Search El Dorado County 72 Hour Booking

El Dorado County 72 hour booking records are available through the sheriff's online search tool. The El Dorado County Sheriff Office runs the county jail in Placerville and posts booking data on the Citizen RIMS platform. You can search for anyone booked into the El Dorado County jail at no cost. California law requires all booking records to be public. El Dorado County also houses inmates from Alpine County, which does not have its own jail. This page explains how to find El Dorado County booking records, what the search tool shows, and how to contact the sheriff for more details on recent bookings.

El Dorado Booking Records Online

The El Dorado County Sheriff posts booking records through two online tools. The main search runs on Citizen RIMS. This system shows everyone who is currently in custody at the El Dorado County jail. You type in a name and it pulls up matching results with charges, bail, and booking dates. The second tool was a 48-hour booking list at custody.edso.org, though that page is not always available. Citizen RIMS is the more reliable option for finding El Dorado County 72 hour booking records right now.

The search is free. You do not need an account. Just go to the Citizen RIMS page for El Dorado County and enter a first or last name. The system shows current inmates at the El Dorado County jail in Placerville. Each record includes the person's name, date of birth, booking date, charges, and bail amount. Some records also have a booking photo. Results update throughout the day as the jail processes new bookings and releases.

El Dorado County sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento. The county stretches from the Sacramento Valley up to Lake Tahoe. The sheriff handles law enforcement for the unincorporated areas and runs the jail. City police departments in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe make arrests too, but all bookings go through the county jail. So the Citizen RIMS tool covers every booking in El Dorado County regardless of which agency made the arrest.

El Dorado County Inmate Search Screenshot

You can see the El Dorado County booking search tool at the El Dorado Sheriff Citizen RIMS page. The screenshot below shows what the inmate search looks like.

The interface is clean and simple. Enter a name, hit search, and get a list of people in custody at the El Dorado County jail. Each listing has the details you would expect from a booking record in California.

Alpine County Inmates in El Dorado

Alpine County is one of the smallest counties in California. It has no county jail of its own. When someone is arrested in Alpine County, they get booked into the El Dorado County jail in Placerville. This means El Dorado County booking records may include people arrested in Alpine County. If you are looking for someone who was picked up in the Alpine County area, check the El Dorado County Citizen RIMS search.

This arrangement is not unusual in California. Several small counties contract with neighboring counties to hold their inmates. Alpine County and El Dorado County have a longstanding agreement for jail services. The booking process is the same. Alpine County arrests still produce a public booking record under California law. The data just shows up in the El Dorado County system instead of a separate Alpine County database.

Note: Alpine County arrests are booked into the El Dorado County jail, so search El Dorado for Alpine bookings.

El Dorado County Booking Law

California Government Code 7923.610 requires every law enforcement agency in the state to make booking information public. El Dorado County follows this mandate. When someone gets booked into the county jail, their record becomes public. The statute says agencies must share the full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time and date, booking time and date, arrest location, bail, charges, and custody location. There are no exceptions for smaller arrests or misdemeanor charges. All bookings produce a public record.

This law is part of the California Public Records Act. Most police investigative files can stay sealed under Government Code 7923.600. But booking data is the exception. It must be released. El Dorado County satisfies this requirement by posting data on Citizen RIMS. If the website does not have what you need, you can file a formal records request with the El Dorado County Sheriff. The main office number is (530) 621-5655. Written requests can go to the sheriff office at 300 Fair Lane in Placerville, CA 95667.

Arrested people in El Dorado County also have phone call rights under Penal Code 851.5. The law guarantees at least three completed calls within three hours of booking. These calls can go to a lawyer, a bail bond agent, or a family member. The jail cannot charge for them. This applies to every booking at every jail in California, including El Dorado County.

El Dorado County Jail Information

The El Dorado County jail is at 300 Forni Road in Placerville. The sheriff runs the facility. The main jail phone line is (530) 621-6000. The facility handles all county bookings, plus Alpine County bookings under their shared agreement. The jail sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills, about 45 minutes east of Sacramento along Highway 50.

Bail information shows up in each booking record on the Citizen RIMS site. Bail amounts in El Dorado County follow the county bail schedule, which the Superior Court sets. For most felonies and misdemeanors, bail is a fixed amount based on the charge. A judge can raise or lower bail at arraignment. Bail bond agents work with the El Dorado County jail to process bonds. If you see a bail amount in a booking record, that tells you how much it would cost to get that person released before trial.

The El Dorado County Superior Court handles cases after booking. The main courthouse is at 495 Main Street in Placerville. A second location in South Lake Tahoe at 1354 Johnson Boulevard handles cases from the eastern part of the county. Court records are separate from booking records but can give you more detail about what happened after a booking, like plea agreements, trial dates, and sentencing outcomes.

Other Booking Search Options for El Dorado

Citizen RIMS is the best tool for current El Dorado County booking records. But there are other ways to look up related information.

• VINELink tracks custody status and sends alerts when someone is released from the El Dorado County jail
• The California DOJ handles statewide criminal history requests through the Public Inquiry Unit at (916) 210-6276
• CIRIS, the state prison inmate search, covers people who have been transferred from county jail to state prison
• The El Dorado County Superior Court website has case records that show what happened after booking
• The BSCC Jail Profile Survey tracks jail population and booking statistics for El Dorado County

For 72 hour booking records from the El Dorado County jail, start with the Citizen RIMS search. It gives you the fastest results. The other tools above serve different purposes but can help fill in gaps if you need more details beyond the initial booking record.

Nearby County Booking Records

El Dorado County borders several California counties. Each one keeps its own booking records and jail search tools. Use the links below to check booking records from counties next to El Dorado.