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Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska, has 690 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Alaska Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Yakutat City and Borough public records, Alaska arrest records, Alaska inmate search and Alaska criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Yakutat City and Borough
Alaska has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Yakutat City and Borough are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, and in Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Yakutat City and Borough Are Held
In Alaska the jails belong to the state. Anyone held after an arrest in Yakutat City and Borough is booked into a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and the inmate lookup is the state's.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Yakutat City and Borough
Whether someone was arrested in Yakutat City and Borough, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Alaska Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at law.alaska.gov/DEPARTMENT/criminal/DA-Juneau.html, phone (907) 465-3620).
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Alaska is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks, through the Alaska Department of Public Safety. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Yakutat City and Borough
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the agency must answer within 10 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (907) 465-3620, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Alaska Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based or name-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are people arrested in Yakutat City and Borough booked?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Are arrest records public in Yakutat City and Borough?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Alaska Department of Public Safety: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alaska Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Yakutat City and Borough?
From the agency that made the arrest: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days.
Is this the official Yakutat City and Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.