Humboldt County 24 Hour Booking

Humboldt County 24 hour booking records track recent arrests and jail bookings on California's North Coast. The Humboldt County Sheriff uploads daily jail reports that list everyone booked into the county facility in Eureka. These reports are free and public. Anyone can view them without an account or login. Humboldt County booking data includes names, charges, booking dates, and custody details for people who have been arrested and processed through the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.

Humboldt County Jail Reports

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office publishes daily jail reports at humboldtgov.org/331/Jail-Reports. This is where you go to find 24 hour booking records for Humboldt County. The reports get uploaded each day and cover recent bookings at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. Each report lists every person who was booked, the charges filed against them, and basic booking facts. The format is simple and easy to read.

Humboldt County uses a daily upload system rather than a live searchable database. New reports appear each day. You can look at the current day's report or check previous days to find a booking you might have missed. This approach works well for a mid-size county like Humboldt. The report files load fast and give you a clear picture of who was recently arrested and booked. The Humboldt County Sheriff posts these reports under the requirements of Government Code Section 7923.610, which mandates public disclosure of arrest and booking data.

You can find the Humboldt County daily jail reports by visiting the Humboldt County government jail reports page.

This screenshot shows the Humboldt County jail reports page where daily booking data is posted for public access.

How Humboldt County Processes Arrests

The Humboldt County Correctional Facility is at 826 4th Street in Eureka. This is where all bookings take place. When someone is arrested in Humboldt County, they get transported to this jail for processing. The arresting agency could be the Humboldt County Sheriff, the Eureka Police Department, the Arcata Police Department, the Fortuna Police Department, or any other local agency. Federal and state officers who make arrests in Humboldt County also bring people here. Regardless of who makes the arrest, the booking goes through the same county facility and appears in the same daily report.

Booking involves taking a photo, recording personal details, and logging all charges. Bail is set using the county bail schedule. The entire process creates the record that you see in the Humboldt County daily jail report. Most bookings show up in the report within a day.

Humboldt County covers a large geographic area. Some arrests happen in remote areas far from Eureka. Transport time can delay when a booking appears in the system.

Humboldt County Booking Record Details

Each Humboldt County 24 hour booking entry contains the standard data that California law requires be made public. This means the person's full name, date of birth, physical description, the date and time of arrest, charges at booking, bail amount, and current status. Whether someone is still in custody or has been released also shows up in the record.

Humboldt County booking records may include:

• Full name, age, and physical description
• Arresting agency and arrest location
• All charges with penal code sections
• Bail amount for each charge
• Current custody or release status
• Booking number and date

Under Penal Code Section 13300, the Humboldt County Sheriff maintains local summary criminal history information for everyone booked at the facility. This includes arrest dates, booking numbers, and case dispositions. The publicly posted daily report shows the most recent portion of this data. Older records are kept on file but require a formal request to access.

Humboldt County Public Records Access

The daily reports cover recent bookings. For Humboldt County booking records from weeks or months ago, submit a public records request to the Sheriff's Office. The California Public Records Act gives agencies 10 days to respond. A 14-day extension may apply. The California DOJ public records page has a full breakdown of the process and your rights.

Call the Humboldt County jail at (707) 441-5159 to ask about booking records or to check someone's custody status. The jail is at 826 4th Street in Eureka. Staff can help you over the phone or direct you to the right office for a records request. Walk-in requests are also an option during lobby hours. Copy fees are generally 10 cents per page.

If someone was arrested in Humboldt County but never convicted, they may qualify to have their record sealed. Penal Code Section 851.91 lets people petition the court under the CARE Act. A successful petition means the booking record gets sealed and no longer appears in public searches, including the Humboldt County daily reports.

Note: Daily jail reports may not cover every single booking if reports are uploaded before late-night arrests are fully processed.

Humboldt County Jail Contact Info

The Humboldt County Correctional Facility is at 826 4th Street in Eureka. Call (707) 441-5159. You can ask about visiting hours, custody status, or booking records. This is the only adult detention facility in Humboldt County, so all bookings go through this one location.

For statewide arrest data that puts Humboldt County numbers in context, visit the California DOJ OpenJustice data portal. The portal tracks arrest statistics for all California counties and lets you compare Humboldt County to the state as a whole. It breaks down data by offense type, age, gender, and race, which can be helpful for research and understanding booking trends in the area. Humboldt County sees a mix of arrest types, with drug offenses, DUI, and property crimes being among the most common reasons people end up in the booking system.

Nearby California Counties

These counties border Humboldt County. Each one has its own jail system and booking records access tools.