This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible agency directly for those services.
Choose the Record Custodian
Kern County records are split by function. Start with the office that created the record, and verify its current contact details before visiting or mailing a request.
Kern County Sheriff's Office
1350 Norris Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308-2231
Headquarters: (661) 391-7500
Arrest Records: (661) 391-7624
Crime Reports: (661) 391-7431
Public records hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Lerdo Justice Facility is the principal receiving facility at 17645 Industrial Farm Road, Bakersfield, CA 93308. Its phone is (661) 391-3100. Facility assignment can change after intake, so use the current KCSO custody channel before traveling.
- For a Kern booking record, current custody result, or booking-photo policy, use the county search and records hub, then contact KCSO Arrest Records.
- For a possible warrant, follow the official court and KCSO routes on the Most Wanted page. Do not rely on the selective wanted list as a warrant search.
- For a city incident or arrest report, contact Bakersfield, Delano, or Ridgecrest police. KCSO holds the separate county booking record.
- For filed charges, hearings, or disposition, use Kern Superior Court. A booking entry does not state how a case ended.
- For a person sentenced to California state prison, use the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CIRIS search and photo policy.
- For federal incarceration, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration custody uses the separate ICE detainee locator.
- For custody-change alerts, follow KCSO's official Victim Notification Links route to California VINE or VINELink.