | County of Santa Cruz — legal-selfhelp-06087-215

The Santa Cruz Superior Court offers a free Self Help Center (SHC) to assist self represented customers with a variety of basic legal issues.

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Official state service profiles

These 12 profiles are classified under this topic by California’s official state service directory. The county filter above does not establish local eligibility for them. Confirm availability and requirements on the official profile.