Find Clovis Busted Mugshots

Clovis busted mugshots go through the Fresno County booking system because Clovis is part of Fresno County. The city has a population near 128,000 and sits right next to Fresno on the northeast side. The Clovis Police Department handles arrests in the city, but bookings happen at the Fresno County Jail. The sheriff runs that facility. This page shows you how to search for busted mugshots from Clovis arrests, where the records are held, and what options you have for getting copies of older booking data.

Where Clovis Busted Mugshots Are Processed

Clovis PD officers patrol the city and make arrests, but they do not run a jail. When someone gets arrested in Clovis, they go to the Fresno County Jail for booking. The Fresno County Sheriff runs this facility at 1225 M Street in Fresno. The mugshot is taken during the booking process and stored in the county system. This is standard for most California cities. City police arrest, county jail books.

Clovis borders Fresno directly. The two cities share a lot of infrastructure, and law enforcement cooperation is common. But the booking process is the same regardless of which agency made the arrest. Everything funnels into the Fresno County system. The jail has space for roughly 3,000 inmates, and it handles bookings from all law enforcement agencies across the county.

For more on the county system, visit our Fresno County busted mugshots page.

Search Clovis Busted Mugshots Online

The Fresno County Sheriff offers an online inmate search tool on their website. This is the primary way to find busted mugshots from Clovis arrests. Search by name, and the system returns matches for people currently in the Fresno County Jail. You can see the booking photo, charges, and bail information. The search is free and open to the public. It covers all inmates booked through the county, regardless of which police department made the arrest.

The CDCR CIRIS inmate locator is a state-level tool that shows inmates in California state prisons, including those originally arrested in Clovis.

CIRIS only covers state prison inmates, not county jail detainees from Clovis or Fresno County.

Keep in mind that the county inmate search only shows people currently in custody. If someone was arrested in Clovis and then released on bail, they will not appear in the live search results. For historical booking records, you need to file a public records request. The sheriff's office holds past booking data in their internal system. A formal request with the person's name and approximate arrest date is the way to access that information.

Clovis Police Department Records

The Clovis Police Department keeps its own arrest reports and incident documentation. These are different from the booking record at the county jail. The arrest report has details about the incident, the officers involved, and witness statements. The booking record covers the jail intake process, which is where the mugshot comes from. Call Clovis PD at (559) 324-2800 for records questions.

You can file a California Public Records Act request with Clovis PD for arrest reports and other records they maintain. State law requires a response within 10 days. The city prides itself on low crime rates compared to neighboring Fresno, but arrests still happen regularly. DUI arrests, theft, and domestic cases make up a good portion of the Clovis PD arrest activity. Each of these generates a booking record at the county jail that includes a mugshot.

Clovis PD is smaller than Fresno PD, so records requests sometimes get processed a bit faster. But the 10-day rule applies to all agencies equally.

How to Get Copies of Clovis Mugshots

For a busted mugshot from a Clovis arrest, contact the Fresno County Sheriff's records division. Provide the full name and an approximate date. The sheriff must respond within 10 days under the California Public Records Act. Booking records are generally public, though exemptions can apply in certain situations. The county handles most of these requests routinely.

You can also request records from the California Department of Justice. The DOJ online request form accepts CPRA requests for state-held criminal history data. The DOJ database includes arrests from all California law enforcement agencies, including Clovis PD. This gives you a broader view than county records alone. For your own criminal history, the DOJ charges a $25 fee for a personal record check through the Live Scan process.

State Resources for Clovis Arrest Records

The California DOJ provides information on how to request public records, including criminal history and booking data from Clovis and other cities statewide.

Visit the DOJ website for full details on their public records request process and available databases.

California's Public Records Act information page from the DOJ explains your rights and the process for getting government records. This includes booking photos and arrest records from any jurisdiction in the state. The page also covers common exemptions that agencies might use to withhold certain records, so you know what to expect.

The CDCR CIRIS tool is useful if someone from Clovis ended up in state prison. The Fresno County Superior Court handles criminal cases from Clovis. Court records can show case details, sentencing outcomes, and other information that the booking record does not include. Together, these tools give you a fuller picture of any case that started with a Clovis arrest.

Removing Clovis Busted Mugshots

California law under SB 1027 makes it illegal for websites to charge you to remove your mugshot. That covers all third-party mugshot sites. Report violations to the Attorney General.

For record clearing, Penal Code section 851.87 lets you petition to seal an arrest if charges were never filed, were dismissed, or you won at trial. The Clean Slate Act (SB 731) provides automatic sealing for some records. Misdemeanor arrests seal after one year and felony arrests after three years if charges were never filed. Expungement under Penal Code section 1203.4 handles convictions but does not seal the arrest itself. File petitions with the Fresno County Superior Court for cases from Clovis. The court is at 1100 Van Ness Avenue in Fresno. Legal aid groups in the Central Valley can help with paperwork if you qualify based on income. The process takes a few months from filing to a court decision in most cases.

Nearby Cities

These nearby cities have their own pages on this site. Fresno is right next to Clovis, and both cities use the same county jail for bookings.