Berkeley 24 Hour Booking

Berkeley 24 hour booking records track arrests made by the Berkeley Police Department and processed through Alameda County's jail system. People arrested in Berkeley typically get booked at Santa Rita Jail, the main detention facility for Alameda County. You can search for recent Berkeley bookings through the county's online inmate locator, which has a filter for the last 24 hours. The Berkeley Police also maintains a records division for public requests. Booking information is public in California, so anyone can access these records without giving a reason for the search.

Berkeley Bookings in Alameda County

Berkeley falls within Alameda County, and the county sheriff handles jail custody for the area. When Berkeley Police arrest someone on charges that require holding, the person gets transported to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. That is where the formal county booking takes place. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office runs a public inmate locator at acgov.org/sheriff_app that shows everyone currently in custody. There is a checkbox to show only bookings from the past 24 hours.

The system works well for finding recent Berkeley arrests. Since the Berkeley Police Department does not run its own long-term jail, nearly all arrests that result in a hold show up in the Alameda County database. The locator shows the person's name, booking date, charges, bail, and housing location. It updates throughout the day as new bookings get processed. This is free to use and requires no login or account.

Berkeley Police Booking Records

The Berkeley Police Department has a records division at (510) 981-5900 that handles public requests for arrest and booking data. You can call or visit in person to get copies of arrest reports filed by Berkeley officers. The records office is the right place to go for Berkeley-specific booking information, particularly if you need the arrest report itself rather than just the jail booking entry.

Under the California Public Records Act, the Berkeley Police must provide booking-related data when someone asks for it. The law at Government Code Section 7923.610 lists exactly what has to be released. This includes the full name and physical description of the person, date and time of the arrest and booking, location of the arrest, charges, and bail amount. Berkeley Police cannot refuse to share this information with you.

The state's approach to public booking records is explained further on the California DOJ's public records information page, which covers the broader framework that applies to Berkeley and every other city in the state.

The DOJ page shown above outlines the rights California residents have when it comes to accessing booking records from agencies like the Berkeley Police Department.

Berkeley Arrest Record Details

A Berkeley 24 hour booking record contains the standard data points that California law mandates for public disclosure. The arrest and booking log will show who was taken into custody, when it happened, and what charges were filed. Each record has a booking number assigned by either the Berkeley Police or the Alameda County Sheriff, depending on where the formal booking took place.

Typical data in a Berkeley booking record includes:

• Full name and date of birth of the arrested person
• Height, weight, and physical description
• Date and time of arrest
• Location where the arrest took place in Berkeley
• All charges at time of booking
• Bail amount set for each charge

The record will also note whether the person is still in custody or has been released. For Berkeley arrests processed through Santa Rita Jail, the arresting agency field typically shows Berkeley Police Department, which helps you tell apart arrests made by different agencies in the county.

Sealing Berkeley Booking Records

If someone was arrested in Berkeley but the case did not result in a conviction, they may be able to seal the booking record. Penal Code Section 851.91 allows this through a court petition. The request goes to the Alameda County Superior Court. Once sealed, the Berkeley booking entry gets removed from public databases and will not come up in a search.

This is worth knowing if you are searching Berkeley records and cannot find what you expect. A missing record does not always mean it never existed. It could have been sealed by court order. The sealing process takes time and requires a hearing, so it only applies after the case has been resolved.

Berkeley Booking Contact Info

Reach the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981-5900 for records requests. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office can be reached at (510) 272-6878 for questions about county-level booking data. Santa Rita Jail's direct line is (925) 551-6500 for custody status checks on people booked from Berkeley.

The Berkeley Police station is at 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. You can walk in during business hours to request copies of booking records. Fees for copies follow California law, which generally limits charges to the direct cost of making copies. For broader questions about your rights under the public records law, the California DOJ offers a phone line at (916) 227-3849 through the Record Review Unit. Most Berkeley booking inquiries are simple enough to handle through a quick phone call to either the city police or the county sheriff.

Nearby Cities

These Bay Area cities near Berkeley also have booking records you can search through their local police departments or county jail systems.