Florida 72-Hour Booking Records
Florida 72-hour booking records show who was arrested and booked into a county jail within the last three days. Each of the 67 county sheriff offices in Florida keeps its own booking log and posts it for public view. These reports list the name, charges, booking date, and bond amount for each person held in a local jail. You can search Florida booking records through individual sheriff office sites, the statewide Florida Jail Information System, or the FDLE criminal history database. Most booking data is free to look up online. The state refreshes its jail data on an hourly basis across all participating counties.
Florida 72-Hour Booking Quick Facts
Florida Jail Information System
The Florida Sheriffs Association runs a tool called the Florida Jail Information System (FJIS). It is a multi-jurisdictional database and search engine for booking records across the state. FJIS holds more than 22 million booking records. That number grows by about 500,000 each month. The system gives law enforcement staff an instant, up-to-date database of booking records, incident reports, and other data from thousands of agencies in Florida. All of this information is refreshed every hour so the data stays current.
The Florida Sheriffs Association is based at 2617 Mahan Drive in Tallahassee, FL 32308. You can reach them at (800) 877-2168. FJIS lets you search for people booked in a specific facility within the last 24, 48, or 72 hours. The system also has a logic search feature that will return matches that phonetically sound alike, are spelled in a similar way, and have numbers that may be slightly transposed. Any Sheriff's Office in Florida is eligible to join FJIS. An agency administrator needs to be designated, and the FSA will verify authorization before access is granted.
Under Florida Statute 119.01, all state, county, and municipal records are open for personal inspection and copying by any person. This means 72-hour booking reports fall under the public records law. You do not need to give a reason to view them.
How to Search Florida Booking Records
The most direct way to find 72-hour booking records in Florida is through your county sheriff's website. Most county sheriff sites have an inmate search tool or a booking report page. You type in a name and the system pulls up recent bookings. Some counties let you filter by date. The data is free. Results show the booking date, charges, bond, and sometimes a mugshot for each arrest.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement also keeps criminal history records for the whole state. FDLE's Division of Criminal Justice Information Services acts as the central repository for criminal history information in Florida. They run a tool called CCHInet that lets you perform a self-service search of the state's Computerized Criminal History files. This goes deeper than a basic 72-hour booking report. It covers arrest records going back years. FDLE charges $24 per criminal history search through this system.
To search a 72-hour booking report in Florida, you typically need:
- Full name of the person you are looking for
- Date of birth (helps narrow results)
- County where the arrest may have happened
- Booking number if you have it
Many county sites also let you browse the full list of recent arrests without entering a name. Florida Statute 119.07 gives any person the right to inspect and copy public records. This includes booking data held by sheriff offices. If you need printed copies, the law sets fees for duplication that vary by county.
County Jail Booking Reports in Florida
Each of the 67 counties in Florida runs its own jail and booking process. The county sheriff handles arrests, bookings, and all jail operations. When someone is arrested, they go through booking at the county jail. Staff records the person's name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and booking time. This data goes into the county booking system and gets posted to the 72-hour booking report.
The Florida Department of State keeps a full directory of county jails with addresses, phone numbers, and direct links to inmate search pages. This is a good starting point if you are not sure which county to check for a booking record. You pick the county, and the site sends you to the right sheriff's booking page. Some counties use third-party jail management systems while others built their own. The look varies but the core data is the same across all 67 counties in Florida.
Florida Statute 901.43 addresses booking photographs specifically. It prohibits anyone from soliciting or accepting a fee to remove a booking photo that was posted from public records. The law also provides a process for requesting removal of mugshots in certain situations. This means booking photos that appear in 72-hour reports are part of the public record in Florida, but no one can charge you to take them down.
Florida State Criminal Records
Beyond local 72-hour booking reports, Florida has state-level tools for deeper record searches. The FDLE Office of General Counsel handles public records requests at the state level. If you need records that go past what a county booking report shows, you can file a request with FDLE directly. They manage criminal history data for the entire state of Florida.
FDLE is located at 2331 Phillips Road in Tallahassee, FL 32308. You can call (850) 410-7000 for general questions about booking records or criminal history searches in Florida. Their site has links to all search tools and public records request forms.
The Florida Department of Corrections also publishes records for people in state custody. If someone moves from a county jail to a state prison after their initial booking, their records shift from the sheriff's system to FDC. You can search FDC records for inmates currently in state facilities or those who have been released. This is separate from the 72-hour booking report, which only covers recent county jail bookings in Florida. Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c) specifies what law enforcement information is exempt from public disclosure, such as active investigative details, but standard booking data for adults stays public.
Juvenile booking records have their own rules. Florida Statute 985.04 provides specific protections for the confidentiality of juvenile arrest records. These records are not part of the standard 72-hour booking report that the public can access.
Note: County booking records and state prison records are two different systems in Florida.
Browse Florida Booking Records by County
Each Florida county has its own sheriff's office that posts 72-hour booking records. Pick a county below to find local booking report links and contact information for that area.
72-Hour Booking in Major Florida Cities
Residents of Florida's biggest cities can check booking records through their county sheriff's office. Pick a city to find local booking info and arrest report resources.