Legal Resources
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State of California Agency List STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGENCY LIST
www.ca.gov/s/search/
Use this site as an index to California agencies, departments, licensing boards and commissions. -
State Bar of California www.calsb.org
Check membership records for license and disciplinary actions for California attorneys. -
Contractors State Licensing Board www.cslb.ca.gov
Check license and disciplinary status of contractors. -
Department of Real Estate www.dre.cahwnet.gov
Check license and disciplinary status of real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and real estate salespersons. -
Secretary of State www.ss.ca.gov/business
Check on corporate status, active corporations, names, articles of incorporation, financing and tax lien information, uniform commercial code provisions and information about limited partnerships and limited liability companies. -
State Court Judicial Council Forms www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/forms.cgi
Review, download, or print mandatory and discretionary pleading and court forms including form unlawful detainer complaints, answers, small claims forms, post-judgment forms, abstracts, writs, summons, and family law forms. (Note that it is recommended that you consult an attorney before filing any pleadings other than small claims documents.) -
Department of Consumer Affairs www.dca.ca.gov
License status, consumer information and complaint procedures for Bureau of Automotive Repairs, Barbering and Cosmetology, accountancy, funeral services, and many other professions. -
Department of Motor Vehicles www.dmv.ca.gov
Information regarding vehicle and drivers’ licensing, registration, office locations, smog requirements, license suspensions, title transfer and salvage procedures and insurance requirements. -
Department of Insurance www.insurance.ca.gov
Complaint procedures and other consumer information regarding insurance. -
Small Claims Information Center www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial/smallclaims
Information, forms, procedures, and links to assist non-lawyers in the prosecution or defense of small claims proceedings. -
Academy of California Adoption Attorneys -
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys -
North American Council on Adoptable Children -
Resolve, Inc. -
Pact: An Adoption Alliance