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Police & jail

Madera County Sheriffs

The Madera County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.

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Madera County Sex Offenders

The California Megan's Law website, run by the state Department of Justice, lists the sex offenders required to register in Madera County and can be searched by name, address or ZIP code.

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Property records

Madera County Property Tax Information

The Madera County Treasurer bills and collects the property taxes and keeps the record of what is owed and what has been paid on each parcel in the county.

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Madera County at a glance

State
California
County seat
Madera
Population
156,255
Area
2,137 sq mi
Founded
1893
Cities and towns
9

Madera County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Madera County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Madera County.

Police Departments. In addition to Madera County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Madera County is provided by municipal police departments. These agencies handle law enforcement within their respective city limits and coordinate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and investigations.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Madera County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 200 West Fourth Street in Madera, California 93637, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Madera County and provides jail operations. Inmates can be located through the Sheriff's Office website at www.Madera-county.com or by calling the jail for The inmate locator provides booking information, charges, bail amounts, and expected release dates for people currently in custody. Arrest records in Madera County are public records subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.). Citizens may request arrest records, booking logs, and incident reports by submitting a written public records request to the Sheriff's Office or respective police department, though certain exempt information may be redacted.

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Criminal | Superior Court of California | County of Madera .

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

• Phone: (559) 675-7770 The facility you should check is the county Jail, located at 14191 Road 28, Madera, CA 93638. You can also call the jail directly at (559) 675-7951 for assistance with inmate information.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Madera County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Madera County

Old mine sites
406
Sites with no status in the records
63
Still producing
30
Main minerals
Gold; Tungsten; Copper
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
183
Shafts and tunnels
91
What they are
prospect pit, adit, mine shaft, quarry
Maps surveyed
1947 to 2004
Records behind them
734 records for 682 sites, the rest are the same working written down twice
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 499 named mine sites inside the county, 406 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 183 holes drawn inside the county, 91 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Gold; Tungsten; Copper.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

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Madera County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
California mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Madera County (216 shown, 205 more named and 167 unnamed on the map)

Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.

California abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Madera County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Madera County, California?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Madera County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Madera County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Penal Code 13665, a police department or sheriff's office may not share on social media the booking photos of a person arrested on suspicion of a nonviolent crime unless an exception applies, and must remove booking photos it shared on social media within 14 days unless an exception still applies.

How do I get a criminal background check in Madera County, California?

The California criminal history record comes from the California Department of Justice. Record Review of your own record only: submit fingerprint images through Live Scan and follow the DOJ Record Review instructions. Fee: $25 processing fee to the DOJ, plus the Live Scan agency's fingerprint fee; a fee waiver may be available.

How can I look up sex offenders in Madera County, California?

Search the California Megan's Law Website (Department of Justice), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Madera County, California?

Register with the county elections official (county elections office or registrar of voters) or through the California Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 15 days before Election Day; after that, same day (conditional) registration and voting is available at the county elections office.

How do I look up property records in Madera County, California?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Madera County are kept by the Madera County Recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Madera County, California?

Certified birth and death certificates for California come from the California Department of Public Health, Vital Records (CDPH VR). Copies may be obtained in person at the county office (County Registrar or Recorder) where the birth was registered, for events in that county. By mail with form VS 111 to California Department of Public Health, Vital Records, MS 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410, or in person at the county office where the event was registered; since July 1, 2026 CDPH VR no longer accepts applications sent through online third party vendors. Fee: $31 for each certified copy of a birth record.

How do I find business license records in Madera County, California?

Business entity filings are searched with the California Secretary of State (bizfile Online). Most California cities and counties require a business license, permits or registration to do business within their limits.

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