Daviess County Jail Mugshots Status
No official Daviess County public mugshot gallery, recent-bookings photo feed, or county-hosted roster profile with booking photos was located in the inspected county and sheriff pages. The county does publish detailed jail operations pages for communication, commissary, bond, medical care, property, visitation, and VINE, but those pages do not provide a live booking-photo lookup. That means a person looking for Daviess County jail mugshots should not expect one official county photo grid.
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office operates the Security Center, and Sheriff Gary Allison is identified as sheriff in official and state public-safety sources. Custody status should be checked through Indiana VINE/SAVIN or by calling the Detention Center at 812-254-5974. The Sheriff's Office and Security Center main line is 812-254-1060. If a photo is needed, ask that office for the preferred public-record request process for a booking photograph or booking sheet.
What is and isn't public: Indiana law permits sheriffs to take identification photographs of people in custody, and APRA favors access to public records. That does not require Daviess County to post every booking photo online, and some records may be withheld or redacted.
Request Daviess County Booking Photos
A booking photo request should start by confirming whether the person was actually booked into Daviess County custody. VINE/SAVIN can help with current custody status, but it is not a photo gallery. MyCase can confirm court charges after filing, but it is not the jail's photo file. A written APRA request to the Sheriff's Office is the cleanest route when the photo is not online.
- Search Indiana SAVIN or VINELink Indiana for current custody status.
- Call the Daviess County Detention Center at 812-254-5974 if VINE does not return a clear match.
- Ask the Sheriff's Office at 812-254-1060 how booking photograph requests are handled under the county records process.
- Submit a written APRA request that names the person, approximate booking date, arresting agency, and requested record.
- Check MyCase for court charges, but use it as a court-record tool rather than a booking-photo source.
Do not rely on unofficial photo reposting sites for Daviess County jail mugshots. They are not the jail, not the court, and not the state custodian of the record. They also may leave outdated material online after a dismissal, amendment, sealing order, or expungement.
Daviess County Mugshot Record Fields
Because Daviess County did not publish an inspectable public mugshot profile, the field list must be split between what a jail may maintain and what the public could verify online. Indiana jail rules require inmate records, while IC 36-2-13-5 says the sheriff may take photographs, fingerprints, and other identification data of persons taken into custody for felonies or misdemeanors. Public access depends on APRA, exemptions, and local records handling.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking photo | May be taken as identification data, but no Daviess public photo portal was located. |
| Name | May appear in VINE when a custody-status match is found. |
| Booking number | Required in jail records by 210 IAC 3-1-6, but not verified as public online. |
| Booking date and time | Maintained in the jail record, subject to release rules and exemptions. |
| Charges | Jail charges are intake allegations; filed charges should be checked in MyCase. |
| Release information | Maintained by the jail for local custody; IDOC handles release data after state transfer. |
The difference between a booking photo and a court record is important. A photo identifies the person taken into custody. The court record shows the legal charges and outcomes after filing. For charge status, use Daviess County court records after jail arrest.
Daviess County Mugshot Law
Indiana law does not make the inspected Daviess County sources into a public photo gallery. It does give the sheriff authority to take identification data, and it gives the public a records-request route unless an exemption applies. The county can still withhold or redact records for juvenile matters, sealed or expunged cases, medical or security concerns, protected victims or witnesses, and investigatory records.
Key statutes:
IC 36-2-13-5 allows the sheriff to take photographs, fingerprints, and other identification data for persons taken into custody for felonies or misdemeanors.
IC 5-14-3 is Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, which favors access to public records unless a statutory exemption applies.
210 IAC 3-1-6 requires county jails to maintain inmate records, but it does not require every jail field or photo to be posted online.
IC 35-38-9 governs sealing and expungement issues that may affect public access to an arrest or booking-photo record.
Daviess County Mugshots and VINE
VINE/SAVIN is a custody notification system. It helps users track custody status and register for notice when an offender's status changes. It should not be described as a full booking profile or a Daviess County jail mugshot gallery. If a user needs a photo, booking sheet, property record, or jail incident record, the Sheriff's Office records route is the more accurate channel.
The official Daviess County Sheriff mobile app is listed in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Store text says the app supports public-safety communication, tips, interactive features, and news. The inspected store descriptions did not confirm an app-only inmate roster, warrant search, mugshot gallery, commissary function, or records request feature, so those features should not be assumed.
The Daviess County Sheriff app listing on Google Play documents public-safety communication features, not a verified mugshot gallery.
Daviess County Mugshot Retention
The inspected official sources did not publish a retention window for Daviess County booking photos, a time limit for public display, or a rule that photos remain visible after release. Since no county-hosted mugshot gallery was found, there is no verified public roster display period to report. Jail records may still be maintained internally even when a photo is not posted online.
Release from jail also does not decide every public-record issue. A case may remain in MyCase after release, an IDOC record may appear after state transfer, and a booking record may still exist in the Sheriff's Office records system. If a record is sealed or expunged, the person should use the court order and Indiana Code chapter 35-38-9 process rather than relying on an online display to disappear on its own.
Daviess County Photo Request Details
A written mugshot request should be narrow and easy for the records custodian to identify. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest or booking date, arresting agency, and a clear request for the booking photograph, booking sheet, or jail booking record. Ask whether copy fees apply. Daviess County publishes fees for incident reports and accident reports, but the inspected sources did not publish a specific mugshot fee.
| Request Item | What to Include | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Booking photograph | Name, approximate booking date, and requested photo record. | Ask the Sheriff's Office whether APRA release and copy fees apply. |
| Booking sheet | Name, agency, date, and jail booking record wording. | Some data may be redacted for privacy, safety, or legal reasons. |
| Incident report | Incident details or report identifiers if known. | Daviess County lists a $5 incident report fee. |
| Accident-related arrest record | Accident report details and photo or video request if needed. | Accident reports are $5, photos are $1 each, and video is $25 if available. |
Daviess County Mugshot Removal
For official Daviess County records, removal or restriction usually depends on the legal status of the case. A dismissal may help, but it is not the same as a sealing or expungement order. Indiana's expungement chapter is the record-clearing route when the person is eligible. Once an order exists, provide it to the agencies or custodians that need to restrict public access to the affected record.
Unofficial commercial mugshot pages are separate from Daviess County and should not be treated as official records. The records-based route is to confirm the court outcome, seek sealing or expungement when eligible, and then work from the court order and official custodians. For filed charge status and disposition, use MyCase and the Daviess County Clerk.
State Federal and ICE Photos
A Daviess County jail mugshot search should not be mixed with state, federal, or immigration locator searches. IDOC may show state-prison locator information after a sentenced person transfers. BOP locates federal inmates from 1982 to present and shows fields such as name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location, but it does not function as a county booking-photo gallery. ICE ODLS is a detainee locator for immigration custody, not a mugshot site.
The county release-date page says IDOC release dates are calculated after transfer. That same custody shift changes where a person is searched. Use the jail and VINE for local custody, IDOC for sentenced state prison, BOP for federal prison, and ICE for immigration detention. For Daviess County booking photos, the records request should still go to the local sheriff unless another agency owns the record.