Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Dos Palos, California, in Merced County, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In California the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Superior Court clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the California Department of Justice is released only to its subject and to the employers and agencies the law allows. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Dos Palos is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Dos Palos public records, Merced County criminal records, Dos Palos arrest records, Dos Palos warrants, Dos Palos inmate search, Dos Palos court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced
A criminal case from Dos Palos is filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced, and the court file, kept by the Superior Court clerk, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Merced County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at merced.courts.ca.gov/online-services/case-records-search (page title: Case Records Search | Superior Court of California | County of Merced), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The California Criminal History and Your Own Copy
California does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the California Department of Justice goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court file in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced is the public record.
To see your own record, the route is a Record Review through Live Scan fingerprinting, form BCIA 8016RR; the state fee is $25. The response cannot be used for immigration or visa purposes. Details are on the California Department of Justice page.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Dos Palos
The Merced County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dos Palos (filed by the FBI as Dos Palos Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Dos Palos: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, one campus police department and three state police units in Merced County (the arrest records guide names each one); each keeps the records of its own arrests.
Together, the seven agencies in Merced County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,637 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Dos Palos arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Dos Palos in 2025
The agency that reports for Dos Palos had 27 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025; each one is a report on file with it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The District Attorney for Merced County
Charges in Merced County are filed by the District Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at countyofmerced.com/3886/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Merced County, CA), phone (209) 385-7381, 550 W. Main Street Merced, CA 95340, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Dos Palos
Registered sex offenders living in Dos Palos are listed on the Megan's Law website, run by the California Department of Justice at meganslaw.ca.gov. The registry is tiered; some registrants are kept off the public site and others are shown by ZIP code only.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Merced County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the California Public Records Act a county office must answer a request within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, and it may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time.
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Merced County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Merced County and California. These criminal records pages from its Merced County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Crime Data, State of California (oag.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Dos Palos?
The court files of criminal cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the California Department of Justice is not public; you can get your own for $25. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the California Public Records Act.
Can I search Dos Palos criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at merced.courts.ca.gov (page title: Case Records Search | Superior Court of California | County of Merced).
How do I get my own California criminal history?
A Record Review through Live Scan fingerprinting, form BCIA 8016RR; the state fee is $25.
Who prosecutes crimes in Dos Palos?
The District Attorney, reached at (209) 385-7381, which files its cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Merced.
Is this the official Dos Palos website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.