Pasadena Booking Reports

Pasadena booking reports are part of the Los Angeles County jail system. The Pasadena Police Department has its own officers who handle arrests within the city. After making an arrest, Pasadena police transport the person to an LA County detention facility for booking. The county sheriff creates and keeps the booking records. Pasadena also has a public records portal where you can submit requests for city-level police reports online. Between the Pasadena police portal and the LA County inmate database, you can access most booking and arrest data tied to Pasadena incidents.

Pasadena Police Public Records Portal

Pasadena has an online public records portal. This is a step ahead of many California cities that only offer phone or in-person requests. Through the portal, you can submit a records request to the Pasadena Police Department from your computer. The department processes the request and sends back the documents. This works for arrest reports, incident reports, and other police records from Pasadena.

Using the portal is simple. Go to the site. Fill in your request details. Submit it. The Pasadena Police Department has 10 days under California's Public Records Act to respond. In practice, simple requests may come back sooner. The portal tracks your request so you can check its status. This online option saves you a trip to the police station. It also creates a paper trail for your request, which is useful if there are any questions about timing or access rights later.

Pasadena Bookings Through LA County

Los Angeles County processes all Pasadena jail bookings. The county sheriff runs multiple detention centers. When someone gets arrested by Pasadena police, they go to an LA County jail for booking. The sheriff creates the booking report. It includes the person's name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time, charges, and bail amount. All of this goes into the county's centralized database.

Search the LA County Inmate Information Center to find people booked after Pasadena arrests. The site requires reCAPTCHA verification. Search by name and review the results. You can see booking details, current charges, bail, and facility location. The inmate information line at (213) 473-6100 works 24 hours a day. You can call anytime to ask about someone's custody status in the LA County system.

LA County is the largest county in the state. Dozens of city police departments book people into the same jail system. One search covers Pasadena along with Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, and many other cities. That makes the county database the most complete source for Pasadena booking reports.

For copies of LA County booking reports related to Pasadena arrests, the Records and ID Bureau is your contact. They are located at 12440 East Imperial Highway, Suite 400 West in Norwalk. California law lets agencies charge for copying costs. Plan for a few business days of processing time if you need printed copies of Pasadena booking records from the county.

Statewide Booking Report Tools

The California VINE system provides free custody alerts for Los Angeles County, including Pasadena bookings.

Register for free and get calls, emails, or texts when someone booked after a Pasadena arrest is released or transferred.

The CDCR Incarcerated Records search covers state prison inmates, including those originally booked in Pasadena. If someone moves from LA County jail to state prison, this database tracks them. For your own criminal history, including any Pasadena bookings on record, the California DOJ record review is available for $25. It requires Live Scan fingerprinting.

Note: The Records and ID Bureau at 12440 East Imperial Highway in Norwalk handles copies of LA County booking reports.

Pasadena Booking Report Access Laws

Under California's Public Records Act, Pasadena booking reports are accessible to the public. Government Code Section 7923.600 lists the booking information that must be released: names, charges, bail, arrest times, and custody locations. Both the Pasadena Police Department and the LA County Sheriff follow these rules. You do not need to say why you want the records.

Penal Code Section 851.5 guarantees that people booked in California, including those arrested in Pasadena, get at least three phone calls within three hours of booking. This is separate from the records question but speaks to the rights people have during the booking process itself. As for sealing records, Penal Code Section 851.91 allows those with dropped charges or acquittals to petition for sealed records. Once done, those Pasadena booking reports are removed from public access.

Nearby City Booking Reports

Pasadena is in the San Gabriel Valley area of LA County. These nearby cities share the same county jail system for booking.