Records and Identification Bureau services the following:

• Booking Arrest information
• Booking photographs and other related information to Bail Bondspersons in accordance with Penal Code section 11105.6
• Clearance, Incarceration, and Adoption letters
• Live Scan Fingerprint services for employment, licensing, or certification
• Registration for Arson Offenders
• Release of crime reports to victims
• Criminal History Request
• Record Sealing Unit

Records and Identification Bureau (Public Services Section)
12440 East Imperial Hwy., Suite 120 West, Norwalk, CA 90650

Public Services Section
Phone: (562) 345-4441
Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Services are provided by appointment only.

Visit RIB FAQ page for hours and other information:
Records and ID Bureau – Frequently Asked Questions

Records & Identification Bureau Contacts
Applicant Processing: (562) 345-4438
Law Enforcement Requestors: (562) 345-4443
Non-Law Enforcement Requestors: (562) 345-4448
Employment Background Checks: (562) 345-4438
Subpoena Control: (562)-345-4437
All Other Inquiries: (562) 345-4485

Interagency requests may involve the following:

• Department of Child and Family Services
• CDC
• District Attorney’s Offices
• Records needed by other LE agencies (disco./Investigations)

Please see the link for station/unit: LASD Stations or contact RIB Law Enforcement Requestor Section at (562) 345-4443.

CPRA requests may involve the following (not custody related):

• 911 Recordings
• AB 748 requests
• Calls for service reports
• Contracts (excluding custody related – see below)
• Fiscal/Financial
• Personnel
• SB 1421/SB16 requests

Risk Management Bureau, Public Records Act Unit
US Mail, Overnight and Hand-Delivered requests:

Risk Management Bureau, Public Records Act Unit
4900 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 102, Commerce, CA 90040

Email: [email protected]

CPRA requests may involve the following:

• Booking Information
• Custody Contracts
• Custody Incidents
• Custody Statistical Data
• In Custody Death Records
• Incarceration Records
• Inmate records/information

Custody Services Support Bureau, PRA Unit
Email: [email protected]

Requests for information submitted under the Cleary Act

• Email: [email protected]
• US Mail requests should be directed to the LASD station that serves the address of interest.
  Please see the Stations addresses on the LASD Stations page.

• Traffic collision records to involved parties

If you wish to request discovery in connection with an upcoming non-criminal court case, please contact the specific station’s Traffic Bureau.

Please see the link for station/unit: LASD Stations.

Court Proceedings related to a Criminal Matter.  Examples include:

• Any attorney representing a defendant requesting records related to criminal case.
• A defendant requesting records related to a criminal case (if they are representing themselves).
• Court ordered requests for criminal records.

Court Proceedings related to a Civil Matter.  Examples include:

• Duces Tecum,
• DMV subpoenas
• Subpoena for body-worn camera video for custody exchanges

Records and Identification Bureau (RIB)
12440 East Imperial Hwy., Suite 400 West, Norwalk, CA 90650

Subpoena Control: (562)-345-4437

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Requests for video footage from inside Sheriff’s Department Custody/Jail facilities

Video footage of this nature is exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Government Code §§7923.600-7923.625, 7922.000

• Requests for video footage from Sheriff’s Department facilities such as a station public parking lot.

Risk Management Bureau,  Public Records Act Unit
Email: [email protected]

US Mail, Overnight and Hand-Delivered requests:
Risk Management Bureau, Public Records Act Unit
4900 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 102, Commerce, CA 90040