Find Siskiyou County Arrest Records

Siskiyou County arrest records are kept by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. The county seat is Yreka, near the Oregon border. About 44,000 people live in this large rural county. The sheriff patrols most of the area. Yreka has its own police department. Other small towns rely on the sheriff for law enforcement. The county jail in Yreka holds people booked on local charges. You can call the jail for inmate info. Records requests go through the sheriff's office.

Siskiyou County Sheriff Arrest Data

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency here. They run the jail. They patrol unincorporated areas. Deputies respond to calls across a huge territory. Siskiyou is one of the largest counties in California by land area.

To find out if someone is in jail, call the sheriff. They can check custody status. For copies of arrest reports, contact the records unit. Response times vary. The California Public Records Act gives you the right to request many documents. But police records have exemptions under Government Code 6254(f).

The Fair Chance Act protects job seekers with criminal histories. Employers cannot ask about arrests or convictions on applications. This applies to businesses with five or more employees. The rule has helped many people get jobs they would have been denied before.

Contact the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office:

• Address: 305 Butte Street, Yreka, CA 96097
• Phone: (530) 841-2900
• Jail: (530) 841-2928

Siskiyou Superior Court Criminal Records

Siskiyou Superior Court handles criminal cases after arrests. The main courthouse is in Yreka. When charges get filed, the case goes there. Court records show outcomes. Guilty pleas. Trials. Dismissals. Sentencing. All of that gets documented.

You can look up cases at the clerk's office. Some info may be online through California courts. Small counties have limited digital resources though. For detailed records, visiting in person works best. The clerk can pull files and make copies.

Siskiyou also has a court branch in Dorris. It handles some matters closer to the Oregon border. The Yreka location handles most criminal cases. Check with the clerk about where specific case files are kept.

Contact the Siskiyou Superior Court:

• Address: 311 Fourth Street, Yreka, CA 96097
• Phone: (530) 842-8217

Note: Court and sheriff records are separate systems with different access procedures.

California Criminal History Records

The California Department of Justice keeps the statewide criminal database. Arrests from all 58 counties go there. This includes Siskiyou. For a complete record, the DOJ is your source.

Get your own record through Live Scan fingerprinting. The DOJ fee is $25. Fill out form BCIA 8016RR. Take it to a Live Scan site. The sheriff's office may offer this service. So do some police departments. Rolling fees at the site cost extra. Expect $20 to $65 depending on location.

Living outside California? Mail ink fingerprint cards instead. Use form FD-258 and form BCIA 8705. Include the $25 fee. Send it all to the DOJ in Sacramento. Results come by mail. Processing takes several weeks. Questions go to (916) 227-3849.

Track offenders through VINE California. The free service sends alerts when custody status changes. Register at vinelink.vineapps.com or call 1-877-411-5588. This works for Siskiyou County inmates and state prisoners.

Seal Siskiyou County Arrest Records

Not convicted after an arrest? You may seal that record. California Penal Code 851.91 provides a path. Petition Siskiyou Superior Court. Explain why sealing fits your case.

Timing matters. If prosecutors never filed charges, petition right away. If they filed but later dismissed, wait periods may apply. The judge looks at the facts. Sealing hides the arrest from the public. Most background checks will not show it. Law enforcement can still access the file.

Automatic relief under Penal Code 851.93 happens without petitions. The DOJ reviews records monthly. Some old arrests get flagged for relief. The record stays but has a notation added. Background check companies should not report those arrests to employers.

Yreka Arrest Records

Yreka is the county seat and largest city. About 7,500 people live there. The city has its own police department. Arrests made by Yreka PD go through that agency. The sheriff handles everywhere else.

For Yreka police arrests, contact the Yreka Police Department. For all other Siskiyou arrests, contact the sheriff. Both agencies book people into the county jail. Custody questions go to the sheriff. But arrest report copies come from the arresting agency.

No cities in Siskiyou County have more than 50,000 people. Yreka is the largest. Mount Shasta, Weed, and Dunsmuir are much smaller towns. All rely on the sheriff or have tiny local police forces.

Nearby California Counties

Siskiyou County sits at the northern edge of California. It borders Oregon. For arrest records in surrounding areas, check these nearby counties.