Placer County Recent Arrest Lookup
Recent arrest records in Placer County are available through the sheriff's online inmate search. The Placer County Sheriff's Office runs a real-time custody database that shows everyone currently booked into the county jail system. You can search it at no cost. Placer County stretches from the Sacramento suburbs near Roseville up through Auburn and into the Lake Tahoe area. The county has two jail facilities. Both feed into the same public inmate search system. This page explains how to look up recent arrests in Placer County, what state databases can help, and which California laws govern access to these arrest records.
Placer County Arrest Records Quick Facts
Placer County Inmate Search
The Placer County Sheriff maintains an online inmate search that shows who is in custody. This is the main tool for checking recent arrests in Placer County. The search tool pulls from a real-time database. You type in a name and it returns matching records. Each result shows the booking date, charges, bail amount, and which facility the person is at. The search is free. No login or account is needed. It works from any device.
Placer County has two jail facilities. The Auburn Main Jail is at 2775 Richardson Drive in Auburn. You can reach it at (530) 745-8500. The South Placer Jail is at 11801 Go For Broke Road in Roseville. Its phone number is (916) 409-8100. Both jails feed into the same inmate search system. So whether someone was arrested and booked in the western part of the county near Roseville or up in the mountains near Tahoe, they will show up in the same database.
Note: The inmate search shows people currently in custody at Placer County jails and may not include those already released.
How Placer County Processes Arrests
Several law enforcement agencies operate in Placer County. The sheriff covers unincorporated areas, which make up most of the county by land area. The Roseville Police Department handles the largest city. Auburn Police, Lincoln Police, Rocklin Police, and the Tahoe City area agencies make their own arrests too. The CHP patrols Interstate 80 and other highways through Placer County. When any of these agencies arrest someone and the person needs to be booked, they go to one of the Placer County jails. The sheriff's corrections team processes the booking and enters the data.
California Government Code Section 7923.610 requires every law enforcement agency in the state to make arrest information public. The law lists nine categories of data: full name, occupation, physical description with date of birth, arrest time and date, booking time and date, arrest location, circumstances, bail, custody status, and charges. This applies to all arrests booked through the Placer County jail system. The only exception is when releasing the data would endanger a person or compromise an investigation.
Placer County is growing fast. The population has increased significantly in recent years, especially in the Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln areas. More people means more law enforcement activity and more jail bookings to search through.
Placer County Inmate Search Screenshot
The Placer County Sheriff inmate search tool shows who is currently in custody at the county jails.
Search by name to find booking records, charges, and bail information for people recently arrested in Placer County.
State Resources for Placer County Arrests
Two California state databases apply to Placer County. The California DOJ Record Review lets you request your own criminal history from the state. It costs $25. You submit Live Scan fingerprints and the DOJ mails your full record in about four weeks. This includes any arrests in Placer County plus every other California jurisdiction. Only you can request your own record. The DOJ does not give it to third parties without your consent.
The CDCR CIRIS search covers California state prison inmates. If someone from Placer County was convicted and sent to state prison, CIRIS will show their name, location, admission date, and hearing schedule. Search by name or CDCR number. This does not cover the Placer County jails. For recent local arrests, the sheriff's inmate search is the correct tool. CIRIS is strictly for state inmates.
VINE, the statewide Victim Information and Notification system at 877-411-5588, also covers Placer County. You can register for alerts when an inmate's custody status changes at either Placer County jail facility.
Placer County Arrest Record Laws
Penal Code Section 13300 defines what counts as local criminal history information in California. For Placer County, that means names, arrest dates, booking numbers, charges, and case outcomes. The sheriff's corrections division maintains these records for every booking at both jail facilities.
Arrest records in Placer County can be sealed if no conviction results. Penal Code 851.87 lets people petition to seal their arrest records when charges are not filed or are dismissed. AB 1076 provides automatic arrest relief through the DOJ. Each month the DOJ reviews records and clears qualifying cases without anyone filing paperwork. This covers Placer County arrests from January 2021 forward where there was no conviction.
Booking photos from Placer County arrests are also protected. SB 1027 makes it illegal for commercial websites to charge a fee for removing booking photos. Violators face damages of at least $1,000 per violation in civil court. And AB 1475 restricts when law enforcement can share booking photos on social media for nonviolent offenses.
Note: The California Public Records Act requires Placer County to respond to records requests within 10 days.
Older Placer County Arrest Records
The inmate search tool covers current and very recent bookings. For older Placer County arrest records, contact the sheriff's office at the Auburn Main Jail at (530) 745-8500 or the South Placer Jail at (916) 409-8100. You can file a public records request. The Placer County Superior Court also has case records for past arrests. Court records and jail records are kept separately but relate to the same cases.
The DOJ Record Review at $25 is the best option for getting your complete personal arrest history across all of California, including Placer County.
Cities in Placer County
Roseville is the largest city in Placer County with a population over 100,000.
Nearby Counties
These counties border Placer County in the Sacramento region and Sierra foothills of California.