About Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County is located in the Central Coast of California. The county seat is Santa Barbara (official site: http://www.countyofsb.org/).
- Population: 440,668
- Households: 153,521
- Median household income: $62,779
- Median home value: $453,000
- Below poverty line: 16%
- Land area: 2,735.1 sq mi
- Population density: 155.0 people / sq mi
- Public libraries indexed: 13
- NCES schools indexed: 122
Grand Jury Reports
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Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury reports. The 19-member panel investigates city, county, and special-district agencies that receive county funds, and is required by California law to inspect county and city jails and review financial records. Reports are searchable by keyword or browseable by year.
Codes
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Santa Barbara County Code of Ordinances, hosted on Municode. Covers zoning, public health, business licensing, building, and other county-level regulations adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Browse by title or search the full text.
Santa Barbara County
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Official Santa Barbara County website. Population about 441,000 across 2,734 sq mi, with 23 departments and around 4,750 employees managed by County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato. The five-member Board of Supervisors oversees a $1.59 billion budget covering services, GIS, bids, agendas, and minutes.
Parks
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Santa Barbara County Parks system, including the Jalama Beach campground, Cachuma Lake Recreation Area, and a network of regional parks and beaches. Browse parks by name or interactive map; tent, trailer, RV, and group camping sites require advance reservation through the county.
Restaurant Inspections
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Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services Citizen Access portal for food-facility inspections. Search retail food facilities, markets, mobile vendors, and swimming pools by site address, parcel number, contact information, or record number to view inspection records and complaint status. Reports concerns to Environmental Health Services directly.
Court Records — Civil, Family & Probate Index
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Santa Barbara Superior Court online case records index for Civil, Family Law, and Probate matters, searchable by case number or party name. Per California Rules of Court 2.503, some case-type categories are restricted from remote display and must be viewed in person at the Anacapa, Lompoc, or Santa Maria Records Departments.
Court Cases — Civil, Family & Probate Records
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Santa Barbara Courts Public Portal (CASBPORTAL), an alternate case-records search across all Superior Court divisions that complements the main santabarbara.courts.ca.gov site. If the portal returns "Request Rejected," use the main court site or contact webmaster@sbcourts.org with the displayed Support ID.
Court Cases — Calendars
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Santa Barbara Superior Court daily hearing calendars for civil, criminal, family-law, probate, and traffic departments. Schedules cover the three court divisions: Anacapa in Santa Barbara, Cook in Santa Maria, and Figueroa in Lompoc. Per Cal. Rules of Court 2.503, some case-type calendars are restricted from remote display.
Court Cases — Tentative Rulings
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Santa Barbara Superior Court tentative rulings and probate notes, published per Cal. Rules of Court 3.1308 no later than 3:00 p.m. the court day before the scheduled hearing. Search by case number or filter by judicial officer. Parties may accept the tentative and skip the hearing, or notify the court to appear for oral argument.
Court — Fines
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Santa Barbara Superior Court pay-tickets-and-fines portal for traffic citations and criminal fines, available 24 hours a day. Locate citations, pay infraction fines and fees, view future payment dates, sign up for traffic violator school, or request a one-time 30-day extension. Phone payment is also available at (805) 568-3959.
Court — Jury Status
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Santa Barbara Superior Court check-jury-reporting-status portal. Enter the Juror ID from the back of the summons postcard to see your reporting status; if the summons is lost, call Jury Services at 805-614-6464 (North County) or 805-882-4530 (South County). California jurors receive $15 a day plus 34¢ per mile round-trip starting on day 2 per Code of Civil Procedure §215.
Most Wanted
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Most Wanted page, listing suspects sought by the Sheriff under Sheriff Bill Brown (in office since January 9, 2007). Suspects are to be considered armed and dangerous; tips can be submitted anonymously through the Sheriff's online tip form. Sheriff-Coroner inmate facilities: Santa Barbara Main Jail 805-681-4260 and Santa Maria North Branch 805-554-3100.
Deaths — pre-1905
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Volunteer-maintained genealogical index of Santa Barbara County deaths recorded before 1905, hosted on RootsWeb as part of the California Birth-Death-Marriage indexes project. Santa Barbara is one of California's 27 original 1850 counties and once included Ventura, which split off in 1872. Browse by year and surname.
Permits
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City of Santa Barbara Community Development permit and application portal, processed online through the Accela Citizen Access (ACA) system. County Planning and Development sets its own fee ordinance, with new-ADU and residential additions starting at $1,645 for the first 500 sq ft plus $2.68 per additional sq ft.
Recorded Documents
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Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder official records search covering deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, UCC filings, and miscellaneous documents. Copies are $10 per document plus $2 for certification; real-estate recording carries the $75 SB-2 Building Homes & Jobs Act fee (capped at $225). Hall of Records: 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Property - Tax
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Santa Barbara County Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator, collecting secured, unsecured, supplemental, defaulted, and escape property-tax bills. First installment is due November 1 (delinquent after December 10) and the second February 1 (delinquent after April 10), each with a 10% penalty. Pay online at mytaxes.sbtaxes.org, where 10 years of paid bills are viewable.
Property — Parcel Maps
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Santa Barbara County Assessor parcel-map viewer. Search by APN book/page (3-digit index, 5-6 digit page with leading zeros) or by property address to pull boundaries, ownership, and characteristics. Maps are informational only and not legal documents.
Registered Offenders
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California's Megan's Law site, maintained by the DOJ under Penal Code 290.46. Search registered sex offenders by name, address, city, or ZIP within Santa Barbara County. Information is for protection only; misuse for harassment carries criminal and civil penalty.