Lake County, CA Recent Arrests: Mugshots, Bookings & Records

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   Start with the official Recent Arrests page

   Open Lake County Recent Arrests. This is the Sheriff-controlled starting point for recent booking activity and the county’s current photo-policy notice.

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   Use Citizen RIMS for the searchable public data

   Lake County links the public to Citizen RIMS, which provides public access to crime and incident information, daily bulletins and arrest-related data.

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   Switch to In Custody when the question is “are they still there?”

   The Sheriff’s In Custody page directs users to Citizen RIMS for people currently held at Hill Road Correctional Facility.

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   Open the inmate booking record for charges and bail clues

   The Sheriff says booking sheets can list charges, bail and court dates and can be downloaded or printed from the inmate booking record.

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   Use the jail pages for operational questions

   Do not use the arrest listing to guess mail rules, money-deposit methods, release timing or visitation. Those are maintained separately under the Lake County Jail section.

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   Verify the criminal case in Superior Court

   Once you have a name, case clue or court date, continue to Lake County Superior Court’s public portal for court information.

The Sheriff’s official Recent Arrests page currently states that it is not posting photographs of arrestees on the recent-arrests website because of the Houston v. Maricopa ruling.

Hill Road Correctional Facility is Lake County’s central reception center for people arrested within the county. The Sheriff says it receives arrestees from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Clearlake Police Department, Lakeport Police Department, California Highway Patrol and other local, state and federal agencies.

Lake County says an inmate booking sheet can list charges, bail and court dates. Bail may be posted by paying the full amount in cash or through a bail bond company.

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   Find the inmate’s booking record

   Start with In Custody or Citizen RIMS and identify the correct person.

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   Check the booking sheet

   Use the booking record for the listed charges, bail and court-date information. Save or print the record if you need the details for a jail or court call.

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   Verify before paying

   Call Hill Road Correctional Facility at 707-262-4240 when the bail amount, custody status or release timing matters right now.

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   Remember that bail is not the case outcome

   After release, continue to Superior Court for filed charges, hearings and disposition.

Lake County currently uses Access Corrections for inmate-account deposits. Money orders by mail are no longer accepted.

Lake County visits are generally 30 minutes long, start on the hour or half-hour, and inmates and visitors are limited to one visit per visiting day.

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   Check the inmate’s current housing unit

   The visiting schedule depends on housing location. Verify the inmate’s housing information before driving to the jail.

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   Reserve B Pod or Booking visits in advance

   For B Pod and Booking, call 707-262-4240 ext. 6 at least 24 hours ahead. Reservations are handled Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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   Arrive 15 minutes early

   The jail instructs visitors to be inside the facility and signed in 15 minutes before visiting begins.

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   Bring valid identification

   Adult visitors must register and provide valid U.S. government-issued photo identification. Expired driver’s licenses and ordinary credit cards are not accepted as visitor identification.

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   Bring as little as possible

   Only a single car key may be taken into the visiting room. Lockers are available for some personal property and currently cost 25 cents.

Use the court system when you need to know what prosecutors filed, when the hearing is scheduled or how the case was resolved. The jail record should not be used as a substitute for the court docket.

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   Open the official public portal

   Start from Lake County Superior Court Online Case Information.

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   Use the case number whenever possible

   The court says the easiest search is by case number. If you do not have one, the portal also allows searches using last name, first name or company name.

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   Narrow broad name searches

   The court portal can return no more than 200 results in a search. If a common name produces too many records, narrow the search rather than assuming the first similar name is correct.

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   Open the blue case number

   The court’s instructions say to select the blue case number and then use the available tabs to review the information associated with the case.

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   Call Criminal Division if the online result is unclear

   Lake County Superior Court lists Criminal Division assistance at 707-263-2374, with telephone and counter access from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Records Team handles reports, citations, subpoenas, permits and statistical reporting. Report access depends on your relationship to the incident and whether disclosure is legally permitted.

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   Open the official Records page

   Go to Lake County Sheriff Records and confirm that your request belongs with the Sheriff rather than another arresting agency.

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   Prepare identifying information

   Use the case or incident number when available. Otherwise provide the incident date, approximate time, location and names involved so staff can identify the correct record.

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   Choose online, mail or written request

   The Sheriff’s Office accepts written requests and provides an online Public Records Request Form.

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   Select how you want the approved record delivered

   The online form offers pickup, email or mail. Email delivery is currently listed as free.

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   Allow time for research and review

   The Sheriff’s Records page says requests generally take seven to ten business days to complete and that a response is provided within 10 days, subject to availability and unusual circumstances.

Hill Road Correctional Facility can receive a person arrested by several agencies. That does not mean the Sheriff’s Records Unit automatically owns the original incident report.

1. Looking for a mugshot and assuming no photo means no arrest. Lake County’s Recent Arrests page currently does not post arrestee photographs.
2. Using Recent Arrests as a live jail roster. Use In Custody / Citizen RIMS for present detention status.
3. Mailing personal correspondence to 4913 Helbush Drive. After July 27, 2026 ordinary inmate mail goes to the JailATM processing address in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
4. Sending legal mail to the JailATM processing address. Legal mail still goes directly to Lake County Jail under the facility’s legal-mail rules.
5. Mailing a money order for an inmate account. Lake County no longer accepts mailed money orders for inmate-account deposits.
6. Showing up for B Pod or Booking visitation without a reservation. Those visits require at least 24 hours advance reservation.
7. Requesting an arrest report from the Sheriff when you were the arrested person. The Sheriff’s Records page says the arrested person must obtain that report through the court or defense attorney.
8. Assuming the Sheriff owns a Clearlake or Lakeport Police incident report. The jail booking and police incident report can belong to different agencies.
9. Using CDCR for an ordinary Hill Road inmate. CDCR is for California state-prison custody; use Lake County In Custody first for county detention.
10. Using arrest data for regulated screening. USA-Arrests.org is not a consumer reporting agency. Employment, housing, credit, insurance and similar decisions may require legally compliant screening procedures and reliable disposition data.