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Find Sex Registrant

To find a registered sex offender, please visit the Megan's Law website.

Forms & Other Information

Citizen's Complaint Form - English

Citizen's Complaint Form - Spanish

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Ride Along Application

Release of Information Request - English

Release of Information Request -Spanish

 

Obtain Criminal History

If you would like to obtain a copy of your criminal history, you must complete the following:

Local Criminal Offender Record Information

Local criminal history is that criminal history which is on file with the Madera Police Department.  You may obtain a check of your own local criminal history from this agency.  However, the California Department of Justice must be contacted to obtain your state record (see below).  

To check your local criminal history, fill out the application, accurately and completely, and bring it to the Madera Police Department with a photo ID.    A fee of $25 cash is required to process your request.

State Criminal Offender Record Information

California Penal Code Sections 11120 through 11127 afford persons concerning whom a State Summary Criminal History Record is maintained in the files of the California Bureau of Criminal Identification the opportunity to obtain a copy of the record compiled from such files and refute any erroneous or inaccurate information contained therein.

For information in obtaining a State Summary Criminal History Record, you will need to contact:

Bureau of Criminal Identification
California Department of Justice
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA  94203-4170.
(916) 227-3849

Criminal History Request - English

Criminal History Request - Spanish

Order Copy of Police Report

At a minimum, we require the following information to process requests for copies of police reports:

  • Incident Number OR date and time of incident
  • Location incident occurred
  • Notarized photo Identification

There may be fees associated (see fee schedule, below) with obtaining your copy of the report. Should additional fees apply, submit proper payment to insure prompt handling of your request.  Allow 7-10 days for your request to be processed.

CRIME REPORT FEE SCHEDULE: $10.00

PLEASE SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IF MAILING REQUEST

Request Police Report - English

Request Police Report - Spanish

Order Restraining Order

In order to obtain a restraining order, please contact the Madera Superior Court at (559) 416-5525. For more information about restraining orders in Madera, please see the Superior Court's website.

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Report a Crime

FOR EMERGENCY, CALL 911

Police Non-Emergency: (559) 675-4200
Crime Tip Hotline: (559) 675-4242
Online: Report a crime using our online contact form

Report an Issue

Please see our contact form to report an issue online.

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