Plymouth Booking Reports Search

Plymouth booking reports are kept by the Plymouth Police Department and the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office. The town sits in Plymouth County, and most booking records come from local arrests handled by Plymouth PD. If someone is held at the county jail, the sheriff's office creates its own booking record as well. You can search for Plymouth booking reports through public records requests, the county's free online inmate locator, and the state CORI system. Each source covers a different part of the process, so the right one depends on what type of record you need and how recent the arrest was.

Plymouth Police Booking Reports

The Plymouth Police Department handles most arrests in town and keeps the booking reports that come from those arrests. Each time someone is taken into custody, Plymouth PD creates a booking record with the person's name, date of birth, charges, and arrest details. These records are public under M.G.L. c. 66, sect. 10, and you can get copies through a written request.

Send your request to the Plymouth Police Department. Include the full name of the person you are looking for, the date of the arrest if you know it, and your own contact info. Under the state public records law, the department has 10 business days to respond. Plymouth has more than 20,000 residents, so the first two hours of staff time to search for your booking report are free. After that, the rate caps at $25 per hour. Paper copies cost $0.05 per page, and electronic copies are free when the records already sit in a digital system.

Plymouth PD also keeps a daily police log as required by M.G.L. c. 41, sect. 98F. The log shows all arrests, all responses to calls, and all crimes reported. It does not have the full booking report, but it gives you a quick way to check if an arrest took place. The daily log is free to view. No charge, no formal request needed.

Note: Plymouth police daily logs may not include every detail from a booking report, but they confirm arrest dates, names, and charges at no cost.

Plymouth County Sheriff Booking Records

The Plymouth County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail at 24 Long Pond Road in Plymouth. When someone is booked into the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, the sheriff's office creates its own booking record. This is separate from what Plymouth PD keeps. The jail holds people waiting for trial and those serving sentences up to two and a half years. If you need booking records from the county level, the sheriff's office is where you go.

Plymouth County has a free online inmate locator tool. You can search by name, and the system shows the person's current custody status, the facility they are in, their booking date, and the expected release date. This is one of the easiest ways to check if someone is currently held at the Plymouth County jail. You do not need to register or pay a fee to use it.

You can also visit the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in person for basic status inquiries. The facility is at 26 Long Pond Road. In-person hours run daily from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and there is no charge for basic status checks. If you need a formal copy of a booking report from the county jail, you will want to file a written public records request with the sheriff's office and allow up to 10 business days for a response.

Plymouth County Inmate Search

Plymouth County has a free online inmate locator tool. You can search by name, and the system shows the person's current custody status, the facility they are in, their booking date, and the expected release date. This is different from a booking report request. The inmate search shows who is in custody right now, while a booking report is a full record of the intake process. Both can be useful depending on what you need.

To use the tool, enter the last name and first name of the person. You can also add a date of birth to narrow results if the name is common. The search pulls back the person's custody status, which facility they are at, their booking date, and when they might be released. This is a free tool. No account needed, no fees charged. It is one of the faster ways to check on someone who may have been booked in Plymouth County.

Note: The inmate search only shows people who are currently in custody at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, not people who have been released.

Plymouth District Court Records

After an arrest in Plymouth, the case moves to Plymouth District Court. The court keeps its own set of records that tie back to the original booking. Court records show the charges filed, hearing dates, case outcomes, and any changes to the original charges from the booking report. These records are public and you can search for them online.

The Massachusetts Trial Court electronic case access system lets you search by name or case number. You do not need to register. The system covers all trial courts in the state, so you can find Plymouth District Court cases along with cases from any other court in Massachusetts. Results show the docket, charges, hearing dates, and case status. The system does not show the original booking report itself, but the charges listed match what was on the booking sheet.

If you need certified copies of court documents from Plymouth District Court, you can request them in person or by mail. The court charges a fee for certified copies. Call the clerk's office to ask about current rates. Court records and booking reports are separate things, but they connect to the same arrest event, so pulling both gives you the full picture of what happened in a Plymouth case.

State Systems for Plymouth Booking Reports

Massachusetts runs the CORI system through the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. DCJIS collects criminal history data from every police department in the state, including Plymouth PD. Booking data feeds into this system after each arrest. You can use CORI to check if someone has a record in Plymouth or anywhere else in Massachusetts.

The iCORI portal is the online way to run a check. A personal CORI request costs $25. An open access request is $50. You need to sign up with a government-issued ID. Results take up to 10 business days. Under M.G.L. c. 6, sections 167 through 178B, DCJIS controls what level of detail each type of requester can see. Law enforcement gets the most detail. The public gets less. But even the public version shows convictions and open cases tied to Plymouth bookings.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth's Public Records Guide lays out the full rules for how records requests work across the state. This guide covers everything from fees to response times to what you can do if a Plymouth agency denies your request. If the police department or sheriff's office turns down your request for booking records, you can appeal to the Supervisor of Records at the state level.

Note: If a Plymouth booking report is tied to a case that has been sealed under M.G.L. c. 276, sections 100A through 100U, it will not show up in a standard search through any of these systems.

Plymouth County Arrest Data

Plymouth County reported 589 total arrests in 2023. That was down about 6.5% from 2022. Juvenile arrests made up 19 of that total. The county's arrest rate was roughly 856 per 100,000 residents. These numbers come from the data that local police departments, including Plymouth PD, report to state and federal systems.

The top arrest categories in Plymouth County were general offenses at 163, DUI at 79, and larceny at 46. Crimes against persons made up about 34.5% of all arrests, and Group B offenses accounted for just over half. These stats reflect booking activity across the whole county, not just the town of Plymouth. But Plymouth is one of the larger communities in the county, so a fair share of those bookings came from Plymouth PD.

Sealed Booking Records in Plymouth

Some Plymouth booking reports are no longer public. Massachusetts allows people to seal criminal records after a waiting period. For misdemeanors, the wait is three years after the case ends. For felonies, it is seven years. You file a petition with the court, and if the judge grants it, the booking report and all related records get sealed across every system in the state.

Sealed records still exist. They just do not show up in public searches. Law enforcement and a few other authorized groups can still see them. This is one reason a search for Plymouth booking reports might come back empty even if you know an arrest took place. Expungement is a step beyond sealing and removes the record entirely, but that option is limited to specific situations under Massachusetts law.

Note: Sealed Plymouth booking reports will not appear in iCORI searches, daily police logs, or court case lookups.

Nearby Cities with Booking Records

If the person you are looking for was arrested near Plymouth but not in town, you may need to check booking records from a neighboring city. Each city has its own police department and records process. The county sheriff covers all of them, but the local booking report sits with the arresting department.

Brockton is the largest city in Plymouth County and has its own booking report system through the Brockton Police Department. Brockton is about 25 miles north of Plymouth. If an arrest happened there instead of in Plymouth, you would need to contact Brockton PD for the booking report. The county jail in Plymouth holds inmates from all over the county, so you might find Brockton bookings at the county level even though the arrest started elsewhere.

Plymouth County Booking Reports

Plymouth is in Plymouth County, and all jail bookings go through the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office. The county system handles cases from Plymouth, Brockton, and dozens of smaller towns across the region. For more on the county-level records system, sheriff contact info, and related resources, visit the Plymouth County booking reports page.

View Plymouth County Booking Reports