Find Shasta County Arrest Records

Shasta County recent arrests can be looked up through the sheriff's office and its jail information resources. Shasta County is located in the far northern part of California, with Redding as the county seat. The county has a population of about 180,000 people. The Sheriff's Office operates the Shasta County Jail, which handles bookings from arrests made by the sheriff's deputies and by local police departments like Redding PD and Anderson PD. You can look up recent booking records to check who is in custody. Results typically include names, charges, bail amounts, and booking dates. The search is free for anyone to use.

Shasta County Jail Booking Records

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office provides jail information through its official county website. This page contains details about the jail facility, visiting hours, and how to look up who is in custody. The Shasta County Jail is located in Redding and serves as the primary holding facility for the entire county. When someone gets arrested by any law enforcement agency in Shasta County, they are typically taken to this jail for booking. Deputies, Redding police officers, and other local officers all bring arrested individuals here.

The booking process creates a record that includes the person's name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, and bail amount. These records become part of the public booking log. You can check with the sheriff's office to see who is currently held in the Shasta County Jail. The jail processes bookings around the clock. New arrest records are added as they come in.

Note: Some booking records may be delayed if the jail is processing a high volume of arrests during peak times.

Shasta County Arrest Record Access

The Shasta County Sheriff provides public access to jail information through its county website.

For people sentenced to state prison after a Shasta County arrest, the statewide CDCR CIRIS database can help locate their current facility and status.

If you cannot find someone through the local jail lookup, there are other options. The Redding Police Department handles many arrests within city limits and may have its own records available through a public records portal. For arrests made by the California Highway Patrol or other state agencies in Shasta County, those records are held by the arresting agency. You can submit a records request to the specific department. The California Public Records Act requires a response within 10 business days. Most agencies in Shasta County handle records requests by mail, email, or through online portals.

Arrest Laws Covering Shasta County

Every arrest made in Shasta County falls under the same state disclosure rules that apply across California. Government Code 7923.610 requires law enforcement to make public the arrested person's name, physical description, arrest and booking times, location, charges, bail amount, and the circumstances of the arrest. The only exception is when releasing the information would put someone in danger or hurt an active investigation. For standard arrests in Shasta County, all of this information is typically available to the public upon request.

The California Public Records Act gives anyone the right to request records from government agencies. You do not need to give a reason for your request. The agency must respond within 10 days and let you know if the records will be provided. There may be a small charge for copies. Shasta County follows these same rules as every other county in the state.

Shasta County Jail Facility Details

The Shasta County Jail is the only county-operated detention facility in the area. It sits in Redding and has a capacity that serves the needs of a county with about 180,000 residents. The jail holds people who have been arrested and are waiting for court, serving short sentences, or being held on warrants. Bookings happen around the clock. When someone is brought in, jail staff record all the details and enter them into the system. This creates the arrest record that later appears in public lookup tools.

Bail in Shasta County follows the county bail schedule, which assigns a dollar amount to each type of offense. Minor misdemeanors may have low bail or the person may be cited and released at the scene. Felony charges carry higher bail. Some charges have no bail option, meaning the person must wait for a judge to set conditions at a hearing. The arraignment must happen within 48 hours of arrest, excluding weekends and holidays. At that hearing, the judge can raise, lower, or eliminate bail based on the facts of the case and the defendant's background.

Note: People sentenced to more than a year in Shasta County typically get transferred to state prison, and their records shift to the CDCR CIRIS system.

Sealing Shasta County Arrest Records

A person arrested in Shasta County who was not convicted may be able to seal the arrest record. Under Penal Code 851.87, you can file a petition with the Shasta County Superior Court asking to seal it. If the judge grants the petition, the arrest record is no longer visible on most background checks. You can legally say you were not arrested for that charge.

California's automatic arrest relief law, Penal Code 851.93, also applies. The state DOJ reviews records every month. Qualifying misdemeanor arrests from January 2021 onward get automatic relief if charges were dismissed or never filed within a year. No petition needed. This covers Shasta County arrests the same as any other county in California. For people who want a copy of their own criminal history, the DOJ record review process costs $25 and requires fingerprint submission through Live Scan.

Shasta County Arrest Records by City

Shasta County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. Redding is the largest city at around 93,000 residents. All arrest bookings in the county go through the Shasta County Jail.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Shasta County. Each one has its own jail and arrest record system.