North Slope 72 Hour Booking
The North Slope Borough runs its own police force and its own community jail, so the North Slope 72 Hour Booking log is mostly kept in Utqiagvik (Barrow) by the borough police and corrections unit. Substations in seven remote villages and Prudhoe Bay feed into the main office. This page walks through how to find a jail roster, run an inmate search, check court files, and request a booking record for the North Slope Borough 72 Hour Booking system.
North Slope 72 Hour Booking Overview
North Slope Borough Police Department
The North Slope Borough Police Department runs the North Slope 72 Hour Booking intake. Main office is at P.O. Box 470, Barrow (Utqiagvik), AK 99723. Phone: 907-852-6111. The department operates a 24-hour Dispatch Center and has sub-stations in seven remote villages and at Prudhoe Bay.
Our first image below is from the North Slope Borough Police Department site.
Use the police department page for staff contact info, patrol substations, and records request forms. Most new arrests in the borough first appear on paperwork created at this office.
| Office | North Slope Borough Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | P.O. Box 470, Barrow (Utqiagvik), AK 99723 |
| Phone | 907-852-6111 |
| Website | north-slope.org/departments/police |
North Slope Borough Corrections Unit
The Corrections Unit sits in Utqiagvik and runs the borough's community jail. The facility works through a contract with the State of Alaska. Some sources list a 9-bed local detention center, while prisonpolicy.org lists 40-bed capacity. Either way, this is the main place where a North Slope 72 Hour Booking hold is carried out.
Police Captain phone: 907-852-0311. Fax: 907-852-0318. The borough government itself is at P.O. Box 69, Barrow (Utqiagvik), AK 99723, and the police department is a division of borough government.
Our second image is from the main North Slope Borough government site.
Use the borough site to find the clerk and the corrections contact. Community jail rosters are not always posted online, so a phone call or a records request is often needed.
Note: Community jails in Alaska work under state contract, so records may end up in both local and state files.
Alaska State Troopers Coordinate Major Cases
The Alaska State Troopers support borough police on major crimes and investigations in the North Slope. Troopers may be called in for felony cases or incidents that cross village lines. Arrests made by troopers in the borough also show up in the state inmate system.
Arrests under AS 12.25.030 are booked at the local facility and then tracked through the state inmate database.
Utqiagvik Courthouse and Case Files
The Utqiagvik (Barrow) Courthouse provides District Court proceedings for the North Slope Borough. Case search runs through CourtView, and you can also use the state search cases page to find the court.
Online access is through CourtView Public Access. For older files, try the Alaska State Archives.
Inmate Lookup for North Slope 72 Hour Booking
The DOC Offender Search is the main statewide inmate lookup for North Slope Borough. If a person is moved from the local community jail to a state facility, they will show up in this database.
For custody alerts, use VINE Link. The Alaska Office of Victims' Rights has a clear intro to how VINE works with the state DOC.
The full DOC Facility Directory lists every state jail, including those that accept transfers from the North Slope.
Background Checks and Criminal History
The state's criminal history checks come from the DPS Records and Identification Bureau. Order checks through the DPS self-service portal. The rules are set by AS 12.62.110 and AS 12.62.160.
For public records requests tied to state trooper work, use the DPS FOIA portal. For borough police records, send the request to the North Slope Borough Police Department directly.
Borough Public Records Requests
Borough-level records requests go through the North Slope Borough Clerk's office. The state's open records law is the Alaska Public Records Act. Include the person's name, a date, and the village if you know it.
Short, clear requests usually move faster. Fees may apply for large pulls.
What a North Slope 72 Hour Booking Record Lists
A North Slope 72 Hour Booking entry shows the name, charge, arresting officer, booking date, and the facility. Because the borough jail is a community jail under state contract, the record can also appear on the state side after transfer.
If you can't find a name on the state list, try the borough first. If you can't find it with the borough, check VINE and CourtView as a backup.
Note: Calls for service in remote villages often take longer to reach the booking system due to travel time.
North Slope 72 Hour Booking Timeline
The 72 hour booking clock in North Slope Borough starts at the moment of arrest. Under Alaska Statute AS 12.25.030, a peace officer can make a warrantless arrest for a felony, for any misdemeanor committed in the officer's presence, or for a domestic violence offense within 12 hours of the act. The law then requires the person to appear before a judge within 48 to 72 hours, not counting weekends and holidays.
A lot happens during that short window. The arrested person is booked at the North Slope Borough Community Jail in Utqiagvik or transported to Fairbanks Correctional Center. The initial appearance gets scheduled, often by video link due to the remote location. Bail or bond conditions are reviewed. Formal charges can be filed or dropped. The sequence creates the North Slope 72 hour booking file.
The record subject has the right to see their own complete criminal history under AS 12.62.160. Third parties need a signed consent form or rely on the public reporting portion. The Alaska State Archives keeps older criminal justice files for research use.
North Slope Court Copy Fees for 72 Hour Booking
Paper copies of court records tied to a North Slope booking can be ordered through the TF-311 request form. The general TF-311 form covers the Utqiagvik Courthouse. Certified copies cost $5 per document plus $2.50 per page. Uncertified copies run $2.50 per page.
Payment can be sent with the request or paid in person at the courthouse. The Alaska Court System site has the full form library and a courthouse directory. For online access, CourtView is free and shows most North Slope trial court cases, including docket entries and hearing dates tied to booking files.
North Slope DPS Contact Info
For Alaska State Troopers records tied to North Slope Borough, contact the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Phone: (907) 269-5767. Email: dps.criminal.records@alaska.gov. Name-based background checks cost $20. Fingerprint-based checks cost $35. Additional copies are $5 each. The DPS FOIA Public Portal takes online requests for Utqiagvik and Prudhoe Bay trooper activity logs and arrest records.
Nearby Alaska Boroughs
North Slope sits above the Arctic Circle, but it shares state and court resources with several other large areas. Try these pages for related records.