Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Plumas County, California, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, and the file of each case, kept by the Superior Court clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Plumas County public records, Plumas County arrest records, Plumas County warrants, Plumas County inmate search, Plumas County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Plumas County
Court cases from Plumas County are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the Superior Court's family law division, and the file stays with the Superior Court clerk.
The Superior Court clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the California Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Plumas County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at plumas.courts.ca.gov/online-services/record-searches (page title: Record Searches | Superior Court of California | County of Plumas), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The California court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.ca.gov/policy-administration/public-records/who-where-how-vi....
What Reaches the Court from Plumas County
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office reported 330 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at plumascounty.us/1889/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Plumas County, CA), phone (530) 283-6303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Plumas County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Plumas County criminal records, Plumas County divorce records, Plumas County traffic tickets, Plumas County DUI and Plumas County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Plumas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Plumas County and California. These court pages from its Plumas County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Court Calendars (plumas.courts.ca.gov)
Cities in Plumas County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Plumas.
The one city in the county is Portola.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Plumas County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at plumas.courts.ca.gov.
Which court hears felonies in Plumas County?
The Superior Court of California, County of Plumas, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Plumas County?
The Superior Court clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in California?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Plumas County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.