Access San Mateo County Booking Reports

San Mateo County booking reports come from the sheriff's office in Redwood City. This peninsula county sits between San Francisco and Santa Clara County, serving a population of around 750,000 people. Booking reports generated in San Mateo County record every arrest processed at the county's detention facilities. You can search for San Mateo County booking reports by contacting the sheriff's records services division. The county maintains two jail facilities in Redwood City where all local bookings take place, and records staff can assist with lookups by phone or in person.

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Records

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office manages all booking reports for the county. The main office is at 330 Bradford Street, Redwood City, CA 94063. For general questions, call (650) 363-4911. The records services line is (650) 599-1536. Records staff handle requests for booking reports, arrest records, and other documents tied to the San Mateo County jail system.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office homepage provides information about records and detention services.

Start at the sheriff's website for directions to the records office and current contact details.

San Mateo County runs two detention facilities, both in Redwood City. The Maguire Correctional Facility is at 300 Bradford Street. The Maple Street Correctional Center is at 1300 Maple Street. When someone gets arrested by any police department in San Mateo County, they typically end up at one of these two facilities for booking. The booking report generated at intake becomes a public record under California law. Whether the arrest came from the Daly City PD, Redwood City PD, San Carlos PD, or the sheriff's deputies, the booking goes through the same county system.

San Mateo County Booking Process

Booking in San Mateo County follows the same general steps used across California. Officers bring the arrested person to one of the Redwood City jail facilities. Staff take fingerprints and photographs. They record the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, arrest time, and bail amount. All of this goes into the San Mateo County booking report. Under Penal Code Section 851.5, the person gets the right to make at least three phone calls within three hours of being booked.

Government Code Section 7923.600 requires San Mateo County to share booking data with the public. This covers the full name, occupation, physical description, date of birth, arrest and booking times, charges, bail amount, and custody location. You do not need to be a lawyer or a victim to ask for this information. Anyone can request San Mateo County booking reports.

San Mateo Booking Report Laws

The California Public Records Act applies to San Mateo County like every other county in the state. Agencies have 10 days to respond to a records request. A 14-day extension is allowed in limited cases. For San Mateo County booking reports, the sheriff's office handles the response. Most basic booking lookups are faster than the formal request timeline because staff can check the system while you wait on the phone or at the counter.

Penal Code Section 13300 covers local criminal history records. A booking report is just one arrest event. A criminal history is the full record of all arrests and outcomes for one person. San Mateo County shares booking reports as public records. Full criminal histories are restricted and require a fingerprint-based request through the California DOJ with a $25 fee.

People booked in San Mateo County may later get their records sealed. Penal Code Section 851.91 allows this when charges did not result in a conviction. Once sealed, the San Mateo County booking report is removed from public access. The court order directs the sheriff to pull the record from any searchable database. People proven factually innocent under Penal Code Section 851.8 can have the records sealed and then destroyed after three years.

Note: The 10-day response clock starts when San Mateo County receives your written records request.

Track San Mateo County Custody Status

The California VINE system includes San Mateo County. Register for free to get alerts about custody changes. VINE notifies you by phone, email, or text when someone is released, transferred, or escapes from the San Mateo County jail. Crime victims use VINE to stay updated on an offender's status without having to call the jail. The California State Sheriffs' Association supports the statewide VINE program, and it covers all 58 California counties including San Mateo.

State Records for San Mateo County

After sentencing, some people convicted in San Mateo County go to state prison. Their records then transfer to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Use the CIRIS database to search for people in state custody. The results show the person's name, CDCR number, current facility, and parole hearing information. If you searched the San Mateo County system and found nothing, the person may have already been moved to a state prison.

Cities in San Mateo County

San Mateo County includes cities like Redwood City, San Mateo, Daly City, South San Francisco, and Pacifica. No city in the county has a population above 100,000, so all booking report searches go through the county sheriff's office. Local police departments make arrests, but the county handles the booking and records.

Nearby County Booking Reports

San Mateo County shares borders with San Francisco to the north and Santa Clara County to the south. Check these neighbors if the arrest may have occurred outside San Mateo County lines.