Search Madera County 24 Hour Booking

Madera County 24 hour booking records are open to the public through the Sheriff's Office inmate search tool. The county sits in the heart of California's Central Valley, and its jail processes all local arrests. You can look up who has been booked into the Madera County jail at any time of day using the online database. Booking logs show recent arrests, charges, bail amounts, and custody status for each person. The search is free. Anyone in the public can use the Madera County booking records tool to check on a recent arrest or look for an inmate held in the county jail.

Madera County Booking Records Online

The Madera County Sheriff's Office provides a public inmate search at inmatepublicview.maderacounty.com. This is the main place to look up 24 hour booking records for Madera County. The tool shows who is in jail right now and who has been booked in recently. You can search by name. Enter a first or last name and the system pulls up matching booking entries from the Madera County jail database. Each result includes the person's name, booking date, charges, and bail set by the court.

The Madera County inmate search runs on a web-based system that updates as new bookings come in. Most new arrest records show up within a few hours of the booking. The database covers the Madera County Department of Corrections facility at 195 Tozer Street in the city of Madera. All people arrested by law enforcement within the county get processed here, whether the arrest was made by the Sheriff's Office, the Madera Police Department, or the California Highway Patrol operating in the area. This single booking system means you only need to check one place to find recent Madera County arrest data.

You can view the Madera County inmate search tool in the image below, showing the public view portal used to find booking records.

The image above shows the Madera County inmate public view search portal where you can find 24 hour booking records.

How Madera County Handles Bookings

After an arrest in Madera County, the person is transported to the county jail for booking. Staff takes a photo, records personal details, and logs the charges. The booking creates a permanent record that goes into the county system. This is how the 24 hour booking log gets its data. The process takes time. On a busy night, a booking can take several hours from start to finish before the record appears online.

Madera County's jail has a rated capacity that serves the local population of around 160,000. The facility handles bookings around the clock, seven days a week. People arrested for misdemeanors may be booked and released within hours if they post bail or get cited out. Felony arrests tend to keep a person in custody longer. The Madera County booking record stays active in the system for each person until they leave jail through bail, release, or transfer. Once a person is no longer in custody, their record may still appear in the system for a period before it cycles out of the most recent booking data. For older Madera County records, you would need to make a formal request to the Sheriff's Office.

Madera County Arrest Record Details

California law requires that booking information be made public. Under Government Code Section 7923.610, law enforcement must disclose arrest details including the person's name, physical description, date and time of arrest, charges, bail amount, and whether the person is still in custody. Madera County follows this law. Each booking entry on the inmate search tool reflects these required fields.

A typical Madera County 24 hour booking record shows:

• Full name and date of birth of the arrested person
• Physical details like height, weight, and hair color
• Date and time of the arrest and booking
• All charges filed at the time of booking
• Bail amount set for each charge
• Current custody status and housing location

Some Madera County records will also show the arresting agency. This tells you if the Sheriff's Office made the arrest or if it was a city police department or state agency. The level of detail varies depending on the case and what has been entered into the system by jail staff at the time you search.

Public Records and Madera County Bookings

The California Public Records Act gives you the right to access booking records in Madera County. The law is laid out in Government Code Sections 7920.000 through 7931.000. The Madera County Sheriff's Office must respond to public records requests within 10 days. There may be a 14-day extension in some cases. Copy fees from the state DOJ are 10 cents per page, though Madera County may charge its own rate for jail records.

The online inmate search is the fastest way to access Madera County booking records. It is free and available any time. For records that are no longer on the website, call the Madera County jail at (559) 675-7951. Staff can help you locate older booking data or tell you how to submit a written request. The jail is located at 195 Tozer Street in Madera, California 93638. Walk-in requests are handled during regular business hours.

Keep in mind that some arrest records in Madera County may be sealed. Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person who was arrested but not convicted can ask the court to seal the record. Sealed records do not appear in public booking searches.

Note: The Madera County inmate search shows current and recent records only, not the full booking history for the county.

Madera County Jail Contact

For questions about a booking in Madera County, the jail phone line is (559) 675-7951. Staff can check custody status and give you information about a specific booking record. The facility is at 195 Tozer Street in the city of Madera. You can visit during posted lobby hours to request booking records in person. Printed copies may come with a small fee. If you need help with a records request, the California DOJ public records page explains the process step by step.

The Madera County Sheriff also handles general inquiries about 24 hour booking data. For records beyond what the online tool shows, submitting a written request is the best path. Include as much detail as you can, such as the person's name, date of birth, and the approximate date of the arrest, to help staff find the right Madera County booking record.

Cities in Madera County

Madera County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. The city of Madera is the largest and serves as the county seat. All arrests from cities and towns within Madera County are processed through the county jail system and appear in the Madera County booking search.

Nearby California Counties

These counties share a border with Madera County. Each runs its own booking search system.