Search Ontario 24 Hour Booking

Ontario 24 hour booking records show who has been arrested and booked in this Inland Empire city. The Ontario Police Department handles arrests within city limits, but most people end up in the San Bernardino County jail system for processing. To search for recent Ontario booking data, you need to check the county inmate locator run by the San Bernardino County Sheriff. This free online tool shows current inmates, charges, bail amounts, and booking dates. Ontario booking records are public under California law, and anyone can look them up without needing a reason or special access. The data covers arrests from the past 24 hours and beyond.

Ontario Arrests and San Bernardino County

Ontario is part of San Bernardino County, the largest county by land area in the entire country. The county sheriff runs the jail system that processes bookings for cities across the region, including Ontario. When Ontario police arrest someone, that person gets transported to one of the San Bernardino County detention centers. The West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga is the closest major facility to Ontario and handles a large share of bookings from the western part of the county.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department maintains a public inmate locator on its website. This is the main tool for searching Ontario 24 hour booking records at the county level. Enter a name and the system returns matching inmates across all county facilities. Results show the booking date, charges, bail, and current location. The tool is free and works around the clock. You can also use the booking search page to look up records by booking number or date range.

Contact the West Valley Detention Center at (909) 350-2476 for questions about someone booked in the Ontario area.

Ontario Police Booking Records

The Ontario Police Department has its own records and administrative services division. This unit handles requests for police reports, arrest records, and other public documents tied to Ontario cases. If you need a copy of an arrest report from an Ontario police case, this is where to go. The department is at 2500 South Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761.

You can reach Ontario Police administrative services through the department's website or by calling (909) 395-2001. They can tell you what records are available and how to get them. Under Government Code Section 7923.610, the police must share basic booking details with the public. This includes the arrested person's name, charges, booking time, physical description, and bail amount. Ontario Police follows these state disclosure rules for all arrest records they create.

The San Bernardino County inmate locator portal is shown below. This is where Ontario booking records appear after someone gets processed into the county jail system.

Use this San Bernardino County portal to search for recent Ontario arrests and jail bookings.

How to Search Ontario Booking Data

Start with the San Bernardino County inmate locator. Go to the site and type in the name of the person you are looking for. The system checks all county jails at once. If the person was booked after an Ontario arrest, their record will show up with the booking details. You can see the charges, bail amount, and which facility holds them.

If you do not find the person in the county system, they may have been cited and released at the Ontario police station without going to county jail. In that case, reach out to Ontario Police records directly. Some misdemeanor arrests result in a cite-and-release, where the person gets a court date and goes home the same day. These bookings may not appear in the county inmate locator since the person never went to a county facility. The Ontario police records unit can look up these cases for you.

For older Ontario booking records, you may need to file a formal public records request. The California Public Records Act sets a 10-day window for agencies to respond. More on the request process is at the California DOJ public records page.

Ontario Arrest Records and the Law

California law makes most booking records public. The California Public Records Act applies to all city and county agencies, including Ontario Police and the San Bernardino County Sheriff. Penal Code Section 13300 defines local summary criminal history information, which includes booking numbers, dates of arrest, charges, and case outcomes. This data is maintained by both city police and county agencies.

There are a few limits. Active investigation files can be withheld under Government Code Section 7923.600. Also, people who were arrested but never convicted can ask a court to seal their arrest records under Penal Code Section 851.91. Sealed records drop out of all public searches. But for most Ontario bookings, the basic arrest data stays available through the county system and city police records.

Note: The county inmate locator shows current and recent bookings only, not a full archive of past Ontario arrests.

Contact for Ontario Booking Info

For Ontario booking questions, use these contacts. Ontario Police Department administrative services: (909) 395-2001. San Bernardino County Sheriff West Valley Detention Center: (909) 350-2476. These are the two main points of contact for anyone searching for Ontario 24 hour booking records or arrest information.

You can visit Ontario Police headquarters in person during business hours to request records. Bring a valid ID if you need copies of arrest reports. Fees for report copies vary but are typically a small per-page charge. For county-level records, you can contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's main line or visit the detention center. Staff at both locations can help with booking lookups and record requests for Ontario cases.

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