North Las Vegas City Jail Inmate Search
The North Las Vegas Detention Center is the booking facility for anyone arrested by North Las Vegas Police: Aliante, Eldorado, Cheyenne, and the surrounding North Valley. Cases typically run through NLV Municipal Court (ordinance, low-level misdemeanors) or NLV Justice Court (state misdemeanors and felony preliminaries). It is its own facility, separate from the Clark County Detention Center, which is why a Clark County search comes back empty when the booking went to North Las Vegas.
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How to find someone booked at North 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 North Las Vegas Police inmate 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) 633-1790
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: North Las Vegas routes inmate information through its Police Department page rather than a live roster. If that page does not answer the question, the detention center phone line is the fastest confirmation.
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 NLV Jail
Adults arrested by North Las Vegas Police within NLV city limits.
NLV runs its own bail schedule for city ordinance / misdemeanor charges; felonies move to Clark County District Court within 48 to 72 hours.
Common charges processed through NLV Jail
These are the charges we most often see filed against people booked at NLV 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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NLV Jail inmate search: common questions
Is there a North Las Vegas inmate search you can run online?
Not a live one. North Las Vegas routes inmate information through its Police Department page rather than a live public roster, so there is no NLV list of current inmates to scroll. Two places to start: the official North Las Vegas Police inmate information page, and the detention center line at (702) 633-1790. When the page does not answer the question, the phone line is the fastest confirmation. If the name is not at NLV at all, the Clark County in-custody search is the next place to look, because which jail someone lands in depends on which agency made the arrest and where. Call us at (702) 857-7197 and we will check every facility in Southern Nevada at once.
How do I find out if someone is in custody at North Las Vegas Detention Center?
Start with North Las Vegas Police inmate information, then confirm by phone at (702) 633-1790. 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 NLV 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) 633-1790 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 NLV Jail?
Not from an online record, because North 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. NLV runs its own bail schedule for city ordinance / misdemeanor charges; felonies move to Clark County District Court within 48 to 72 hours. Treat a booking charge as a starting point and confirm it against the court record.
What if the person is not showing up at NLV 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 NLV 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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