Concord Booking Reports Search

Concord booking reports go through the Contra Costa County Sheriff's system. The Concord Police Department handles law enforcement within the city and makes arrests. After an arrest in Concord, the person gets taken to a county detention facility for booking. The Contra Costa County Sheriff creates and stores the booking records. To search for someone booked after a Concord arrest, you can reach the sheriff's Records and ID Unit. The county keeps all booking data in a central system that covers every city and agency in Contra Costa County, giving you one place to search for Concord records.

Concord Bookings in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County handles all jail bookings for Concord. The county sheriff runs the detention facilities and keeps the booking reports. The Records and ID Unit at 2530 Arnold Drive, Suite 170 in Martinez is the main office for records requests. You can call them at (925) 335-1570 or email recordsinfo@so.cccounty.us. They manage all police reports, warrants, and booking data for the county.

The county sheriff's Records Unit has 10 days to respond to records requests under California law. They accept cash (exact change only) or checks for any fees. No credit or debit cards. If you need copies of a Concord booking report, contact this office with the person's name and approximate date of the arrest. They will pull the record and let you know the cost for copies. For current inmates, you can also check with the county jail directly for booking status.

Because all Concord arrests end up in the county system, one request to the Contra Costa County Sheriff covers everything. You do not need to contact Concord police separately unless you want the city-level arrest report, which is a different document from the county booking report.

Concord Booking Report Process

When someone gets arrested in Concord, the process follows a standard path. Concord police take the person into custody. They create an arrest report at the city level. Then they transport the person to a Contra Costa County jail. At the jail, county staff book the person. This creates a booking report.

The Concord booking report captures required data under California law. Government Code Section 7923.600 lists what goes into the record: the person's full name, occupation, physical description including date of birth, eye color, hair color, sex, height, and weight. It also captures the time and date of arrest, time and date of booking, arrest location, charges, bail amount, and release information or current location. All of this is public information. Anyone can request it from the Contra Costa County Sheriff. The county must provide it unless a specific legal exemption applies.

Online Resources for Concord Records

The California Public Records Act page from the Attorney General explains your rights when requesting Concord booking data.

The DOJ responds to state-level requests within 10 days. Copying fees are 10 cents per page.

Statewide databases also cover Concord. The CDCR Incarcerated Records search tracks state prison inmates who may have been originally booked in Concord. The VINE system covers Contra Costa County and provides free custody alerts. Register for VINE and get notified when someone booked after a Concord arrest is released, transferred, or escapes. These tools give you options beyond the county records office for tracking Concord booking information.

Concord Booking Records and the Law

California's Public Records Act makes Concord booking reports available to the public. Agencies must respond to requests within 10 days, with a possible 14-day extension for complex cases. Neither the Concord Police Department nor the Contra Costa County Sheriff can deny access to basic booking data without a valid legal reason.

Penal Code Section 13300 defines local criminal history information in California. Full criminal histories are restricted. But individual booking reports from Concord are public. There is a clear line between the two. If you need your own full rap sheet, request it from the California DOJ at oag.ca.gov for $25. If you need just one Concord booking report, go through the county sheriff's records office.

Note: Email the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Records Unit at recordsinfo@so.cccounty.us for Concord booking report requests.

Nearby City Booking Reports

Concord is in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. These nearby cities also have booking report information.