Access Danville Recent Bookings

Danville recent bookings are kept by the Danville Police Department and the Danville City Jail. When a person is taken in by city officers, the booking is logged at the city station and shows up on the P2C portal. You can search Danville recent bookings by name through the city Police to Citizen portal, the state court case search, or a city FOIA request through NextRequest. This page shows you where to start, what is on a booking sheet, and how to find a name fast in Danville, Virginia.

Danville Police Recent Bookings

The Danville Police Department keeps the city arrest records. Patrol can be reached at 434-799-6510 option 4. Investigations is at 434-799-6508 option 1. Crime Stoppers is at 434-793-0000. The department has an online inmate search through the Police to Citizen portal at p2c.danvilleva.gov/jailinmates.aspx. Arrest information reports for the past 5 days are available online.

The recent arrest data shows the name, the charge, and the intake date for each booking. The desk staff can help if you cannot find a name in the portal. Most bookings post within hours of intake.

For Danville, the city FOIA portal is the easiest way to ask for a copy of a paper booking record. The image below shows the city NextRequest FOIA page. Read more on the Danville FOIA NextRequest portal.

From this page you can see past requests, browse public answers, and start a new FOIA request for a Danville booking record.

Danville City Jail Roster

The Danville City Jail (also called the Danville Adult Detention Center) holds people booked in the city. Call 434-799-5130 for inmate info. The jail annex houses about 213 inmates and the main facility houses about 160 men. The online inmate roster is at p2c.danvilleva.gov/jailinmates.aspx and is open to the public.

Once a person is on the jail roster you will see the booking date, the charges, the bond, and the next court date if it has been set. Bond hearings happen in the magistrate office right after intake. A person held without bond should ask for a bond hearing right away.

Some Danville bookings end up in state custody after sentencing. For state inmates use the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate locator. The VADOC tool covers more than 30,000 state inmates and refreshes twice a day.

Danville Court Records

After a recent booking the case moves to a Danville court. Felonies go to the Danville Circuit Court. Misdemeanors and traffic cases go to the Danville General District Court. The City Clerk's Office is at 434-799-5195. Court records are kept by the Clerk of Court and you can use the Virginia Judiciary Case Information System to look them up by name.

New cases show up in the state court case search within a day or two of the booking. Search by name on OCIS 2.0 for circuit court cases or on the general district court system for misdemeanors and traffic.

OCIS is free and works any time. Pick the court name from the dropdown. Enter the full last name and the first name. You will see the case number, the judge, the charges, and the next hearing date. Juvenile cases are not online.

Danville FOIA Requests

Most Danville recent bookings records are public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq. You do not need a reason. The city must reply within 5 working days. They can extend up to 12 working days if needed.

Danville uses a modern NextRequest portal. You can browse past requests, see what records have been released, and file your own request online at cityofdanvilleva.nextrequest.com. The portal is the fastest way to get a clean answer back from the city.

Some details are pulled before the record goes out. Juvenile records are sealed. Active investigation files are held back. Names of victims and witnesses can be redacted under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706. The basic name, charge, and intake date stay open.

The Virginia FOIA Advisory Council has free sample request letters and a hotline at 866-448-4100.

State and Federal Danville Bookings

The Virginia State Police is the central keeper of criminal history. You can ask for your own record on Form SP-167 for a $15 fee. The form must be notarized and mailed to Richmond. See the Virginia State Police criminal records page for the form.

Some Danville bookings end up in federal custody. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator to find a person held by the BOP. Results show the current site and the projected release date.

VINElink is a free national tool that lets you track a person in jail or prison. Sign up for a phone, email, or text alert when a person is moved or set free. Visit vinelink.com or call the Virginia VINE line at 800-467-4943.

For free legal help, the Virginia State Bar runs a lawyer referral line. See vsb.org for a referral. Free civil legal aid is at Virginia Legal Aid. The Virginia Sheriffs Association directory has phone and address info for every sheriff in the state.

Danville Booking Sheet Details

A Danville recent booking sheet has the same core info no matter which office takes it. The top of the sheet has the full name, the date of birth, and the booking date and time. Next is the arresting officer name and badge. Then a list of the charges with the code section for each. The bond amount and the bond type sit near the bottom. The next court date is added once the magistrate sets it.

The mugshot is paired with the sheet at intake. Some Danville bookings sheets also list the height, the weight, the eye color, and the hair color. A scar or tattoo note is added if it shows. The Danville Adult Detention Center keeps the sheet on file as long as state law allows. A copy can be pulled by FOIA after a case is closed.

The arresting agency is almost always the Danville Police for a city booking. State Police bookings inside the city limits go through the same intake but list the trooper as the officer. Federal arrests use a different sheet and a federal magistrate sets bond at the U.S. District Court. Most Danville recent bookings stay in the local system from start to finish.

Knowing what is on the sheet helps you ask the right question at the records desk. Have the full name and a date of birth ready before you call. The records clerk can find a booking faster with both.

Are Danville Bookings Public

Yes. Danville recent bookings, jail rosters, and arrest logs are public records. The Virginia FOIA backs this up. Anyone can ask the Danville Police or the city jail for a current roster or a copy of a booking sheet. Most of the data is online so you do not have to file a request.

Some details are kept back. Social security numbers, home addresses of victims, and any info about minors are not released. A judge can also seal a record in rare cases. But the basic name, charge, intake date, and bond status of an adult booking are open.

Nearby Recent Bookings Pages

Other nearby Virginia cities and counties also have recent bookings pages on this site.