Madera County, CA Arrests, Mugshots & Jail Records

As the primary law enforcement agency in Madera County, the Sheriff's Office maintains countywide criminal information, including arrest records. Interested persons can obtain these records by submitting a written request in person or via mail to the Sheriff's Office located at:

Sheriff's Headquarters

2725 Falcon Drive

Madera, CA 93637

Phone: (559) 675-7770

Communities in Madera County are allowed to have municipal-level law enforcement agencies, known as local police departments. These departments often have the authority to make arrests and maintain arrest records within the jurisdictions that they serve. To obtain local arrest records, you can typically visit the relevant agency's records request website or submit an official request in person or by mail to the department's location. The City of Mandera Police Department and the Chowchilla Police Department are the major local police departments currently operating in Madera County.

The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is the state-level repository for crime-related information. Records maintained by the department are gathered from various local agencies, including Madera County.

Interested persons can obtain their criminal history information, including arrest records, from the DOJ by taking the following steps:

• Print and complete the Form BCIA 8016RR.
• Take the completed form to any of the Public Live Scan Sites.
• Pay the applicable fees and complete the fingerprinting process.

The Live Scan site is responsible for forwarding your application to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis (BCIA), which then processes your request.

Mandera County criminal court records include details of criminal proceedings handled by the county's Superior Court. These records may contain information on arrests and warrants associated with criminal charges filed within the court.

Interested persons can obtain Madera County criminal court records by submitting a completed Request for Criminal Records Search along with the applicable fees in person or via mail to:

Criminal Division

200 South G Street

Madera, CA 93637

Phone: (559) 416-5550

Each record request costs $15, while the court charges $0.50 for each copy of the records. Requesters may also pay $40 to obtain a certified copy.

Alternatively, you can view court records through the county's Online Case Information portal. Third-party websites like InfoTracer also offer electronic access to Madera County arrest records maintained by various law agencies at different levels of government.