Butte County arrest records and inmate search
Search a name across the Butte County Jail roster, California court records and California prisons, plus federal custody. The county seat is Oroville.
Checking the registry instead? Butte County sex offender registry
Butte County inmate search: who is in the Butte County jail. One name search reaches the Butte County Jail roster and every other record type below.
Butte County is home to about 207,172 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), down 2.1% since the 2020 census: under 1% of California’s residents, the 28th most populous of its 58 counties. People arrested here are booked into the Butte County Jail. A search here checks that roster together with the records below, so one search answers whether a person is in the Butte County jail, in a California state prison or in federal custody.
- Butte County jail bookingsThe Butte County Jail roster: who was booked, when, and on what charges
- California court recordsthe statewide court source: case, charge and disposition
- California warrantsthe statewide warrant system
- California prison recordsthe Department of Corrections: people serving a state sentence
- California sex offender registryregistration, offense and address; one of the 58 registries in the search
- Federal custodyFederal Bureau of Prisons inmates
Butte County jail roster: what a booking record shows.
A booking record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Butte County Jail. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It never says the person was convicted.
Most official rosters list only the people held now, so an entry usually comes down after release.
What a Butte County booking record shows
Butte County arrest records: arrest, charge and outcome. Three records, three places.
Booking at the Butte County Jail
Shows that someone was arrested in Butte County and what they were booked on. Searchable here through the Butte County Jail roster.
Filed in the Superior Court
Prosecutors decide what to charge. A felony goes to the Superior Court, which hears misdemeanors too. The charge filed can differ from the charge at booking.
Disposition in the court file
Conviction, dismissal or acquittal is in the court record, kept by the Superior Court clerk’s office. California court records in the search carry it where the court publishes it.
An arrest record alone never proves a crime. Read the guide to arrest records for how bookings, charges and dispositions differ, and why a dismissed charge can still appear.
Butte County arrest records by city. Chico and Oroville.
Butte County has 2 cities and towns of 10,000 people or more. Someone arrested by a city police department in Chico or Oroville is usually booked into the Butte County Jail, unless the city runs a jail of its own, so a search of the Butte County Jail roster covers arrests across the county.
City populations: US Census Bureau, 2023 estimates. Linked cities have a sex offender page with a map and a search by address.
Butte County court records: finding a case and its outcome.
In California, felony cases from Butte County are heard in the Superior Court, which also hears misdemeanors. The Superior Court clerk’s office keeps the case files, which is where a disposition, a sentence and later sealing or expungement orders are recorded.
California’s statewide court source is part of a name search here, so a result can show how a case ended, not only that it began.
Finding a Butte County case yourself
- Get the full name and a date of birth; a case number, if you have one, is faster still.
- Ask the Superior Court clerk’s office for Butte County, in Oroville, by name and date of birth or by case number.
- For a certified copy of a judgment, ask the Superior Court clerk’s office; certified copies usually carry a small fee.
Butte County warrant search: California warrant lookup.
California publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Butte County shows with the person’s other records. Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Butte County sheriff’s office or the Superior Court clerk’s office.
Butte County mugshots: where booking photos are published.
A booking photo is taken at the Butte County Jail when someone is booked. Where Butte County publishes it, it appears on the official roster, usually only while the person is held.
OffenderSearch does not show or sell booking photos, and never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.
Butte County sex offender registry. About 654 on our index have an address in Butte County.
The registry is a separate public record from arrests and court cases: it lists people required to register after a sex offense conviction, usually with an address. The count near an address is free.
Sex offenders in Butte County cities
Butte County criminal background check: search by name.
- Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
- Tick “Also check criminal records” on the look-up page to add criminal records to the registry check (it uses 2 searches).
- 25 searches are free with a personal account. No card.
Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.
Butte County criminal records FAQ
How do I find out if someone is in the Butte County jail?
Search the person's name here: the search covers the Butte County Jail roster, California state prisons, and federal custody, and each result names the facility. Adding an age or date of birth tells people with the same name apart.
Where are Butte County court records kept?
Felony cases from Butte County are heard in the Superior Court, and the Superior Court clerk’s office keeps the case files. The same court hears misdemeanors.
Can I search Butte County warrants online?
California publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches that system, so to be certain, ask the Butte County sheriff's office or the Superior Court clerk’s office.
Is an arrest in Butte County the same as a conviction?
No. A booking at the Butte County Jail records an arrest and the charges at that moment. Whether the person was convicted is decided in the Superior Court, and only the court record shows the outcome. Court records in the search carry that outcome where the court publishes it.
Does OffenderSearch show Butte County mugshots?
No. Booking photos are not shown or sold here. Where Butte County publishes a photo, it is on the sheriff's official roster. No law requires anyone to pay a website to remove a booking photo, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.
How many registered sex offenders live in Butte County?
About 654 on our index have an address in Butte County. The Butte County sex offender registry page has the count, a map and a search by address.
Can I use a Butte County criminal record search to hire someone or rent to them?
No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.