Search Chemung County 72 Hour Booking
Chemung County 72 hour booking records track arrests processed through the Sheriff's Office and jail in Elmira. The county covers Elmira and the surrounding communities in New York's Southern Tier region. When someone is arrested here, they are taken to the county jail for booking. That creates a record you can look up through several channels. The Sheriff's Office manages both the law enforcement side and the corrections side, so all booking records go through one agency. If you are trying to find out about a recent arrest in Chemung County, this page covers the ways to search.
Chemung County Overview
Chemung County Sheriff and Jail
The Chemung County Sheriff's Office is at 211 William Street, Elmira, NY 14901. The main line is (607) 737-2922. The jail operates at the same address and can be reached at (607) 737-2920. Both the Sheriff's law enforcement division and the corrections division handle booking-related matters.
People arrested in Chemung County by any agency end up at this jail for processing. That includes arrests by Elmira police, the Sheriff's road patrol, and state troopers operating in the county. The booking process is standard: fingerprints, a photograph, recording of personal information, and documentation of the charges. The whole process creates the 72 hour booking record. Elmira is by far the biggest community in the county, so most bookings come from the Elmira area. But the jail serves the entire county.
| Sheriff's Office | 211 William Street, Elmira, NY 14901 |
|---|---|
| Sheriff Phone | (607) 737-2922 |
| Jail Phone | (607) 737-2920 |
Chemung County is also home to the Elmira Correctional Facility, which is a state prison run by DOCCS. That facility is completely separate from the county jail. The state prison holds people who have been convicted and sentenced to state time. The county jail holds pretrial detainees and people serving short sentences. If you are looking for someone recently arrested, the county jail at (607) 737-2920 is the right place to call.
Finding 72 Hour Booking Records in Chemung County
Call the jail at (607) 737-2920 to check on a recent booking. Staff can confirm if someone is in custody. You need the person's name. Date of birth helps narrow things down. The jail is staffed at all hours, so you can call anytime. For more detailed booking records, the Sheriff's main office at (607) 737-2922 handles records requests during business hours.
VINELink covers Chemung County and lets you search for current inmates by name. The system shows custody status and the facility where someone is held. You can sign up for alerts that tell you when someone's status changes. This works well for tracking a recent 72 hour booking if you want to know when the person gets released or moved.
The DOCCS Inmate Lookup is for state prison searches. Someone convicted in Chemung County and sent to a state facility like Elmira Correctional would show up there. For federal inmates, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. The NYS Courts website can help you find case details once someone has been arraigned in Chemung County Court or Elmira City Court.
The DCJS record review page explains how individuals can check their own criminal history in New York.
This process is separate from checking 72 hour booking records, but it can show your full criminal history across the state.
Filing a FOIL Request in Chemung County
Public Officers Law Article 6, Sections 84 through 90 gives you the right to request 72 hour booking records from the Chemung County Sheriff. Write to the Sheriff's Office at 211 William Street, Elmira, NY 14901. Your request should identify the person by name, include the approximate date of the booking, and state what records you want. Be as specific as you can.
The Sheriff has five business days to acknowledge your FOIL request. Booking records are public records, so denial of basic booking info is rare. Some details may be redacted under Correction Law Section 9. That statute restricts publication of certain inmate information online. It does not block all access, but it can mean some fields in the record are blacked out. The name, charges, and booking date are usually released. The DCJS FOIL page has additional info about requesting records at the state level.
What Chemung County 72 Hour Booking Records Show
A booking record from Chemung County includes the standard set of information. The person's full name, date of birth, and physical description. The charges at the time of booking. The arresting agency and the date and time of arrest. A unique booking number. Bail information once it is set. The court where the person is scheduled to appear, whether that is Elmira City Court, Chemung County Court, or a local town court.
Agency holds are also documented. If another county has a warrant out for the person, or if there is a parole hold from DOCCS, those show up in the booking record. The record is a point-in-time snapshot. Charges at booking may differ from what the person is eventually convicted of. Some charges get dropped, others get added. For the current status of a case, the court is the better source. The booking record just tells you what happened at the time of arrest.
Record Sealing for Chemung County Bookings
When charges are dismissed or a person is acquitted, CPL Section 160.50 seals the booking record automatically. This applies to all New York counties including Chemung. The record is removed from public access. No search tool or FOIL request will produce it once sealed. The person does not need to take any action for this to happen.
CPL Section 160.59 allows eligible people to apply for sealing of conviction records. The person files a motion with the court after completing their sentence and waiting the required period. The judge decides. If granted, the Chemung County booking record is sealed from public view. Youthful offender records under CPL Section 720.35 are confidential from the beginning. These sealing provisions mean that some bookings you search for simply will not be findable through public channels.
Cities in Chemung County
Elmira is the county seat and the main city in Chemung County. Horseheads and Elmira Heights are other communities in the area. None of the cities in Chemung County currently have a separate page on our site. All arrests are processed through the county jail on William Street in Elmira.
Nearby Counties
Chemung County borders several Southern Tier counties. If an arrest happened near the county line, the booking could be in one of these neighboring jurisdictions.