Las Vegas City Jail Inmate Search
The Las Vegas City Jail at 3300 E Stewart Ave is not the Clark County Detention Center at 330 S Casino Center Blvd, and the two keep separate records. It holds short-term arrestees for Las Vegas Municipal Court: DUI, domestic battery, drug paraphernalia, and similar misdemeanors charged under city ordinance or state law inside the city limits. Felony arrests transfer to CCDC.
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How to find someone booked at City of Las Vegas Detention Center
If someone you know was just arrested, the first question is always the same: are they actually here, and what happens next? Here is the honest version, including what the official source will and will not tell you.
- 1Check the official source first
Use the City of Las Vegas City Jail information. That page is facility information rather than a searchable roster, so the jail line below is what confirms custody.
- 2Give intake time before you panic
The booking is not finished at the moment of arrest. Transport, medical screening, property, prints, and photos come first, and that commonly runs several hours. A jailer who cannot place the name in the first hour usually means booking is still in progress.
- 3Confirm by phone: (702) 229-6444
A phone confirmation beats a screen. Have the full legal name and date of birth ready, because the booking record uses the name on the government ID, not the name everyone calls them.
- 4Still nothing? They may be at a different facility
Which jail someone lands in depends on which agency arrested them and where. Check the other Southern Nevada facilities below, and call (702) 857-7197 if you want us to check all of them at once.
How to confirm custody here: The City Jail holds people arrested inside Las Vegas city limits on municipal and misdemeanor matters. It is a separate facility from the Clark County Detention Center downtown, and the Clark County in-custody search does not cover it, which is why a search there comes back empty when the booking actually went to the City Jail. The city publishes City Jail information rather than a self-service roster, so confirming custody here usually means calling (702) 229-6444.
Locating someone is step one. What matters more is what happens in the next 48 to 72 hours, because that is when charges are filed and bail is argued. If you have found them, read what happens after an arrest in Las Vegas next, or call (702) 857-7197.
Who gets booked at City Jail
Adults arrested by Las Vegas Marshals or LVMPD inside the City of Las Vegas limits for city ordinance / misdemeanor charges.
The City Jail handles short-term holds for city ordinance and misdemeanor cases. State felonies are transferred to the Clark County Detention Center for arraignment.
Common charges processed through City Jail
These are the charges we most often see filed against people booked at City Jail. Each one has its own statutes, defenses, and bail patterns. Click through to the charge-specific page or call (702) 857-7197 for an immediate review.
Misdemeanors
Non-Violent Felonies
Violent Felonies
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City Jail inmate search: common questions
Is the Las Vegas City Jail the same as the Clark County Detention Center?
No. The Las Vegas City Jail at 3300 E Stewart Ave and the Clark County Detention Center at 330 S Casino Center Blvd are separate facilities that keep separate records, so a search at one comes back empty when the booking actually went to the other. The City Jail takes city ordinance and misdemeanor arrests made inside Las Vegas city limits by the Las Vegas Marshals or LVMPD, and those cases are heard in Las Vegas Municipal Court or Las Vegas Justice Court. State felonies are transferred to the Clark County Detention Center for arraignment. If you are not sure which one has your person, call (702) 857-7197 and we will check both.
What is the Las Vegas City Jail phone number?
The City of Las Vegas publishes City Jail information rather than a self-service roster, so a phone call is how you actually confirm that someone is in custody there. The number is (702) 229-6444. The Clark County in-custody search covers only people booked at the Clark County Detention Center, so it will not show a City Jail booking. Have the full legal name and date of birth ready before you call, and if the City Jail cannot find the booking, call (702) 857-7197 and we will check the county and federal facilities too.
How do I find out if someone is in custody at City of Las Vegas Detention Center?
Start with City of Las Vegas City Jail information, then confirm by phone at (702) 229-6444. A booking is also not finished the moment someone is arrested, because transport, medical screening, property, prints, and photos all come first, and that commonly runs several hours, so a jailer who cannot place the name in the first hour usually means booking is still in progress rather than that the arrest did not happen.
How long after an arrest does someone show up in the City Jail system?
There is no published guarantee, but intake typically runs several hours from the arrest to a completed booking record: transport, medical screening, property, prints, and photos all come first, and a busy night runs longer. If it has been several hours and the jail still cannot place the name, call (702) 229-6444 again and ask directly. If you cannot confirm custody anywhere, call (702) 857-7197 and we will locate the booking for you.
What information do I need when I call about someone in custody?
Full legal name and date of birth. Search the last name on its own first. Booking records use the name on the government ID, so nicknames, shortened first names, married names, hyphens, and middle names typed into the wrong box are the most common reason a real booking returns no result. If the name is common, the date of birth is what separates the right record from the wrong one.
Can I see the charges and the bail amount for someone booked at City Jail?
Not from an online record, because City of Las Vegas Detention Center publishes no public roster to read charges or bail from. Booking charges are preliminary wherever you see them: they are what the arresting officer wrote down, and the prosecutor decides what actually gets filed, which can be more, fewer, or different charges. The City Jail handles short-term holds for city ordinance and misdemeanor cases. State felonies are transferred to the Clark County Detention Center for arraignment. Treat a booking charge as a starting point and confirm it against the court record.
What if the person is not showing up at City Jail?
They were probably booked somewhere else. Southern Nevada has separate city, county, and federal facilities, and only the Clark County jail and the federal locator offer a self-service search, so which one you land in depends on which agency made the arrest and where. Check the other Southern Nevada facilities listed on this page, and remember that federal holds do not appear on any county roster. Call (702) 857-7197 and we will check all of them.
Other Southern Nevada jails
Not at City Jail? Each agency books into its own facility, and each one keeps its own records. Start with the jail that matches the arresting agency.
If the arrest came from a missed court date rather than a new offense, the Las Vegas warrant search walks through checking each court directly, and quash or surrender covers what to do about it.
This page provides general information about locating someone in custody in Southern Nevada. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Facility procedures, lookup systems, and phone numbers change; verify anything time-critical directly with the facility. Full disclaimer
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