Performing an Arrest Records Inyo County search can be more difficult that you would at first think. The problem is that arrest records and inmate records in California are broken down by county and city. The thing to be sure about is the person’s residency or incident location in order to know you are searching in the right place. The Sheriff’s Office is the first place for anybody who is interested in getting an arrest file or police record. In Inyo County, the Office of Sheriff Records Division handles police arrest details. It offers services to about 18,000 residents as well as non-residents.

To request for a record from the Sheriff’s Office, you could visit the Records Supervisor Office during office hours from Tuesdays to Fridays. The Sheriff record is available for release if you're authorized to access some reports such as sex related reports or juvenile files, since offenders are restricted and these are only released to law enforcement agencies. Persons who are allowed to request for copies include attorneys, representative of the victim or those involved in the case themselves. Each file copy costs $10.

Apart from Inyo County arrest log data, Livescan Fingerprint services are also provided by the Sheriff’s Office. This service is by appointment only service. Given that, it is crucial for people who are interested to obtain a copy of their criminal offender records to contact the Records Clerk office or Civil Officer to set an appointment. Payments can vary depending on the service you would require.

If you want to acquire information about an inmate, the Inyo County Jail is the place to call for that information. It is the only correctional facility available in the county. Besides inmate information, you may also visit the inmates every weekend.

In addition, the Superior Court of California in Inyo maintains criminal cases which are accessible to the public. You can email the court with court cases requests involving any traffic infraction. You must include important information such as contact information, case number and citation number. It can be processed in a day depending on the amount of requests they receive so it's best to at least wait a day before submitting your request again.

For other public information or criminal records in the county or any California Arrest Records in general, you may also check out third party search providers that offer such services to the public. Whenever you visit their websites, you can simple type in the request report you want and a list of services will be displayed. Be sure to note that there are two types of these services: free and fee-based. The results you will get from free services may not be as detailed as what the fee-based ones offer. It is therefore important that you are firm with how you will be using the report to weigh in just how much money you are willing to spend. Also, fee-based results can be used in legal cases unlike free results.