Calaveras County Arrest Records

Calaveras County recent arrest records are available through the sheriff's online inmate search portal. The county uses CitizenRIMS to show who is currently in custody at the Calaveras County Jail. You can look up inmates by name for free. San Andreas is the county seat. Calaveras County sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Stockton. The population is around 46,000. The Sheriff's Office handles all patrol and jail operations in the county since there are no incorporated cities with their own police departments. Search for recent arrests and bookings through the tools listed on this page.

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Calaveras County Inmate Search Portal

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office runs an inmate search portal through CitizenRIMS. This system shows people currently held at the Calaveras County Jail. You can search by name. Results show the person's booking information, charges, and custody status. The portal updates as new bookings are processed and as people are released. No account is needed. The search is free.

CitizenRIMS is a platform that several California counties use for their jail management and public information systems. In Calaveras County, it serves as the main way the public can check on recent arrests and current inmates. The search results give you the basic booking data that California law requires agencies to make public. That includes the person's name, booking date, charges, bail amount, and other standard details. If you need more than what the portal shows, you can contact the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office directly to request records.

The Calaveras County CitizenRIMS portal shows who is in custody at the county jail.

Calaveras County Sheriff inmate search for recent arrest records

This search tool updates regularly with new bookings and releases at the Calaveras County Jail in San Andreas.

How Arrests Work in Calaveras County

Calaveras County has no incorporated cities. The entire county falls under the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement. When someone is arrested in Calaveras County, they are taken to the county jail in San Andreas for booking. Deputies handle all patrol work across the county's communities, including Angels Camp, Arnold, Copperopolis, Murphys, and Valley Springs. The California Highway Patrol also operates in the area and makes traffic-related arrests that go through the same booking process.

The booking process at the Calaveras County Jail follows standard procedures. Staff collect identifying information from the arrested person. They take fingerprints and a booking photo. Charges are entered into the system. Bail is set according to the county bail schedule. The whole process creates the arrest record that feeds into the CitizenRIMS portal. Once booking is done, the record becomes available on the public search tool, usually within a few hours.

Note: All law enforcement activity in Calaveras County runs through the Sheriff's Office since there are no city police departments within the county.

Calaveras County Arrest Disclosure Laws

Government Code 7923.610 requires the Calaveras County Sheriff to release specific arrest information to the public. The law lists nine categories of data that must be disclosed for every arrest. These include the arrested person's full name, physical description, date and time of arrest, booking details, charges, bail, and the circumstances of the arrest. Calaveras County follows this law, which is why the online portal shows the level of detail it does.

You also have rights under the California Public Records Act. If you need arrest reports or other documents not available through the online portal, submit a written request to the sheriff's office. They have 10 days to respond. Most basic arrest data is easy to get. Investigation files and more sensitive records may be partially or fully exempt from release. The sheriff's office will tell you what can and cannot be disclosed.

Sealing Arrest Records in Calaveras County

Calaveras County residents who were arrested but never convicted can petition to seal their arrest records. Penal Code 851.87 provides this option. File the petition at the Calaveras County Superior Court in San Andreas. If granted, the arrest record is sealed. It will not show up on most background checks. You can legally say you were not arrested for that charge.

The automatic sealing process under AB 1076 also covers Calaveras County. The DOJ checks records each month. Misdemeanor arrests from 2021 onward that were dismissed or never charged within a year get sealed automatically. No petition required. This statewide process applies to every county, including Calaveras.

Calaveras County VINE and State Tools

VINE is available for Calaveras County inmates. Call 877-411-5588 to register for custody alerts. You get notified by phone, text, or email when an inmate is released or transferred. The service is free. It saves you from having to check the inmate portal over and over for status updates on someone held at the Calaveras County Jail.

State-level tools work for Calaveras County too. The CDCR Inmate Search covers people in state prison. If someone arrested in Calaveras County ended up in state prison, search CIRIS by name or CDCR number. The DOJ Record Review lets you pull your own criminal history from the state database for $25 with fingerprints. This includes arrest records from any county in California, including Calaveras.