Anne Arundel County 72 Hour Booking

Anne Arundel County 72 hour booking records are held at two detention facilities in the county. The Jennifer Road Detention Center in Annapolis and the Ordnance Road Correctional Center in Glen Burnie both process arrests from across Anne Arundel County. You can search for recent bookings through the county inmate locator, VINELink, or by calling the detention center directly. The county handles roughly 22,940 arrests per year, so booking records are added to the system on a steady basis. Anne Arundel County also accepts written requests for 72 hour booking records through the Maryland Public Information Act.

Anne Arundel County 72 Hour Booking Search

The fastest way to find a recent 72 hour booking in Anne Arundel County is the county inmate locator. This tool is on the Anne Arundel County website. You need an exact name match to pull up results. Type in the first and last name of the person you want to find. The system shows current inmates at both the Jennifer Road and Ordnance Road facilities. It does not show people who have been released. If the booking just took place, give it a few hours before the record shows up in the search tool.

The Anne Arundel County inmate locator requires an exact name to search for booking records.

This search tool covers both detention facilities in Anne Arundel County and shows current custody status for each inmate.

Anne Arundel County does not post mugshots on its public website. Some counties in Maryland do. Anne Arundel is not one of them. If you need a mugshot tied to a 72 hour booking record, you will have to file a records request with the detention center. The county also does not list charges on the inmate locator. For charge details, use the Maryland Judiciary Case Search to look up the case by name.

Anne Arundel Detention Facilities and Booking

Anne Arundel County runs two facilities where 72 hour bookings take place. The Jennifer Road Detention Center sits at 131 Jennifer Road in Annapolis. Its phone number is 410-222-7374. This is the main intake point for arrests in Anne Arundel County. It has a capacity of 635 beds. Most new bookings go through this facility first. Visitation at Jennifer Road is twice per week for up to one hour per visit. Phone and commissary services run through Access Corrections.

The Anne Arundel County detention facilities page has details on both locations.

This page lists both the Jennifer Road and Ordnance Road facilities with contact info and visitation rules for Anne Arundel County.

The second facility is the Ordnance Road Correctional Center at 600 East Ordnance Road in Glen Burnie. Call 410-222-6350 to reach them. Ordnance Road holds inmates who have been sentenced or who are waiting for transfer. Visitation there runs three times per week at 30 minutes per visit. The combined average daily population across both Anne Arundel County facilities is about 1,045 people. That number shifts based on arrest rates and how fast cases move through the courts.

When someone gets arrested in Anne Arundel County, officers bring them to Jennifer Road for intake. Staff run a search, take fingerprints and a photo, and log the charges. The person must see a District Court commissioner within 24 hours under Maryland Rule 4-216. The commissioner sets bail or releases the person on recognizance. If the person posts bail, they leave. If not, they stay at Jennifer Road or get moved to Ordnance Road while waiting for trial.

Request Anne Arundel 72 Hour Booking Records

You can get 72 hour booking records from Anne Arundel County by filing a request under the Maryland Public Information Act. The PIA custodian for the detention facilities is Jessica Roberts. Her phone number is (410) 222-7154 and her email is dcrobe24@aacounty.org. Send your request in writing. Include the full name of the person, the date of arrest, and what records you need. The county also has an online PIA request portal where you can submit requests through a web form.

The Anne Arundel County PIA portal lets you submit booking record requests online.

You can use this portal to request 72 hour booking records, incident reports, and other public records from Anne Arundel County agencies.

Under General Provisions Article Section 4-206, the first two hours of search and preparation time are free. After that, Anne Arundel County can charge fees based on staff time. The county must respond to your request within 10 working days and produce the records within 30 days. If they deny your request, you can ask the Public Access Ombudsman to step in. Denials of 72 hour booking records are uncommon in Anne Arundel County because most booking data is public under Maryland law.

Statewide Tools for Anne Arundel Bookings

If the Anne Arundel County inmate locator does not give you what you need, try the state-level tools. The DPSCS Incarcerated Individual Locator covers people in state custody. It will not show someone in the 72 hour booking window at a county jail. But if the person has been sentenced and moved to a state facility, the DPSCS tool will find them. Search by name or DOC number.

VINELink is a free service that tracks custody status at most Maryland detention centers, including Anne Arundel County. Pick Maryland as the state and Anne Arundel as the county. Type in a name. VINELink tells you if the person is in custody or has been released. You can sign up for alerts by phone, text, or email. If someone posts bail after a 72 hour booking in Anne Arundel County, VINELink sends you a notice within 15 minutes of the status change.

The Maryland Judiciary Case Search at casesearch.courts.state.md.us shows court filings tied to arrests. It covers Anne Arundel County Circuit Court and the District Courts in Annapolis and Glen Burnie. You can look up cases by name or case number. It confirms whether charges were filed after a 72 hour booking and shows upcoming court dates.

Anne Arundel County Courts and Booking Cases

Anne Arundel County has three courthouses that handle cases from 72 hour bookings. The Circuit Court is in Annapolis at (410) 222-1397. The District Court in Annapolis can be reached at (410) 260-1329. Glen Burnie has its own District Court at (410) 987-6616. Most charges from a 72 hour booking first go to the District Court. Serious felonies move to the Circuit Court. Check the Maryland Judiciary Case Search to see which court has the case.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department handles many of the arrests that lead to 72 hour bookings in the county.

The police department is at 8495 Veterans Highway in Millersville. Call 410-222-8050 for general inquiries about Anne Arundel County arrests.

Under Criminal Procedure Article Section 10-201, booking records become part of the person's criminal history in the CJIS Central Repository. Even if charges get dropped after a 72 hour booking in Anne Arundel County, the arrest stays on file. A person can petition for expungement under Criminal Procedure Sections 10-101 through 10-110 if the case was dismissed or they were found not guilty. Once expunged, the booking record no longer shows up in public searches. The full text of these statutes is on the Maryland General Assembly website.

72 Hour Booking Record Details in Anne Arundel

A 72 hour booking record from Anne Arundel County contains standard data collected during intake at either detention facility. The information is the same whether the booking took place at Jennifer Road or Ordnance Road. Every record goes through the same intake process and gets logged in the county jail management system.

Anne Arundel County 72 hour booking records include:

• Full name, date of birth, and physical description of the person
• Mugshot and fingerprint data from intake
• Booking number, intake date, and time of arrest
• Charges filed with statute references
• Bail amount and bond type set by the commissioner
• Arresting officer and agency name

Some records also list the arrest location and any warrants that were served. Medical screening notes from intake are part of the file but get redacted if you request them through the MPIA. Anne Arundel County keeps booking records on file even after the person is released. You can request older records through the PIA custodian. The county does not put a time limit on how far back you can go with a records request, though very old records may take longer to locate.

Cities in Anne Arundel County

People arrested in these Anne Arundel County cities are booked at the Jennifer Road Detention Center or Ordnance Road Correctional Center. Pick a city to learn more about local booking records and search options.

Nearby Counties

Anne Arundel County borders several other Maryland counties that also keep their own 72 hour booking records at local detention centers.

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