Peoria County IL Arrest Records Search | Jail & Court 2026

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Peoria County Jail, Sheriff, Police & Court Guide

Search Peoria County IL Jail Records, Arrest Reports, Warrants and Criminal Court Cases

A Peoria County arrest can create several different records. The Sheriff’s Office maintains county-jail and Sheriff incident records, the City of Peoria Police Department maintains city police reports and arrest information, and the Peoria County Circuit Clerk maintains felony, misdemeanor, ordinance and related criminal court files.

This guide shows how to search current and historical jail records, check jail bond entries, identify an active warrant, request Sheriff or Peoria Police reports, use the new Peoria County Records Portal, understand Illinois pretrial-release rules, check statewide Illinois criminal history, and follow the case through its final court disposition.

Search Peoria County jail and bond records
Request Sheriff or Peoria Police reports correctly
Search criminal cases in the Peoria Records Portal
Verify warrants, pretrial status and disposition
Search Peoria Jail Records Search Criminal Court Records Search Peoria Warrants Peoria Police Records
Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins
Sheriff Administration 309-697-8515
Inmate Information 309-697-7841
Circuit Clerk 309-672-6000
Last verified August 19, 2026
Start with the record that answers your question

Peoria County Arrest Records Are Split Between Jail, Police and Court Systems

Was the person jailed? Use the Peoria County jail-record search. The current Peoria public portal includes separate jail-record and jail-bond search functions.
What allegedly happened? Request the arrest or incident report from the law-enforcement agency that created it—Peoria County Sheriff, Peoria Police or another municipality.
How did the criminal case end? Use the Peoria County Circuit Clerk’s criminal case records for filed charges, hearings, disposition and judgment.
An arrest is not proof of guilt. A jail record or police report documents an allegation and custody event. The charge can be changed, declined or dismissed, and the defendant can be acquitted. Verify the final Circuit Court disposition before describing the outcome.
Three-system Peoria record router

Which Office Controls the Peoria County Arrest Record?

Peoria County Sheriff

  • Jail records
  • Jail bond records
  • Booking photos and documents
  • Sheriff incident and arrest reports
  • Outstanding warrant search
  • Corrections records
  • Sheriff FOIA requests

Peoria Police Department

  • City police reports
  • Peoria Police arrest records
  • Police criminal-history information
  • Traffic crash reports
  • Police FOIA requests
  • Case-document dissemination

Peoria Circuit Clerk

  • Felony cases
  • Misdemeanor cases
  • Contempt cases
  • Ordinance cases
  • Conservation violations
  • Traffic and DUI records
  • Disposition and judgment
Best workflow: Find the jail record → copy every useful identifier → identify the arresting agency → request the police report only if needed → search every related criminal court case → verify the disposition.
Searching outside Peoria County? Use the US County Arrest Records directory to route an arrest to the correct county instead of assuming Peoria’s jail or court system contains statewide records.

Choose the Peoria County Arrest-Record Task You Need

Search a Peoria jail booking Open the county jail-record search and verify the booking identity, charge and custody information.
Search jail bond records The county public portal includes a separate jail-bond search route.
Get a Sheriff’s arrest report Submit the Sheriff FOIA request for the specific incident or arrest file.
Get a Peoria Police report City arrests require the Peoria Police Records Unit rather than Sheriff Records.
Search a criminal court case Use the new Peoria County Records Portal Smart Search.
Check a possible warrant Use the Sheriff’s separate warrant search and verify the result before acting.

Jump to Your Peoria County Jail or Court Task

Verify the Person Before Relying on a Peoria Arrest Record

Legal name Check spelling and suffix.
Date of birth Use when lawfully available.
Booking date Match the known arrest.
Arresting agency Sheriff or police.
Case number Connect jail and court.
Disposition Verify final result.
A matching name is not enough. Compare at least two independent identifiers before publishing an arrest result, contacting an employer or using the information for another consequential purpose.
Booking and jail-record decoder

How to Read a Peoria County Jail Result

Record field What it helps establish What to do next
Booking identity The identity connected with the jail episode. Verify DOB and other identifiers.
Booking / jail date When county custody was recorded. Compare with the known arrest date.
Charge The allegation attached to the booking. Compare with the formal court charge.
Court case number Connects the jail record to the court docket. Use Smart Search in the Peoria Records Portal.
Bond record Historic, warrant-related or otherwise recorded release-payment information. Verify current pretrial status with the court because Illinois ended cash bail for new cases.
Release County custody ended or changed. Do not assume the criminal case was dismissed.
Troubleshooting

No Peoria County Jail Record Found? Check These Possibilities

Problem Possible explanation Next step
Arrest happened very recently Transportation, fingerprinting or jail data entry may still be underway. Call inmate information at 309-697-7841.
Person was released Current-custody status may have changed. Search criminal court records and agency reports.
Name is entered differently Middle names, suffixes, hyphens or aliases may affect the result. Try verified legal-name variations.
City police arrest Peoria Police may maintain the incident file even when the county jail processed custody. Contact Peoria Police Records.
Citation or notice to appear A court case can exist without a county-jail booking. Search the Circuit Clerk portal.
State prison custody A sentenced person may have moved into Illinois Department of Corrections custody. Use IDOC offender-search resources.
Older arrest A jail search is not a complete statewide criminal-history report. Use court records, Sheriff/Police FOIA or Illinois State Police.
Expunged or sealed case Public access can be restricted after a qualifying court order. Contact the Circuit Clerk if you are legally entitled to access the record.
“I am trying to verify whether [full legal name], date of birth [date if known], was booked into Peoria County custody around [date]. I do not see a matching jail result. Can you confirm whether the person is still processing, released, transferred or associated with another facility or agency?”
Sheriff incident, arrest and corrections records

How to Request a Peoria County Sheriff’s Arrest Report

The Sheriff’s FOIA page confirms that the office maintains incident and arrest reports, accident reports, traffic citations, body-camera and dash-camera footage, crime-scene photographs, booking photographs and documents, corrections records, cell logs and other agency records.

Confirm the Sheriff’s Office created the report. Check the arresting agency in the jail entry or other paperwork.
Open the Sheriff’s FOIA page. Use Peoria County Sheriff FOIA.
Submit the request online or in person. In-person requests are accepted at 301 N. Maxwell Road during Records/FOIA office hours.
Describe the document precisely. Include the name, incident date, location, agency case number and exact material requested.
Ask for electronic delivery when practical. This can reduce unnecessary copying costs.
Expect an initial FOIA response within the statutory local process. Peoria County states that its Sheriff FOIA officer responds within five business days, although actual production may be later when records require review or redaction.
First 50 B&W pages $0 Sheriff FOIA paper copies
After 50 pages $0.15 per qualifying B&W page
Traffic crash report $5 statutory accident-report fee
Crash reconstruction $20 published reconstruction fee
FOIA does not guarantee every document will be released. Illinois law allows redaction or withholding of information protected by FOIA exemptions, other statutes and court orders.
Sheriff FOIA location 301 N. Maxwell Road
Peoria, IL 61604
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Records / Information 309-697-7830
City of Peoria arrests use a separate records office

If Peoria Police Made the Arrest, Request the Report From Peoria Police

The Peoria Police Records Unit maintains the department’s police reports, arrest records, criminal-history information and related documents. A Peoria Police report does not become a Sheriff’s report just because the person was later booked into Peoria County Jail.

Peoria Police Records 600 SW Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61602
Records Unit 309-494-8345
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Police non-emergency 309-673-4521
Confirm Peoria Police is the originating department. Use the booking record, citation or known incident information.
Submit the police-record request in writing. The city says Peoria Police record requests are handled through the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Mail or deliver it to Police Records. Address the request to Peoria Police Department, Attn: Records-FOIA, 600 SW Adams Street.
You may also fax the request. The city’s current Police FOIA fax number is 309-494-8440.
Request the exact event. Include incident number, arrest date, defendant name, location and the specific record or media requested.
City copying rules differ slightly from Sheriff FOIA. City of Peoria currently lists the first 50 black-and-white pages as free, then $0.10 per side beyond 50. Color paper copies are $0.50 per side.
City crash records: Peoria lists a $5 traffic crash report fee and $20 accident-reconstruction fee.
Open City of Peoria FOIA Instructions Review current Police Department request methods, copying costs and voluminous-record fees.
Portal search trick

How Peoria County Case Numbers Work in the Current Portal

The current portal provides a specific formatting reminder for case-number searches from 2022 forward.

Part 1 — Year A four-digit filing year such as 2026.
Part 2 — Case type A two-letter category code identifies the case type.
Part 3 — Sequence The sequence number identifies the specific case within that category.
Portal examples: Peoria’s public portal shows examples such as 2022-LM-000001 and 2022-TR-000001. Copy the complete case number from an official source rather than guessing the code.
Follow the case beyond the jail record

Peoria County Arrest-to-Court Record Timeline

Incident Sheriff, Peoria Police or another agency creates the report.
Arrest Law enforcement creates arrest and processing records.
Booking Peoria County jail records custody and charges.
Pretrial decision Court decides release conditions or detention under Illinois law.
Charging State’s Attorney decides what felony or misdemeanor charges to pursue.
Circuit Court Criminal case proceeds through the 10th Judicial Circuit.
Disposition Dismissal, plea, acquittal or conviction establishes the result.
Peoria State’s Attorney Charging Division: The county states that its Charging Division decides whether felony and misdemeanor charges should be filed. Felony cases can later be presented to the grand jury for indictment, while misdemeanors are generally charged by information.
Illinois eliminated cash bail September 18, 2023

Peoria County Pretrial Release in 2026: Do Not Assume Traditional Cash Bail Applies

Illinois’s Pretrial Fairness Act changed the release process statewide. Illinois courts began the new pretrial release and detention system on September 18, 2023, eliminating the traditional cash-bail model for new criminal cases.

Cash bail ended For new Illinois cases, a defendant is not ordinarily held merely because they cannot pay a traditional monetary bond.
Release can have conditions A judge may release a defendant subject to lawful conditions intended to secure appearance and community safety.
Detention requires court process In qualifying cases, prosecutors may seek pretrial detention under the statutory procedures.
Pretrial Services supervises cases Peoria County Pretrial Services conducts assessments and supervises defendants ordered to pretrial conditions.
Peoria Pretrial Services: 324 Main Street, Room 215, Peoria. Main office 309-672-6036. The department is part of the 10th Judicial Circuit’s court-services structure.
Open Peoria County Pretrial Services Verify current supervision, assessment and pretrial contact information.
Important official-page conflict / legacy issue

Why Peoria County’s Website Still Has a “Bonding” Page

Do not read the Sheriff’s Bonding page as proof that every 2026 arrest requires cash bail. Illinois eliminated traditional cash bail for new cases in September 2023. The Peoria Sheriff’s site nevertheless continues to publish payment-oriented bonding instructions that can remain relevant to older obligations, warrant-related payments, legacy cases or other court-directed transactions.
Sheriff page currently publishes Amount / rule How to use it safely
Processing fee $60 per case Verify that the fee actually applies to the specific court/warrant transaction.
Failure-to-appear warrant fee $75 on qualifying warrants Verify the warrant and fee directly before payment.
Credit-card processing 7% Court Money processing fee Use only when the Sheriff’s current staff confirms a payable transaction.
Telephone payment Available for qualifying transactions Obtain the exact instructions from jail bonding staff first.
Never pay solely from a third-party jail website. Confirm the current court order, warrant status and payment instructions through Peoria County before sending money.
Review Current Sheriff Bonding Page Treat the page as transaction guidance—not as a statement that Illinois returned to traditional cash bail.
Sheriff warrant database has important limitations

How to Search Peoria County Active Warrants

The Peoria County Sheriff’s public warrant system is useful for preliminary checking, but the Sheriff explicitly warns that it is not a complete list of every active county warrant.

Open the official Sheriff’s warrant page. Use Peoria County Warrants.
Search the person’s name. Compare multiple identifiers before assuming the warrant belongs to the person you mean.
Remember the database is updated once every 24 hours. A recently served, recalled or issued warrant may not immediately be reflected.
Understand that the list is incomplete. The Sheriff says misdemeanor and felony criminal warrants are listed, but warrants from other case types may not appear.
Verify before taking action. The Sheriff’s Office states that warrants must be checked for accuracy in its system before apprehension.
Do not attempt to arrest or confront anyone. Only law-enforcement officers may execute an arrest warrant.
Warrant information line: The Sheriff’s warrant page directs tips or information to Dispatch at 309-672-6011, available 24 hours a day for messages.
Current Peoria County inmate visitation

Peoria County Jail Visitation Rules and Hours

Peoria County offers on-site video visitation as well as paid remote visitation through JailATM.

Weekly visit allowance One 20-minute personal visit per week after the detainee has been in custody for at least seven days.
Visitors Up to three people may visit the detainee during the permitted visit.
Scheduling Visits are first-come, first-served and may be scheduled in person or online through JailATM.
Day Published visiting hours Last start time
Sunday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 12:40 p.m.
Sunday-Friday 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 3:40 p.m.
Hours can change. The Sheriff warns that holidays, weather and operational needs can alter visit schedules.
Visits are monitored and recorded. Visitors must register, follow dress and conduct rules, and keep phones/tablets put away while visiting.
Open Official Peoria Jail Visitation Confirm current hours and visitor restrictions before traveling.
Inmate deposits and commissary

Peoria County Jail Deposit Fees and Commissary Timing

Peoria County accepts inmate-account deposits through lobby kiosks and Access Corrections. Kiosk users must establish a verified Access Corrections account before making transactions.

Amount deposited Web fee Phone fee Kiosk card Kiosk cash
$0.01-$19.99 $4.95 $6.95 $4 $4
$20-$99.99 $7.95 $9.95 $4 $4
$100-$199.99 $9.95 $11.95 $4 $4
$200-$300 $11.95 $13.95 $4 $4
Commissary deadline: Peoria County says commissary is held weekly on Thursday. Deposits intended for that week’s commissary should be made before 2:00 p.m. on the preceding Sunday.
Medical: The jail states that medical staff are available 24 hours a day. Medical details are not discussed with family or friends because of privacy requirements.
Phone provider changed in May 2026

Peoria County Jail Phone Accounts in 2026

ICS transition Beginning May 13, 2026, Peoria County Jail transitioned detainee telephone service to Inmate Calling Solutions.
Prepaid phone account A friend or family member can buy prepaid service for calls from a detainee to one designated telephone number.
Debit detainee account Phone service can be purchased for the detainee to use for permitted telephone numbers.
Tablet time External detainee tablet-time purchases are available through JailATM.
Current ICS purchase line: Peoria County publishes 1-888-506-8407 for detainee phone-service purchases.
Do not rely on an old GTL bookmark. The county’s current jail page specifically announces the May 13, 2026 transition to ICS.
County jail search is not statewide Illinois criminal history

Illinois State Police Criminal-History Search vs Peoria County Records

Peoria jail record County custody and booking information.
Peoria Circuit Court record Peoria County criminal case and disposition.
Illinois State Police history State-level criminal-history information maintained by the ISP Bureau of Identification.

Current Illinois State Police processing fees

ISP submission Manual / paper Electronic / Live Scan
UCIA name-based inquiry $16 $10
UCIA fingerprint-card inquiry $20 $15
State-only fee applicant $20 $15
State + FBI fee applicant $32 $27
Your own Illinois record: ISP provides an Access and Review process for individuals who want to inspect and challenge their own Illinois criminal-history record. ISP itself does not charge an Access and Review processing fee, though the fingerprinting agency can charge for taking/submitting fingerprints.

Peoria Sheriff’s 2026 electronic fingerprint service fees

Ink fingerprints $25 Sheriff service fee
Access & Review electronic $30 Peoria Sheriff posted fee
UCIA electronic $40 Peoria Sheriff posted fee
Fee applicant electronic $60 Peoria Sheriff posted fee
Do not add the two tables together automatically. The ISP table shows state processing fees; the Sheriff’s fingerprint page shows the local electronic fingerprint service prices it posts for Peoria County. Ask which total applies before paying.
Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification Use the state source for current criminal-history, Access and Review and fee information.
Expungement and sealing are different remedies

Can a Peoria County Arrest or Criminal Record Be Expunged or Sealed?

Illinois provides both expungement and sealing procedures. Which remedy is available depends on the case outcome, offense, criminal history and other statutory rules. A person should identify every arrest and case before deciding which form to file.

Expungement Removes qualifying records from ordinary public criminal-history access under the applicable Illinois procedure.
Sealing Restricts public access to qualifying records that may not be eligible for full expungement.
Peoria filing cost Peoria County Circuit Clerk currently publishes a $144 filing cost for expungement and sealing requests.
Fee waiver Peoria states that fee-waiver forms are available through the Circuit Clerk and Illinois Legal Aid Online.
Forms were updated in 2026. The Illinois Courts standardized adult Expungement and Sealing form suite was revised in June 2026. Use the current statewide forms rather than a saved older PDF.
Search every Peoria County case first. Record the case number, arresting agency, charge and final disposition.
Determine whether expungement, sealing or neither applies. Do not assume a dismissal and a conviction use the same procedure.
Use the current statewide Illinois form suite. Illinois courts must accept the approved statewide forms.
File with the Peoria County Circuit Clerk when the record belongs to a Peoria County case. The current local filing cost is $144 unless a valid fee waiver applies.
Keep the signed order. Save the order in case an agency or private database later shows information that should have been updated.
Peoria County Expungement & Sealing Confirm current local filing fee and filing instructions. Current Illinois Court Forms Download the latest statewide adult expungement/sealing form suite.

This section is general procedural information and not legal advice. Eligibility can depend on facts not visible in a public docket.

Peoria jail, police and courthouse contacts

Addresses, Phone Numbers and Office Hours

Peoria County Sheriff’s Office / Jail 301 N. Maxwell Road
Peoria, IL 61604
309-697-8515
Inmate Information Peoria County Jail
301 N. Maxwell Road
309-697-7841
Peoria County Circuit Clerk 324 Main Street
Room G-22
Peoria, IL 61602
309-672-6000
Peoria Police Department 600 SW Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61602
309-673-4521
Sheriff Records 309-697-7830
Peoria Police Records 309-494-8345
Sheriff Dispatch 309-672-6011
Emergency: 911
Do not go to the wrong building: Jail and Sheriff’s operations are at 301 N. Maxwell Road. Criminal court records are maintained by the Circuit Clerk at the Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main Street. Peoria Police Records is at 600 SW Adams Street.
Official live actions

Complete the Peoria County Arrest-Record Search

Use the government system that directly answers the question you still need to resolve.

Search Jail Records Open the Sheriff’s official jail-information page and follow the current jail search. Search Court Records Use Smart Search or Search Hearings in the Peoria Records Portal. Check Warrants Search the Sheriff’s public warrant database and verify before acting. Request Sheriff Records Submit a focused FOIA for the arrest, incident or corrections records still needed.
Peoria County-specific search questions

Peoria County IL Arrest Records Search FAQs

1. How do I search Peoria County IL arrest records?

Start with the Peoria County Sheriff’s jail-record search for booking and custody information. If you need the incident narrative, request it from the Sheriff or Peoria Police depending on the arresting agency. Then search the Peoria County Records Portal for the formal criminal case and final disposition.

2. How do I find out if someone is in Peoria County Jail?

Use the Sheriff’s Jail & Inmate Information page and follow the Search Jailing Records Online link. The current public system includes jail records and jail bond records. Peoria County also lists an inmate-information line at 309-697-7841.

3. Does Peoria County still publish a daily arrest or commitment report?

No. The Sheriff’s Office discontinued its Daily Commitment Report in December 2018. Jail records remain searchable online through the county’s current public-record system.

4. How do I get a Peoria County Sheriff’s arrest report?

Use the Sheriff’s Freedom of Information Act request process. The Sheriff’s FOIA page specifically lists incident and arrest reports, booking photos and documents, body-camera and dash-camera footage and corrections records among the types of material the office maintains, subject to legal exemptions and redactions.

5. What if Peoria Police made the arrest?

Request the police report from the Peoria Police Department Records Unit rather than Sheriff Records. Peoria Police Records is at 600 SW Adams Street, can be reached at 309-494-8345, and handles public Police FOIA requests.

6. How do I search Peoria County criminal court records?

Use the Peoria County Records Portal and select Smart Search. Public users may search without registering. Search by the full case number when possible or by party name, and use Search Hearings to check scheduled court activity.

7. How do I search Peoria County warrants?

Use the official Peoria County Sheriff’s warrant search. The Sheriff warns that the database is updated once every 24 hours, is not a complete list of all county warrants and must be verified before any enforcement action.

8. Does Peoria County still require cash bail for new arrests?

Illinois eliminated traditional cash bail for new criminal cases on September 18, 2023 under the Pretrial Fairness Act. Peoria County still maintains a Sheriff Bonding page with payment information that can apply to certain legacy, warrant-related or other qualifying transactions, so verify the specific court order before paying.

9. What are Peoria County Jail visitation rules?

The Sheriff currently allows one 20-minute personal visit per week after a detainee has been in custody for at least seven days. Published on-site visiting periods are Sunday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., subject to operational changes.

10. How much does it cost to expunge or seal a Peoria County criminal record?

The Peoria County Circuit Clerk currently publishes a $144 filing cost for an expungement or sealing request. Fee-waiver forms are available. Eligibility depends on the exact case outcome and criminal history, so use the current 2026 Illinois Courts standardized forms and confirm which remedy applies.

Official Sources and Editorial Verification

Peoria Jail & Inmate Information Jail search, inmate deposits, phones, tablets, mail, commissary and medical information. Peoria County Records Portal Current court search, hearing search, jail search and jail-bond routing. Sheriff FOIA Arrest reports, booking records, footage, copy fees and response process. Sheriff Warrant Search Search limitations, update frequency and verification warning. Peoria Jail Visitation Weekly allowance, hours, registration and remote visitation. Peoria Police Records City police report, arrest-record and Police Records Unit information. Circuit Clerk Criminal Division Felony, misdemeanor, contempt, juvenile and ordinance-record responsibility. Peoria Pretrial Services Current 10th Judicial Circuit pretrial supervision and contact information. Expungement & Sealing Peoria filing fee and local form resources.
What was verified for this edition: current Sheriff and Circuit Clerk, jail-search routing, Tyler Records Portal migration, Sheriff’s arrest-record FOIA, FOIA copy fees, Peoria Police Records, warrant update limitations, pretrial-release changes, current Sheriff bonding page, visitation rules, Access Corrections deposit fees, May 2026 ICS phone transition, Circuit Clerk criminal jurisdiction, Illinois State Police fees, Peoria fingerprint-service fees, expungement/sealing filing cost and current 2026 Illinois forms.

County-Arrest-Records.org is an independent informational guide. It is not affiliated with the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria County Jail, City of Peoria Police Department, Peoria County Circuit Clerk, 10th Judicial Circuit Court, Peoria County State’s Attorney, Illinois State Police or Illinois Courts.

Arrest, booking, warrant, custody, pretrial, court and criminal-history information can change after release, charging review, detention hearings, amended charges, dismissal, trial, conviction, appeal, sealing or expungement. Verify identity with multiple identifiers and use the current court disposition before making legal, employment, housing, financial, safety or publication decisions.

Presumption of innocence: An arrested or charged person is presumed innocent unless and until guilt is established in court.

Editorial verification date: August 19, 2026.

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