Inyo County Booking Records

Inyo County 24 hour booking records track arrests made across one of the largest and least populated counties in all of California. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office handles jail bookings at its facility in Independence. You can look up recent arrests through an online portal that pulls data from the county jail system. Searching is free and open to the public. Whether you need to check on someone who was just picked up or want to see recent booking activity, the Inyo County booking database is the place to start. Arrest data here covers the full county, from Lone Pine to Bishop and all the small towns in between.

Inyo County Booking Search Online

The Inyo County Sheriff's Office uses a CrimeGraphics portal to post booking records online. You can access it at inyo.crimegraphics.com. This is the main tool for checking 24 hour booking data in Inyo County. The system shows who has been booked into the county jail and what charges they face. It runs around the clock so you can search at any time. No login or account is needed. Just go to the site, pick the bookings tab, and search by name or browse the recent list.

CrimeGraphics is a platform used by several smaller California counties. It pulls data from the jail management system and puts it on a public-facing website. For Inyo County, this means booking records show up fairly fast after someone is processed at the jail in Independence. Each entry shows the person's name, date of birth, booking date and time, charges, and bail amount. The Inyo County Sheriff updates this data as new arrests come in. If you are looking for a booking from the last day or two, this portal should have it.

You can also call the Inyo County jail at (760) 878-0370 if the website is down or if you need help with a search. Staff can look up booking records over the phone.

How Arrests Work in Inyo County

Inyo County covers over 10,000 square miles of mostly desert and mountain land in eastern California. It is the second largest county by area in the state. Despite its size, the population is small. That means the jail in Independence handles a lower volume of bookings compared to urban counties. But the process is the same. When someone gets arrested in Inyo County, whether in Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, or along Highway 395, they are brought to the county jail for booking.

The booking process records the person's name, physical details, and the charges against them. This creates the 24 hour booking record. The Inyo County Sheriff's Office logs everything into the jail management system. From there, data gets pushed to the CrimeGraphics portal for public access. Because the county is so spread out, transport time can add a delay before a new arrest shows up in the booking log. An arrest in the far south of the county near Death Valley could take longer to process than one close to Independence.

Inyo County Booking Record Details

California law requires that booking information be made public. Under Government Code Section 7923.610, law enforcement must share details about each arrest. Inyo County follows this law. Every booking record in the county system includes the person's full name, date of birth, and a physical description. It also shows the time and date of the arrest, the charges, and the bail set by the court.

Inyo County booking records also note where the arrest took place and which agency made it. The California Highway Patrol, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management all make arrests in Inyo County due to the large amount of federal land in the area. Those arrests still get booked through the Inyo County jail. The booking log is the central record no matter which agency handled the stop. You might see entries from several different agencies in a single day, all processed through the same Inyo County facility.

Note: Some booking records may be delayed if the arrest occurred in a remote part of Inyo County far from the jail.

Inyo County Public Records Access

Booking records in Inyo County are public. Anyone can search them. The California Public Records Act, codified in Government Code Sections 7920.000 through 7931.000, gives you the right to access government records including arrest and booking data. The Inyo County CrimeGraphics portal is the easiest way to use this right for recent bookings.

If you need booking records that are older or no longer on the website, you can file a public records request with the Inyo County Sheriff's Office. Send your request to 550 South Clay Street, Independence, CA 93526, or call (760) 878-0370. The agency has 10 days to respond under state law. A 14-day extension may apply in some cases. The California DOJ public records page explains the process in detail. Copy fees are usually 10 cents per page.

Under Penal Code Section 851.91, someone who was arrested but not convicted can ask a court to seal their arrest record. Sealed records will not show up in the Inyo County booking search or any other public database. This law is part of the CARE Act and gives people a path to clear their record if charges were dropped or they were found not guilty.

Inyo County Arrest Data Tools

The California Department of Justice runs a statewide data portal at OpenJustice where you can look at arrest statistics for Inyo County and every other county in the state. This is not the same as the 24 hour booking log. It gives you broader trends like total arrests by year, broken down by age, gender, and type of offense.

The image above shows the California OpenJustice data portal. You can use it to compare Inyo County arrest numbers with other counties across the state.

For individual booking lookups, stick with the Inyo County CrimeGraphics portal. The OpenJustice site is best for research and big-picture data. Together, these two tools cover both the real-time booking side and the historical trend side of Inyo County arrest records.

Inyo County Jail Contact

The Inyo County jail is located at 550 South Clay Street in Independence, California 93526. You can call (760) 878-0370 to ask about a booking or check on someone in custody. The jail staff can tell you if a person is being held, what their charges are, and what the bail amount is. Walk-in visits during business hours are another option if you are in the area and want to ask in person.

Because Inyo County is remote and has limited staff, phone wait times can vary. Calling during regular weekday hours gives you the best chance of getting through fast. For after-hours questions about someone who was just arrested, the jail line is still active but may take longer to answer.

Nearby California Counties

Inyo County has no cities with a population over 100,000. For booking records from neighboring areas, check these bordering counties.