California Agency Resources for Licensing and Legal Needs

State of California Agency List:      https://www.ca.gov/– Use this site as an index to California agencies, departments, licensing boards and commissions.

Access the State Bar of California

State Bar of California:   www.calsb.org

Verify Contractor Licenses with the Contractors State Licensing Board

Contractors State Licensing Board:

www.cslb.ca.gov– Check license and disciplinary status of contractors.

Check Real Estate Licenses with the Department of Real Estate

Department of Real Estate:

www.dre.cahwnet.gov– Check license and disciplinary status of real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, and real estate salespersons.

Corporate Status and Information from the Secretary of State

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.

Access State Court Judicial Council Forms

State Court Judicial Council Forms:

https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm– 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.)

Consumer Information from the Department of Consumer Affairs

Department of Consumer Affairs:

https://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.

Driver and Vehicle Information from the Department of Motor Vehicles

Department of Motor Vehicles:

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv– Information regarding vehicle and drivers’ licensing, registration, office locations, smog requirements, license suspensions, title transfer and salvage procedures and insurance requirements.

Insurance Consumer Information from the Department of Insurance

Department of Insurance:

www.insurance.ca.gov– Complaint procedures and other consumer information regarding insurance.

Small Claims Assistance and Resources

Small Claims Information Center:

https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-smallclaims.htm– Information, forms, procedures, and links to assist non-lawyers in the prosecution or defense of small claims proceedings.

California Adoption Resources

Academy of California Adoption Attorneys:

www.acal.org

National Adoption Resources

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys:

https://adoptionart.org/

North American Council on Adoptable Children:

https://www.nacac.org/

Support Services for Adoption

Resolve, INC.

https://resolve.org/

Pact: An Adoption Alliance:

https://www.pactadopt.org/app/servlet/