Solano County Jail Mugshots
Solano County's public in-custody profile from Sheriff-Coroner Brad DeWall's office includes an image area where a booking photo may appear. The sample profile inspected during research showed "photounavailable.jpg," so a blanket claim that Solano County publishes mugshots for every person would be wrong. The more accurate local rule is that the sheriff profile has a booking-photo slot, but public display can be unavailable or suppressed for at least some inmates.
The roster is still the first place to check because it connects the photo slot to the person's current facility, inmate number, booking number, charges, bail, and next court date. The sheriff's disclaimer also warns that the public locator is not an official record and may contain omissions. For custody fields beyond the photo slot, use Solano County jail inmate records. A photo alone should never be used to identify a person without matching name, date of birth, inmate number, booking number, and facility.
What is and isn't public: Core arrest and booking facts may be public, but Solano County research did not confirm that every booking photo displays online. The official request route is stronger than any public-photo assumption.
Find Solano County Mugshot Records
Start with the sheriff's in-custody roster, then check the official booking logs for recent jail-booking context. The Solano County jail booking logs page says it provides public data about people arrested and booked into Solano County jail within the last seven days. Booking data is compiled in 24-hour periods and refreshed at midnight. The research did not confirm that the booking-log pop-up displays photos, so it should be used for booking data, not promised as a mugshot gallery.
The booking-log source helps confirm whether an arrest and booking are recent enough to appear in the seven-day public log before a separate booking-photo request is made.
- Search the sheriff in-custody roster by at least three letters of the person's first or last name.
- Open the linked profile and check whether the photo area shows an image or a photo-unavailable placeholder.
- Match the profile to inmate number, booking number, date of birth, arrest date, and facility.
- Check the seven-day booking logs when the arrest is recent and the roster match is unclear.
- Use the Records/Warrants Bureau request route if the photo is not displayed or a formal copy is needed.
Solano County Booking Photo Fields
A Solano County booking photo, when available, is only one field attached to a larger custody profile. The surrounding fields are essential because common names can lead to mistaken identification. The sheriff disclaimer specifically warns that relying only on name, age, inmate number, admitted date, or location can cause mistaken identification. The profile may also show no photo even when the person is in custody.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking photo | Image slot on the public profile; sample showed a photo-unavailable placeholder. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle name in the profile. |
| Inmate number | Six-digit sheriff inmate identifier. |
| Personal stats | DOB, height, weight, eye color, hair color, and sex. |
| Facility | Current jail building, such as Justice Center, Claybank, or Stanton. |
| Booking details | Booking number, arrest date and time, arrest location, arresting agency, booking date, and sentence code. |
| Charges and bail | Counts, severity, code section, bail, total bail, next court date, and court location. |
Request Solano County Booking Photos
The strongest official path for a Solano County booking photo is the Records/Warrants Bureau. Its page expressly names "Booking Photo" as a request type and says report requests may be made through the public records request link. The bureau also says it has ten days to respond. Requests should include enough identifiers to avoid a wrong match: full name, inmate number, booking number, date of birth, arrest date, and facility if known.
The Solano County Records/Warrants Bureau page is the official source for records requests and contact routing.
That bureau page is also the route for related jail records, such as booking summaries and incarceration dates, when the public roster is incomplete.
Records/Warrants Bureau
530 Union Avenue, Suite 100
Fairfield, CA 94533
707-784-7010
SHFRecords@SolanoCounty.gov
Jail Information
Solano County Jail inmate information
707-784-7100
Custody Booking Information: 707-784-7112
Solano County Mugshot Fees
The sheriff's FY 2025-2026 fee schedule lists a local charge for mug shots. It also lists other copy, research, and mailing charges that may matter if a request asks for more than a single booking photo. The Solano County Sheriff fee schedule is the source to check before submitting a paid request.
The fee table supports the local statement that a booking photo can be requested even when a public roster profile does not show a photo.
| Fee Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Mug shots | $13.00 under Penal Code 11105.6 in the sheriff fee schedule. |
| Copy fees | May apply depending on the request and format. |
| Research fees | May apply if staff research time is needed. |
| Postage | May apply for mailed responses. |
Solano County Mugshot Law
California public-record law supports access to specified arrest and booking facts, but the research did not find a statute that expressly requires every booking photo to be posted online. Government Code 7923.610 requires state and local law-enforcement agencies to release listed arrest and booking information, subject to safety and investigation limits. Listed categories include name, physical description, arrest and booking time, arrest location, bail, current holding location, and charges.
Statute callout: Government Code 7923.610 supports public access to core arrest and booking facts, but Solano's own Records/Warrants page and fee schedule are the clearest local support for requesting a booking photo.
Other CPRA rules also matter. Government Code 7920.000 states the broad public-records rule. Government Code 7922.000 allows withholding when the public interest in nondisclosure clearly outweighs disclosure. Those limits help explain why public access can exist without every photo appearing in a live roster profile.
Solano County Photo Availability
No Solano County page in the research published a precise rule for how long a booking photo stays visible on the roster after release. The roster is an in-custody search, and the separate jail booking logs page covers public booking data from the last seven days. Because the inspected profile showed a photo-unavailable placeholder, photo availability should be described as inconsistent or restricted, not as a fixed online retention period.
That uncertainty changes the practical approach. A current inmate profile may be enough for custody confirmation, but a copy of a booking photo should be requested from Records/Warrants when the photo itself is the needed record. If the person has moved into court proceedings, the court record may show filed charges and disposition, but it is not a mugshot source.
Note: Do not use unofficial photo pages as a substitute for the sheriff roster, Records/Warrants Bureau, or Solano Superior Court.
Solano Mugshot Removal Records
No Solano County page was located saying the sheriff removes booking photos after dismissal, acquittal, expungement, or sealing through a special mugshot-removal form. California does have legal relief routes that can affect arrest and court records, and filed case status belongs with Solano County court records after arrest. Penal Code 851.91 provides a petition path to seal an arrest record when criteria are met. Penal Code 1203.4 provides dismissal relief after qualifying probation, often called expungement in public shorthand.
| Situation | Records Path |
|---|---|
| Photo not shown online | Request Booking Photo from Records/Warrants. |
| Case dismissed | Check court disposition, then ask counsel or the court about sealing eligibility. |
| Arrest sealing | Use the Penal Code 851.91 route if eligible. |
| Probation dismissal relief | Use Penal Code 1203.4 if the case qualifies. |
State and Federal Mugshots
County booking photos should not be confused with state prison or federal locator records. CDCR CIRIS is for sentenced California prisoners and generally returns state-custody identity and location information, not Solano jail booking rows. BOP and ICE locators are not mugshot galleries. The federal BOP locator covers people in BOP custody or released since 1982, while ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. No ICE detention facility was found in Solano County.
For a federal criminal case, a person may be in U.S. Marshals custody before BOP appears as the right lookup. Solano County is in the U.S. Marshals Eastern District of California context, but USMS prisoner location is not usually a public roster. Federal case records and counsel may be needed when a local jail roster, BOP locator, and ICE locator do not answer the custody question.