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What to use for richmond criminal court records

For Richmond, Virginia, criminal records may involve Richmond City General District Court or Richmond Circuit Court. For Richmond, California, Contra Costa Superior Court lists a Richmond Criminal Clerk’s Office for criminal-record requests. Confirm the state before using either route.

Route

First confirm which Richmond

Jurisdiction Start here What the official source confirms
Richmond, Virginia - General District Court Richmond City General District Court Criminal/traffic docket schedule and criminal-clerk contact
Richmond, Virginia - Circuit Court Richmond Circuit Court Criminal terms and circuit-clerk/criminal contact
Richmond, California Contra Costa Superior Court - Richmond Criminal Clerk's Office Criminal record request location plus name-search and copy request forms
Steps

Avoid the wrong Richmond record request

  1. 01
    Confirm the state

    Do not assume Richmond means Virginia, California, or another Richmond-named jurisdiction.

  2. 02
    Identify the court or county

    Use a citation, case notice, prior filing, or official court locator to identify the record owner.

  3. 03
    Use the matching official source

    Route Virginia cases to the appropriate Richmond City court and California Richmond criminal-record requests to Contra Costa Superior Court.

    Richmond, California: as checked October 2, 2026, the Contra Costa criminal-records page says minutes, case documents and orders are not available online, and most in-person file-copy requests cannot currently be processed for same-day collection. Use its Public Portal for case research, then its request forms for documents; do not make a trip expecting same-day criminal copies.

    Use CR-147 for a criminal-record name search and CR-114 for criminal-record copies and credit-card payment. Follow the chosen form’s instructions. The court lists the Richmond Criminal Clerk’s Office at 100 - 37th Street, Richmond, CA 94805; mailed requests include a self-addressed stamped envelope and payment. Court Records Unit copies received in person or by mail are listed at $0.50 per page; certification is $40 plus $0.50 per page. These are the stated copy/certification units, not an all-in search quote. Confirm the branch and requested product with (925) 608-1000 before sending payment.

    Richmond, Virginia: from Virginia’s Case Status and Information page, choose General District Court Case Information and the Richmond City locality, then use name, case number or hearing date. Circuit Court Case Information covers selected circuit courts; select the appropriate locality if available, or ask the circuit clerk for the correct route. Online case information is a starting point for identifying the record to request.

    For Richmond City General District criminal/traffic records, the John Marshall criminal/traffic clerk number is (804) 646-6431. For Richmond Circuit Court, call the clerk at (804) 646-6505. Give the case number and document sought and ask about available copies, certification, fees and delivery; neither contact should be used for the California branch.

  4. 04
    Save identifiers

    Keep the case number, full name and document type with the source you used.

Important

Richmond is not one court jurisdiction

The city name alone does not identify a single criminal-court system. Confirm the state and court before treating any Richmond result as the correct record route.

Check

Identity and case checks

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    State

    Confirm which Richmond jurisdiction the case belongs to.

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    Court or county

    Identify the court system that actually owns the case.

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    Case number

    Use it when available to reduce same-name errors.

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    Document type

    Ask for the docket, order, disposition, copy, or other specific filing you need.

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