Mohave County Jail Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate or Active Arrest Warrant in Mohave County

Arizona • Mohave County • Arrest help

Arrested in Kingman, Lake Havasu City or Bullhead City

Mohave County is Arizona's northwest corner, with Kingman as the county seat and two river cities, Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City, along the Colorado. Adults booked on state charges go to the Mohave County Adult Detention Center (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401) in Kingman. Check Mohave County Inmate Search or call the detention center, 928-753-0759. Mohave's search page may not load; VINELink for Mohave County is a free backup.

1. Where is the Mohave County jail?

The Mohave County Adult Detention Center is at 501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401; the sheriff's office is at 600 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, and answers at 928-753-0759. People arrested in Lake Havasu City or Bullhead City may wait in a city holding cell before the drive to Kingman, which can take an hour or more. Our criminal court page has more.

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2. Finding someone on the Mohave roster

If the Mohave roster page is down when you try, VINELink for Mohave County is a free Mohave backup.

Use Mohave County Inmate Search, run on the county's own website. Search by last name. Keep the booking number for money and court.

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3. Why don't they show up yet?

Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City are a long way from Kingman, and transport often waits until several people are ready. After that, booking takes time. Call 928-753-0759 (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401) with the legal name and birthday. If there's no record, try the arresting city.

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4. Was a citation given instead?

Arizona officers may release someone after a misdemeanor arrest with a notice to appear in court. That is common in the river cities for minor crimes. A domestic violence arrest is handled differently and usually ends in booking.

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5. When is the first court appearance in Mohave County?

Arizona allows only 24 hours between the arrest and a judge; miss that and release follows. In Kingman these first hearings run every day over a video link, and release conditions come out of them.

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6. How does bail work in Mohave County?

The law presumes release on a promise to appear. Judges can add a bond, pretrial supervision, or no-contact rules if needed. For a handful of grave felonies, a Kingman judge can order detention after a hearing. Read our Mohave bail guide.

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7. Posting bond at the Kingman jail

Call 928-753-0759 to get the amount and ask which payments are taken. Bondsmen charge a fee, kept even after the case ends, to post the full amount. Holds from other places can stop a release.

If you need it confirmed, try the Mohave County Jail by phone, 928-753-0759, or visit 501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401.

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8. Which court handles a Mohave County case?

Felonies go to Mohave County Superior Court (415 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0713) in Kingman, which also holds hearings in Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City. Misdemeanors go to justice courts (2225 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442, 928-758-0709; Kingman/Cerbat: 401 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0710; in Lake Havasu at 2001 College Drive, Suite 148, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403, 928-453-0705; in North Canyon at 2100 S Hwy 389, Colorado City, AZ 86021, 928-875-8700) or the city courts, Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City. The county attorney answers at 928-753-0719. Hearing dates appear in the statewide court lookup online. See the Mohave court steps.

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9. Who gets a public defender in Mohave County?

When a Kingman judge rules someone lacks the funds to pay, the county public defender takes the case. Ask for one in the first hearing. Anything said on a jail phone is taped.

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10. How do I check for other warrants on someone in the Mohave County jail?

Begin with the courts' warrant list, then ask the sheriff's office (600 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0753) about Nevada, California or other holds. The DPS warrant search covers all of Arizona; the Public Access lookup shows other Arizona cases. A lawyer can have bond set at once. The Superior Court clerk helps with felony numbers at 928-753-0713 (415 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401). Turn yourself in at the jail, 501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401; staff at 928-753-0759 quote the bond and give the fastest answers.

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11. Visiting the Kingman jail

Video visits are the main option, either on your own device or at terminals in Kingman. Sign up first. For hours, call the jail (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0759) or check online. See Mohave visitation and home video visits.

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12. Calls, money and the store at the Mohave jail

Prepaid accounts let you get calls. Commissary money goes on the books online or at the lobby kiosk. Guides: Mohave phones, messages, tablets, deposits, Mohave commissary.

Paper filings and questions both go through the Mohave County Jail at 501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401; phone 928-753-0759.

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13. Sending mail to Kingman

Use the inmate's name and booking number with your return address. Leave cash out. Confirm the rules at Mohave inmate mail.

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14. Health care at the Mohave detention center

Phone 928-753-0759 (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401) and ask to give jail medical a message. Share medicines and the doctor's name. Mention suicide risk at once.

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15. Where do Mohave juveniles go?

The juvenile detention center at 300 West Andy Devine Avenue, Kingman, AZ 86401, holds minors and is reachable at 928-753-0720, extension 4050. Their names stay off the adult list. See our Mohave juvenile page.

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16. Tribal lands in Mohave County

The Hualapai Tribe at Peach Springs, the Fort Mojave Tribe near Bullhead City and the Kaibab Paiute Tribe north of the Grand Canyon each have tribal police and courts. Tribal jails stand apart from the county system.

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17. Bond scam warning

Callers promising release for gift cards, crypto or wires are lying. Pay the jail (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0759), the court or your chosen bail agent. Call the jail yourself to check.

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18. What should I confirm before driving to Kingman?

Call the Mohave County Adult Detention Center (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401) at 928-753-0759 and ask three things: is the person there, what is the booking number, and what is the bond.

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19. Where do federal charges from Mohave County go?

Federal arrests start with teams from the Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations, or the ATF, sometimes alongside state police. Hearings for Kingman cases take place in the U.S. courthouse in Flagstaff, 123 North San Francisco Street, Suite 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, under Arizona's federal district, Prescott Division. With questions, call the Flagstaff clerk at 928-774-2566. Expect a short interview with a pretrial services officer before court. An initial appearance comes fast, before a magistrate judge. Bail is not a set price in the federal courts. Using the federal Bail Reform Act, the judge holds a short hearing and decides release or detention.

Search for them with the county roster first. The Marshals in Flagstaff track anyone held on federal charges; call 928-213-0135. The office is at 123 North San Francisco Street, Suite 101, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Meanwhile, the Marshals usually keep the person in a nearby jail by contract. Following sentencing to prison, the person moves to federal prison (the BOP (320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 202-307-3198)). Track them with the BOP locator by register number.

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20. What if ICE places a hold on a family member? What happens now

  • Jail fingerprints are compared with national records that ICE uses. Then ICE might place a detainer.
  • The detainer stays in place after a bond is posted.
  • The detainer asks for custody up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released; it just asks the jail (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0759) to wait before opening the door while a pickup is set up. After the 48 hours are up, the detainer expires.
  • ICE agents often collect them within those 48 hours. If ICE skips the pickup, that means release on the local case.
  • The next stop depends on ICE.
  • Arizona is handled by ICE's Phoenix ERO office, at 2035 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004; call 602-257-5900.
  • To see which center holds them, visit the Online Detainee Locator System, then give the A-number on ICE papers with their country of birth. ICE also offers a search by full name, which needs country of birth, DOB, and the name they were booked under.
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21. Bound for an ADCRR unit from Kingman? How the transfer works

If a judge imposes a prison term, the person becomes an ADCRR (701 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 602-542-5497) inmate under Arizona's corrections department. Until then, most people wait in the Kingman jail (501 South Highway 66, Kingman, AZ 86401, 928-753-0759) while the ADCRR schedules the move, sometimes for weeks. The transfer ends at reception, where they get processed. There, staff weigh gang connections, physical and emotional health, and security risk. Their final step is a unit that fits their rating.

You can look up the person by full name on the state inmate lookup. Our Arizona state prison page explains every state unit.

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22. Who may request a Mohave County mugshot, and how?

When a mugshot isn't online, reporters can call the sheriff's office (600 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401), 928-753-0753 and ask. The federal government does not release booking photos to the public or media. Marshals policy keeps release to three cases: to find an escaped prisoner, when people nearby must be protected right away, or if sharing it may help find them or alert the public. For an ICE booking photo, send an ICE records request; ICE must sign off.

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23. Which Mohave County police agency made the arrest?

Kingman Police are headquartered at 2730 East Andy Devine Avenue, Kingman, AZ 86401 (928-753-2190). Lake Havasu City officers work from 2360 North McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 and answer 928-855-1171. Bullhead City Police sit at 1255 Marina Boulevard, Bullhead City, AZ 86442; their non-emergency dispatch is 928-763-1999. Colorado City Police are at 50 North Colvin Street, Colorado City, AZ 86021, with dispatch on 928-875-9170. Sheriff's deputies operate from 600 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, and the Mohave County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line is 928-753-0753.

Fort Mohave, Golden Valley, Mohave Valley, Dolan Springs and Littlefield are covered by sheriff's deputies.

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Mohave County contacts

Phone numbers in Mohave County can change. Call first. General help only.

Mohave County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 928-753-0759

Physical Address:
501 South Highway 66
Kingman, AZ 86401

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & ID #
Mohave County Adult Detention Facility
PO BOX 591
Longview, Texas 75606

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & ID #
Mohave County Jail
501 South Highway 66
Kingman, AZ 86401

Every year Mohave County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 12,640 offenders, and maintain an average of 632 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Mohave County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Mohave County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Arizona and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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Mohave County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/29/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 257 58.68%
Black 9 2.05%
Hispanic or Latino 149 34.02%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 11 2.51%
Asian 7 1.60%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 2 0.46%
Other 3 0.68%
Total 438 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department, Arizona Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mohave County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/29/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 105 23.97%
Felony (2rd Degree) 95 21.69%
Felony (1st Degree) 31 7.08%
State Jail Felony 34 7.76%
Felony (Uncategorized) 80 18.26%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 93 21.23%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department, Arizona Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mohave County Inmate Sex - 10/29/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 362 82.65%
Female 76 17.35%
Total 438 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department, Arizona Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Mohave County Inmate Age - 10/29/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 5 1.14%
18-20 22 5.02%
21-24 46 10.50%
25-30 86 19.63%
31-35 83 18.95%
36-40 64 14.61%
41-45 50 11.42%
46-50 27 6.16%
51-55 22 5.02%
56-60 18 4.11%
61-65 8 1.83%
66-75 5 1.14%
76-85 2 0.46%
Total 438 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department, Arizona Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department, Arizona Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Mohave County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Mohave County: Bullhead City, Colorado City, Kingman and Lake Havasu City.