Find Nevada County Booking Records

Nevada County 24 hour booking records are published online through the Sheriff's Office in-custody inmate report. Located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Nevada County uses the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City as its main jail. All bookings for arrests in the county go through this facility. The Sheriff provides a web-based report showing who is currently in custody along with their charges and booking dates. Searching is free. You can check recent arrests, look up someone's custody status, and review booking details from any device without needing to sign up for anything.

Nevada County Inmate Custody Report

The Nevada County Sheriff runs an online in-custody report at reports.nevcounty.net. This is the primary tool for looking up 24 hour booking records in Nevada County. The report lists everyone currently held at the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility. It pulls directly from the jail's management system, so it shows live data. Each entry includes the inmate's name, charges, booking date, and bail amount.

The Nevada County in-custody report is hosted on the county's own reporting platform. It loads as a web page with a table of current inmates. You can scroll through the list to find a specific person or scan for recent bookings. Because Nevada County is a smaller county, the inmate list is manageable. You will not be scrolling through hundreds of entries like you might in a larger metro area. On a typical day, the Wayne Brown facility holds a few dozen inmates, though the number fluctuates based on arrests and releases. The booking data refreshes as the jail processes new intakes and discharges.

Below is a screenshot of the Nevada County in-custody report from the Sheriff's Office website.

This shows the layout of the Nevada County booking report where you can see names, charges, and custody status for current inmates.

How Nevada County Processes Bookings

The Wayne Brown Correctional Facility is the only adult jail in Nevada County. It sits near Nevada City and serves the entire county. When any law enforcement agency in the area makes an arrest, the person is transported to Wayne Brown for booking. This includes arrests by the Nevada County Sheriff, Grass Valley Police, Nevada City Police, and the California Highway Patrol working in the county.

Booking follows the standard California process. Staff take a photo, collect fingerprints, and record personal information. All charges are entered into the system. Bail gets set based on the county schedule or by a judge. Once the booking is done, the record shows up on the in-custody report for anyone to see. Most Nevada County booking records appear online within a few hours of the arrest, though it can take longer on busy days.

Nevada County also houses inmates from Sierra County, which does not have its own jail. Since 2015, most Sierra County arrestees have been booked at Wayne Brown. So if you are looking for someone arrested in Sierra County, check the Nevada County in-custody report.

Nevada County Arrest Records and the Law

Booking records in Nevada County are public under California law. Government Code Section 7923.610 requires law enforcement to share details about arrests including the person's name, physical description, time and date of arrest, location, charges, bail, and release information. Nevada County publishes this data through the in-custody report as a way to meet that legal requirement.

If you need booking records that are not on the current in-custody report, you can file a request under the California Public Records Act. The California DOJ has details on the CPRA and how to submit a request. Agencies must respond within 10 days. An additional 14 days is allowed in some situations. Copy fees run about 10 cents per page at the state level. For Nevada County specifically, contact the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility at (530) 265-1291 to ask about getting copies of older booking records.

Under Penal Code 851.91, someone who was arrested but never convicted can petition to have their arrest record sealed. Sealed records do not appear in any public booking search, including the Nevada County in-custody report.

Nevada County Booking and State Data

The California OpenJustice data portal publishes arrest statistics for every county. You can search for Nevada County to see how many arrests are made each year and how they break down by offense type, age, and demographics. The data helps put local booking numbers in context compared to the rest of the state.

Nevada County's arrest volume is lower than most California counties because of its smaller population. But the county still reports all booking data to the state DOJ as required by Penal Code 13300. This statute covers local summary criminal history information including arrest dates, booking numbers, charges, and dispositions. That data is used for state-level reporting and background check purposes. It is separate from the 24 hour in-custody report, which is focused on who is currently in the Nevada County jail right now. If you want a full criminal history check rather than a recent booking lookup, you would go through the California DOJ record review system instead.

Nevada County Jail Contact

The Wayne Brown Correctional Facility handles all booking and custody operations in Nevada County. Call (530) 265-1291 for questions about a specific booking, bail information, visiting hours, or records requests. Staff can check custody status over the phone during business hours.

If the online in-custody report does not show the person you need, call the jail. They may have been released before the report updated, or the booking might still be in process. For in-person visits, the facility is located near Nevada City. You can ask for printed copies of Nevada County booking records at the front desk for a small fee.

Nearby California Counties

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