Garden Grove Recent Arrests

Garden Grove recent arrest records are available through the Garden Grove Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff's inmate search system. The Garden Grove PD handles all law enforcement in the city and processes arrests at its station. People held on more serious charges are transferred to Orange County jail facilities. You can search for recent Garden Grove bookings through the county's online inmate lookup tool. Garden Grove sits in the center of Orange County and is one of its most populated cities. Arrest records here are part of the broader Orange County booking system.

Garden Grove Arrest Records Search

The Orange County Sheriff's Department operates a Public Services Portal that includes an inmate information system and booking log. To use the portal, you need to create a free account. Once logged in, you can search for anyone currently in Orange County custody, including people arrested by the Garden Grove Police Department. The system shows charges, bail, booking dates, and facility information.

The Orange County Sheriff's inmate information page provides links to the inmate search, bail posting, and other custody services. It is the starting point for finding Garden Grove arrest records in the county system. The Inmate Information Center phone number is (714) 710-8884. You can call to ask about someone's custody status if you prefer not to use the website.

Note: The Orange County inmate system requires account creation, but the service itself is free.

Garden Grove Booking Process

Garden Grove police officers arrest people within city limits and bring them to the police station. The booking includes recording the person's full name, date of birth, charges, and physical description. Officers take fingerprints and a booking photo. Bail is set according to the Orange County bail schedule. For minor offenses, the person may be cited and released. They get a ticket with a court date and go home.

For more serious charges, Garden Grove PD transfers the arrested person to the Orange County Intake Release Center at 550 N. Flower Street in Santa Ana. This facility handles bookings for people from police departments across the county. Once someone is booked into the Orange County jail system, their record appears in the online inmate search. The Intake Release Center can be reached at (714) 647-4666. Garden Grove arrest transfers typically take a few hours to process fully.

Garden Grove Arrest Records Access

California Government Code 7923.610 requires the Garden Grove Police Department to make arrest information available to the public. The law covers the full name of each person arrested, their physical description, the arrest date and time, booking date and time, arrest location, circumstances of the arrest, bail amount, and all charges. This information is public unless releasing it would put someone at risk or interfere with an active case.

The Orange County Sheriff's inmate information page shown above is where you can start your search for Garden Grove arrests processed through the county jail system. It provides links to all custody-related services.

You can also submit a public records request to the Garden Grove Police Department for formal copies of arrest reports. The department has 10 days to determine if the records will be released, per the California Public Records Act. Digital copies may be provided at no charge depending on the department's policy.

Sealing Garden Grove Arrests

People arrested in Garden Grove who were never convicted can seek to seal those records. Penal Code 851.87 allows a petition to the Orange County Superior Court. If the court grants the petition, the arrest record is sealed. It will not show up on most background checks. You can state that you were not arrested for that offense.

Automatic relief is available for eligible arrests under AB 1076. The California DOJ reviews arrest records monthly. Misdemeanor arrests from January 2021 or later with dismissed charges or no case filing within a year are sealed automatically. No action is required from the person. This applies to Garden Grove arrests that went through the Orange County system.

Note: Felony arrests require a manual petition and are not eligible for automatic sealing.

Garden Grove Arrest Contacts

Here are the main contacts for Garden Grove and Orange County arrest record searches:

• Orange County Inmate Information Center: (714) 710-8884
• Intake Release Center: 550 N. Flower St., Santa Ana, CA 92703, (714) 647-4666
• Inmate Booking and Release: (714) 584-6790
• VINE Notification System: 877-411-5588

The VINE system lets you register for alerts when someone's custody status changes. This covers people arrested in Garden Grove and held in Orange County facilities. You can get alerts by phone, text, or email. For state prison searches, the CDCR CIRIS tool covers people sentenced to state prison. It does not include county jail or city lockup holds.

Mugshot Laws for Garden Grove

Booking photos from Garden Grove arrests are protected by California law. SB 1027 makes it a violation for any website to demand a fee in exchange for removing a booking photo. If a website has your Garden Grove mugshot and wants money to take it down, you can file a civil lawsuit and recover at least $1,000 per violation plus attorney's fees and costs.

Law enforcement agencies in Orange County cannot share booking photos of people arrested for nonviolent offenses on social media. This restriction comes from Penal Code 13665. There are exceptions for fugitives and imminent threats, but routine nonviolent arrests are protected. This covers Garden Grove PD and the Orange County Sheriff.

Garden Grove County Info

Garden Grove is in Orange County. The county sheriff runs the jail system and inmate search that handles Garden Grove arrests after transfer from city custody. Visit our county page for more details.

Nearby Cities

These Orange County cities are near Garden Grove and have their own arrest record pages with local booking details.