Los Angeles 24 Hour Booking

Los Angeles 24 hour booking records come from two main sources. The LAPD handles arrests within city limits, while the Los Angeles County Sheriff processes bookings at the county jail level. Los Angeles is the largest city in California, and its booking records span thousands of arrests each week. The LAPD Records and Identification Division runs around the clock, making it one of the few police records units in the state that never closes. This page covers how to search LAPD arrest data, LASD booking logs, and every other way to find 24 hour booking records in Los Angeles.

LAPD Records Division

The LAPD Records and Identification Division is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operation. This is the main unit that handles arrest and booking records for the city of Los Angeles. You can reach the LAPD Records Division at (213) 486-8300. Their office is at 100 West 1st Street, Room P1-731 in downtown Los Angeles. Unlike most police departments in California, LAPD records never shuts down. You can call or visit at any hour to get booking information from a Los Angeles arrest.

The LAPD is the third-largest police force in the nation. It processes a massive volume of arrests. Each arrest creates a booking record that goes into the LAPD system before the person is either released, cited, or transferred to the Los Angeles County jail. The Records and Identification Division handles requests from the public, lawyers, journalists, and other agencies. They can pull up a Los Angeles booking record by name, date, or case number. If you need a copy of an arrest report, they charge a fee for printed pages, but the basic booking facts are free to ask about over the phone.

The LAPD also has division stations across the city. Each station handles arrests in its patrol area. But all booking records flow into the central system managed by the Records and Identification Division. So no matter which part of Los Angeles the arrest happened in, the booking data ends up in one place. That makes searching for Los Angeles 24 hour booking records simpler than it might seem for such a large city.

Los Angeles County Booking Log

Most people arrested in Los Angeles end up in the Los Angeles County jail system after the initial booking by LAPD. The LA County Sheriff's Department runs the county jails and maintains a public booking log. You can access it at app5.lasd.org/bklog. This is one of the best free online tools for searching Los Angeles 24 hour booking records. The log shows recent bookings across all LA County facilities, with names, charges, and bail amounts.

The LASD booking log does come with a condition. For journalistic, scholastic, political, governmental, or investigative use, you must fill out a Booking Information Declaration form. General public lookups for personal use work through a different path. The Inmate Information Center lets anyone search by name without any extra paperwork. It shows who is currently in custody across all LA County jails. For Los Angeles bookings, this tool covers people arrested by LAPD, the Sheriff's Department, and every other law enforcement agency in the county.

The screenshot shows the LASD booking log portal. Los Angeles arrests that move into the county system appear here with full booking details.

The LA County Sheriff also has a records FAQ page that covers common questions about getting booking data and arrest records from the county system. Records can be requested at (562) 345-4441 or at 12440 East Imperial Highway, Suite 400, Norwalk, CA 90650. The 24-hour inmate information line is (213) 473-6100. This is a separate number from the LAPD and handles county custody questions for anyone booked through the Los Angeles County jail system.

How Los Angeles Booking Works

The booking process in Los Angeles is more layered than in most California cities because of the city's size. When LAPD officers make an arrest, the person is first taken to a divisional jail at the local police station. There are 21 LAPD community police stations spread across the city. The initial booking happens there. Officers record the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, and bail. This creates the Los Angeles booking record that goes into the LAPD system.

From the divisional jail, most people are transferred to the Los Angeles County jail system, which is run by the Sheriff's Department. The main intake facilities are Twin Towers Correctional Facility and the Inmate Reception Center in downtown LA. Once the person enters the county system, a second booking record is created in the LASD database. That is the record you find on the county booking log and Inmate Information Center. For misdemeanors, some people are cited and released from the LAPD station without going to county jail. Those bookings stay in the LAPD system only.

The whole process can take several hours. On busy nights, it takes longer. LAPD booking records usually appear in the system within a few hours of the arrest. County booking data may lag behind by additional hours depending on how fast the transfer goes. If you are looking for a very recent Los Angeles arrest, calling LAPD at (213) 486-8300 first may give you faster results than checking the county log online.

Los Angeles Arrest Record Details

A Los Angeles 24 hour booking record includes specific data points required by state law. California Government Code Section 7923.610 spells out what law enforcement must release about every arrest.

• Full name and occupation of the arrested person
• Physical description including date of birth, sex, height, and weight
• Time and date of both arrest and booking
• Location where the arrest took place
• All charges filed at time of booking
• Bail amount set for each charge
• Current holding location or release information

This data applies to every Los Angeles booking, whether the arrest was by LAPD, the Sheriff's Department, or any other agency operating in the city. The law does not allow agencies to hold back these basic facts. Under Government Code Section 7923.615, complaint and incident details tied to the arrest must also be released, including the nature of injuries and property involved.

Los Angeles Public Records Access

Booking records in Los Angeles are public. Both LAPD and the LA County Sheriff must share booking data with anyone who asks. The California Public Records Act guarantees this right. The California DOJ public records page explains how the act works, including timelines and fees. Agencies have 10 days to respond. A 14-day extension is allowed in some situations.

For LAPD records, you can call the Records and Identification Division at (213) 486-8300 any time of day. They take walk-in requests at 100 West 1st Street. For county records, the LASD records unit at (562) 345-4441 handles requests during business hours. Copy fees are typically 10 cents per page. The DOJ online records request form is the path for state-level criminal history, which is separate from local Los Angeles booking records.

Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person arrested in Los Angeles but not convicted can petition to seal the arrest record. Once sealed by a judge, the Los Angeles booking record is removed from public access. This law was updated by the CARE Act and applies to arrests that did not result in a conviction.

Note: The LAPD Records Division is one of the few in California that operates 24 hours a day, so you are not limited to business hours for Los Angeles booking inquiries.

Los Angeles Booking Contact Info

Los Angeles has more contact options for booking records than any other city in the state. Here are the main ones.

The LAPD Records and Identification Division is the first contact for city arrests. Call (213) 486-8300 or visit 100 West 1st Street, Room P1-731, Los Angeles. This office runs 24 hours a day. Staff can look up any Los Angeles booking record in the LAPD system by name, date, or case number. They also handle copies of arrest reports and formal records requests from the public.

For people who have been transferred to the Los Angeles County jail, the county inmate information line at (213) 473-6100 runs around the clock. The LASD records office at (562) 345-4441 handles county records during business hours, and their office is at 12440 East Imperial Highway, Suite 400, in Norwalk. Between LAPD and the county Sheriff, Los Angeles booking records are covered from every angle. The OpenJustice data portal from the California DOJ also has arrest statistics for Los Angeles County if you need trend data rather than individual booking records.

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