Find Modesto 24 Hour Booking

Modesto 24 hour booking records are available through the Modesto Police Department and the Stanislaus County Sheriff's inmate database. Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, and arrests made by city police flow into the county jail system for booking and holding. The Stanislaus County Sheriff runs a public online tool called "Who's in Jail" that shows current inmates, including people booked from Modesto arrests. The Modesto Police records division handles requests for local arrest data. This page covers both sources and how to search them.

Modesto Police Arrest Records

The Modesto Police Department runs a records division that handles all booking data from city arrests. Their police records page is the starting point for anyone looking up a Modesto booking. Call (209) 572-9580 to reach the records staff directly. They can pull up arrest records by name or date and give you details about charges, bail, and case status for anyone booked by Modesto police.

The screenshot below shows the Modesto Police records page where booking inquiries begin.

This is the Modesto Police records homepage. Use the contact information on this page to request arrest and booking data from the city.

Modesto does not publish a daily arrest log online. Booking data from the police department is accessed through phone calls, walk-in requests, or formal public records submissions. The records division operates during regular business hours. For after-hours inquiries about very recent Modesto arrests, the county system may be a better option since it is available online at all times.

Modesto Bookings in Stanislaus County

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department operates the jail system that holds people arrested in Modesto. Their Who's in Jail database is the main online tool for checking on inmates. The system shows everyone currently held in the Stanislaus County jail, including people booked from Modesto arrests. You can search by name and see the charges, booking date, bail amount, and facility. This tool is free and does not need a login.

Modesto sits right next to the county jail at 250 E. Hackett Road in Modesto itself, which makes the transfer from city arrest to county booking fast. The Stanislaus County Sheriff can be reached at (209) 525-7117 for general questions about the jail and booking records. Because Modesto is the county seat, the city police and the county sheriff work closely on arrests and bookings. Nearly every person arrested by Modesto police ends up in the Stanislaus County jail system within hours, making the county "Who's in Jail" tool the most reliable online search for current Modesto booking records.

For more detail about the county system, including how to access older records and submit formal requests, see our Stanislaus County page.

How to Search Modesto Booking Data

There are a few paths to find 24 hour booking records from Modesto. The fastest is the county's online inmate search. For local arrest details that may not be in the county system yet, the Modesto Police records division is the better call. Here are all the options laid out.

• Stanislaus County "Who's in Jail" online database
• Modesto Police records at (209) 572-9580
• Stanislaus County Sheriff at (209) 525-7117
• Written public records request under the California Public Records Act
• Walk-in request at the Modesto Police station during business hours

Start with the county database if you want a quick, free check from your computer or phone. If the person was just arrested in the last hour or two, the Modesto Police records line may have the data before it shows up in the county system. For formal copies of arrest reports or older booking data, a written request is the way to go. The California DOJ public records page explains the rules and timelines for public records requests in the state.

Modesto Public Booking Records

Booking records in Modesto are public. The California Public Records Act makes this clear. Anyone can request arrest and booking data from the Modesto Police Department or the Stanislaus County Sheriff. California Government Code Section 7923.610 requires law enforcement to release the full name, charges, bail amount, arrest time, and location for every person booked. Modesto Police must follow this law just like every other agency in the state.

Some limits exist. Under Government Code Section 7923.600, investigative records tied to an active case can be withheld. But the basic booking facts cannot. They are always public. If an arrest did not lead to a conviction, the person can petition to seal the record under Penal Code Section 851.91. Once sealed, the Modesto booking record comes out of all public databases.

The OpenJustice data portal from the California DOJ has arrest trend data for Stanislaus County. It does not show individual Modesto bookings, but it gives county-wide arrest statistics by year, demographics, and crime type.

Modesto Police Records Contact

Reach the Modesto Police Department records division at (209) 572-9580. The station handles walk-in requests during business hours and takes phone inquiries about arrest and booking records. Staff can look up a Modesto booking by name and provide the charges, bail, and case status.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's office at (209) 525-7117 is the contact for people already in the county jail. The jail is at 250 E. Hackett Road in Modesto. You can visit during lobby hours to ask about someone in custody or request booking information in person. Between the city police and the county sheriff, Modesto booking records are covered by two agencies that work in the same city and share data regularly. If one does not have what you need, the other likely does.

Note: Modesto uses the NextRequest system for formal public records requests, which lets you submit and track your request online.

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