The Records Division is the repository and the Custodian of Records for all Sheriff's Office records. The Records Division is located in the lobby of Sheriff's Office Headquarters in San Jose. In-person counter services are by appointment only. Please call (408) 808-4705 for assistance or to schedule an appointment.
At the courthouse you can search the criminal index online , or search the microfiche. If the case was filed before 2004, it will not be in the online index. To search the microfiche, you will need the defendant's name, date of birth, and the year the case was filed.