Lancaster 72 Hour Booking Search
Booking records for Lancaster come through the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The city does not have its own police force. LASD provides law enforcement to Lancaster through a contract, and the Lancaster Station handles all patrols and arrests in the area. When someone gets arrested in Lancaster, they go into the county booking system. That means all booking data is searchable through the same online tools used for the rest of LA County. This page explains how to look up Lancaster booking records, what the law says about public access, and where to go for more detailed records.
Lancaster Booking Quick Facts
Lancaster Booking in Los Angeles County
Lancaster is part of Los Angeles County. The LASD Lancaster Station is the law enforcement hub for the city. Deputies patrol the streets, respond to calls, and make arrests. But there is no city-owned jail. All bookings flow through the county system. That keeps everything in one database.
To search for someone booked in Lancaster, use the LASD Inmate Information Center. Type the person's name and the system pulls up current inmates across all LA County jail facilities. You can see charges, bail, booking date, and custody location. The tool is free and open around the clock. No sign-up is needed.
The county also has a booking log that shows recent entries. You can browse it by date to see who was booked in the last 72 hours. Lancaster arrests show up alongside bookings from the rest of the county. There is no way to filter by city, so you may need to scroll or search by name to find a specific person.
Lancaster LASD Station
The LASD Lancaster Station is at 501 West Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, CA 93534. This is the main law enforcement center for the city. Deputies work out of this station for patrol, investigations, and community services. The station also handles records requests for Lancaster-area arrests. You can call them at (661) 948-8466 for general questions.
Lancaster sits in the Antelope Valley, which is the northern part of Los Angeles County. The area is more spread out than the rest of the county. The Lancaster station covers a large geographic area. Arrests made by deputies in Lancaster typically result in the person being transported to one of the county jail facilities for booking. The closest major jail facility is in the LA County system further south.
The California Department of Justice compiles statewide jail booking data through the BSCC Jail Profile Survey, which tracks booking volumes for the Los Angeles County jail system used for Lancaster arrests.
This data helps track trends in booking activity across the entire LA County jail system, which processes all Lancaster arrests.
Lancaster Booking Law
California makes all booking records public. Government Code 7923.610 lists what must be shared. The law includes the person's full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time and date, charges, bail amount, and where they are held. LASD must release this data for all Lancaster bookings. You do not need to explain why you want the information.
There are also rights for the person who is booked. Penal Code 851.5 gives each person at least three free phone calls within three hours of booking. Those calls can go to a lawyer, bail agent, or family member. The jail cannot block or charge for these calls. This rule applies at every facility in California, including the county jails that process Lancaster arrests.
If you are denied access to a booking record, you can challenge that under the California Public Records Act. The law has provisions for people who believe a records request was wrongfully turned down. For recent Lancaster bookings, though, the online LASD tools usually provide what you need without a formal request.
How Lancaster Booking Works
The process starts when an LASD deputy makes an arrest in Lancaster. The person is handcuffed and transported to a county jail facility. At the jail, staff process the booking. They take fingerprints and a photo. All charges are logged. Bail is set using the LA County bail schedule. The whole thing can take several hours. Busy times mean longer waits.
After booking, the person may be released on bail, held for court, or kept in custody. For minor charges, bail can sometimes be posted quickly. More serious cases may result in a longer hold. Either way, the booking record is created as soon as processing is done. It becomes part of the county database and shows up in the online inmate search tools.
- Deputies arrest the person in Lancaster
- Transport to a county jail facility
- Fingerprints, photo, and charge logging
- Bail set per the LA County schedule
- Record enters the county database
Nearby City Booking Records
Lancaster is near several other cities that have their own booking records pages. Palmdale is the closest and also uses LASD for law enforcement. Santa Clarita is south of the Antelope Valley and is also served by the sheriff.
Palmdale and Lancaster are often grouped together as the Antelope Valley. Both cities use the same county system. Bakersfield is north of the valley in Kern County and has a separate booking system run by the Kern County Sheriff.