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Santa Cruz County Superior Court - Main Courthouse
701 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-420-2200
The Main Courthouse of Santa Cruz Superior Court hears civil, criminal, probate, and traffic cases.
Online Court Resources
Resources for the Santa Cruz County Superior Court - Main Courthouse as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in Santa Cruz County, California, and resources applicable to all courts in California.
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Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case Records
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Dockets, calendars, and other information about court cases
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Calendar
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Published opinions and orders
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Probate Pre-Approval Lists
View recent Santa Cruz County Superior Court probate pre-approval lists by day of the week.
Attorney General Legal Opinions
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Forms and related information
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Forms
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AOC Records Request Form and Information
The Administrative Office of the Courts offers an online request form and information about how to request records maintained by the Office, the Judicial Council or the appellate courts.
Attorney Complaint Forms and Information
The State Bar of California offers information and resources related to complaints about an attorney, including an online complaint form.
California State Superior Court Forms
View and download California court forms by form name or form number, select a group of forms by type of case, or view a list of recently changed forms.
Interactive Online Forms
Answer a series of questions about your case, and TurboCourt will prepare the appropriate family law, small claims, evictions, domestic violence, guardianship, and child support forms for you to file in California Superior Courts. Registration is required. A convenience fee applies.
Online fine payments
Pay City of Santa Cruz Parking Tickets
Pay City of Santa Cruz parking tickets online.
Pay Santa Cruz County Superior Court Fines and Traffic School
Pay Santa Cruz County Superior Court criminal fines, traffic tickets, and traffic school fees online.
Self help, legal research, general information
Santa Cruz County Law Library
View information about the Santa Cruz County Law Library, including location, hours, available materials and services, and links to self-help resources.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Family Court Services
View information about Santa Cruz County Superior Court Family Court Services, which helps parties resolve child custody disputes and can refer parties to child custody mediation.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Juvenile Case Information
View information about juvenile cases in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, including juvenile crime offenses, abuse and neglect intervention, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Rules
View and download Santa Cruz County Superior Court local rules.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Self-Help
View information about the Santa Cruz County Superior Court Self-Help Center, including location, hours, descriptions of available assistance and programs, and services offered by the Family Law Facilitator and Small Claims Advisor.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Small Claims Information
View information about small claims cases in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, including filing instructions, procedures, frequently asked questions, the Small Claims Advisor, small claims mediation, and electronic filing.
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Traffic Case Information
View information about traffic cases in Santa Cruz County Superior Court, including fine payments, traffic school, and photo red light violations. Links to approved classroom and online traffic schools are included.
San Benito and Santa Cruz County Small Claims Advisor
The San Benito and Santa Cruz County Small Claims Advisor provides free assistance preparing court forms and offering legal information and procedural advice to individuals representing themselves in small claims cases.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
View information about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, which include mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, and settlement conferences, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. A link to local Superior Court ADR programs is included.
California Court Rules
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California Courts - Legal Information and Legal Resources
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California Courts - Small Claims Information
View California Courts information on Small Claims cases, including research and trial preparation, filing or responding to a claim, collection or appeal of a judgment, and judgment payment options.
California Courts - Wills, Estates, and Probate Information
View California Courts information about wills, estates, and probate cases, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, will validity, and the process of administering a probate estate.
California Law Libraries
View a list of California county law libraries, with contact information, hours, maps, and links to available local law library websites.
California Legal Document Assistance
View information about California Legal Document Assistants, who help self-represented parties prepare and file legal documents for a fee. Search for a member in your area by name, area code, zip code, city, county, or service performed.
California Statutes
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Child Support Services
The California Department of Child Support Services offers information and services related to child support, including online case information, online child support calculator, paternity establishment and contact information for local offices.
Foreclosure Prevention Resources
View resources for preventing foreclosure in California, including local housing counseling agencies, information, state agencies and programs, and a link to legal aid providers.
LawHelp California Legal Information and Legal Resources
LawHelp California offers legal information and other resources for many legal issues, including housing, family issues, benefits, domestic violence, employment, small claims, veterans and military, civil rights, immigration, disability, estates, and Native American issues.
Legal Research Information
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers an online class in how to conduct legal research.
Legal Research Links
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers a categorized list of links to state and national legal resources, including general research, laws, regulations, courts, forms, and rules.
Online Law Library Services
Several California law libraries provide staff for the AskNow law librarian service, which provides online answers to legal reference questions and referrals for further research.
Search California Traffic Safety Institute Traffic Schools
The California Traffic Safety Institute provides lists of classroom and home-study traffic schools, searchable by county.
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Information
The California Department of Motor Vehicles offers information about traffic laws, driver licenses, and vehicle registration.
Legal aid, free services, lawyer referral
Santa Cruz County Lawyer Referral
The Lawyer Referral Service of Santa Cruz County offers referrals and an initial consultation for a small fee. An online inquiry form is included.
Santa Cruz County Legal Services
The Watsonville Law Center provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents in cases involving workers' compensation, wage claims, consumer fraud, debt, criminal record clearance, child custody, and small claims.
California Bar Association - Attorney Information and Discipline Records
The California Bar Association offers an attorney search by name or bar number and a search for legal specialists. Search results include contact information, date of bar admission, schools attended, and any public disciplinary records. Links to information about obtaining discipline records and the discipline system is included.
California Rural Legal Assistance
View information about California Rural Legal Assistance, which provides free legal assistance to low-income rural residents of approximately one third of California's counties. Most services involve civil rights, community development, education, health, housing, labor, and employment.
Find a Lawyer, Referral Services, and Complaint Procedures
The State Bar of California offers advice on how to find a lawyer, a search of its membership by name or bar number, and a search of lawyer referral services by county. It also provides instructions for filing a complaint against a lawyer, resolving a fee dispute, and applying for reimbursement for attorney misconduct.
Find Interpreters
The Judicial Council of California offers an online search of court interpreters by language spoken and county. Includes links to interpreter resources and an online search for medical interpreters.
Free and Low-Cost Legal Services Information
View information about sources of free and low-cost legal services, including court-based services, legal aid agencies, governmnent agencies, lawyer referral services, law schools, dispute resolution programs, and prepaid legal sevice plans.
Free Legal Help
LawHelp California offers a directory of California organizations that provide free and reduced-fee legal services. The directory can be searched by counties and cities served or an alphabetical list.
Limited-Scope Representation
View information about limited-scope representation, in which lawyers provide some services to self-represented parties for a smaller fee than full representation. Services may include advice about the case, representation on some issues in the case, document and evidence preparation, coaching, discovery, research, and other tasks as agreed.
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