Access Torrance People Records

Torrance people search opens up public records for about 139,000 residents in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, California. People records for Torrance run through LA County offices, including the Superior Court, Registrar-Recorder, and County Assessor. The city keeps its own records through the City Clerk. You can search court cases, look up property owners, and find vital records for people in Torrance. The LA County court system is the largest in the nation, so there is a lot of data available for Torrance people search. This page covers the main ways to search for people records in Torrance.

Torrance People Search Through LA County Courts

Los Angeles County Superior Court handles all court records for Torrance. The court runs an online case index at lacourt.org where you can search by name or case number. Guest users pay $4.75 per search. Civil and probate records go back to 1983. Limited civil starts in 1991 and small claims begin in 1992. For a Torrance people search through court records, this covers criminal, family, traffic, and civil cases across all of LA County.

Torrance has its own courthouse that handles local hearings and filings. But the online case index covers the entire county. That means a Torrance people search will pick up cases filed at any LA County courthouse. Restraining orders, evictions, lawsuits, and criminal filings all show up under a person's name. Because the LA County court system is so large, more records are available here than in most other places when you search for people tied to Torrance.

City of Torrance Public Records

The City of Torrance keeps its own public records through the City Clerk. Under the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 7920.000), the city must respond to requests within 10 days. You can ask for building permits, contracts, code enforcement files, and other city documents that name people. Permits list property owners and contractors. Code enforcement cases show people tied to violations at Torrance addresses. Business licenses reveal who operates companies in the city. For people search in Torrance at the city level, the clerk's office is a good starting point.

Torrance also keeps police records through its own police department. You can request police reports and other law enforcement files. Active investigation records may take longer to release. The city has been around since 1921, so there is a deep history of local records on file. Council meeting minutes are public and sometimes reference people by name in city business matters.

Note: Torrance police records go through a separate process from standard city records requests.

Find People in Torrance Through Property Records

Property records work well for a Torrance people search. The LA County Assessor portal at portal.assessor.lacounty.gov is free and lets you look up who owns any parcel in Torrance by name or address. You can see current and past owners, assessed values, and sales history. This ties a person to a real address in Torrance. The data gets updated when properties change hands.

The LA County Registrar-Recorder holds deeds, liens, mortgages, and other property documents for Torrance. These records all list people by name and are public. Marriage licenses and fictitious business name statements also go through the Registrar-Recorder. Vital records for Torrance are available through the county portal at apps.lavote.net/bdm. Birth certificates cost $34. Death certificates are $26. Marriage certificates run $19. Anyone can get an informational copy for research. Certified copies are limited to authorized people under Health and Safety Code Section 103526.

Torrance Inmate and Criminal People Search

The LA County Sheriff runs an inmate search at app5.lasd.org/iic. You can look up people from Torrance held in any LA County jail. The search shows booking details, charges, and bail. Call the 24-hour Inmate Information line at (213) 473-6100 for phone-based inquiries.

For people from Torrance serving time in state prison, the California CDCR inmate search at ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov is the main tool. CIRIS shows name, age, facility, and parole hearing dates. The sex offender registry at meganslaw.ca.gov covers the Torrance area too. Both are free people search tools for criminal records tied to Torrance residents.

The California unclaimed property tool shown below may list people in Torrance who have funds held by the state.

View the California unclaimed property search

Search by name to find unclaimed money or assets tied to people in Torrance.

California People Search Tools for Torrance

State tools cover Torrance residents along with the rest of California. The bizfile portal at bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov has over 17 million business filings. You can find people in Torrance who serve as officers or agents of California businesses. The Department of Consumer Affairs license search at search.dca.ca.gov covers licensed professionals in Torrance. The voter registration check at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov confirms if someone in Torrance is on the voter rolls in LA County.

The State Bar attorney search at apps.calbar.ca.gov covers lawyers in Torrance. The Department of Real Estate license lookup at dre.ca.gov shows real estate agents in the South Bay area. These state tools fill in gaps that county records might miss for Torrance people search.

The California background check status portal shown below covers all of California including Torrance.

View the California background check status tool

Check on a pending background check request submitted to the California Department of Justice.

Nearby California Cities

These cities are near Torrance and share LA County people search resources. All use the same county court and clerk offices for records.