Kings County Booking Reports

Kings County booking reports are managed by the sheriff's office at 1444 W. Lacey Blvd in Hanford. The sheriff runs a free online inmate locator that updates every hour with current booking data. If someone has been arrested anywhere in Kings County, their booking information ends up in this system. You can search by name to find who is in the jail right now. Kings County booking reports contain names, charges, bail amounts, and booking dates. For copies of older records or detailed report printouts, the sheriff's records division handles requests by phone and in person.

Search Kings County Booking Records Online

The Kings County Sheriff's Office provides an Inmate Locator on its website. This tool shows who is currently in the Kings County jail. The data refreshes every hour, so it stays fairly current. Type in a name and the system pulls up any matching inmates with their booking details, charges, and bail. It is free to use and does not require any kind of account. This is the best way to quickly search Kings County booking reports for recent arrests.

The Kings County Sheriff's Office offers the Inmate Locator shown below for public booking record searches.

This tool updates hourly and shows current inmates booked into the Kings County jail in Hanford.

The locator only displays current inmates. Once someone is released from the Kings County jail, they no longer appear in the system. For booking data on people who have already been released, call (559) 584-1431. The records staff can check past bookings and help you get copies if needed.

Kings County Jail Booking Details

The Kings County jail at 1444 W. Lacey Blvd in Hanford processes all bookings for the county. Arrests by the Hanford Police Department, Corcoran police, Avenal police, Lemoore police, and the sheriff's own deputies all feed into this facility. During booking, jail staff record the person's name, date of birth, physical features, charges, and bail. They take fingerprints and photographs. This data becomes the Kings County booking report, which stays on file at the sheriff's office permanently.

California requires that booking data be made public. Government Code Section 7923.600 lists the exact information that law enforcement must share when asked. Kings County complies by posting current inmate data on its locator tool. The hourly refresh means you get near-real-time access to booking information without having to contact anyone directly. For full printed copies of Kings County booking reports, though, you still need to go through the records office.

Legal Access to Kings County Bookings

The California Public Records Act applies to all Kings County booking reports. You have the right to request and inspect these records. The sheriff has 10 days to respond to a written request. You do not need to explain why you want the records. Basic booking data like names, charges, bail, and custody status is public by law.

Penal Code Section 13300 draws a line between booking reports and full criminal histories. A booking report covers one arrest. A criminal history covers all of them. Full criminal histories are restricted to authorized agencies or the person whose record it is. But individual Kings County booking reports are open to anyone. The California DOJ charges $25 for personal criminal history checks through its Record Review program, but that is separate from local booking report requests.

If someone was booked in Kings County and the arrest did not lead to a conviction, they can petition to seal the record. Penal Code Section 851.91 allows this through the Kings County Superior Court. Sealed records no longer appear in public searches.

Note: Booking photos from Kings County are subject to Penal Code Section 13665, which limits social media posting of mugshots for nonviolent offenses.

Kings County Custody Notifications

VINE is a free service that sends custody alerts for Kings County inmates. Register with a name or offender ID and choose whether you want phone, email, or text alerts. You get a notice when the person is released, transferred, or escapes. This works well alongside the inmate locator. Use the locator for current booking data. Use VINE for ongoing monitoring of custody changes in Kings County.

Cities in Kings County

Hanford is the county seat and largest city in Kings County. Corcoran, Lemoore, and Avenal are other incorporated cities. None has a population over 100,000. All city police departments in Kings County send arrested people to the county jail for booking. The sheriff holds the booking records for every arrest in the county, regardless of which city it happened in. If you need booking reports from an arrest in any Kings County city, start with the sheriff's inmate locator or records division.

Nearby County Booking Reports

Kings County is in the southern Central Valley. These are the neighboring counties you can check if the arrest happened close to a border area.