Gainesville 72 Hour Booking
Gainesville 72 hour booking records cover recent arrests made within the city and processed at the Alachua County Detention Facility. The Gainesville Police Department makes the arrests but does not keep its own booking database. All booking data flows to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. Gainesville is the county seat and the largest city in Alachua County with about 141,000 people. Home to the University of Florida, the city has a mix of permanent residents and students, and its police force handles a range of calls. If you need to look up someone who was just arrested in Gainesville, the county inmate search is where you start.
Gainesville Quick Facts
Search Gainesville 72 Hour Booking
The Alachua County Jail inmate search is the main tool for finding Gainesville 72 hour booking records. The search is free and open to the public. You can look up inmates by name and the system shows current bookings along with recent ones. Each result lists the person's name, booking date, charges, bail amount, and current status.
Booking data usually shows up on the Alachua County system within 24 to 72 hours after an arrest in Gainesville. The delay depends on how busy the jail is and how long processing takes. If you are looking for someone arrested in the last few hours, you may need to wait or call the detention facility directly at (352) 491-4444 to ask about that person's status.
| Police Department | Gainesville Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 721 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601 |
| Phone | (352) 393-7500 |
| Jail Contact | Alachua County Detention Facility: (352) 491-4444 |
| Inmate Search | Alachua County Inmate Search |
The Gainesville Police Department website at gainesvillepd.org has contact info and general department info, but it does not host a live booking log. For up-to-date booking data, the county portal is the right place. You can also call the Gainesville Police records division at (352) 393-7500 to ask about a specific arrest.
The Gainesville Police Department site shown above provides general department info. For live booking data, use the Alachua County Jail inmate search linked in the table.
Gainesville Booking Records Under Florida Law
Booking records in Gainesville are public. Florida's public records law under Florida Statute 119.07 gives everyone the right to inspect and copy government records, and that includes booking data held by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. You can search without giving a reason. No ID is needed for online searches. The law keeps the process open and simple.
There are some limits to what you can see. Active investigations may result in parts of a booking record being held back under Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c). This does not block the whole record. The name, booking date, and charges are still public. It is the details of an ongoing investigation that may be restricted until the case closes. For most people searching Gainesville booking records, this will not be an issue.
Juvenile arrests work differently. Florida Statute 985.04 keeps most booking records for people under 18 out of the public eye. You will not find juvenile bookings in the Alachua County inmate search. Those records need a court order or special legal process to access. This applies to Gainesville and every other city in the state.
Under Florida Statute 901.43, no website can charge a fee to remove a booking photo. This law protects people who were arrested in Gainesville or anywhere in Florida from mugshot removal scams. If a site asks you to pay to take down a booking photo, that is against the law.
Note: Accessing current Gainesville booking records through the official Alachua County portal is free.
Gainesville Arrest Data in State Systems
Beyond the Alachua County search, two state-level systems give you access to Gainesville arrest and booking information. The Florida Jail Information System (FJIS) holds more than 22 million booking records from jails all over the state. It gets updated every hour. You can search for recent bookings from the last 24, 48, or 72 hours. The Alachua County jail sends its data to this system, so Gainesville arrests are part of the pool.
The FDLE criminal history records portal goes deeper. A search through their CCHInet system costs $24 and shows a full criminal history for any person across every county in Florida. This is the tool to use when you need more than just the last 72 hours of Gainesville booking data.
The FDLE also runs the Sexual Offender and Predator search, which is a separate database you can check if needed. The Florida Department of State jail directory provides a list of every county jail in the state along with links to their inmate search tools, making it easy to search beyond Gainesville if you need to.
Bond Info for Gainesville Arrests
When someone gets booked in Gainesville, a bond amount is set based on the charges. Minor offenses may have bail set at just a few hundred dollars. More serious charges can lead to much higher bonds or no bond at all. The bond details show up in the Alachua County inmate search record. You can see if bond has been posted and if the person has been released.
To post bond for someone arrested in Gainesville, you can go to the Alachua County Detention Facility or use a bail bonds company. Cash bonds mean you pay the full amount. A bail bondsman usually charges about 10% of the total bond as their fee. Contact the jail at (352) 491-4444 for the current payment rules and accepted methods. Charges in a booking record are allegations, not convictions. The court process decides the outcome.
Alachua County 72 Hour Booking
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, and every booking goes through the Alachua County Detention Facility. The county system handles arrests from Gainesville, the unincorporated areas, and smaller towns within the county. For the full county booking search, more resources, and related records, check the Alachua County page.