Records Request Form

​You may request a copy of a report or incident maintained by the Amador County ​​Sheriff’s Office. Please fill out the records request form and return it ​​​to the Sheriff’s Office. The request form is also available at the Sheriff’s Office ​​​during regular business hours, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We will ​​respond to your request within 10 working days (Pursuant to Government Code ​​​§6253(c)).

​The Records Division stores original reports for the Amador County Sheriff’s ​​​Office, as well as reports generated by the Amador County Combined Narcotic ​​​Enforcement Team (ACCNET).

​The Records Division is responsible for the confidentiality of certain information ​​​pursuant to codes and statutes, including Government Code §6254(f) and Penal ​​​Code §293. Records is also responsible for the dissemination of criminal reports ​​​in and out of the Sheriff’s Office.

​Records personnel are mandated by law to assist the public in their search for ​​​information. The Records Division makes copies of criminal reports for the ​​​public, and victims of crimes with their names redacted (Blacked out) from the ​​​report to protect identity information as required by law. The Public Records Act ​​​dictates that we must make available to the public the following information:

​Additionally, the Public Records Act dictates that we must make available copies ​​​of criminal reports to victims of certain types of crimes, redacting any information ​​which the law declares they are not entitled to.

​Records will not release reports involving juveniles without a court order or ​​​pursuant to the standing orders of the Amador County Superior Court.

​A Daily Media Bulletin is completed each morning (Monday – Thursday), as ​​​mandated by the Public Records Act, and is available at the public counter for ​​​review.

The Records Division also stores original booking and release documents from the Amador County Sheriff’s Detention Facility. These records may also be requested with a records request form here and we will respond within ten working days (Per Government Code Section 6253(c)).

The Records Division performs Live Scan fingerprinting Monday’s and ​​​​Wednesday’s from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sign-ups begin at 12:30 p.m. on a first ​​​come first serve basis in the order you arrive.

Live Scan Form

​You must have three (3) copies of a Live Scan form completely filled out and ​​​provide a valid picture identification (I.e. valid driver’s license from any state, ​​​valid California identification; valid passport, alien registration or green card ​​​and military identification).

​Cash or check only please.

Character Letter Form

​A Character Letter is a local criminal history check of your history for any arrest ​​​(We release only Amador County Sheriff’s Office arrest information). You will ​​​need to complete the form here, available online or at the Amador County ​​​​Sheriff’s Office. Bring the form with you, have a valid ID, pay the fee and you ​​​will be ​notified when the letter is available for pick-up unless you have requested ​​​to have it mailed to you.

​Subjects may request a copy of their local criminal history (Amador County ​​​Sheriff’s Office arrest information only). You will be required to come to the ​​​Sheriff’s Office in person with the completed form here and show valid ​​​​identification before the request will be processed. The request may take up to ​​​ten working days to process.