Find Clearwater 72 Hour Booking Records
Clearwater 72 hour booking records show who has been arrested in the city and booked into the Pinellas County Jail over the past three days. The Clearwater Police Department handles arrests but does not operate a jail or maintain a separate booking database online. All booking data goes through the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County with a population of about 117,000. It sits on the west coast of Florida across Tampa Bay from the city of Tampa. If you need to find a recent Clearwater arrest, the county inmate search is the main tool. This page covers how to search, what law applies, and where to find the data.
Clearwater Quick Facts
Clearwater 72 Hour Booking Records
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office runs the inmate search that covers Clearwater bookings. You have two main portals to choose from. The Pinellas County inmate search lets you look up inmates by name and see their booking details. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office website also has an inmate search tool. Both show the same data since they pull from the same county jail system.
When you search, you can see the booking date, charges, bond amount, and whether the person is still in custody. If the arresting agency is listed as Clearwater PD, you know it was a city arrest. The data gets updated frequently throughout the day as the jail processes new bookings and releases.
| Police Department | Clearwater Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 S. Myrtle Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756 |
| Phone | (727) 562-4242 |
| Booking Agency | Pinellas County Sheriff's Office |
| Inmate Search | Pinellas County Inmate Search |
The Clearwater Police Department website at myclearwater.com has info about the department and its services. However, it does not post a live jail roster or 72 hour booking report. For current booking data from Clearwater, the Pinellas County portal is where you need to go.
The Clearwater Police site shown above provides department contacts and services but not live booking data. Use the Pinellas County inmate search for that.
How Clearwater Arrest Bookings Work
When a Clearwater Police officer arrests someone, the person goes to the Pinellas County Jail for booking. Jail staff take fingerprints, a booking photo, and log all the charges. They then set bond based on the severity of the charges. The process can take a few hours. Once booking is done, the record enters the county's inmate database and becomes searchable online.
Clearwater arrests make up a portion of the bookings at the Pinellas County Jail. The county also processes arrests from St. Petersburg, Largo, Dunedin, and other cities across the county. When you search the inmate roster, make sure to check the arresting agency to confirm you are looking at a Clearwater booking. The record shows the booking number, full name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount.
If you need the full arrest report for a Clearwater case, contact the police department at (727) 562-4242. The booking record gives you the basic facts. The arrest report has more detail about the circumstances. A formal records request may be needed for the full report.
Clearwater Booking Records and Florida Law
Booking records for Clearwater arrests are public under Florida law. Florida Statute 119.01 establishes that all government records in the state are open to the public. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office holds booking data from Clearwater and makes it available through their inmate search. You do not need to give a reason for your search. Anyone can look up these records at any time.
Florida Statute 119.07 covers the right to inspect and copy records. Online searches are free. If you want a paper copy of a Clearwater booking record, the sheriff's office may charge a small copy fee. The county cannot deny your request without a specific legal reason.
Active investigations may lead to some parts of a record being held back under Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c). This usually affects investigative notes, not the basic booking data. Name, date, charges, and bond info for Clearwater arrests stay public even when an investigation is open.
Juvenile booking records are confidential under Florida Statute 985.04. If you are looking for a minor's arrest record from Clearwater, you will not find it in the public search. A court order is needed to access those files.
Under Florida Statute 901.43, no one can charge a fee to remove a booking photo from a website. This protects anyone arrested in Clearwater from mugshot removal scams. If a third-party site asks for money to take down your photo, that is against the law.
Note: Charges listed in a Clearwater booking record are not proof of guilt.
State Booking Systems for Clearwater
Two state systems extend your search beyond the Pinellas County portal for Clearwater booking data. The Florida Jail Information System (FJIS) has over 22 million booking records and updates hourly. You can search for bookings from the last 24, 48, or 72 hours at participating jails across the state. The Pinellas County Jail feeds its data into FJIS, so Clearwater arrests are included in this statewide system.
The FDLE criminal history portal provides a full statewide search. Through CCHInet, a search costs $24 and covers all 67 Florida counties. This goes well beyond the 72 hour window and gives you the full criminal history for a person. The Department of State jail directory lists every county's inmate search link in one place.
Pinellas County 72 Hour Booking
Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County. All bookings go through the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The county jail processes arrests from Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Largo, and other cities. For the full county booking search and more resources, visit the Pinellas County page.
Nearby Cities With Booking Records
Clearwater is close to other major cities in the Tampa Bay area. St. Petersburg is in the same county, while Tampa is across the bay in Hillsborough County. Each city has its own police force but uses the county jail system for bookings.