Tulare County Recent Arrests

Tulare County recent arrests can be searched through the sheriff's online inmate search tool. Located in the San Joaquin Valley of central California, Tulare County processes a significant number of bookings each week. The Sheriff's Office runs the county detention facilities and publishes booking data for public access. You can look up who is in custody and check the charges filed against them. Tulare County covers a large area that includes Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, and many smaller towns. The online search is free and does not need an account. It gives you current jail roster information from the Tulare County detention system.

Tulare County Inmate Search

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office operates an online inmate search through its website. This tool shows who is currently in custody at county detention facilities. You can search by name to find a specific person. The results display the inmate's name, booking number, charges, bail amount, and facility location. The database updates regularly as new arrests are processed and people are released.

Using the Tulare County inmate search is simple. Go to the page, enter the person's name, and hit search. You do not need to create an account or log in. The system pulls up matching records from the jail management database. If you have a booking number, that may work as a search option too. The tool covers all Tulare County detention facilities, so you only need to check one place. Results reflect real-time data from the booking system, which means what you see is current.

Note: Only people currently in Tulare County custody appear in the inmate search results.

Tulare County Booking Records Portal

The Tulare County Sheriff publishes arrest data through its detention operations page.

The portal above shows the Tulare County inmate search interface. It is the primary tool for checking recent bookings and jail roster data in the county.

Tulare County handles a high number of arrests relative to its population. The county has several cities with their own police departments, including Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, and Dinuba. When city police make an arrest, the person is usually transported to a county detention facility for booking. The Sheriff's Office also makes arrests through its own patrol division, which covers unincorporated areas. All of these bookings go into the same system and show up on the inmate search. The detention division manages multiple facilities spread across the county. Each facility feeds booking data into the central database, so searching once gives you results from all locations.

Arrest Record Laws in Tulare County

California mandates that law enforcement share arrest information with the public. Government Code 7923.610 spells out the required details. Agencies must release the arrested person's full name, physical description, arrest date and time, booking date and time, arrest location, factual circumstances, bail amount, release information, and all charges. This applies to every agency in Tulare County. The law took effect January 1, 2023.

There are narrow exceptions. If releasing a piece of information would endanger someone or compromise an active investigation, the agency can hold it back. But in most cases, the booking data for recent arrests in Tulare County is fully available to the public. You do not need to give a reason for wanting to see it. The information is there for anyone who asks.

Tulare County Detention Facilities

Tulare County runs several detention facilities. The main jail processes the bulk of bookings. People arrested in Visalia, Tulare, and surrounding areas are typically brought to the nearest facility. The sheriff's detention division oversees all of them. Each facility has its own rules for visiting and phone calls, but all booking records feed into one database. When someone is booked at any Tulare County facility, the record appears on the same inmate search tool.

The booking process follows standard steps. Officers bring the arrested person in. Staff take fingerprints and a photo. Charges are entered. Bail is set per the county schedule. The whole thing takes a few hours. After that, the record is in the system and the public can see it. If you are trying to find someone who was just arrested, give it a few hours after the arrest for the booking to show up online. During weekends or busy shifts, it may take longer.

The VINE notification system is available for Tulare County. Call 877-411-5588 to sign up for alerts when an inmate's status changes. You can get notifications by phone, text, or email.

Note: Bail amounts shown in the search are set by the county bail schedule and can change after a court hearing.

Sealing Tulare County Arrest Records

If you were arrested in Tulare County and the charges were dismissed or you were found not guilty, you might qualify to have the arrest sealed. Penal Code 851.87 covers this process. You petition Tulare County Superior Court. If the judge agrees that the case meets the criteria, the arrest record is sealed. After that, you can legally say you were not arrested for that charge. Most employers and landlords will not see the sealed record on a background check.

For misdemeanor arrests from January 2021 or later, California has automatic relief through AB 1076. The Department of Justice reviews records each month and grants relief when the arrest was dismissed or no charges were filed within a year. You do not need to do anything for this. It happens on its own. This covers Tulare County arrests along with every other county in the state.

Statewide Record Tools for Tulare County

The California DOJ Record Review lets you get a copy of your own statewide criminal history. The process costs $25 and requires Live Scan fingerprinting. There are Live Scan locations in Visalia and other Tulare County cities. The DOJ sends your record to you by mail. This shows all arrests and convictions on file with the state, not just Tulare County data.

For people who ended up in state prison, the CDCR inmate locator is the right tool. It shows everyone currently in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. You can search by name or CDCR number. Results include the facility where the person is held, their admission date, and upcoming parole hearing dates. This only covers state prisons, not county jails in Tulare County or anywhere else.

Tulare County Arrests by City

Tulare County does not have any cities with a population over 100,000. The largest city is Visalia with about 145,000 residents, but it falls below the threshold for its own page on this site. Other notable cities include Tulare, Porterville, and Dinuba. All bookings from these cities go through the Tulare County Sheriff's detention system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Tulare County. Each runs its own jail system and publishes arrest information through separate tools.