Find Riverside 24 Hour Booking

Riverside 24 hour booking records document arrests in the county seat of Riverside County. The city has its own police department that handles local law enforcement, but the Riverside County Sheriff runs the jail where most people end up after arrest. Riverside booking records are available through the county's online inmate search tool, which is free and updated throughout the day. You can also contact the Riverside Police Department for city-level arrest reports. Between these two sources, you get a full picture of recent Riverside booking activity. This page covers how to search, what the records show, and who to call for help.

Riverside Bookings in Riverside County

Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County. The county sheriff operates the Robert Presley Detention Center in downtown Riverside, which is the main facility for booking people arrested in the city. This jail handles intake for Riverside Police arrests and also for other agencies that work in the area. Riverside County runs several detention centers across the region, but the Presley facility is the one most closely tied to Riverside city arrests.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has a public inmate information system at jimspub.riversidesheriff.org. This is the primary tool for searching Riverside 24 hour booking records at the county level. Enter a name and the system pulls up matching inmates across all county facilities. Each result shows the booking date, charges, bail amount, and facility location. The tool is free and works at all hours. It updates as new bookings get processed into the jail management system.

You can also call the Riverside County Sheriff at (951) 955-2400 for general questions. The Robert Presley Detention Center line is (951) 955-4500 for custody status checks.

Riverside Police Booking Records

The Riverside Police Department handles most arrests within city limits. It is one of the larger city police agencies in the Inland Empire. The department's website provides information on how to request records. Officers create arrest reports for every booking, and these reports are available to the public under California law.

Contact Riverside Police at (951) 354-2007 for records requests. The department is at 4102 Orange Street, Riverside, CA 92501. Walk-in requests are accepted during business hours. Phone requests work too. Under Government Code Section 7923.610, the Riverside Police must share basic booking details with anyone who asks. This covers the person's name, charges, bail, booking time, arrest location, and physical description. All of this is considered public information.

The screenshot shows the Riverside Police Department website where you can find information about records requests and arrest data.

Riverside Police handles a high volume of arrests. As the county seat and largest city in Riverside County, there is a steady flow of bookings each day. Most are processed quickly and show up in the county inmate search within hours.

How to Search Riverside Arrest Records

Start at the Riverside County inmate information system. Type in the name of the person you want to find. If they were recently booked, their record should come up. You will see charges, bail, booking date, and the jail where they are held. For Riverside city arrests, the facility is usually the Robert Presley Detention Center.

If the person is not in the county system, they may have been cited and released at the Riverside police station. Not every arrest leads to a county jail booking. Minor offenses sometimes result in a citation where the person gets a court date and goes home. These records stay with Riverside Police rather than showing up in the county database. Call (951) 354-2007 to ask about specific cases.

For historical Riverside booking records, you can file a public records request. Penal Code Section 13300 defines local summary criminal history information, which includes booking numbers, arrest dates, charges, and dispositions. The Riverside Police and county sheriff both maintain these records. The California DOJ public records page explains how to make a formal request under the California Public Records Act.

Riverside Booking Records and the Law

Booking records in Riverside are public. State law is clear on this. But a few exceptions exist. Active investigations can be shielded from release under Government Code Section 7923.600. People arrested but not convicted can ask to have their arrest records sealed under Penal Code Section 851.91. Sealed records stop appearing in all public searches.

Juvenile booking records never become public. If someone under 18 is arrested in Riverside, their case goes through the juvenile justice system and the records stay confidential. This applies across all of California, not just Riverside.

Note: The county inmate search shows current and recent bookings, not a full history of all Riverside arrests.

Contact Info for Riverside Bookings

Riverside Police Department: (951) 354-2007. Located at 4102 Orange Street, Riverside, CA 92501. Call or visit for city-level arrest reports and booking questions. Staff in the records unit can help with copies and formal public records requests.

Riverside County Sheriff: (951) 955-2400. The Robert Presley Detention Center can be reached at (951) 955-4500. This is the county jail in downtown Riverside where most city arrests get processed. Call for custody status, bail information, or visiting hours. Both the city police and county sheriff maintain their own booking records, so contacting both gives you the most complete Riverside booking information.

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