San Joaquin County 24 Hour Booking

San Joaquin County 24 hour booking records let you look up recent arrests and jail bookings in the heart of California's Central Valley. The San Joaquin County Sheriff runs a free public tool called "Who is in Custody" where you can search for current inmates and recent bookings. This covers all arrests that come through the county jail in French Camp. San Joaquin County booking data includes names, charges, bail amounts, booking dates, and custody status. You can use the tool at any time from any device with internet access. No sign-up is needed to check San Joaquin County booking records.

San Joaquin County Booking Search Online

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office provides an online inmate search tool at wic.sjgov.org. The system is called "Who is in Custody" and it shows all people currently held in the San Joaquin County Jail. You search by name. The results show the booking date, charges, bail amount, and housing location for each match. This is the go-to resource for checking 24 hour booking records in San Joaquin County.

The jail sits at 7000 Michael Canlis Boulevard in French Camp. That is where all San Joaquin County bookings get processed. Whether a person was arrested by the Stockton Police, the Lodi Police, the Tracy Police, or any other agency in the county, the booking takes place at this central facility. The Who is in Custody tool pulls from the jail's live database, so new bookings appear as they get entered into the San Joaquin County system. The data refreshes throughout the day and night. You can also call the jail at (209) 468-4562 if you prefer to check on a booking by phone.

The search tool uses the ATIMS system. It is straightforward. Type a name, hit search, and see what comes back from the San Joaquin County booking database.

San Joaquin County Custody Search Portal

The San Joaquin County Sheriff provides public access to jail booking data through the Who is in Custody portal. Below is a view of the search interface that the public can use to look up 24 hour booking records in San Joaquin County.

This search page lets you find anyone currently booked into the San Joaquin County Jail. It is free and does not require any login.

San Joaquin County Arrest Record Details

Each San Joaquin County booking record contains key facts about the arrest. State law requires this data to be public. Government Code Section 7923.610 lists what must be shared. The San Joaquin County Sheriff follows this mandate and posts booking data through the Who is in Custody tool.

San Joaquin County booking records show:

• Full name and date of birth of the person booked
• Date and time of the booking at the county jail
• All charges at the time of booking
• Bail amount set for each charge
• Current custody status and housing location
• Arresting agency name

The arresting agency field is useful. It tells you which police department made the arrest. If Stockton PD arrested someone, that will show in the San Joaquin County booking entry. Same for Tracy PD, Manteca PD, or any other local force. This single search covers all agencies in the county. You do not have to check each city's police department one by one.

San Joaquin County Public Records

Booking records are public in San Joaquin County under the California Public Records Act. Anyone can search the online jail database or call the jail to ask about a person's custody status. You do not need a reason. You do not need to prove any relationship to the person. The law is clear on this point. The California DOJ public records page explains how the request process works if you need to make a formal written request for older San Joaquin County booking records that are no longer in the online system.

Agencies get 10 days to respond to a records request under the CPRA. An extension of 14 days may apply. Copy fees are usually around 10 cents per page, though the San Joaquin County Sheriff may have a slightly different rate. If a San Joaquin County booking record has been sealed by court order, it will not appear in any public search. Under Penal Code Section 851.91, a person arrested but not convicted can petition to seal the record. Once sealed, it drops out of the San Joaquin County booking database entirely.

Note: The online search shows current inmates and recent bookings only, not the full history of all bookings in San Joaquin County.

How Booking Works in San Joaquin County

After an arrest in San Joaquin County, the person gets transported to the county jail in French Camp for booking. This is true whether the arrest happened in Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Escalon, or the unincorporated areas patrolled by the Sheriff. At the jail, staff record the person's identity, photograph them, take fingerprints, and log all charges. The booking process also includes setting bail based on the county bail schedule. Once booking is done, the record goes into the system and becomes part of the 24 hour log that the public can search.

San Joaquin County's jail has a rated capacity that handles a large inmate population. Processing times vary. On a quiet weekday the booking might finish in a couple hours. On a busy weekend night, it can take much longer. The online Who is in Custody database does not show the person until the booking is complete. So there can be a gap between the arrest and when the San Joaquin County booking record appears in the search tool.

San Joaquin County Jail Contact

You can reach the San Joaquin County Jail at (209) 468-4562. The jail is at 7000 Michael Canlis Boulevard in French Camp, California 95231. Staff can check on someone's booking status over the phone. This is a good option if you do not have internet access or if the online tool is not giving you what you need.

For formal records requests or questions about obtaining copies of old San Joaquin County booking records, contact the Sheriff's Office during business hours. They can walk you through the process and tell you what fees apply. You can also use the California OpenJustice data portal to view broader arrest statistics for San Joaquin County if you are looking at trends rather than individual records.

Cities in San Joaquin County

San Joaquin County includes the city of Stockton, which is the county seat and its largest city. Arrests in Stockton and other San Joaquin County cities get booked into the county jail system.

Nearby California Counties

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