Tulare County 72 Hour Booking

Tulare County 72 hour booking records are available through the sheriff's online inmate search tool. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office runs the Bob Wiley Detention Facility in Visalia and provides free public access to current inmate data. Tulare County is one of the larger counties in the Central Valley with nearly half a million residents. The sheriff handles all jail operations. This page covers how to search Tulare County booking records, what the inmate search tool shows, and your rights under California law to access this data.

Tulare County Inmate Search

The Tulare County Sheriff provides an inmate search on the county website. This tool lets you look up people currently held at the Tulare County jail. You can search by name and see booking details for each inmate. Charges, booking dates, and bail amounts are all shown. The search is free and requires no account.

Tulare County processes a significant number of daily bookings. The county includes major cities like Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, and Dinuba. Arrests from city police departments across the county all funnel into the Tulare County jail system. The inmate search captures bookings from every agency in the county. Whether the Visalia Police Department, Porterville Police Department, or the sheriff made the arrest, the booking record appears in the same system.

The inmate search shows people currently in custody. If someone was booked and released within a day, they may not appear. For records of people no longer in jail, you can submit a written request to the Tulare County Sheriff. The booking record exists in the sheriff's system even after release. The California Public Records Act gives you the right to ask for it.

Tulare County Booking Screenshot

The Tulare County inmate search page is hosted on the county government website and provides a direct search of current jail inmates.

The screenshot shows the search interface. You enter a name and the system returns matching inmate records. The layout is clean and results load fast. Tulare County's tool is well maintained and updated regularly as new bookings and releases happen throughout the day.

Tulare County Booking Law

California Government Code 7923.610 requires all law enforcement agencies to make booking records public. Tulare County complies with this law. The statute says agencies must release the person's full name, date of birth, physical description, arrest time and date, booking time and date, arrest location, all charges, bail, and holding facility. The Tulare County Sheriff cannot withhold any of this information.

The 72 hour window means booking data should be public within three days. Tulare County's inmate search updates faster than that. Most new bookings appear within hours of processing. The tool gives you the data that California law requires. For older records or records of people who are no longer in custody, a formal written request is the way to go. The Tulare County Sheriff has 10 days to respond.

Every person booked at the Tulare County jail has rights under Penal Code 851.5. Three free phone calls within three hours of booking. The calls can go to a lawyer, bail agent, or relative. The jail cannot charge for these. This applies to every booking at every Tulare County detention facility.

Tulare County Jail Information

The Tulare County Sheriff operates the Bob Wiley Detention Facility in Visalia. This is the main county jail. The sheriff also runs the Porterville Pre-Trial Facility. Both handle bookings and house inmates. The inmate search tool covers both facilities. You do not need to check them separately. One search finds inmates across the entire Tulare County jail system.

Contact the Tulare County Sheriff at (559) 733-6218. The main jail is at 1055 South Akers Street, Visalia, CA 93277. Walk-in records requests are taken during business hours. Written requests can be mailed to the same address. Include the person's name and approximate booking date in your request. The sheriff's office processes these under the California Public Records Act and must respond within 10 days.

Tulare County spans a large area in the southern Central Valley. It stretches from the valley floor up into the Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains. The population centers are in the western part of the county along Highway 99. Most arrests happen in and around Visalia, Tulare, and Porterville. The eastern part of the county is rural and sparsely populated, with the sheriff providing primary law enforcement.

• Bob Wiley Detention Facility at 1055 S. Akers St., Visalia
• Porterville Pre-Trial Facility for additional housing
• Free online inmate search tool
• Records requests by phone, mail, or walk-in
• Covers bookings from all city police and sheriff

Note: The Tulare County inmate search covers both the Visalia and Porterville detention facilities in one search.

Tulare Booking Record Details

A Tulare County booking record includes all the data that California law requires. You get the person's full name and date of birth. A physical description with height, weight, and other features. The arrest details show when and where it happened. The booking section shows processing time at the jail. All charges are listed. Bail appears as a dollar figure or as a hold notation when bail is not available.

Booking photos may be part of the online results for some inmates. The inmate search tool varies in whether it shows photos for everyone. If you need a booking photo that does not appear online, request it from the sheriff's records division. All booking data, including photos, is public under California law.

Cities in Tulare County

Tulare County includes several cities. Visalia is the county seat and largest city. It has its own page on this site.

Other cities in Tulare County include Tulare, Porterville, and Dinuba. These cities have their own police departments, but all bookings go through the Tulare County Sheriff's jail system. Use the county inmate search to find booking records from any city in the county.

Nearby County Booking Records

Tulare County borders several Central Valley and mountain counties. Check these neighbors if you are not sure where an arrest took place.