St. Petersburg 72 Hour Booking

St. Petersburg 72 hour booking records are managed by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The St. Petersburg Police Department does not keep its own booking database. All arrests in the city go through the county jail system for processing. You can search for recent bookings using the Pinellas County inmate search portal or by calling the jail records unit. Booking data gets updated regularly, and each record shows the name, charges, bond, and arrest date for anyone booked in St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg 72 Hour Bookings

The St. Petersburg Police Department handles arrests within the city, but it does not run a jail or maintain a booking database. That job falls to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Once St. Petersburg officers arrest someone, they transport the person to the Pinellas County Jail for booking. The county staff handle fingerprints, photos, and data entry from there. This is how it works for every city in Pinellas County.

Under Florida Statute 119.01, booking records from St. Petersburg are public records. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office makes them available through their online portal. You can also submit a public records request through the Pinellas County records request page if you need official copies for legal or personal use.

Note: The St. Petersburg PD does not publish a separate 72-hour booking report; all data is at the county level.

Search St. Petersburg 72 Hour Booking

The Pinellas County inmate search is the main tool for finding 72 hour booking records for St. Petersburg. You search by name, and the system shows all matching inmates currently in the Pinellas County Jail or recently booked. Each result lists the name, booking date, charges, and bond amount. The search covers all arrests in St. Petersburg and the rest of Pinellas County.

If you need copies of arrest reports or booking documents, call the Pinellas County Jail Records Unit at (727) 582-6200. They can tell you what is available and what fees apply. You can also contact the St. Petersburg Police Department for arrest reports that their officers filed. The police department handles the arrest side, and the county handles the jail side. You may need to contact both depending on what you are looking for.

Florida Statute 119.07 gives you the right to inspect and copy booking records. The online search is free. Paper copies may cost a small fee. Always stick to official government sites when you look up St. Petersburg booking data. Third-party websites can be slow to update and may show old or wrong information. Verify anything you find with the county directly.

St. Petersburg Arrest Record Laws

Booking records in St. Petersburg fall under Florida's public records laws. Most data is open to anyone. But Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c) lets law enforcement hold back certain details if they are part of an active investigation. So if you search for someone and some info seems missing, it could be restricted for now. The charges on a booking record do not mean the person is guilty. That comes later, in court.

Florida Statute 901.43 says booking photos are public but no one can charge you a fee to remove your photo from a website. If a third-party site posts your St. Petersburg booking photo and asks for money to take it down, that violates state law. You can demand free removal. Juvenile records in St. Petersburg are kept confidential under Florida Statute 985.04. You will not find them on the public inmate search portal.

The St. Petersburg Police website has general information about the department but does not have a booking search tool. For all booking data, you must use the county sheriff's portal. Booking details can change as new charges are added or bond amounts get updated after court hearings. Check back if you need the latest status for an arrest in St. Petersburg.

The screenshot above shows the St. Petersburg Police Department page. While the department does not host booking data directly, it is a starting point for arrest report requests and general inquiries about law enforcement activity in the city.

Florida Resources for St. Petersburg

The Florida Jail Information System covers St. Petersburg through the Pinellas County jail data feed. This statewide database holds over 22 million booking records and refreshes every hour. You can search the last 24, 48, or 72 hours of bookings from any participating county jail in Florida.

For a deeper look beyond recent bookings, the FDLE criminal history records page lets you run a full background check through CCHInet for $24 per search. The Florida Department of State also keeps a directory of every county jail and inmate search link. Both resources work alongside the local Pinellas County search for St. Petersburg booking records.

Pinellas County Booking Records

St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County. All bookings for the city go through the county jail. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office keeps the records and runs the inmate search. For the full county page with more details, contact info, and resources, see below.

View Pinellas County 72 Hour Booking Records

Nearby Cities With Booking Data

St. Petersburg sits on a peninsula in the Tampa Bay area. Two other qualifying cities are nearby. Both have their own booking pages with county-specific search tools and contact information.

See Tampa across the bay in Hillsborough County and Clearwater to the north in Pinellas County. Clearwater uses the same Pinellas County jail system as St. Petersburg, so the inmate search covers both cities.