Sacramento County Booking Records

Sacramento County 24 hour booking records give you access to recent arrest and jail intake data from California's capital region. The Sacramento County Sheriff runs an online inmate information portal that covers all county detention facilities. You can search by name, booking number, or date of birth to find someone who was recently booked. Sacramento County sees a steady flow of arrests given its population of over 1.5 million. This page explains how to use the county booking search, what each record shows, and how to request older arrest data when the online tool does not have what you need.

Sacramento County Booking Search Online

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office provides a public inmate information portal at sacsheriff.com/InmateInformation. This is the main way to search 24 hour booking records in Sacramento County. The system requires that you enter a booking number (called a CEN), a person file number (PFN), or the person's name combined with either a date of birth or booking date. At least one of those combinations is needed to pull up results.

The Sacramento County inmate search covers everyone booked into the Main Jail in downtown Sacramento and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove. Results show the person's name, charges, booking date, bail, and current custody status. The tool is free and works at all hours. You do not need an account. Just enter the search details and the Sacramento County system returns matching booking records.

The screenshot above shows the Sacramento County inmate information search page where you input a name or booking number to look up recent arrests.

If the online tool does not return what you need, call the Sacramento County Main Jail at (916) 874-6752. Staff can check the booking system by phone and confirm custody status for anyone held in a Sacramento County facility.

How Sacramento County Processes Bookings

Sacramento County operates two main jail facilities. The Main Jail sits at 651 I Street in downtown Sacramento. The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) is at 12500 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove. When someone gets arrested in Sacramento County, they are taken to one of these two locations for booking. The Main Jail handles most of the initial intake from the city of Sacramento and surrounding areas. RCCC takes some transfers and serves as the primary sentenced facility.

City police departments in Sacramento County bring their arrests to the county jail system for processing. This includes the Sacramento Police Department, Elk Grove Police, Citrus Heights Police, and Rancho Cordova Police, among others. Roseville has its own jail for short holds, but longer custody goes through county facilities. That means the Sacramento County inmate search is the single best place to check for any booking that happened in the county, regardless of which agency made the arrest.

Booking data typically shows up in the system within hours of the arrest. Busy nights take longer. The Sacramento County jail processes hundreds of bookings each week.

Sacramento County Arrest Record Details

California law requires Sacramento County to share certain arrest information with the public. Government Code Section 7923.610 sets out what must be disclosed. Sacramento County follows this statute and makes booking records available through the online portal and by phone.

A Sacramento County booking record will contain the person's full name, date of birth, and physical traits like height and weight. The time and date of both the arrest and the booking are listed. Charges appear with the corresponding bail amounts. The record shows if the person is still held or has been released. It also names the facility where they are housed within the Sacramento County jail system. The arresting agency is often noted too, which tells you if the Sacramento Police, the sheriff, or another agency handled the arrest.

Under Government Code Section 7923.615, law enforcement also must share basic facts about complaints and reports. This broader disclosure rule works alongside the booking record requirements, making Sacramento County one of the more transparent jurisdictions when it comes to public safety data.

Sacramento County Records Requests

The online search works well for recent Sacramento County bookings. For older data, a formal public records request is the right path. The California Public Records Act gives everyone the right to ask for these records. You can read about the process on the California DOJ public records page. Agencies must respond within 10 days. A 14-day extension is available in limited cases.

The Sacramento Police Department also runs a public records portal through NextRequest at pdcityofsacramentoca.nextrequest.com. This is useful if you want arrest reports from the city police specifically, rather than the county jail booking data. The city's Daily Activity Log at apps.sacpd.org/Dailies shows a live log of police activity, including arrests, and is updated throughout the day.

Note: Sacramento County jail records and Sacramento city police records are held by different agencies, so you may need to contact both depending on what you need.

Sealed Records in Sacramento County

Someone arrested in Sacramento County who was never convicted has the right to petition for record sealing. Penal Code Section 851.91 allows this through the CARE Act. A Sacramento County Superior Court judge must grant the petition. Once approved, the booking record is sealed and removed from public search tools. It will not appear in the Sacramento County inmate database or any other public system.

Local criminal history summaries also have restricted access. Penal Code Section 13300 governs who can see the full master records compiled by agencies like the Sacramento County Sheriff. These records go beyond single booking entries and cover a person's entire local arrest history, including booking numbers and outcomes. Only certain agencies and authorized individuals can request this level of detail from Sacramento County law enforcement.

Cities in Sacramento County

Sacramento County contains the state capital and other large cities. Arrests from city police departments throughout the county are processed through Sacramento County jails. Search the county inmate portal for bookings from any city listed below.

Nearby California Counties

These counties are next to Sacramento County. Each maintains its own jail and booking search system.