Albemarle County Arrest Records

Albemarle County arrest records are public under the FOIA, meaning that residents have the right to request records from law enforcement agencies like theAlbemarle County Sheriff's Office or theAlbemarle County Police Department. However, not all arrest records are public, as certain records may be sealed or restricted under specific circumstances, such as when the arrest charges were dropped, the arrested individual was a juvenile, the arrest record's disclosure may jeopardize an ongoing investigation, or the record was expunged by court order.

For publicly available records, researchers should be able to access the following arrest information:

• The arrestee's full name and date of birth
• Date, time, and location of the arrest
• Bond or bail information
• Custody status
• Case or booking number
• Arresting agency information
• Arrest charges
• mugshots
• Physical descriptors, including race, sex, age, weight, height, hair color