Tallahassee 72 Hour Booking Search

Tallahassee 72 hour booking records come from the Leon County Sheriff's Office and the Tallahassee Police Department. Both agencies make arrests in the city, and all booking data goes through the Leon County Detention Facility. The sheriff's office provides an online inmate search and a downloadable 72-hour booking report. You can look up names, charges, and bond amounts at no cost. Records update regularly and cover everyone brought into the Leon County jail from Tallahassee.

Tallahassee 72 Hour Booking Process

Tallahassee has two main law enforcement agencies. The Tallahassee Police Department patrols the city. The Leon County Sheriff's Office covers the county and also runs the jail. When either agency arrests someone in Tallahassee, the person goes to the Leon County Detention Facility for booking. The sheriff's staff handle the full booking process including prints, photos, and charge entry.

Tallahassee is the state capital, so state and federal agencies also operate in the area. Some arrests may be made by the Florida Highway Patrol, Capitol Police, or federal law enforcement. All local and state bookings still go through the Leon County jail. Federal arrests may go to a different facility. Under Florida Statute 119.01, booking records from the Leon County jail are public and available to anyone.

Search Tallahassee 72 Hour Booking

The Leon County Sheriff's Office inmate search is the best tool for finding 72 hour booking records in Tallahassee. You can search by name, and the results show booking numbers, charges, bond amounts, and custody status. The data covers all arrests processed through the Leon County Detention Facility, whether the arrest was made by the Tallahassee PD or the county sheriff.

The Leon County Sheriff also publishes a 72-hour booking report as a downloadable PDF. This report lists every person booked into the Leon County jail in the last three days. It is a quick way to see all recent Tallahassee bookings at once without searching for individual names. The report shows the name, charges, booking date and time, and bond amount for each entry.

The Tallahassee Police Department also has a page related to inmate searches. The TPD website at talgov.com has general department info and a records division where you can request arrest reports. For the full booking data, the county portal is the main source.

To get the most from your search of Tallahassee booking records:

• Use the person's legal name with correct spelling
• Download the 72-hour booking report PDF to see all recent bookings at once
• Call the Leon County Detention Facility if you need to confirm details
• Contact the TPD Records Division at (850) 891-4200 for arrest report copies

Note: Booking records may appear with a short delay as staff process new arrests at the Leon County Detention Facility.

Tallahassee Booking Records and the Law

Florida Statute 119.07 gives everyone the right to inspect and copy public records. That includes booking data from Tallahassee. The online search tools are free. If you need certified copies or physical printouts, the county may charge a small fee. You do not need to give a reason to look up a booking record. The law says the records are open to all.

Not everything in a booking record is always available right away. Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c) allows law enforcement to hold back details from active investigations. If a Tallahassee case is under review, some data may be restricted for a time. The charges on a booking record are not proof of guilt. People are presumed innocent until convicted in court. Charges can also change as a case moves forward, so the booking record may not reflect the final charges.

Florida Statute 901.43 protects people from third-party sites that post booking photos and charge for removal. If your Tallahassee booking photo shows up on one of these sites, you can ask for free removal. The law makes it illegal to charge a fee for that. Juvenile arrest records in Tallahassee are confidential under Florida Statute 985.04 and are not on any public search tool.

The Florida Department of Corrections public records page is a state-level resource. While it covers state prison records rather than county jail bookings, it can be useful if someone arrested in Tallahassee was later transferred to state custody. The FDLE criminal history records page covers the broader picture.

Florida Resources for Tallahassee

The Florida Jail Information System holds over 22 million booking records from county jails statewide. It pulls data from Leon County among many others. The system lets you search the last 24, 48, or 72 hours and refreshes every hour. Since Tallahassee is the state capital, the Florida Sheriffs Association headquarters is also here, at 2617 Mahan Drive.

For full criminal history checks beyond recent bookings, the FDLE CCHInet system costs $24 per search and covers all of Florida. The Florida Department of State keeps a directory of county jails and inmate search links. Leon County is on the list with a direct link to the sheriff's booking tool.

Leon County Handles Tallahassee Bookings

Tallahassee is the county seat of Leon County. The county sheriff runs the detention facility and manages all booking records. All Tallahassee arrests flow through the Leon County system. For more resources and the full county page, see below.

View Leon County 72 Hour Booking Records

Nearby Florida Cities

Tallahassee is in the panhandle region of Florida, far from the state's other large cities. There are no other qualifying cities with over 75,000 people nearby. The closest large cities are hours away by car in central or south Florida.

If you need booking records from other parts of the state, check Jacksonville to the east or Orlando in central Florida. Each city has its own county jail with 72 hour booking search tools under the same Florida public records laws that apply in Tallahassee.