Lake County Booking Records

Booking records in Lake County are public and searchable online. The Lake County Sheriff's Office uses the Citizen RIMS system to post jail data, including recent bookings and current inmates at the Hill Road Correctional Facility in Lakeport. Citizen RIMS is a free tool that lets you search by name, browse arrest data, and view booking details. Lake County is a smaller county in Northern California, but it still follows the same state laws on booking disclosure as every other county. Here is how to find and use 72 hour booking records in Lake County.

Lake County Citizen RIMS Search

The Lake County Citizen RIMS portal is where you go to search for 72 hour booking records. Citizen RIMS stands for Records and Information Management System. It is used by several California counties, and Lake County is one of them. The portal shows you people currently in custody at the Lake County jail and recent booking data. You can search by name or scroll through the full list.

The search results show each person's name, booking date, charges, and bail amount. It also shows the arresting agency. In Lake County, that might be the sheriff's office, the Lakeport Police Department, or the Clearlake Police Department. All of them book people into the same Lake County jail. The Citizen RIMS tool pulls from that central database so it covers every booking in the county regardless of which agency made the arrest.

The Citizen RIMS interface for Lake County is straightforward. The screenshot above shows the public search page. It does not require you to create an account or log in. You just open the page and start searching. The data updates as new Lake County bookings are processed.

Lake County Booking Disclosure Law

All booking records in Lake County are public under California Government Code 7923.610. This is a state law, not a local rule. It means the Lake County Sheriff must release booking information when asked. The law is specific about what must be shared. It covers the full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time and date, booking time and date, arrest location, bail, charges, and holding facility. Lake County follows this law by posting the data online through Citizen RIMS.

You can also make a formal records request to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Under the California Public Records Act, any person can ask for records and the agency has 10 days to respond. The sheriff's office is located at 1220 Martin Street in Lakeport. You can call or visit in person. For most people, the online search through Citizen RIMS is faster and gives the same basic booking data.

Note: Lake County booking records on Citizen RIMS may not include every data point listed in the statute, but the sheriff must provide the full record if you file a formal request.

Lake County Jail Facility

The Lake County jail is the Hill Road Correctional Facility. It is run by the Lake County Sheriff's Office. This is where all bookings in the county are processed. The facility handles both misdemeanor and felony arrests. When someone is brought in, jail staff collect personal information, take photos and fingerprints, and log the charges. That booking data then goes into the system and shows up on Citizen RIMS for public view.

Lake County is not a large county. It has around 68,000 residents. The biggest towns are Clearlake and Lakeport. Clearlake has its own police department, and Lakeport does too. But both cities use the Lake County jail for holding. There is no city jail in Lake County. So all booking records for the entire county come from one place. This makes it simpler to search. You only need to check one system to find out if someone was booked anywhere in Lake County.

The jail has a modest capacity. Booking volume tends to be lower than in larger California counties. That said, the same rules apply. Every booking must be logged. Every record must be available to the public. Whether Lake County processes 10 bookings a day or 100, the data is public and searchable through Citizen RIMS.

Rights After Booking in Lake County

California Penal Code 851.5 applies at the Lake County jail just like everywhere else in the state. Anyone who is booked gets at least three phone calls within three hours. The calls are free. They can reach a lawyer, a bail bond agent, or a family member. Lake County jail staff must provide access to a phone. This right cannot be denied no matter what the charges are.

After booking, the person either posts bail or waits for arraignment. Bail amounts in Lake County follow the county bail schedule. Some offenses have pre-set bail amounts. Others need a judge. The booking record will show the bail amount once it is set. You can check this through the Citizen RIMS search tool. If bail is listed as "no bail," that usually means the charge does not qualify for bail or the court has denied it.

How to Find Lake County Booking Data

The simplest way is to go to the Citizen RIMS portal and type a name. The system returns results instantly. If you do not know the exact spelling of a name, try partial searches. Citizen RIMS is flexible enough to show close matches in most cases. You do not need to pay anything to search Lake County booking records online.

For a formal copy of a booking record from Lake County, you have a few options. You can call the sheriff's office, visit in person at the Lakeport location, or send a written request by mail. The address for the Lake County Sheriff's Office is 1220 Martin Street, Lakeport, CA 95453. Written requests should include the full name and approximate date of booking for the person you are asking about.

• Search online at lakecounty.citizenrims.com
• Call the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Lakeport
• Visit the sheriff's office at 1220 Martin Street
• Mail a written records request
• File a Public Records Act request for official copies

Lake County must respond to Public Records Act requests within 10 days. Copies may cost 10 cents per page. The online search is free and faster for basic booking data.

Nearby Counties for Booking Search

Lake County sits in Northern California between several other counties. If you need to check booking records outside of Lake County, these nearby counties each have their own search tools.