Election-Related Emergencies:

The court and clerk’s office are open on Election Day during normal court hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Persons needing urgent after-hours election-related relief should first contact the Voters Hotline for their county’s Registrar of Voters. Contact information for
each county’s Registrar of Voters can be found here:  County Elections Offices: California Secretary of State

The Voter Bill of Rights is available on the Secretary of State’s webpage at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/.

General voter information can be found on the website of the Orange County Registrar of Voters, at https://ocvote.gov.

Criminal Division

Criminal Division

Criminal Operations Departments handle misdemeanor and felony criminal matters. Charging documents consist of Citations, Complaints, Informations and Grand Jury Indictments. Other matters handled by one or more justice centers consist of Search Warrants, Fugitive Warrants, Identification Hearings from another state, Extradition Proceedings, Governor’s Warrants and Probable Cause Arrest Warrants.

You can review your case information by selecting ONLINE SERVICES.

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See Obtaining an Attorney page in Self Help.

See the Court Appearance page.

See Appearing in Court in Self Help.

See Fines, Fees, Court Costs, Bail and Bonds.

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