Arizona law makes arrest records, warrant information, and jail rosters public — but finding them is harder than it should be. The state’s 15 counties each run their own Sheriff booking systems and Clerk of Court case files, and they share no single search interface. On top of that, separate statewide portals handle court cases, state prison custody, and criminal history. This site maps all of it: which agency holds which record, how to reach the right official source, and what to expect when you get there.
What you can look up here
Arrest records are booking records created when a person is taken into county custody. They document the date, the charges listed at intake, and the arresting agency. They are not court judgments. Each county Sheriff maintains its own booking log, and the depth of public detail varies by county. The pages here show you where each county’s log lives and what it typically includes.
Active warrants are court orders authorizing an arrest. Checking whether one exists is a legitimate public-records task. Acting on that information is a different matter — if a search turns up an active warrant, the right next step is to speak with an attorney before doing anything else. The county pages explain which courts and Sheriff offices publish warrant information and in what form.
Inmate and jail lookups tell you whether someone is currently held in a county detention facility. Most Arizona county jails publish a daily or near-real-time roster. For people serving sentences in a state prison rather than a county jail, the route is the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry’s statewide locator, covered in the section below.
The county-by-county index below this content leads to a dedicated page for each of Arizona’s 15 counties, with direct links to that county’s official sources.
Where Arizona records actually live
Arizona splits its records across two tiers, and knowing which tier holds what saves real time.
At the county level, the Sheriff’s office keeps booking records and, in most counties, a warrant or wanted-persons list. The Clerk of Superior Court keeps the case file once charges are filed — including docket entries, hearing dates, and dispositions. These two offices are separate, and a booking record at the Sheriff does not automatically mean a case file exists yet at the Clerk.
At the state level, three systems matter most. Court case information across all Arizona Superior Courts and many lower courts is searchable through the Arizona Judicial Branch’s Public Access to Court Case Information. It shows case status, charges, and scheduled hearings, but it does not show sealed or expunged records and it does not substitute for a certified court document. State prison custody — meaning sentences served in an ADCRR facility rather than a county jail — is searchable through the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry inmate data search. It covers current and recently released state inmates. Criminal history and certain licensing background functions fall under the Arizona Department of Public Safety, which administers the state’s criminal history repository.
No single portal connects all three tiers. That gap is why this site exists.
Before you search
Most record systems ask for at least a first name, a last name, and ideally a date of birth. Without a date of birth, common names return too many results to be useful. Some county systems also accept a booking number if you already have one.
A county search covers only that county. Someone booked in Maricopa County will not appear in Pima County’s roster, even if they have prior bookings there. If you are unsure which county is relevant, start with the statewide court portal and work backward to the county from the case information it returns.
An arrest record documents an arrest — not a conviction. Charges are sometimes reduced, dismissed, or result in acquittal. The booking record may remain visible even when the case outcome was favorable. The county and court pages on this site explain what each record type actually reflects.
Record systems update on their own schedules. A booking from the past few hours may not appear in a public roster yet. If a search returns nothing and you have reason to believe a record should exist, try again after 24 hours before concluding it is absent.
Sealing and expungement are real legal processes under Arizona law, and they affect what appears in public searches. The individual records pages on this site explain how those processes work and where to find the official guidance — but no specific waiting periods, eligibility cutoffs, or fees are stated here, because those details belong on the pages where they can be kept current and in context.
How we keep this current
Every source linked from this site is an official government URL. Each one is checked on a rolling schedule, and the verified date in the authority block above reflects the most recent full review. When an agency redesigns its portal, moves a lookup tool, or changes what it publishes, the affected pages are updated and the verified date is reset.
Public records infrastructure in Arizona changes more often than most people expect. Sheriff offices update their roster software. Courts migrate to new case management systems. Treating this as ongoing work rather than a one-time project is the only way to keep the links accurate.
If a link is broken or information here contradicts what an official source currently says, use the Report an Error link. Confirmed errors are corrected quickly.
This site is an informational guide to public records. It is not legal advice and is not operated by a law firm. It is not a government agency or court and is not affiliated with any. It cannot access non-public data, and it cannot remove, seal, or alter any official record.