This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, release anyone, post bond, or pull an official booking record.
Official Records and Custody Contacts
The right contact depends on whether the question concerns a sheriff booking record, present jail custody, a court outcome, or a person held by another system. Use the official office below rather than sending private case details to this site.
Merced County Sheriff's Office
Main public office700 W. 22nd Street
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: (209) 385-7444
Fax: (209) 385-7659
MCSO Records Bureau
Physical address: 777 W. 22nd StreetMailing address: 700 W. 22nd Street
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: (209) 385-7614
Fax: (209) 724-4016
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on county holidays
Use the official records request form for a narrow booking-record or photograph request. The bureau asks requesters to attach identification.
Merced County Sheriff's Main Jail
700 W. 22nd StreetMerced, CA 95340
Jail information: (209) 385-7410
Fax: (209) 385-7489
Choose the channel that matches the record or custody stage:
- For a Merced County booking entry or photograph, use the county booking search and records-request instructions, then contact MCSO Records.
- For a warrant question, use Most Wanted Fugitives and follow its official court and agency routes.
- For a person recently arrested or released, search the official MCSO Inmate Inquiry by name and booking dates. The portal can include released bookings, but it displays no booking photograph.
- For a release date or custody alert, confirm the roster result with the jail and use VINELink where available.
- For a filed criminal case or final disposition, contact Merced County Superior Court. A jail entry is not the final court record.
- For a person serving a California state-prison sentence, use the CDCR Incarcerated Records and Information Search. It is not a county booking roster or a guaranteed photo source.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Neither is a Merced County court-disposition source.