Search Ventura County Booking Records

Ventura County 72 hour booking records are searchable through the Ventura County Sheriff's inmate search tool. The sheriff runs the Todd Road Jail and the Pre-Trial Detention Facility, both in Ventura. Booking data from all facilities is available online for free. Ventura County has over 800,000 residents and sits between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara along the coast. The county processes a high volume of daily bookings. This page covers how to search Ventura County booking data, what the tools show, and your rights under California law.

Ventura County Inmate Search

The Ventura County Sheriff provides an inmate search tool on the sheriff's website. This is the main way to look up booking records online. You enter a name and the system searches across all Ventura County detention facilities. Results show the person's name, booking date, charges, bail amount, and custody status. The tool is free to use and does not require an account.

Ventura County operates multiple jail facilities. The Todd Road Jail and the Pre-Trial Detention Facility are the two main locations. The inmate search covers both. You do not need to search each facility separately. One search finds inmates across the entire Ventura County jail system. That is convenient given the county's size and the number of police agencies that book through it.

The search tool shows people who are currently in custody. It updates as new bookings come in and as people are released. If someone was booked yesterday and posted bail this morning, they may no longer appear. For booking records of people who have been released, a written public records request to the sheriff is the way to go. The underlying data is kept even after release.

Note: Ventura County's inmate search covers all county detention facilities in a single search.

Ventura County Booking Screenshot

The California CDCR inmate locator is a state-level tool that can help locate inmates who may have been transferred from Ventura County to state prison.

The state database covers inmates who have moved from county jail to state prison. If someone was booked in Ventura County and later sentenced to state time, the CDCR locator picks up where the county system leaves off. For current Ventura County jail inmates, use the sheriff's inmate search tool instead.

Ventura County Booking Law

California Government Code 7923.610 requires all law enforcement agencies to release booking data to the public. Ventura County follows this law. The statute says agencies must share 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 Ventura County Sheriff meets this requirement through the online inmate search and by responding to written records requests.

The California Public Records Act backs this up. Booking records are carved out as a special public category. Even when other police records can stay confidential under Government Code 7923.600, booking data is always accessible. This matters in Ventura County where multiple police departments generate arrests. No matter which agency made the arrest, the booking record is public once the person is processed at the county jail.

People booked in Ventura County have phone call rights under Penal Code 851.5. Three free calls within three hours. Calls go to a lawyer, bail agent, or relative. The Ventura County jail cannot charge for them. This right is the same at every facility in the county.

Ventura County Jail System

Ventura County runs two main detention facilities. The Todd Road Jail is at 600 Todd Road in Santa Paula. The Pre-Trial Detention Facility is at 800 South Victoria Avenue in Ventura. Together they handle all bookings for the county. The sheriff's office coordinates between the two facilities based on space and security needs. All booking data feeds into the same inmate search system.

Contact the Ventura County Sheriff at (805) 654-2380. The main office is at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009. Walk-in records requests are taken during business hours. You can also mail written requests to the same address. Include the person's name and approximate booking date. Under the California Public Records Act, the sheriff has 10 days to respond. There is no fee to use the online search. Copies of records may carry a small charge.

Ventura County sits along the coast between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. It includes the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, and Moorpark. Each city has its own police department but all bookings go through the county sheriff's jail. This centralized system means one search tool covers every arrest in Ventura County.

• Todd Road Jail at 600 Todd Road, Santa Paula
• Pre-Trial Detention Facility at 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura
• Free online inmate search through the sheriff's website
• Records requests by phone, mail, or walk-in
• All city police agencies book through the county system

Ventura Booking Data Fields

Each Ventura County booking record contains the standard fields mandated by California law. The person's full legal name and date of birth come first. Then a physical description with height, weight, and distinguishing features. Arrest details show when and where. Booking details show when the person was processed at the facility. All charges are listed by California code section. Bail appears as a dollar amount or as a hold notation.

Booking photos may be included in the inmate search results for some entries. Ventura County's tool sometimes shows photos for current inmates. If you need a photo that does not appear online, request it from the sheriff's records division. Booking photos are part of the public record under California law and can be obtained upon request.

Cities in Ventura County

Ventura County includes several large cities. Below are the cities with over 100,000 residents that have their own pages on this site.

All bookings from these cities go through the Ventura County Sheriff's jail system. Use the county inmate search tool to find booking records from any city in the county.

Nearby County Booking Records

Ventura County borders three other California counties. Check these neighbors if you need booking data from outside Ventura County.