Danville Jail Mugshots Search

Danville jail mugshots and arrest records are kept by the Danville Police Department and the Danville Sheriff's Office. The Police Department runs the Danville City Jail. The sheriff handles court security and civil process. If you want to search for a recent booking, find a current inmate, or get a copy of a Danville arrest report, those two offices are the right place to start. Sheriff Michael S. Mondul leads the office. Most folks search Danville jail mugshots by the name of the person and the date of arrest.

Danville Police Department Records

The Danville Police Department is the main keeper of Danville jail mugshots and arrest reports. The department runs the Danville City Jail. The records division holds booking photos, incident reports, and arrest logs. You can ask for files by name, by date, or by case number. The department replies to public records requests under state FOIA rules. See the Danville Police Department page for contact info and forms.

The City of Danville also runs the Danville City Jail Farm for some sentenced inmates. The Farm holds people who are serving short jail terms and meet the rules to work outside. Records for both the city jail and the Farm are kept by the Police Department. Booking photos and arrest reports are open to the public for adult arrests under state law.

The Virginia Sheriffs' Association directory lists Sheriff Michael S. Mondul for Danville and gives his office number at 434-799-5111. The sheriff works with the Police Department on jail records and on court security. Both offices serve the City of Danville.

Danville City Jail and Booking

The Danville City Jail holds people booked into the city by the Police Department. New inmates go through intake and get a mugshot, prints, and a case file. The mugshot becomes part of the public arrest record once intake is done. After booking, the person sees a magistrate who sets bond. From there, the case heads to court.

Below is a screenshot of the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate locator. The local Danville City Jail is not part of the state system, but the locator can help find folks from Danville who have been moved to a state prison after sentencing. View the live page on the VADOC site.

The page shows a basic search form. Type the first letter of the first name and the full last name, or use a seven-digit inmate ID. Use this when local searches turn up nothing because the person was sent to a state prison from Danville.

How to Request Danville Booking Photos

To get Danville jail mugshots, send a FOIA request to the Police Department records unit. State law gives the office five working days to reply. The Virginia FOIA rules are set in Chapter 37 of Title 2.2. Your letter should name the person, give the date of arrest if known, and state which type of record you want.

Booking photos are covered by Virginia Code § 2.2-3706. The law says the police or sheriff must give out adult booking photos, the name, the charge, and the arrest status. Some related arrest details may also fall under § 2.2-3706.1. Juvenile records are not public. Files tied to an open felony case may be held back if release would harm the case.

The fee for copies must match the real cost of the search and the copy work. Small files cost less. Big requests may take more time. You can pick up records in person or get them by mail.

Danville Court Records and Case Lookup

After an arrest in Danville, the case moves to the General District Court or the Circuit Court for the city. You can search for case status, charges, and hearing dates through the Virginia Judicial System case info portal. Pick the right court and the right city. The system lets you search by name, case number, or hearing date.

The case file shows the charge, the judge, the next court date, and the case result. It does not show the booking photo. For the photo you still need to ask the Danville Police Department. Court records are free to view online but copies have a fee. The system covers most courts in Virginia.

Felony cases from Danville may also appear in the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange under § 19.2-392.2. Some old records may be sealed under § 19.2-392.3 if the case ended in a way that allows it.

Statewide Inmate Search for Danville

If a person from Danville has been sent to state prison, use the VADOC Inmate Locator. The tool covers people in Virginia Department of Corrections custody. It will not show people held at the Danville City Jail. For local inmates, call the Police Department.

To use the locator you need at least the first letter of the first name plus the full last name, or a seven-digit inmate ID. The result shows the current facility, the projected release date, and the active sentence. The duty to keep these jail records is set in § 53.1-116, which spells out what each jailer must record about inmates in custody.

Other tools tied to arrest events in Danville include the Virginia State Police sex offender registry under § 9.1-913. That registry is open to the public.

Arrests and Bookings in Danville

An arrest in Danville starts with a warrant or a probable cause stop by city police. State law in § 19.2-82 sets out how a person must be brought before a magistrate after the arrest. For minor offenses, an officer may issue a summons under § 19.2-74 and not book the person at all.

If the case calls for booking, the person is taken to the Danville City Jail. There the staff take a mugshot, prints, and basic info. The mugshot becomes part of the public arrest record once intake is done. After that the person sees a magistrate who sets bond.

Most jail mugshots from Danville are kept on file at the Police Department records unit. The Sheriff's Office also keeps its own files for cases its deputies make. Both offices reply to FOIA requests within five working days.

Nearby Cities

These nearby Virginia cities also keep their own jail mugshots and arrest records.