Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Hayden, Idaho, in Kootenai County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Kootenai County District 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: Hayden public records, Kootenai County arrest records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Hayden
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Hayden. In Kootenai County the county agency that reports arrests is the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Hayden Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hayden is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 460 people, up from about 410 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 451 beds, and it ran at 103 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office at kcsheriff.com/169/In-Custody-Report (page title: In-Custody Report | Kootenai County Sheriff, ID), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Idaho Department of Correction lists its inmates at idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons/resident-client-search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Hayden
An arrest in Hayden can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; iCourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at kcgov.us/454/Prosecuting-Attorney, phone 208-446-1800).
Idaho is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction checks are open to the public, through the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification. 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 Hayden
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the agency must answer within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, and it may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours.
- An arrest by the Hayden police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at haydenid.gov/departments/city_clerk/public_records_request.php (page title: Public Records Request), phone (208) 772-6522, 8930 North Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- An arrest by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 208-446-1800, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kcgov.us/655/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Kootenai County, ID).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
The Kootenai County guide covers every agency in the county: Kootenai County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Hayden?
Look on the custody page of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office at kcsheriff.com/169/In-Custody-Report. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Hayden booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Hayden?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification: name-based conviction checks are open to the public. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Idaho Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Hayden?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at kcgov.us/655/Public-Records-Request.
Is this the official Hayden 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.