Alameda County 24 Hour Booking

Alameda County 24 hour booking records let you search for recent arrests and jail bookings in one of the Bay Area's largest counties. The Alameda County Sheriff runs an online inmate locator that shows who has been booked into Santa Rita Jail. You can filter results to show only the last 24 hours of bookings. This tool is free and open to everyone. No account is needed. Alameda County booking data includes names, charges, bail amounts, and booking dates for people currently held in custody or recently processed through the county jail system.

Alameda County Booking Search Online

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office runs a public inmate locator at acgov.org/sheriff_app. This is the main tool for searching 24 hour booking records in Alameda County. The system shows everyone currently in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. It also shows people who were recently booked and released. You can check a box to show only bookings from the last 24 hours, which makes it easy to find the most recent arrests in the county.

The site states that all information shown for arrested and in-custody persons reflects the most recent data known to the Sheriff's Office. Results include the person's name, booking date, charges, bail amount, and housing location within the jail. The search works by name. Type in a first or last name and the system returns all matching records from Alameda County's booking database.

The screenshot above shows the Alameda County inmate locator where you can filter for recent 24 hour booking entries.

If you cannot find what you need on the website, call the Sheriff's Office directly at (510) 272-6878. For questions about a specific person held at Santa Rita Jail, the jail phone line is (925) 551-6500. Staff can look up booking records over the phone during business hours.

How Booking Works in Alameda County

When someone gets arrested in Alameda County, they are taken to Santa Rita Jail for processing. This is the county's main detention facility. It sits in Dublin, California and is one of the largest jails in the state. The booking process involves taking the person's photo, recording their personal information, and logging the charges against them. This creates the booking record that shows up in the 24 hour log.

Arrests made by local police departments in cities like Oakland, Fremont, and Berkeley also flow into the Alameda County jail system. The city police handle the arrest, but the county sheriff processes the booking at Santa Rita Jail in most cases. That means the Alameda County inmate locator is the central place to search for any recent arrest in the county, no matter which city police department made the arrest.

Booking data usually appears in the system within a few hours of the arrest. Speed depends on how busy the jail is. On weekends and holidays it can take longer for new bookings to show up in the Alameda County database.

Alameda County Arrest Record Details

Each 24 hour booking entry in Alameda County shows key facts about the arrest. State law under Government Code Section 7923.610 requires this information to be made public. The Alameda County Sheriff follows this law and posts booking data on the inmate locator for anyone to see.

Alameda County booking records include:

• Full name and date of birth
• Physical description including height and weight
• Date and time of arrest and booking
• Charges filed at time of booking
• Bail amount for each charge
• Current status in custody or release date

Some records also show the arresting agency. For instance, if the Oakland Police Department made the arrest, that will be noted in the booking entry. This helps you tell apart arrests made by different agencies within Alameda County. The data stays in the public system for a set period before older records rotate out to make room for new ones.

Alameda County Public Records Access

Booking records in Alameda County are public under the California Public Records Act. You do not need to be a family member or attorney to look up this data. Anyone can search. The online inmate locator is the fastest option. It works around the clock and does not charge a fee.

If you need older booking records that are no longer on the website, you can file a formal records request with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office. The California Public Records Act gives agencies 10 days to respond. A 14-day extension is possible in some cases. You can learn about the request process on the California DOJ public records page. Copy fees are typically 10 cents per page, though the Alameda County Sheriff may have its own fee schedule for copies of booking records.

Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person who was arrested but not convicted can petition to have their arrest records sealed. If a record has been sealed by court order, it will not show up in the Alameda County booking search or any other public database.

Note: The online inmate locator only shows current and recent bookings, not the full history of everyone ever booked into Alameda County jails.

Alameda County Jail Contact

You can reach the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and Santa Rita Jail by phone if you need help with a booking search or want to ask about visiting hours and bail. The main lines are staffed during regular hours, and the jail line handles calls around the clock for custody status questions about people booked in Alameda County.

The key contact numbers for Alameda County booking inquiries are the Sheriff's Office at (510) 272-6878 and Santa Rita Jail at (925) 551-6500. The jail is located at 5325 Broder Boulevard in Dublin, California. You can also visit in person during lobby hours to request booking information for someone held at the facility. Staff can print copies of booking records for a small fee. This is an option if the online search tool does not have what you need or if you want a paper copy of the Alameda County 24 hour booking data.

Cities in Alameda County

Alameda County includes several major cities. People arrested by city police in these areas get booked into the Alameda County jail system. Use the county inmate locator to search for bookings from any city in the county.

Nearby California Counties

These counties border Alameda County. Each has its own booking search system.