Yolo County Booking Records

Yolo County 24 hour booking records are available through the Sheriff's Office detention services page. The Yolo County Sheriff provides information about jail bookings, inmate status, and recent arrests from the county facility in Woodland. This page walks you through how to access Yolo County booking data, what information the records contain, and the laws that make this data public. The Sheriff's site is free to use. You can also call the jail for real-time information on who has been booked in. Yolo County sits just west of Sacramento and covers a mix of cities and farmland.

Yolo County Booking Search Online

The Yolo County Sheriff's Office posts jail and detention information at yolocountysheriff.com/services/jail. This page has details about the Yolo County jail, how to reach inmates, and how the booking process works. It serves as the starting point for looking up 24 hour booking data in Yolo County. The phone number for booking questions is (530) 668-5245, which you can call at any time to ask about a recent arrest or find out if someone is currently in custody.

The Yolo County jail is at 140 Tony Diaz Drive in Woodland. This is where everyone arrested in the county gets processed. Whether the arrest is made by the Davis Police, the West Sacramento Police, the Woodland Police, or the Sheriff's own deputies, the booking happens at this single facility. That makes the Yolo County jail the central hub for all booking records in the county. The detention services page on the Sheriff's site gives you the basics, and a phone call to the jail can fill in the rest.

Below is a screenshot of the Yolo County Sheriff's detention services page.

The image shows the Yolo County Sheriff's jail services page where you can find booking contact information.

How Arrests Get Booked in Yolo County

Yolo County is located in the Sacramento Valley. It borders Sacramento County to the east. The county includes the cities of Woodland, Davis, West Sacramento, and Winters. Davis is home to UC Davis, which means the area sees a mix of urban and college-town policing. Woodland is the county seat and where the jail sits. When law enforcement makes an arrest anywhere in Yolo County, the person is brought to the Woodland jail for booking.

The booking process is standard for California. Staff at the Yolo County jail record the person's name, date of birth, and physical details. They take a photo and enter the charges. Bail is set using the county's bail schedule. Once the process wraps up, the booking record is in the system. From that point, the data is public and can be shared with anyone who asks. Yolo County handles a moderate number of bookings given its population of around 222,000. Processing times depend on how busy the jail is at the time of the arrest.

Note: UC Davis has its own police department, but most felony arrests on campus get booked through the Yolo County jail.

Yolo County Booking Record Details

Under Government Code Section 7923.610, law enforcement in California must make arrest and booking information available to the public. Yolo County follows this law. When you call the jail or submit a records request, the staff can provide the core booking data for any person processed through the Yolo County facility.

Yolo County booking records typically include the full name of the person, their date of birth, the time and date of arrest and booking, all charges, the bail amount, and where the person is being held or whether they have been released. Some of this data may also be listed on the Sheriff's website, depending on the current setup. If a specific piece of information is not posted online, the jail staff at (530) 668-5245 can share it over the phone.

For older Yolo County booking records, submit a written request to the Sheriff's Office. Include the name and approximate date. The California Public Records Act requires a response within 10 days, with a possible 14-day extension. The California DOJ public records page has good guidance on making these requests.

Public Records Access in Yolo County

All booking records in Yolo County are public. The California Public Records Act guarantees access. You do not need to be a journalist, a lawyer, or a relative. Anyone can request and receive Yolo County booking data. The law applies to the Sheriff's Office and to every police department in the county.

A person who was arrested in Yolo County but not convicted can ask a court to seal their arrest record. This right comes from Penal Code Section 851.91. Once sealed, the booking record is removed from public access. It will not show up in any search, online or otherwise. This applies to all Yolo County records. Aside from sealed records, the default is full public access. Copy fees are around 10 cents per page for printed records. The jail can also provide information over the phone at no cost for simple booking status checks.

Yolo County Jail Contact

The Yolo County jail phone number is (530) 668-5245. Call this line for booking questions, inmate status, bail amounts, or visiting hours. The jail is at 140 Tony Diaz Drive in Woodland, CA 95776. You can walk in during lobby hours to request booking records in person.

For written records requests, send them to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office at the same address. Include the person's full name and the approximate date of the arrest or booking. Expect a response within 10 days. If the Sheriff's office needs more time, they must tell you in writing. Yolo County is a mid-size county, so records requests are usually handled faster than in much larger counties like Los Angeles or Sacramento. Staff are used to public inquiries and can point you to the right resources if your question falls outside what the jail handles directly.

Cities in Yolo County

Yolo County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. Woodland is the county seat. Davis and West Sacramento are the other larger cities. All arrests in Yolo County get booked through the single jail in Woodland. Call the jail line to check on bookings from any city in the county.

Nearby California Counties

These counties share a border with Yolo County. Each has its own booking system.