This is a privately run reference site, not a government office. We cannot check live custody, confirm release, retrieve a police report, supply a booking photo, or change an official record. Contact the agency responsible for the record. Call 911 for an emergency.
Choose the Official Record Source
The home page explains the complete booking-record path. For direct assistance, use the matching official channel:
- County arrest record or booking photograph: contact Monterey County Sheriff's Office Records and identify the person, booking or report number, date, and exact item requested.
- Current Monterey County Jail custody or booking information: check the official In Custody Log, then call jail information at 831-755-3782 if needed.
- Recent county activity: start with the Sheriff's Public Booking/Daily Patrol Log. Its public time window is not verified, so use Records for older activity.
- Warrant question: Monterey County has no verified public warrant-search portal. Call the MCSO Warrants unit at 831-755-3732 or review the Most Wanted guidance.
- Filed criminal case or disposition: use the Monterey Superior Court public case portal. A booking allegation may change or be dismissed after filing.
- California state-prison record: use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CIRIS locator. CDCR handles identification-photo requests separately.
- Federal or immigration detention: use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the official ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Monterey County Sheriff and Jail
Central Station and Records Division
Monterey County Sheriff's Office
1414 Natividad Road
Salinas, CA 93906
Main and current Records line: 831-755-3700
Older published Records line: 831-755-3722
Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed county holidays
County Jail Booking Information
Monterey County Jail
1414 Natividad Road
Salinas, CA 93906
Phone: 831-755-3782
Operations: 24 hours a day
Warrants Unit
Monterey County Sheriff's Office
Phone: 831-755-3732
The Coastal and South County public substations closed to the public effective November 17, 2025. The Sheriff's Office directs public services to Central Headquarters at 1414 Natividad Road in Salinas.
County non-emergency service numbers include 831-755-5111 for the Salinas area, 831-647-7911 for the Monterey area, and 831-385-8311 for the King City area. The Sheriff's anonymous tip form is not monitored around the clock and may take up to two weeks to process, so it is not an emergency channel.