When you're in Tijuas, behave. Don't blow it.

Mexico's official public lookup to check whether someone was detained and which authority is holding them. It asks for your details (name, phone and email) and the person's full name and date of birth, or their CURP.

Important: if no result appears, that does not mean the person isn't detained. Records can be incomplete or spelled differently. For a municipal arrest, also see the next card.

For people a municipal judge has sanctioned for breaking city rules (not crimes). It is part of the municipal Public Safety department (SSPCM).

Published location: Vía Rápida José Fimbres Moreno, Col. 20 de Noviembre. Department switchboard: +52 664 688 5541.

Patrol, traffic and first response. Headquarters: Blvd. Cuauhtémoc Sur & Río Suchiate #2141, Col. Marrón · +52 664 688 5541. Zona Centro station: Av. G & Internacional · +52 664 688 3848.

State police also patrol Tijuana; in an emergency, call 911.

Someone detained for a crime is first placed before a prosecutor. State crimes: Tijuana Regional Prosecutor's Office (FGE BC), Calle Río Suchiate 10036 & Blvd. Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Col. Revolución · +52 664 104 2800 · guidance line +52 664 736 5307.

Prosecutors investigate and charge. They are not the municipal police or the prison. There's no online detainee search: use the RND, call the office or ask the assigned public defender.

With pretrial detention or a sentence, the person goes to a state facility. In the area: Tijuana Penitentiary Center and the El Hongo centers in the municipality of Tecate. Visitors need a visitor pass (ID, birth certificates, proof of relationship and address, 2 small photos).

Anyone detained or under investigation has the right to a lawyer. If they don't have one, a public defender is assigned free of charge.

Baja California Public Defender, Tijuana Criminal Division: Vía Rápida José Fimbres Moreno, Units 41 & 43, Fracc. San José · +52 664 626 1254 · open 24/7.

U.S. citizens: U.S. Consulate General Tijuana, Paseo de las Culturas s/n, Mesa de Otay · +52 664 977 2000 · emergencies +52 55 2579 2000 (from the U.S. 301-985-8843). Staff can visit, share a list of attorneys and contact family with permission. They cannot get anyone released or act as their lawyer.

Canadians: Consulate of Canada, Germán Gedovius 10411-101, Zona Río · +52 664 684 0461 (by appointment). 24/7 emergencies via travel.gc.ca.

911 emergencies (police, ambulance, fire) · 089 anonymous tips · 078 Baja California tourist assistance (bilingual).

State Human Rights Commission (CEDH BC), Tijuana, for complaints against authorities: +52 664 973 2373 · on call +52 664 450 3534.

We'll list lawyers as they pass our review: a professional license verified in Mexico's National Registry of Professionals (SEP), an office with its own address and contact, and the areas they handle.

We'll never publish promises of release or outcomes, or anyone claiming connections with authorities. A Tijuas listing is not legal advice.