Malden Booking Reports
Malden booking reports are filed by the Malden Police Department and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office. The city is in Middlesex County, which is the most populous county in the state with about 1.6 million residents. Malden PD handles local arrests and creates the initial booking record for each one. If someone is held at the county jail, the sheriff's office generates a separate booking entry. You can search for Malden booking reports through public records requests, the state CORI system, and the Massachusetts Trial Court case lookup. The path you pick depends on how much detail you need and whether you want booking data from the city level, the county level, or both.
Malden Overview
Malden Police Booking Reports
The Malden Police Department processes all local arrests in the city. Each arrest creates a booking report that goes into the department's records system. That report has the person's name, date of birth, physical description, charges, and details about when and where the arrest took place. Under M.G.L. c. 66, sect. 10, these records are public. You can get copies by sending a written public records request to Malden PD.
Your request should include the full name of the person, the date of the arrest if you have it, and your own contact info so the department can reach you. Malden has more than 20,000 residents, so the first two hours of staff time to pull your booking report are free. After two hours, the fee caps at $25 per hour. Paper copies are $0.05 per page. Electronic copies cost nothing when the records are already in digital form. The department has 10 business days to respond under state law.
| Department | Malden Police Department |
|---|---|
| County | Middlesex County |
| Response Time | Up to 10 business days |
| Copy Fee | $0.05 per page (paper); free electronic |
Malden PD keeps a daily police log under M.G.L. c. 41, sect. 98F. The log lists all arrests, calls for service, and crimes reported. It is not the same as a full booking report, but it shows you the basics: who was arrested, when, and what the charges were. The daily log is free. No request form needed. This is the fastest way to confirm an arrest before you file a formal records request for the full Malden booking report.
Middlesex County Sheriff Booking Records
The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail system. When someone arrested in Malden gets held before their court date, they go to the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction at 269 Treble Cove Road in North Billerica. The sheriff's office creates its own booking record for everyone who comes through intake. This record is separate from the one Malden PD holds.
Middlesex County does not have an online booking search tool. All requests for county booking records must go through the Records Access Officer in the sheriff's legal division. You can email your request to publicrecords@sdm.state.ma.us or call (781) 960-2800. Include the person's name, date of birth, and the date of arrest if you know it. You can also send a written request by mail to the sheriff's office at 12 Gill Street, Suite 4700, Woburn, MA 01801. Allow up to 10 business days for a response. The first four hours of search time are free for state agencies, and copies cost $0.05 per page.
The state DCJIS homepage gives an overview of how criminal records flow from local departments like Malden PD up through county and state systems.
DCJIS collects booking data from every law enforcement agency in Massachusetts, including both Malden PD and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.
Note: Middlesex County inmate information is only available by phone, not through an online search tool like some other counties offer.
Malden District Court Records
Cases from Malden arrests go to Malden District Court. The court keeps records that connect back to the original booking. Court files show the charges, hearing dates, plea entries, and case outcomes. These are public records that anyone can look up.
You can search for Malden court cases through the Massachusetts Trial Court electronic case access system. No registration is needed. Type in the person's name and the system pulls back cases from any court in the state, including Malden District Court. Results show the docket number, charges, hearing schedule, and current status. The system does not show the original booking report from Malden PD, but the charges in the court file match what was listed on the booking sheet at the time of arrest.
For certified copies of court records, contact the Malden District Court clerk's office directly. There is a fee for certified copies. Certified court documents and booking reports serve different purposes, but together they give you a complete picture of what happened from arrest through case resolution in Malden.
Middlesex County Booking Report Details
Booking reports from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office include several categories of data. A standard Middlesex booking record has the person's full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, physical description, and home address. It also has booking photos taken from the front and side, fingerprints, arrest details like the date, time, and location, and the charges with the M.G.L. statute sections cited. Bail and bond info is part of the record too, along with the court case number and the name of the arresting officer.
The sheriff's office in Middlesex County keeps these records for a long time. Arrest logs are held permanently. Arrest reports stay on file for at least 10 years. Booking photos are kept for 10 years after the person is released from custody. Fingerprints are permanent. Inmate booking records from the sheriff's office are retained for at least 20 years. These retention periods mean that even old Malden booking reports may still be on file at the county level.
The Middlesex County court and arrest records page below shows how county-level booking data connects to the broader records system.
County booking records from Middlesex cover Malden along with Lowell, Cambridge, Somerville, and dozens of other cities and towns in the county.
State Records Systems for Malden
The Department of Criminal Justice Information Services is the state hub for criminal history data. DCJIS gets booking data from Malden PD and every other police department in Massachusetts. You can use the state system to run a check that covers Malden arrests along with anything from other parts of the state.
The iCORI portal is the online tool for running these checks. Personal CORI costs $25. Open access costs $50. You register with a government-issued ID and results come back in up to 10 business days. Under M.G.L. c. 6, sections 167 through 178B, DCJIS decides what each type of requester can see. The public version shows convictions and open cases. Law enforcement sees the full picture. Either way, Malden booking data feeds into this system.
The Public Records Guide from the Secretary of the Commonwealth covers the full process for requesting records from any Massachusetts agency. If Malden PD or the Middlesex Sheriff denies your booking report request, you can appeal to the Supervisor of Records. The Open Government Guide for Massachusetts also explains your rights under M.G.L. c. 4, sect. 7(26) and how the public records exemptions work.
Sealed Booking Records in Malden
Not every Malden booking report stays public. Massachusetts lets people seal criminal records under M.G.L. c. 276, sections 100A through 100U. Misdemeanors can be sealed three years after the case ends. Felonies take seven years. Once the court grants a sealing petition, the booking report and all related records disappear from public searches across every system in the state.
Sealed records still exist in the system. They are just hidden from standard searches. Law enforcement and some authorized groups can still pull them up. This is why a search for Malden booking reports might come back empty even when you are sure an arrest happened. Expungement goes a step further and deletes the record entirely, but that is only an option in limited cases.
Malden Booking Report Fees
Fees for Malden booking reports follow state rules. The basics are straightforward.
- Paper copies from Malden PD: $0.05 per page
- Electronic copies: free when records are in digital form
- Research time: first 2 hours free, then $25/hour max
- Personal iCORI: $25
- Open access iCORI: $50
If you just need to check whether a booking happened in Malden, the daily police log is free. For the full booking report with intake data and personal details, a public records request through Malden PD is usually the cheapest route. Most requests stay well under the two-hour research cap, so many Malden residents pay nothing beyond the per-page copy fee. The iCORI route costs more but covers the entire state, not just Malden.
Note: Malden cannot charge more than what state law allows for public records, and electronic copies must be free when records are already stored digitally.
Nearby Cities with Booking Records
Malden sits in a dense part of the state with several cities close by. If the person you are looking for was arrested in a neighboring city, you will need to check that city's police records or the county system. Each department keeps its own booking reports.
Cities near Malden that have their own pages on this site include Medford, Everett, Revere, Lynn, and Somerville. Medford, Everett, and Somerville are in Middlesex County with Malden, so the same county sheriff handles jail bookings for all of them. Revere falls under Suffolk County. Lynn is in Essex County. If someone was picked up in one of these cities instead of Malden, the booking report sits with that city's police department or their county sheriff's office.
Middlesex County Booking Reports
Malden is in Middlesex County, and all jail bookings go through the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office. The county system handles cases from Malden, Lowell, Cambridge, Somerville, and dozens of other cities and towns. For more on the county-level records system, sheriff contact info, and related resources, visit the Middlesex County booking reports page.