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Questions about official Modoc County criminal records belong with the agency that created or maintains them. The contacts below route court files to the Superior Court, sheriff and jail records to the Sheriff's Office, city police reports to Alturas, and personal statewide history reviews to the California Department of Justice.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve records, perform an official check, correct government data, or accept a dismissal filing. Contact the official record holder directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use these Modoc County and California contacts for the record involved:

  • Court files: use the Modoc County Court Case Lookup or contact Modoc Superior Court, 205 S East Street, Alturas, CA 96101, 530-233-6516, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Modoc County Sheriff's Office at 102 S Court Street, Alturas, CA 96101, 530-233-4416
  • Personal California history review: follow the California Department of Justice subject-only record-review process using Live Scan fingerprints
  • Alturas police reports: call Alturas Police Department at 530-233-2011 or use the City Clerk at 530-233-2512 if the city's request-form link does not open
  • Dismissal and expungement assistance: contact the Modoc Self-Help Center in the Justice Center lobby at 530-233-6516

Sheriff-held reports may also be requested through the County of Modoc Online Public Records Request Portal. The Sheriff's Office counter and jail share the 102 S Court Street address in Alturas.