Find Ventura Busted Mugshots

Ventura busted mugshots are processed at the Ventura County jail, which is located right in the city. Ventura (officially San Buenaventura) is the county seat with a population near 110,000. The Ventura Police Department handles city arrests, and the Ventura County Sheriff runs the jail facilities where bookings take place. Since the county jail is in Ventura itself, there is no long transport for arrestees. This page covers how to search for busted mugshots from Ventura, the online search tools, and how to make public records requests for older booking data.

Where Ventura Busted Mugshots Are Held

The Ventura Police Department handles arrests in the city. After arrest, the person is taken to the Ventura County jail for booking. The Ventura County Sheriff operates two jail facilities in the city: the Todd Road Jail and the Pre-Trial Detention Facility. Since both jails are in Ventura, the booking process is quick for city arrests. The mugshot gets taken during intake and stored in the county booking database.

The Todd Road Jail was built as a more modern facility and holds sentenced inmates. The Pre-Trial Detention Facility holds people awaiting trial or recently booked. Both facilities feed into the same countywide inmate database. The booking record includes the mugshot, charges, personal information, and bail details. Ventura PD arrests share the database with bookings from every other agency in the county.

See our Ventura County busted mugshots page for the full county-level picture.

Search Ventura Busted Mugshots Online

The Ventura County Sheriff offers an inmate search tool online. Enter a name and see results for current inmates in the county jail system. The results show booking photos, charges, bail, and housing information. The search is free. It covers all bookings in the county, including Ventura PD arrests.

The California DOJ provides information about requesting public records, including criminal history data from Ventura and all other California jurisdictions.

The DOJ PRA page walks you through what records are available and how to make a request.

The live inmate search only shows current jail detainees. People who have bonded out or been released will not appear. For historical records from past Ventura arrests, file a public records request with the sheriff's office. They keep booking data in their internal system long after the person has been released from custody. The request just needs a name and approximate date.

Ventura Police Department Arrest Records

The Ventura Police Department maintains its own arrest and incident reports. These documents are different from the booking record at the county jail. The arrest report from VPD covers what happened and why the arrest was made. The booking record covers the jail intake process, where the mugshot gets taken. For the full picture, you may need records from both the police department and the sheriff.

Contact VPD at (805) 339-4400 for records inquiries. File a California Public Records Act request for arrest reports and other department documents. They have 10 days to respond. Ventura PD covers the city and deals with a mix of cases from property crimes to drug offenses to traffic-related arrests. The department serves the county seat, so some cases have overlap with county-level operations happening in the same area.

VPD publishes some crime statistics and public safety information on the city website. Individual booking photos are not included in those releases.

How to Request Ventura Busted Mugshots

For a booking photo from a Ventura arrest, contact the Ventura County Sheriff's records division. Provide the name and approximate arrest date. The CPRA requires a response within 10 days. Booking records are public for most adult arrests. The sheriff handles these requests for all agencies that book through the county jail.

The California DOJ is another route. Use their online request form for state-level criminal history data. The DOJ holds records from all California agencies, including Ventura PD and the Ventura County Sheriff. Personal record checks through the DOJ cost $25 via Live Scan. The state-level records may contain information that the county does not have in its own system.

State Resources for Ventura Mugshot Records

The California DOJ PRA page covers the process for requesting records from the state. This includes criminal history data from every law enforcement agency in California. It is a good option when county records do not have what you need or when you want a broader view.

The CDCR CIRIS database is a state-level tool for locating inmates in California state prisons, including those transferred from Ventura County facilities.

CIRIS only covers state prison inmates, not people held in the Ventura County jail system.

The CDCR CIRIS database covers state prison inmates only. The Ventura County Superior Court is at 800 S. Victoria Avenue in the city. Court records contain case outcomes, sentences, and details that the booking record does not include. Between the sheriff's search, the DOJ, and the court system, you have several tools for researching Ventura arrests from booking through final case disposition.

Removing Ventura Busted Mugshots

SB 1027 bars websites from charging for mugshot removal. Report any site that asks for money to the Attorney General.

Penal Code section 851.87 lets you petition to seal an arrest if charges were not filed, dismissed, or you were acquitted. The Clean Slate Act (SB 731) provides automatic sealing in some cases. Misdemeanor arrests without charges seal after one year. Felony arrests without charges seal after three years. Expungement under Penal Code section 1203.4 clears a conviction but not the arrest record itself. For Ventura cases, file petitions with the Ventura County Superior Court. The courthouse is right in the city. Legal aid organizations in Ventura County can help with the process if you qualify based on income. Record sealing removes the mugshot from public access and can help with employment and housing applications.

Nearby Cities

These nearby cities have their own busted mugshots pages. All Ventura County cities use the same county jail system.