Find El Dorado County Released Inmates

Released inmate records from the El Dorado County jail are available through the sheriff's online portal. The El Dorado County Sheriff operates a CitizenRIMS system that shows current and past jail bookings, custody status, and release information. El Dorado County sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento. The county seat is Placerville. You can search El Dorado County released inmates for free online, or contact the sheriff's office to request copies of booking records. The county charges $0.25 per page for record copies and $30 for clearance letters, with a 10-day processing time.

El Dorado County Jail Inmate Search

The El Dorado County Sheriff provides online access to jail records through eldoradosheriff.citizenrims.com. This CitizenRIMS portal lets you search for inmates by name. Results include booking dates, charges, bail amounts, and release status. The portal covers both current inmates and people who have already been released from the El Dorado County jail. It is free to use and does not require an account.

The system updates as the jail processes bookings and releases. If you search for someone and see a release date listed, that tells you the person is no longer in El Dorado County custody. For inmates who were released months or years ago, the record may still be in the system, though older data sometimes gets archived. In that case, contact the El Dorado County Sheriff's office and ask about the specific released inmate you want to find.

El Dorado County also houses inmates from Alpine County, which does not have its own jail. So if you are looking for a released inmate from Alpine County, the El Dorado County system is the place to check.

How to Look Up El Dorado Inmates

Go to the El Dorado County CitizenRIMS page. Enter a last name in the search field. You can add a first name to get more precise results. Click search and review what comes up. Each record shows the person's charges and custody status in El Dorado County. A released inmate will have a release date listed next to their booking entry.

If you need paper copies of released inmate records from El Dorado County, the sheriff charges $0.25 per page. Clearance letters cost $30. Plan for about 10 business days of processing time. You can make your request by mail or in person at the El Dorado County Sheriff's office in Placerville. The California Public Records Act gives you the right to request these documents, and the sheriff must respond within 10 calendar days of getting your written request.

Some people also check the statewide CIRIS database for El Dorado County released inmates who spent time in a California state prison. That is a separate system from the county jail search.

California Laws Covering El Dorado Inmate Data

Government Code 7923.610 is the main California statute that requires the El Dorado County Sheriff to share released inmate data. Under this law, every arrest by a state or local agency produces public records. The information that must be released includes the arrested person's full name, physical description, date of birth, arrest time and date, booking time and date, bail amount, charges, and the time and manner of release. The El Dorado County Sheriff is bound by this law just like every other law enforcement agency in California. The only exception is when sharing a specific detail would endanger someone or compromise an active investigation.

Penal Code 3003 deals with inmates who leave state prison and go back to their home county. If a released inmate from a California state prison returns to El Dorado County on parole, CDCR must tell the local sheriff about that person. They share the inmate's full name, physical description, offense history, tattoo and scar details, and the address where the released inmate will be living in El Dorado County. This law helps the sheriff keep track of parolees in the community.

Note: Investigatory files and certain correctional records are exempt from public disclosure under Government Code 7923.600.

VINE Alerts for El Dorado County

If you want to know the moment an inmate's status changes in El Dorado County, use VINE. This free service sends you a notification by phone, email, or text when a person is released, transferred, or has any other change in their custody status. VINE works 24 hours a day and covers the El Dorado County jail. Victims and family members use it the most, but anyone can sign up.

Search for the person on vinelink.com by name and select El Dorado County, California. Register for the alert type you prefer. VINE supports over 200 languages. You can also call 1-877-411-5588 to set things up by phone. The service is run by a third party, not the El Dorado County Sheriff, but it pulls data from the jail in close to real time. It is one of the fastest ways to track released inmates from El Dorado County without repeatedly checking the CitizenRIMS portal on your own.

El Dorado County Records Request Options

Beyond the online jail search, you can submit a formal public records request for El Dorado County released inmate data. The California Public Records Act lets anyone ask for documents held by a government agency. The California DOJ PRA request page explains how the process works at the state level, and the same rules apply to the El Dorado County Sheriff's office.

Agencies have 10 calendar days to respond to your request. They can extend that deadline by 14 days under certain conditions. The El Dorado County Sheriff charges $0.25 per page for copies of released inmate records. Clearance letters cost $30 and take about 10 business days. You can also request criminal history records from the California Department of Justice, though that covers only your own record and costs $25 for the processing fee. For state prison released inmates who returned to El Dorado County, check the CIRIS database or file a request through the CDCR Public Records Portal.

Counties Near El Dorado With Inmate Records

El Dorado County shares borders with several California counties. If the person you are searching for was booked in a neighboring jail instead of El Dorado County, try these county pages for released inmate records.

Placer County uses an ATIMS search portal. Sacramento County has its own inmate information system. Amador County uses a CrimeGraphics tool. Alpine County does not have a jail and sends its inmates to El Dorado County, so released inmates from Alpine will show up in the El Dorado system.

El Dorado County Cities and Jail Records

No city in El Dorado County has a population over 100,000, so there are no separate city pages for released inmates in this area. Placerville, South Lake Tahoe, and Cameron Park are among the larger communities, but all of them fall well below the threshold. Every arrest made by city police or the county sheriff in El Dorado County goes through the county jail in Placerville. That means the CitizenRIMS portal is the one place to look for any released inmate from an El Dorado County city or town.