Search Alaska Booking Reports

Alaska booking reports are public jail records that show who was taken into custody, what they were charged with, and where they are being held. You can look up Alaska booking reports through the state court system, the Department of Public Safety, and local police or trooper posts. Most booking data ends up in one of a few state portals that run around the clock. Use this page to find the right tool for the search you need to run, get a name, get a case, or pull up a jail roster across all 30 boroughs and census areas in the state.

Where Alaska Booking Reports Come From

Every Alaska booking report starts at a jail or police station. When a person is brought in, staff take a photo, log fingerprints, and write down the basic facts of the arrest. The Alaska Department of Public Safety sends that data to the state criminal history file under AS 12.62.160, which lets any person ask for Alaska criminal justice information. That law is the reason booking reports in Alaska are open records and not locked away.

The state runs a unified jail system. Pretrial inmates and sentenced inmates are held in the same 13 state correctional centers and 27 jails. That setup is unusual, and it shapes how booking reports flow through the system. A person taken in by Anchorage Police can show up in the same statewide roster as someone booked by Wildlife Troopers in Bethel. Local police, troopers, and Village Public Safety Officers all feed the same central index.

Booking reports cover both adult and juvenile cases, but juvenile records are sealed from the public. Adult booking data is fair game for any person who asks. You do not need to give a reason. You do not have to be a lawyer or a family member. The Alaska Public Records Act, found in AS 40.25.110 to 40.25.295, gives you that right. Read more on the rules at the Alaska Department of Law APRA page.

The Alaska Department of Law page on the Alaska Public Records Act lays out what counts as a public record and what does not.

Knowing the rules helps when you ask a clerk or a records officer for booking data. Cite the statute if a clerk pushes back.

Alaska Court System Booking Reports

The Alaska Court System runs the main free portal for case data. The site is called CourtView and it covers civil and criminal cases from all parts of the state. You can search by name, by case number, or by ticket number. CourtView also lets you pull traffic cases by license plate. The system shows the file date, the charges, the next hearing, and the result.

Visit the search hub at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm to start. Some records do not appear here. CourtView removes domestic violence protection orders, sealed cases, and most juvenile files. The site itself warns that a CourtView search is not the same as a full criminal history check. For that you need to file a request with the Department of Public Safety.

The Alaska Court System Case Search page gives you the basic name and case search forms in one spot.

Use it as the first stop when you have a name and want to see open or recent cases.

For deeper case files, the court runs a second portal called Public Access. It links to documents and to the daily Criminal Charges Filed PDF, which lists every new charge across the state. View it at public.courts.alaska.gov/web. Many police agencies, including Ketchikan, point the public to this PDF instead of posting their own arrest logs.

The Court Public Access Portal links to dockets, daily filings, and rules.

The portal is the gateway for almost any Alaska booking report tied to a court case.

CourtView also has a side door called eAccess. It is built for lawyers and frequent users, but the public can use it for free name searches. Find it at records.courts.alaska.gov/eaccess/home.page.

The eAccess login screen is simple and the search results load fast.

Try this portal if the main CourtView page is slow or down.

Note: Court records may drop off the public site after 60 days if all charges are dismissed or the person is found not guilty.

Alaska Active Warrants and Trooper Reports

The Alaska State Troopers post a list of active warrants every day. The list is built from cases that troopers themselves are working. It does not cover every warrant in the state, but it is the largest free public list. You can grab the list as a PDF or a CSV file. Each entry shows a name, an age, and a gender code. There is no warrant date and no offense type, so the list works best as a quick yes or no check.

See the daily list at hotsheets.dps.alaska.gov/AST/Warrants. If you spot a name on the list, do not act on it. The troopers ask the public to call 911 or the local trooper post. All warrants must be confirmed in the Alaska Public Safety Information Network before any arrest is made.

The Active Warrants list is updated daily and posted in plain format.

Cross-check any name you find here with a CourtView search to get the case number.

The Daily Dispatch is the press release feed from the Alaska State Troopers. It groups posts by detachment: A for Southcentral, B for Mat-Su Valley, and C for Western Alaska. Each post has a case number, a place, and a short story about what the troopers did. Most posts cover arrests, drug stops, search and rescue calls, and warrant pickups. The site is at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov.

The Troopers Daily Dispatch is where most rural arrest news first goes public.

It is the best free feed for fresh booking news from places like Nome, Bethel, and Glennallen.

Alaska Inmate Search With VINElink

VINElink is the official inmate lookup tool for the Alaska Department of Corrections. The service runs 24 hours a day, every day. You can search by full name or by Alaska DOC number. Partial name searches work too. Type the first two letters of the last name and you will see all matches.

Each result shows custody status, the facility name, sex, sentence length, photo if there is one, parole hearing dates, and known aliases. You can sign up for free alerts that tell you if the inmate moves, gets released, or has a parole hearing coming up. The alerts come by email, text, or phone call. Run a search at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AK.

The state VINE search page is the fastest way to find someone in an Alaska jail.

Use the Alaska page rather than the national one if you know the inmate is in state custody.

The national VINElink portal covers every state plus federal jails. Use it if you do not know which state holds the person. Find it at vinelink.com.

The national VINElink portal lets you switch states from a single search bar.

Pick Alaska from the drop down to land on the same record set.

Alaska runs a unified system, so the same VINElink record can show pretrial status one week and post sentence the next. Check back if the case is still moving.

Alaska Sex Offender Registry

The Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper Registry is a separate public list run by the Department of Public Safety under AS 18.65.087. It holds about 3,640 entries. You can search by name, by city, by zip code, or by status. The site also has a map view that drops pins near offender addresses.

Sentence type drives how long a person stays on the list. Aggravated offenses or two or more non-aggravated counts mean lifetime registration with quarterly check-ins. A single non-aggravated count means 15 years with annual check-ins. New addresses, new emails, and even new screen names must be reported the next work day. The full registry sits at sor.dps.alaska.gov.

The Sex Offender Registry home page lets you start a name or city search.

Use it as a free tool for any address check in your borough.

Alaska Background Check Requests

The Alaska Department of Public Safety Criminal Records and Identification Bureau runs the state criminal history file. Two checks are sold to the public. A name based check costs $20. A fingerprint based check costs $35. Fingerprint checks are more accurate because they tie to a person and not a name. Name checks can miss aliases.

You can mail in a request, walk it in, or use the online portal at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov. The portal asks for a Social Security number and a driver license to verify you. Pay by check, money order, or card. The mailing address is 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone is (907) 269-5767.

The Online Background Check Portal lets you start a name based request without a trip to Anchorage.

The result file shows adult arrests and convictions, plus dismissed cases.

The state file does not include violations, infractions, or most juvenile records. It does include both convictions and not guilty findings, which gives a fuller picture than what shows on CourtView. The legal frame for all of this lives in AS 12.62.110 to 12.62.900 and 13 AAC 68.

What Alaska Booking Reports Show

An Alaska booking report holds the basic facts about a person taken into custody. The data is recorded by the booking officer at the jail or police station. Most reports follow the same outline.

A typical booking report in Alaska shows:

• Full name and any known aliases
• Date of birth, sex, and race
• Date, time, and place of arrest
• Arresting officer or trooper name
• Charges and statute citations
• Bail amount and case number
• Jail or facility where the person is held

Some details get pulled out before the report is released. Social Security numbers are always redacted. Medical notes are private. Names of victims and confidential informants are blocked under AS 40.25.120. Juvenile booking data does not get released at all unless a court orders it.

Note: Charges in any Alaska booking report are accusations only. Every person is presumed innocent until a court rules otherwise.

How to Request Alaska Booking Reports

You have a few ways to ask for Alaska booking reports. Pick the route that fits your need. For a quick name check, use CourtView or VINElink. For the full file, you need to send a written request to the agency that did the arrest. Each city police department, trooper post, and borough police office has its own form.

A solid records request includes the full name of the person, the date of arrest if you know it, the case or incident number if you have one, and your contact info. If you want a copy of the report itself, say so. If you just want to know whether the person is in jail, the VINElink page is faster and free.

Walk-in requests work in cities like Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Mail-in requests work for smaller posts like Galena, Craig, and Glennallen. Many of the bigger departments use a portal. The Anchorage Police Department, for instance, uses a system where you create a free account and submit each request through the web. Fees can run from nothing to $250 or more if the search is large.

If a request gets denied, you can appeal under AS 40.25.220. The Department of Law does not enforce APRA on its own, so you may need to hire a private attorney or talk to law.alaska.gov for guidance.

Are Alaska Booking Reports Public

Yes. Alaska booking reports are public records under the Alaska Public Records Act and AS 12.62.160. Any person can ask for them. You do not need a reason. You do not need to live in Alaska. Most agencies will release the report once the case is past the first hearing.

Some pieces of a booking report are kept back. The list of exempt items lives in AS 40.25.120. It covers things that could spoil a fair trial, hurt an investigation, name a confidential source, or invade privacy. SB 100 from 2024 also added rules that block some marijuana possession records from showing up on the public CourtView site.

Browse Alaska Booking Reports by Borough

Each Alaska borough or census area has its own police, troopers, or public safety officers. Pick a borough below to find local records contacts and links.

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Alaska Booking Reports in Major Cities

Larger Alaska cities run their own police departments and post their own booking data. Pick a city below to see local resources for Alaska booking reports.

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