Tazewell County 24 Hour Booking

Tazewell County 24 hour booking records are available through the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office in Pekin, Illinois. The county has about 131,500 residents and sits in central Illinois near Peoria. The sheriff provides an online inmate lookup tool that shows detailed booking data for everyone currently in custody. You can find booking dates, times, charges, and the arresting agency for each detainee. Tazewell County booking records are public under Illinois law and the online tool updates regularly with new arrests.

Tazewell County Sheriff Booking Records

The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office handles all 24 hour booking records for the county jail. Every person arrested and held in Tazewell County goes through the booking process at this facility. The sheriff's office logs the booking date, time, detainee ID, name, age, race, gender, status, and which agency made the arrest.

The sheriff's homepage links to the inmate lookup and other corrections services.

Arresting agencies that process bookings through Tazewell County include the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office itself, the East Peoria Police Department, Pekin Police Department, Peoria Police Department, Illinois State Police, and the Washington Police Department. So even if an arrest happens in a city within the county, the booking record ends up in the Tazewell County system.

Charges seen in the Tazewell County booking system range from in-state warrants and traffic violations to serious felonies. The system shows the full charge description for each person booked in.

Search Tazewell County Booking Data

The Tazewell County inmate lookup is the main tool for finding 24 hour booking records. The lookup shows current detainees with their booking date, time, ID number, name, age, race, gender, custody status, and arresting agency. You can browse the full list or search for a specific person.

The inmate lookup shows all current detainees with their full booking details.

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), Tazewell County booking records are public. Agencies must release arrest information within 72 hours. This includes the name, age, charges, time of arrest, and custody status. For records not shown online, you can send a FOIA request to the sheriff's office.

The Criminal Identification Act (20 ILCS 2630) requires all felony and Class A and B misdemeanor arrests in Tazewell County to be reported to the Illinois State Police. This data goes into the statewide criminal history system. The Uniform Conviction Information Act (20 ILCS 2635) governs what conviction data is available from the state. Local booking records stay available through FOIA with the first 50 pages free and extra pages at 15 cents each.

Under 5 ILCS 140/2.15, Tazewell County law enforcement cannot post mugshots on social media for petty offenses and Class B or C misdemeanors. Standard booking records stay public. People with old Tazewell County booking records may qualify for sealing or expungement under 20 ILCS 2630/5.2. Cases that ended in dismissal, acquittal, or completed supervision can be eligible. The circuit clerk in Pekin handles these petitions.

For your own record from a Tazewell County arrest, the ISP Access and Review transcript is free. A CHIRP name-based search costs $16 for a paper copy or $10 for electronic results. These searches go through the ISP Bureau of Identification and cover all arrests reported from Tazewell County and the rest of the state.

More Tazewell County Resources

For anyone transferred from Tazewell County to state prison, the IDOC inmate search is the right tool. VINE Link at vinelink.com lets you sign up for free custody change alerts for Tazewell County. If you need your own criminal history, the ISP Access and Review process gives you a transcript of your record from any arrest in the state.

Tazewell County must respond to FOIA requests within five business days. If a request is denied, you can appeal to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor. Most booking records should be released since arrest data is specifically listed as public under Illinois law.

Note: The online lookup only shows current inmates in Tazewell County custody.

Nearby Counties

These counties are near Tazewell County. Verify the arresting agency on a booking record to confirm which county processed the arrest.