California Officer Lookup, BenchRecon
Run the California officer testifying against your client.
CA POST + CDCR peace-officer certification and employment-history records, agency-by-agency stints, with separation-reason history, every entry cited to the underlying public record. Live free preview. $147 for the full citable brief with drafted California Public Records Act records-demand letters, including the SB 1421 / SB 16 personnel-record request path.
What the Officer Lookup covers for California cases.
CA POST + CDCR certification + employment history
Statewide peace-officer certification and employment records maintained by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), agency stints with start and end dates and separation-reason entries, public under the California Public Records Act and published via the National Police Index. This is the freshest officer-records file we carry , CA POST and CDCR data last updated 2026.
Agency stint history
Every agency the officer has worked for in the certification record, including prior agencies the officer left before joining the one on your case, with the separation reason recorded on each stint. The published export carries no POST decertification field; certification status and any SB 2 decertification must be confirmed with CA POST directly, and the brief maps that demand path.
Records demand roadmap (incl. SB 1421 / SB 16)
The paid brief maps which record classes require a separate California Public Records Act demand and to which custodian, the per-agency SB 1421 / SB 16 personnel records (force, dishonesty, and sexual-assault findings), local internal-affairs files, the CA POST SB 2 decertification case file, and county District Attorney Brady/Giglio lists, and includes a drafted request letter pre-filled with the officer's identifiers. CA POST background contents are confidential and are not requested.
Identity verification checklist
POST rows match on name and agency, never a confirmed identity. Every match result carries a confidence level, and the brief flags same-name candidates so you verify identity before attaching any row to a motion.
What this solves.
- Public officer data is fragmented across opinion text, public-record portals, complaint datasets, and certification exports. The preview tool pulls the California certification layer into one search, including prior agencies the officer left before joining the one on your case.
- The paid brief includes a drafted, statute-cited records-request letter, citing the California Public Records Act, Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.000 et seq., pre-filled with the officer's identifiers, plus the custodian-by-custodian roadmap for the SB 1421 / SB 16 personnel records, the local IA file, the CA POST SB 2 decertification case file, and the county DA Brady/Giglio list the certification dataset does not hold.
- Every entry carries a citation to the underlying public record, with an identity-verification checklist before you rely on any row or attach it to a motion.
Full report, $147
The paid Officer Lookup brief.
One officer, one jurisdiction, one citable PDF and DOCX with a source appendix linking every row to its public-record origin. 7-day refund window.
- Candidate Match Summary
- Public-Record Event Rows
- Records Demand Roadmap
- Identity Verification Checklist
- Drafted Records Request Letter
- Source Appendix
- Methods and Limits
Order the full Officer Lookup brief.
Enter the officer name and select California in the jurisdiction dropdown (the form defaults to Chicago) to run the full report.
Order for California, $147Records reflect public complaint filings and certification-discipline entries. A complaint record is not a finding of misconduct. All data is drawn from the named public source. BenchRecon makes no finding regarding the conduct of any individual officer.
California Officer Lookup, questions from defenders.
- What does the Officer Lookup cover for a California officer?
- California results currently show CA POST and CDCR certification rows only, not local-agency internal affairs complaints or Brady/Giglio lists. The paid brief includes the records-demand roadmap and drafted letters for requesting those separate layers under the California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.000 et seq.).
- What is in the $147 brief?
- For the officer you name: a candidate-match summary, the source-backed CA POST and CDCR certification rows, a records-demand roadmap, an identity-verification checklist, a drafted California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.000) records-request letter, and a source appendix linking each row to its public-record origin, as a citable PDF and DOCX.
- How do I confirm it is the right officer?
- Every match carries an identity-confidence level and multi-agency name hits are flagged. The tool does not certify identity, confirm name, agency, and appointment date against your case discovery before attaching any row to a motion.
- Is this a Brady or Giglio determination?
- No. It surfaces public-record leads for attorney review; it does not make a legal conclusion or replace discovery, Henthorn/Giglio procedures, or local prosecutor disclosure policy. A complaint record is not a finding of misconduct.
- Can I see what the brief looks like first?
- Yes, a sample brief shows the section format with illustrative specimen data, and the live search preview is free and returns real source-backed rows for an officer you enter.