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Criminal & Felony Records in Los Angeles County, CA

A person's criminal history — charges, convictions, and sentencing — held by county courts and the state criminal-history repository. Below is how to obtain criminal & felony records in Los Angeles County, California — starting with the official government sources.

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Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

  • Search Los Angeles County, CA jail and inmate records through the county Sheriff's Office — inmate/jail booking lookup by name, DOB, or booking number.

  • Search Los Angeles County, CA criminal court cases — charges, dispositions, and sentencing — through the county court's public case search — Superior Court civil & criminal case index by party name or case number.

  • Request your own California criminal history record for review by submitting Live Scan fingerprints (or a fingerprint card with Form BCIA 8705 if out of state) plus a $25 processing fee, with records typically returned within about 2 weeks. Records are provided by the California Department of Justice, the official state criminal history repository, which offers no public name-based search.

    Up to 2 weeks$25Live Scan fingerprints; no public name search
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  • Look up registered sex offenders by name or address in the California public registry, or nationwide via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW) — free.

  • California Department of CorrectionsOfficial · Free

    Locate current inmates in California prisons through the California Department of Corrections inmate locator; use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody (free).

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What you can find

  • Convictions
  • Felony & misdemeanor charges
  • Sentencing
  • Case disposition

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Other records in Los Angeles County, CA

How and where to obtain other public records in Los Angeles County.