Access Menifee Criminal Court Records

Criminal court records for cases in Menifee are held at the Riverside County Superior Court. Menifee is a growing city in southwest Riverside County, and the county court system is where all criminal filings end up. If someone was arrested in Menifee and charges were filed, the case record lives at the Superior Court. You can look up Menifee criminal court records through an online search portal or visit the courthouse in person. The clerk's office handles copies, certified documents, and general record requests for all criminal cases in the county.

Search Menifee Criminal Records Online

The Riverside County Superior Court provides online case searches through its ePublic Access portal. This tool covers the whole county, so any case filed from a Menifee arrest will show up here. Enter a name or case number to pull up results. The portal displays the case type, charges, filing date, hearing schedule, and current status. No account is needed. No fee to search.

What you can see online is limited by state rules. California Rules of Court Rule 2.503 restricts remote access to certain criminal case records. For Menifee cases, you may only see the register of actions and calendar data online. The full case file, with all the documents filed by both sides, is usually only viewable at the courthouse. That is the same across California. The online portal gives you enough to check if a case exists and track its progress, but the detailed records need an in-person visit.

The Riverside County ePublic Access search page shown above is where you begin an online lookup for Menifee criminal court records.

How to Get Menifee Criminal Court Copies

There are a few ways to get copies of criminal court records from a Menifee case. In person is the most direct route. Visit the Southwest Justice Center at 30755-D Auld Road in Murrieta. This is the Riverside County courthouse that serves the Menifee area. Ask the clerk for the records you need. Give them the case number or defendant name. They can pull up the case and print copies while you wait for current cases.

Fees are set by state law. Plain copies cost $0.50 per page. Certified copies are $40 per document plus the per-page cost. The clerk may also charge a $15 search fee if it takes them more than 10 minutes to find the record. These fees come from Government Code Section 70627. Bring cash or check. Some courts also take credit cards, but that varies by location.

For mail requests, send a letter to the clerk's office with the case details, a list of documents you need, and a check or money order for the fees. The California Courts self-help page explains the process step by step. Mail requests for Menifee criminal court records take several weeks to process.

Menifee Police Arrest Records

Menifee contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for police services. When an arrest happens in Menifee, it is handled by sheriff's deputies assigned to the Menifee station. The arrest record goes through the sheriff's system. This is separate from the criminal court record that gets created later when charges are filed.

The Riverside County Sheriff provides an inmate lookup tool online. You can search by name to find people currently in custody. Results show booking info, charges, bail amounts, and the jail where the person is held. For arrest reports from past incidents in Menifee, reach out to the sheriff's Menifee station records unit. They can tell you how to request copies and what fees apply.

Note: Arrest records become public once a booking happens, but the full police report may have parts that are not releasable under state law.

State Criminal History for Menifee Residents

The California Department of Justice maintains a statewide database of criminal history information. Under Penal Code Section 11105, the DOJ compiles arrests, charges, and dispositions from all California counties into a single record for each person. This is different from looking at individual court case files in Riverside County.

If you live in Menifee and want to check your own criminal history, the DOJ offers a record review process. You go to a Live Scan site, get fingerprinted, and pay $25. The DOJ sends your record to you by mail. The form to use is BCIA 8016RR, available through the DOJ Record Review page. Only you can request your own record this way. Third-party access is restricted to law enforcement and authorized agencies.

For people serving time in state prison after a conviction from a Menifee case, the California Department of Corrections runs the CIRIS inmate search tool shown above. It shows current location, admission date, and parole hearing info.

Dismissing a Menifee Criminal Conviction

If you have a criminal conviction from a case that originated in Menifee, you may be able to get it dismissed through the Riverside County Superior Court. Penal Code Section 1203.4 allows this after you complete probation. You file a petition with the court. If the judge grants it, your conviction shows as dismissed. The record itself stays on file, but the outcome changes. This is commonly called expungement in California.

For arrests where charges were never filed, Penal Code Section 851.8 provides a path to seal and destroy the arrest record. You must prove factual innocence. That is a high bar. But if you qualify, the arrest record from Menifee gets sealed and eventually destroyed. A local legal aid group or private attorney can guide you through the process.

Nearby Cities

Criminal cases from these nearby cities also go through the Riverside County Superior Court system.

Menifee's County

Criminal court records from Menifee are filed at the Riverside County Superior Court.