Modoc County
Inmate Search

Call CityWide at 1-833-385-5245 for an immediate lookup. CityWide verifies custody status, facility, bail amount, and charges in minutes, faster than navigating the county website, especially for recent arrests still in processing.

Modoc County operates 1 jail facility. Modoc County Jail at 204 S Court St, Alturas, CA 96101 ((530) 233-4416), Smallest-population county jail in California, serves the entire northeast corner of the state. CityWide posts bail at all Modoc County facilities 24 hours a day.

Several reasons an inmate may not appear in search results: (1) The arrest was recent, allow 2–6 hours for booking to complete and records to update. (2) The person may still be at a city police holding cell awaiting county transfer. (3) Try searching last name only, a spelling variation may cause missed results. (4) For phone-only counties or very recent arrests, calling CityWide at 1-833-385-5245 is the fastest way to verify status directly with the facility.

When you call the Modoc County jail or CityWide, you can obtain: booking number (needed for mail and bail paperwork), current facility and housing unit, booking date, arresting agency, charges by California Penal Code section, bail amount set by the court, arraignment or next court date, and projected release date for sentenced inmates. The bail amount is the key figure. CityWide charges exactly 10% of that to post a bail bond.

Release from Modoc County typically takes 1–3 hours after bail is posted. Weekday daytime hours are fastest. Nights, weekends, and holidays can add 1–3 hours due to reduced jail processing staff. CityWide posts bail at all Modoc County facilities 24 hours a day and stays in contact with the facility until release is confirmed.

Modoc County bail schedule: DUI at $5,000, domestic violence at $25,000, most felonies $25,000–$75,000. California Penal Code 1269b sets the bail bond premium at exactly 10% of total bail for all 58 counties. You pay CityWide 10%, we post the full bail amount. Payment plans are available for qualified co-signers. Call 1-833-385-5245 for an exact quote based on the booking record and charges.

Modoc County Jail visiting by appointment. Contact (530) 233-4416. Modoc County is one of California's least-populated counties, the jail serves a vast, sparsely populated region in the far northeast corner of the state.

[Inmate Full Name], Modoc County Jail, 204 S Court St, Alturas, CA 96101.

MCSO handles all law enforcement in Modoc County. The jail is small, single-story facility in Alturas. Very low booking volume means direct phone access gets faster results than any online system would.

Modoc County does not have a public online inmate search system. Modoc County has no public online inmate search. Call (530) 233-4416 directly, the small staff can usually provide immediate information. Or call CityWide at 1-833-385-5245. Alturas is extremely remote; most inmates are county residents rather than transients.