This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bail, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Custody and Records Contacts
The Santa Clara County Sheriff contact directory separates records, booking, jail administration, and visiting services. Sheriff Records is at 55 West Younger Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, and can be reached at (408) 808-4705. Its public counter is normally open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by appointment. Verify hours before visiting. Administrative Booking handles very recent custody questions at (408) 299-2305, while automated jail information is available at (408) 976-5245.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Records55 West Younger Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 808-4705
Public counter: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., by appointment
Choose the office by the kind and current location of the record:
- For a county booking record or booking-photo request, begin with the official search and records-request paths, then contact Sheriff Records or the arresting police agency.
- For an arrest in the same-day window, use Arrested Today and call Administrative Booking if the online result has not appeared.
- For a multi-day city or county record trail, review Arrest Reports and the arresting agency's official log or records office.
- For current custody and release or transfer alerts, use the county lookup and the VINE Arrest Check.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate locator; county jail staff do not maintain that state record.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator because those systems are separate from Santa Clara County custody.