How to Find a Copy of Your Title 24 Report
Start with whoever prepared it. Failing that, a copy went to the building department with the permit application, the builder had to leave copies in the building at final inspection, and for registered projects the ECC-Rater's report to the owner lists the registration numbers. There is no public state lookup by address.
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Who has a copy
Most people looking for a Title 24 report want the CF1R, the certificate of compliance. It was prepared for one permit, and copies normally exist in several places. Try them roughly in this order.
- The documentation author or energy consultant. They produced it and usually keep the file. On a registered project, whoever registered the CF1R is a user of the data registry and can retrieve it. Give them the project address and, if you have it, the permit number.
- The architect, designer or builder. The CF1R was part of the permit set. At final inspection, the building department must require the builder to leave copies of the compliance documents in the building for the owner: the CF1R, the CF2R and the CF3R. That is Section 10-103(b) of Part 1. Check the paperwork handed over at completion.
- The building department. Each permit application covered by the Energy Code must contain at least one copy of the compliance documents, so the permit file is a likely source. Ask the department how to request copies from its records. Procedures, charges and any conditions on copying plans are set locally.
- The ECC-Rater. Where a project had field verification, the ECC-Rater must give the owner a report that includes the data registry link and the registration numbers for the documents they registered.
Ask for the whole set
The CF1R records the design. If the question is whether the work was finished and checked, the later forms answer it: the CF2R records what the installer put in, and the CF3R records the ECC-Rater's field verification. Ask for all three, and for the registration numbers where the project was registered.
What the registry can and cannot do for you
Registered documents are held by an ECC provider data registry. CHEERS is a CEC-approved ECC provider data registry. The registry is not a public archive. The CEC's rules give access to authorised users, such as documentation authors, installers and raters, and require the records to be available for verification by the Energy Commission and building departments. Nothing in those rules provides a search for homeowners.
In practice, ask an authorised user on your project for the registered PDFs, or for the project status report, which lists each registered document with its registration number. Registered PDFs are digitally signed by the registry, so you can check that a copy is authentic by opening it in a free PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. For what registration is, see are your reports CHEERS registered.
If your project was registered with CalCERTS
CalCERTS ceased operations on 2 August 2024, and access to its registry ended in September 2024. The Energy Commission's 2024 advisory on the closure said the CEC itself cannot distribute compliance documentation to anyone outside the CEC. For a CalCERTS project, copies have to come from the people and files listed above.
When there may never have been a report
Some work never had one. Older work and work done without a permit are the obvious cases. The code also lets building departments skip compliance documents, or accept simplified ones, for alterations that need no field verification, such as many water heater and window replacements, and for additions under 300 square feet that need no field verification. A report for a similar house cannot stand in, because a CF1R certifies one building. The CF1R page explains what it records.
If you cannot find one
If you need a report now, for a new permit or to legalise work, a new one is prepared for the building as it stands: an as-built report. It is prepared under the code in force when the new permit application is submitted, which today is the 2025 Energy Code, not the edition of the original job. Title 24 for unpermitted work and as-built permits covers how that works. An old report that is found may still need revisiting; see how long a report is valid.
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Common Title 24 Questions
- What is Title 24?
- Do I need a Title 24 report?
- How much does a Title 24 report cost?
- How long does a Title 24 report take?
- What is included in a Title 24 report?
- What plans do I need to upload?
Frequently Asked Questions
Not through a public state database. Registry access is for authorised users and for the Energy Commission and building departments. Ask the documentation author, builder or ECC-Rater, or request the permit file.
The CalCERTS registry closed to users in September 2024, and the CEC says it cannot distribute compliance documents outside the CEC. Copies have to come from the documentation author, builder or building department.
Only if neither the design nor the code cycle has changed. A new permit application today is assessed under the 2025 Energy Code.
A new as-built report can be prepared from drawings of the building as it is. It is assessed under the code in force when the new application is submitted.