Find Fresno Booking Records

Fresno 24 hour booking records cover arrests in California's fifth-largest city. Both the Fresno Police Department and the Fresno County Sheriff's Office handle law enforcement in the area. The county sheriff runs a 72-hour booking blotter that the public can search online. Fresno booking data includes names, charges, bail, and arrest details for people processed through the county jail. This page explains how to search for Fresno arrest and booking records, what the county blotter shows, and how to get copies of records that are not in the online system.

Fresno County 72-Hour Booking Blotter

Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office operates the county jail at 2280 Fresno Street. This is where most Fresno arrests end up for booking. The sheriff runs a live 72-hour booking blotter at publicinfo.fresnosheriff.org. This tool shows everyone booked into the Fresno County Jail over the past three days.

The blotter is the primary way to look up recent Fresno bookings. It runs as a live database that refreshes with new bookings throughout the day. You can see names, charges, booking dates, and bail amounts right on the page. The 72-hour window gives you a wider view than just the past 24 hours, which is useful since Fresno is a large city with a high volume of arrests. The tool is free and requires no sign-up.

For booking data older than 72 hours, you can try the inmate information center on the same site. It lets you search by name for people currently in custody at the Fresno County Jail. Call the jail directly at (559) 475-9491 for questions about someone booked through Fresno.

Fresno Police Department Records

The Fresno Police Department is the city's main law enforcement agency. FPD handles arrests within city limits. Once someone is arrested by Fresno Police, they get booked at the Fresno County Jail. The arrest report stays with FPD while the booking data goes into the county system. You can reach Fresno Police records at (559) 621-2534. Their office is at 2323 Mariposa Mall in downtown Fresno.

The Fresno Police Department website has information about how to request records. FPD uses NextRequest for public records requests. You can submit a request online and track it through the system. This is helpful when you need a copy of an arrest report rather than just the basic booking info from the county blotter.

The Fresno PD site shown above is where you can start a records request for arrest reports and other police documents from Fresno cases.

Fresno Booking Record Information

Every Fresno booking record contains data that California law requires to be shared. Government Code Section 7923.610 lists the specific types of information. This includes the person's full name and occupation. It covers their physical description with date of birth, height, weight, sex, and eye and hair color. The date and time of both the arrest and the booking are included, along with where in Fresno the arrest took place.

Fresno booking entries also list all charges filed and the bail amount set for each charge. The record shows whether the person is held in custody or has been released. If released, it shows the method and timing. Warrants and holds from other agencies show up too. This is particularly relevant in Fresno because the county jail handles bookings from multiple agencies including Fresno PD, the sheriff, CHP, and other state or federal agencies operating in the area.

Under Penal Code Section 13300, local criminal justice agencies compile master records that include arrest dates, booking numbers, charges, and case outcomes. These records are maintained at the county level for Fresno.

Fresno Public Records Access

Fresno booking records are public. Anyone can search for them. The California Public Records Act guarantees access to government records for all members of the public. The California DOJ explains the process on their website. Agencies have 10 days to respond to your request.

Some Fresno records may be withheld. Active investigations fall under Government Code Section 7923.600, which allows agencies to hold back certain investigative records. Also, the CARE Act under Penal Code Section 851.91 lets people who were arrested but not convicted petition to seal their Fresno arrest record. Sealed records do not appear in any public search tool.

Note: The 72-hour blotter only shows recent Fresno bookings. For older data, submit a formal request to either the Fresno County Sheriff or Fresno Police Department.

Contact for Fresno Booking Data

For Fresno booking inquiries, use these contacts. Fresno County Jail: (559) 475-9491. Fresno Police Records: (559) 621-2534. The county jail is at 2280 Fresno Street. Fresno PD is at 2323 Mariposa Mall. For state criminal history records, the California DOJ Record Review Unit can be reached at (916) 227-3849 or through their online request form.

Start with the free online blotter at the Fresno County Sheriff's site. If the data you need is not there, try calling the jail or police records. For formal requests, put it in writing. The Fresno area has high arrest volumes, so online tools are going to be faster than phone calls in most cases. Check the OpenJustice data portal too for broader arrest statistics in the Fresno area.

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