Shasta County Booking Record Search

Shasta County 24 hour booking records document who has been arrested and booked into the county jail in far Northern California. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office handles all jail bookings and runs a Records Division that manages public access to arrest and booking data. You can look up booking records through the Sheriff's Office. Shasta County has its Records Division online, where you can start the process of getting booking and arrest information. This service helps families, lawyers, and the public find details about recent bookings in Shasta County, including names, charges, dates, and custody status.

Shasta County Booking Records Access

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office Records Division is the main source for booking records in the county. You can find information about the Records Division at shastacounty.gov/sheriff/page/records. This page explains how to request records and what types of information the Sheriff's Office makes available to the public. The records office is at 1655 West Street in Redding, which is the county seat. You can go there in person, call, or use the JustFOIA system to submit records requests online.

Unlike some larger counties that run a live inmate search portal on their website, Shasta County handles many booking record requests through its Records Division directly. This means that for the most current 24 hour booking data, calling the Shasta County jail or visiting the Records Division is often the most direct route. The jail phone number is (530) 245-6100. Staff can tell you if someone was recently booked, what charges they face, and what their bail is set at. This information is public under California law.

The Shasta County Sheriff uses the JustFOIA platform for public records requests. This system is used by several agencies in the Redding area. Through it, you can submit a formal request for specific booking records and track the status of that request. This is especially helpful when you need records from more than a day or two ago that may not be readily available by phone.

Here is a look at the Shasta County Sheriff Records Division page from the county website.

This screenshot shows the Shasta County Sheriff's Records Division page where you can learn how to get booking records.

How Shasta County Processes Arrests

When someone is arrested in Shasta County, they are brought to the Shasta County jail in Redding for processing. The booking process involves recording personal details, taking a photo, cataloging charges, and assigning a booking number. This is what creates the 24 hour booking record. The Redding Police Department, Anderson Police, the California Highway Patrol, and the Shasta County Sheriff all bring people to the same county jail. So no matter which agency made the arrest, the booking record ends up in the Shasta County system.

Shasta County is large in land area and covers cities like Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake. Redding is by far the biggest city and accounts for the majority of arrests in the county. The county jail processes all of these bookings centrally, which means one call or one request to the Records Division covers every arrest made in the county regardless of which police agency handled it.

Shasta County Arrest Record Details

Each booking record in Shasta County includes the information required by Government Code Section 7923.610. This is the California statute that mandates disclosure of certain arrest information. The Shasta County Sheriff must share the full name and occupation of the arrested person, their physical description including date of birth, the time and date of both arrest and booking, the location of the arrest, charges filed, bail amounts, and the current status of the person in custody or whether they have been released.

Shasta County booking records may also include information about warrants from other jurisdictions if the person had outstanding holds at the time of booking. If someone was on probation or parole, that can show up in the record too. Under Government Code Section 7923.615, some additional details about the circumstances of the arrest may be available, though these may require a separate request from the Records Division. Not everything shows up in the standard booking log entry.

Note: Booking charges are the initial charges and can change as the case progresses through the Shasta County court system.

Public Access to Shasta County Records

All booking records in Shasta County are public under the California Public Records Act. You have the right to ask for this data. The law gives the Sheriff's Office 10 days to respond to a written request. An extension of up to 14 days is possible in some cases. The California DOJ public records page explains these rules in detail. Copy fees typically start at 10 cents per page, though Shasta County may have its own schedule for complex requests.

A person arrested in Shasta County who was never convicted can petition to have their arrest record sealed under Penal Code Section 851.91. Once sealed, the booking record is removed from public access. It will not come up in any records search or in response to a public records request. Local summary criminal history under Penal Code Section 13300 is maintained by the Shasta County Sheriff but is not fully public in the same way the 24 hour booking data is. Only authorized agencies and parties can access the complete criminal history file.

Shasta County Jail Contact Info

Call the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at (530) 245-6100 for jail and booking questions. The office and jail are at 1655 West Street in Redding, CA 96001. Staff can look up booking records by name or booking number. The Records Division handles formal requests during business hours. You can also visit in person at the Redding location to ask about a specific booking or pick up copies of records.

For broader arrest data beyond individual Shasta County booking records, the California Open Justice data portal has countywide arrest statistics. This state tool breaks down arrest numbers by year, age, and offense type for Shasta County and every other county in California. It is a good starting point if you want the big picture on arrests in the region rather than a single booking record.

Cities in Shasta County

Shasta County does not have any cities over 100,000 in population. Redding is the county seat and largest city, but falls below that threshold. Arrests from Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, and other communities all go through the Shasta County jail booking system. Use the Sheriff's Records Division to search for bookings from anywhere in the county.

Nearby California Counties

These counties border Shasta County. Each has its own system for booking records.