Contacting Orange County Inmate Records
How to reach the Sheriff’s Department’s Inmate Records office, and what the official pages say to check with it.
The short answer
Call Inmate Records at (714) 647-4666. Its office is at 550 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703.
What to ask Inmate Records
- Before paying bail, check the person’s full name, booking number and the full bail amount with Inmate Records.
- Some bail must be paid in cash or check only: check the amount and accepted methods with Inmate Records before you pay.
- Bail information is usually available two to three hours after booking.
Online, the Inmate Information System has a limit: It does not show charges.
Official: Cashier & Bail Information; Custody FAQs; Inmate Information System (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Documents and property
The Sheriff’s Department’s custody FAQ answers these questions:
- Someone in custody can sign official documents (such as titles or child custody forms), but you need a process server.
- Before a transfer to state prison, the person can release their property to someone they name; otherwise it goes with them.
- Clothes can be exchanged with a clothing exchange form that the person agrees to; it can take several hours.
Official: Custody FAQs (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
Search the official inmate system
The Sheriff’s Department’s online Inmate Information System requires you to sign in. The official Inmate Information System asks you to create an account with an email address and password the first time. It does not show charges.
Open the Inmate Information System
Inmate Records’ phone number is (714) 647-4666.
Official: Inmate Information System; Inmate Records - location (OC Sheriff’s Department), checked
For court dates, contact the court: see Orange County courts.
Where to go next
- Finding someone in custody The official online search.
- Bail and bonds Paying bail once you know the amount.
Sources
Orange County Sheriff’s Department
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