Fresno County Booking Reports Database

Fresno County booking reports are available through the sheriff's office, which runs one of the largest jail systems in California's Central Valley. The county jail has a combined capacity of 2,427 inmates across all open floors, which gives you a sense of how many people move through the booking process. The sheriff publishes a booking blotter online that covers the last 72 hours of jail activity. If you need to search for Fresno County booking reports, the online blotter is the fastest free option. For older records or printed copies, the sheriff's office at 1225 M Street in Fresno takes requests by phone, mail, and in person.

Search Fresno County Booking Reports Online

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office posts a Jail Bookings Blotter that shows all bookings from the past 72 hours. This is a rolling window, so new bookings appear as they happen and older ones drop off after three days. The blotter includes the person's name, charges, booking date, and bail amount. It is free to view and does not need a login. For quick checks on recent Fresno County booking reports, this is the tool to use.

The statewide CIRIS database shown below lets you search for individuals who have been transferred from county jail to California state prison.

This state-level tool supplements Fresno County's local booking data for inmates who have moved into the state prison system.

For booking reports older than 72 hours, the online blotter will not help. You need to contact the Fresno County Sheriff's Office directly. Call the jail at (559) 475-9491. Staff can look up past booking records and walk you through the process for getting copies. The Fresno Police Department also keeps its own arrest reports, but the actual booking records sit with the county sheriff since that is where the jail is.

How Fresno County Jail Bookings Work

Fresno County has a massive jail operation. With a capacity of 2,427 inmates, the system handles a huge volume of bookings. Law enforcement from the city of Fresno, Clovis, Sanger, Selma, Reedley, and other communities all bring arrested people to the county jail at 1225 M Street. The sheriff's staff handles the booking. They take fingerprints and photos. They log charges, set bail, and enter all the data into the county's records system. This generates the Fresno County booking report for each arrest event.

The volume of bookings means the blotter is always changing. New arrests show up within hours of processing. The 72-hour window gives enough time for family members, bail agents, and attorneys to check on recent activity. But if you miss that window, you will need to go through the records division at the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for the booking information you need.

Note: The Fresno County jail blotter updates throughout the day as new bookings are processed.

Fresno County Booking Report Access Rights

California law makes most booking data public. The California Public Records Act applies to all Fresno County booking reports. Government Code Section 7923.600 requires law enforcement to release the arrested person's name, physical description, date of birth, time and date of arrest, time and date of booking, charges, bail amount, and custody location. This is why the sheriff can post the booking blotter online for everyone to see.

Full criminal histories are restricted. Under Penal Code Section 13300, only authorized agencies or the person themselves can access a complete criminal history record. But a single Fresno County booking report is different. It covers one arrest event and is public information. You can request a copy without giving a reason. The sheriff must respond to a formal Public Records Act request within 10 days, though the online blotter gives you a faster answer for recent bookings.

People booked in Fresno County can petition to seal their arrest records under Penal Code Section 851.91 if they were not convicted. Once sealed by the Fresno County Superior Court, the booking report no longer appears in public record searches. Penal Code Section 851.8 covers factual innocence claims and leads to records being sealed and then destroyed after three years.

Track Fresno County Inmates with VINE

The California VINE service works with Fresno County. Sign up for free to get alerts about an inmate's custody status. VINE notifies you by phone, email, or text when someone is released from the Fresno County jail, transferred to another facility, or escapes. This is a useful tool if you are a crime victim or if you need to monitor someone's status after they have been booked. It runs separately from the sheriff's blotter but covers the same population of Fresno County inmates.

Fresno City Arrest Records

The city of Fresno has its own police department with a records division at (559) 621-2534. The Fresno Police Department keeps arrest and incident reports, but the booking itself happens at the county jail. If you need an arrest report from the Fresno PD, contact them directly. For the booking report that was created when the person was processed at the Fresno County jail, go through the sheriff's office. These are two different records held by two different agencies, though they relate to the same arrest.

Nearby County Booking Reports

Fresno County is a large county in the Central Valley. If the booking you are searching for happened in a neighboring area, check these counties.