Plumas County Busted Mugshots

Plumas County busted mugshots are maintained by the Plumas County Sheriff's Office, the sole law enforcement agency for this remote mountain county. With a population of just about 19,000 people, Plumas County is one of the smallest and most rural counties in California. The county seat is Quincy, a small town in the northern Sierra Nevada. There are no incorporated cities in the entire county. The sheriff's office handles all arrests and bookings through one jail facility. This guide explains how to find booking records and mugshots in Plumas County.

Plumas County Sheriff Booking Records

The Plumas County Sheriff's Office is the only law enforcement agency in the county. There are no city police departments because Plumas County has no incorporated cities. Every arrest in the county goes through the sheriff's office. The county jail in Quincy processes all bookings. When someone gets arrested, jail staff take a mugshot and log the charges, bail amount, and personal information into the booking system.

Plumas County does not have an online inmate lookup tool. This is typical for very small California counties. The volume of arrests is low enough that the sheriff's office handles inquiries by phone. Call (530) 283-6375 to ask about current inmates or recent bookings. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody and provide basic booking details. The jail is small, so the staff often know who is in the facility without needing to search a database.

For a written copy of a mugshot or booking record, file a California Public Records Act request. Send your request to the Plumas County Sheriff's Office, 1400 East Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971. Include the person's name and any details you have about the arrest date. The office must respond within 10 days. Expect a small copying fee. Because of the low volume of requests, the response time is often faster than the legal deadline.

Finding Busted Mugshots in Plumas County

Phone calls are the best approach here. With such a small population and low arrest volume, the sheriff's office can usually answer questions quickly. Call during business hours for the records division. After hours, the dispatch line can help with questions about current inmates. The staff are generally more accessible than in larger counties where you might wait on hold or navigate automated phone systems.

Because Plumas County is so rural and remote, many arrests involve people passing through the area. Highway 70 and several state routes run through the county. The California Highway Patrol makes arrests in the area too, and those bookings go through the Plumas County jail. If someone was arrested while driving through Plumas County, their booking record is at the sheriff's office in Quincy.

The California DOJ's record review process lets you check what shows up in the state database for arrests in any California county, including Plumas.

The state database is a good fallback when county-level resources are limited.

The US Forest Service and other federal agencies have law enforcement officers active in Plumas County because of the Plumas National Forest. Federal arrests on forest land may be handled differently from county arrests. If the arrest was by a federal officer, the booking might happen at a federal facility rather than the county jail. Check with both the sheriff's office and the federal court if you are not sure which system processed the arrest.

Plumas County Court Records

The Plumas County Superior Court is in Quincy at 520 Main Street. This one courthouse handles all criminal, civil, and family law cases for the entire county. Court records show case outcomes, charges, sentencing, and other details that go beyond what a booking record provides. Criminal case files are public unless sealed by the judge.

Visit the clerk's office to search for case records. Bring the defendant's name and any case numbers you have. The staff can pull up records and let you view them. Copies cost a fee per page. Plumas County's court is part of a small judicial district, so the caseload is lighter than in urban counties. You are less likely to face long waits at the clerk's window.

For people sentenced to state prison from Plumas County cases, the CDCR CIRIS tool can help you find them in the state prison system. The search shows current facility, projected release date, and case information. It does not cover people held in the county jail or on local probation.

State Resources for Plumas County

The California DOJ accepts public records requests through the online request form. This is useful for getting arrest records at the state level when county resources are limited. The DOJ database includes arrest information from all California counties, including Plumas. Processing takes time, so plan ahead if you need the records for a specific purpose.

For your own criminal history, you can submit Live Scan fingerprints with the DOJ. The fee is $25, and results come back in about two weeks. This gives you a complete picture of what shows in the state system, including arrests from Plumas County and any other California county. You need to go to a Live Scan provider location, and the nearest ones to Plumas County may be in Chico or the Reno area.

The Megan's Law website covers registered sex offenders in all California counties, including Plumas. Search by name or zip code to find offender information. Even in a small county like Plumas, this statewide database provides public access to registration details and photos.

Clearing Plumas County Records

California's record relief laws apply in Plumas County the same as everywhere else in the state. Penal Code section 851.87 allows you to petition to seal an arrest if charges were never filed, the case was dismissed, or you were acquitted. File the petition with Plumas County Superior Court. Once an arrest is sealed, the mugshot is no longer accessible to the public.

Expungement under Penal Code section 1203.4 is available for people who completed probation successfully. It dismisses the conviction but does not seal the arrest record or the mugshot. You need a separate petition to seal the arrest itself. The Clean Slate Act (SB 731) may provide automatic relief for some qualifying cases. Legal aid in rural Northern California is provided by Legal Services of Northern California, which covers Plumas County. They can help with paperwork for record-clearing petitions if you qualify for their services based on income.

SB 1027 protects against mugshot exploitation sites. Penal Code 13665 limits social media posting of booking photos by law enforcement for nonviolent arrests.

Nearby Counties

Plumas County is surrounded by other rural mountain counties. Arrests near the county line may be handled by a neighboring sheriff's office.