Search Solano County 24 Hour Booking

Solano County 24 hour booking records can be searched for free through the Sheriff's Office inmate search tool. The county sits between the Bay Area and Sacramento, and all arrests within Solano County flow through the main jail in Fairfield. The online booking search shows data from the past seven days, which gives you a solid window to find recent arrests. You do not need to sign up for anything. Just type in a name and the system returns results from the Solano County jail database. Booking entries list the charges, arrest dates, and custody status for each person.

Solano County Booking Search Portal

The Solano County Sheriff's Office maintains a public inmate search at shfinmatesearch.solanocounty.com. This is the primary tool for finding 24 hour booking data in Solano County. The site displays public information about people arrested and booked into the Solano County jail within the last seven days. That means you get a full week of recent booking records, not just the last 24 hours. The search works by name. Enter a first name, last name, or both to pull up matching records.

Each booking result shows the person's name, date of birth, booking date, charges, and bail amount. You can also see whether the person is still in custody or has been released. The Solano County inmate search is free to use. It runs all day and night, so you can check it any time you need to look up a recent arrest in the county. The data comes straight from the jail's booking system, so it reflects what the Sheriff's Office has on file at the time you search.

Below you can see what the Solano County inmate search portal looks like when you visit the site.

This screenshot shows the Solano County inmate search tool where you can look up booking records from the past week.

How Arrests Get Booked in Solano County

Solano County has several cities with their own police departments. Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo, Benicia, Dixon, Rio Vista, and Suisun City all have local police forces. When any of these agencies make an arrest, the person is usually transported to the Solano County jail in Fairfield for booking. The jail sits at 500 Union Avenue and serves as the central booking point for the whole county. The Sheriff's Office staff there handles intake for everyone, regardless of which agency made the arrest.

During booking, jail staff takes a photo, records the person's physical details, and enters the charges into the county system. They also set bail based on the county bail schedule. The whole process takes a few hours depending on how busy the jail is. Once booking is done, the record goes into the public database. That is when it shows up on the Solano County inmate search tool online.

Solano County also handles bookings for people arrested by the California Highway Patrol and other state agencies operating within the county borders.

Solano County Booking Record Details

State law requires certain arrest information to be disclosed. Government Code Section 7923.610 says that law enforcement must share the name of the arrested person, their physical description, the time and date of arrest and booking, the location of the arrest, the charges, the bail amount, and the current holding location. The Solano County Sheriff follows this statute and posts booking data on the public inmate search for anyone to view.

A typical Solano County booking record includes the person's full name, date of birth, the date they were booked into the jail, every charge listed at the time of booking, and the bail amount for each charge. Some records also show the arresting agency, which helps you tell if the arrest was made by Vallejo PD, Fairfield PD, or the Sheriff's Office directly. This level of detail makes the Solano County booking search a useful tool for checking on recent arrests across all the cities in the county.

Note: The online system only shows the last seven days of Solano County booking data, so older records will not appear in the search.

Solano County Public Records Requests

The California Public Records Act gives you the right to request booking records from any county in the state. For Solano County, the online inmate search covers recent arrests within the past week. If you need something older, you will have to make a formal public records request. Call the Solano County Sheriff's Office at (707) 421-7100 to start the process. You can also submit a written request by mail to 500 Union Avenue, Fairfield, CA 94533.

Under the California DOJ public records guidelines, agencies have 10 days to decide if they will release the records you ask for. A 14-day extension may apply in some situations. Copy fees run about 10 cents per page. The Solano County Sheriff may charge a similar rate for paper copies of booking records. If you are looking for older arrest data or need certified copies, plan for the process to take a bit longer than a simple online search. Provide as much detail as you can when making the request. A name and approximate date of the booking will help staff find what you need faster.

Sealed Records in Solano County

Not all booking records stay public forever. California law allows people who were arrested but not convicted to petition for record sealing. Penal Code Section 851.91, part of the CARE Act, lays out this process. If a court grants the petition, the arrest record gets sealed. It will not show up in the Solano County inmate search or any other public database after that point. This law aims to help people who were wrongly arrested or had their cases dropped. The sealed record is treated as if the arrest never happened for most purposes.

Local summary criminal history information, as described in Penal Code Section 13300, includes booking numbers, arrest dates, arresting agencies, charges, and what happened with the case. Solano County maintains these records at the local level, and they can be accessed through formal channels when needed for authorized purposes.

Solano County Jail Contact Info

The Solano County jail is in Fairfield at 500 Union Avenue, CA 94533. Call (707) 421-7100 for questions about booking records, custody status, or visiting hours. Staff can help you look up someone who has been booked into the Solano County jail. If you need to know bail amounts or charges, they can pull that up over the phone during business hours.

For matters the phone line cannot resolve, visit the jail in person during lobby hours. The Solano County Sheriff's Office also handles general law enforcement inquiries at the same number. If you want a certified copy of a booking record or need records for a legal case, ask the staff about the process and any fees that may apply. The Solano County booking system is one of the more accessible in the region, with the online search covering a solid week of data and phone support available for anything beyond that.

Nearby California Counties

Solano County borders several counties in the greater Bay Area and Sacramento region. Each county operates its own jail booking system.