This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those services.
Choose the Record Custodian
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Records Bureau is at 4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Records staff can be reached at 805-681-4180, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Current-custody questions may go to Main Jail at 805-681-4260 or Northern Branch Jail at 805-554-3100. The correct destination depends on the kind of information needed:
- For a booking record or releasable photo, use the records-request steps on the countywide hub and contact the agency that holds the file.
- For current county custody, search the SBSO roster, then call the jail shown in the Housing Location field.
- For a recent event, compare the 24 Hour Arrests process with the wider Arrest Log path.
- For release or transfer alerts, use the VINELink Check and the county Victim/Witness contacts.
- For a municipal arrest report, contact Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, or Lompoc Police rather than the jail.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CIRIS search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator for that separate system.