Find Mendocino County Booking Records

Mendocino County 72 hour booking records are maintained by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff operates the county jail in Ukiah and provides a public booking log online. You can search for inmates by name using the Mendocino County inmate inquiry tool. The system shows current jail inmates along with their booking details and charges. Mendocino County sits on the northern California coast and covers a large area with a relatively small population. Despite its rural character, the county runs a solid online booking search. This page explains how to use it, what information you can find, and what California law says about public access to Mendocino County booking data.

Mendocino County Booking Log

The Mendocino County Sheriff runs an inmate inquiry tool at the Mendocino inmate inquiry page. This booking log is the main way to search for 72 hour booking records in Mendocino County. You enter a name and the tool returns results from the jail database. Each result shows the person's booking date, charges filed, bail amount, and current status. The system runs on New World Systems software, which several California counties also use.

The booking log covers everyone processed through the Mendocino County Jail. This includes arrests by the sheriff's office, the Ukiah Police Department, Fort Bragg Police, Willits Police, and other agencies in the county. All of them bring arrestees to the county jail for booking. So the Mendocino County booking log is a single source for recent arrests across the whole county. It updates as new people get booked in.

You can use the tool for free. There is no charge and no registration needed. Just go to the page, type a name, and hit search. The results show who is currently in custody at the Mendocino County Jail.

Note: The Mendocino County inmate inquiry may show only current inmates, not people who have been released.

Mendocino Booking Log Screenshot

Below is a screenshot of the Mendocino County Sheriff's inmate inquiry tool at the Mendocino booking log page.

The tool lets you search by name to find anyone currently in the Mendocino County Jail. Results include the charges and booking date for each person. This public tool fulfills the Mendocino County Sheriff's obligation under California's booking disclosure law.

Mendocino Booking Disclosure Law

Government Code 7923.610 is the California law that makes booking records public. It requires all law enforcement agencies to release booking data. The Mendocino County Sheriff must comply. The statute lists what must be shared: full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest date and time, booking date and time, arrest location, bail, charges, and custody location. You can request any of this data for anyone booked into the Mendocino County Jail.

This law is part of the broader California Public Records Act. It applies to every county in the state. Mendocino County cannot refuse a records request for booking data. You do not need to give a reason for asking. The data is public by default. The online booking log makes it easy to access this information without filing a formal request. But if you need records that are not on the website, you can still make a request in writing or by phone.

Mendocino County Arrest and Jail

The Mendocino County Jail is in Ukiah. It serves the entire county. When someone gets arrested in Mendocino County, they are brought to this jail for processing. The booking process creates the record. Staff take the person's information, fingerprints, and photo. They enter the charges and set bail based on the county bail schedule. The data goes into the system and becomes available on the public inmate inquiry tool.

Mendocino County covers a big area. The coast communities of Fort Bragg and Point Arena are far from Ukiah. Arrests on the coast still go through the Mendocino County Jail. Transport can take time. This means there might be a delay between an arrest on the coast and when the booking shows up online. But once the person is processed at the Ukiah jail, the record appears in the system.

Under Penal Code 851.5, every person booked into the Mendocino County Jail gets at least three phone calls within three hours of booking. These calls are free. They can go to a lawyer, bail agent, or family member. This right applies regardless of the charge.

Mendocino County Sheriff Contact

Contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office for booking records or jail questions.

• Mendocino County Sheriff's Office: 951 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
• Main phone: (707) 463-4086
• Jail: (707) 463-4411
• Inmate inquiry: Mendocino inmate inquiry
• Victim notification: VINELink

For records not available online, call the jail or visit the sheriff's office during regular hours. The records staff can look up past Mendocino County bookings and provide copies. The California DOJ Public Records page explains your rights when requesting records from any law enforcement agency in the state, including the Mendocino County Sheriff.

Other Ways to Find Mendocino Bookings

VINELink covers Mendocino County and lets you check custody status and sign up for alerts. This is useful if you want to know when someone gets released from the Mendocino County Jail. The tool is free and available online around the clock. It does not give the same level of detail as the sheriff's booking log, but it confirms whether someone is in custody.

The BSCC Jail Profile Survey collects jail statistics for Mendocino County and all other California counties. It tracks booking counts, jail population, and capacity by month and quarter. This data helps you understand how busy the Mendocino County Jail is. But it does not list individual inmates. For names and charges, use the inmate inquiry tool on the sheriff's website. Mendocino County booking records are public and free to access.

Note: The Mendocino County booking log runs on a third-party system, so occasional downtime is possible.

Nearby Counties

Mendocino County borders these California counties. Each has its own sheriff and booking system.