West Palm Beach 72 Hour Booking
West Palm Beach 72 hour booking records show who has been arrested and booked in this Palm Beach County city over the last three days. The West Palm Beach Police Department handles arrests, but booking and jail operations go through the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. West Palm Beach is the county seat with about 117,000 residents. The city is the most populated in Palm Beach County and serves as the center for county government and courts. When you need to find someone who was just arrested in West Palm Beach, the county's inmate inquiry system is the first place to search. Booking data gets updated multiple times a day.
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West Palm Beach 72 Hour Booking Records
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office inmate search is the main portal for West Palm Beach 72 hour booking records. You type in a name and the system returns matching results. Each record shows the booking date, charges, bond amount, booking photo, and current custody status. The system gets updated multiple times a day, so recent West Palm Beach arrests usually show up within a few hours of processing.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff also has a dedicated booking reports page that lists people booked within the last 72 hours. This is a quick way to scan recent arrests across the county. You can look for West Palm Beach arrests by checking the arresting agency field in each record. If it says West Palm Beach PD, that confirms it was a city arrest.
| Police Department | West Palm Beach Police Department |
|---|---|
| Address | 2100 North Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 |
| Phone | (561) 822-1900 |
| Booking Agency | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office |
| Inmate Search | Palm Beach County Inmate Search |
The West Palm Beach Police Department does not keep its own separate online booking database. Their website at wpb.org has general department info and contact details. For live booking data, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's portal is the right tool. You can also call the department at (561) 822-1900 to ask about a specific arrest.
West Palm Beach 72 Hour Booking Records
An arrest in West Palm Beach starts with a city police officer. The officer takes the person into custody and transports them to the Palm Beach County Jail. At the jail, staff handle fingerprinting, booking photos, and charge entry. They set a bond based on the charges. This process can take several hours depending on how busy the jail is. After processing, the booking record enters the county system and becomes searchable online.
Booking records include key details. The person's full name, date of birth, booking date and time, all charges, bond amount, and a photo. The record also shows whether the person is still in custody, has been released on bond, or has been transferred. This data is public under Florida law and can be viewed by anyone at no cost.
For the full arrest report, which has more detail than the booking record, you need to contact the West Palm Beach Police Department. The booking log tells you who was arrested and what they are charged with. The arrest report tells you what happened. You may need to make a formal public records request for the full report. Call (561) 822-1900 to ask the records division how to get a copy.
The FDLE criminal history records portal shown above is the state's central records hub. It covers all counties including Palm Beach, where West Palm Beach bookings are processed.
Note: Booking photos may take a few hours after arrest to become publicly available.
West Palm Beach Booking Records and the Law
Florida's public records law covers all booking data in West Palm Beach. Under Florida Statute 119.01, government records in the state are open to the public. Booking records held by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for West Palm Beach arrests fall under this rule. Anyone can search. You do not need to be a resident or give a reason.
Florida Statute 119.07 gives you the right to inspect and copy records. If you want a paper copy, the sheriff's office may charge a small fee for copies. The online search is free. Active investigations can lead to parts of a record being held back under Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c), but the core booking info stays public.
Juvenile records are different. Florida Statute 985.04 makes most arrest records for people under 18 confidential. You will not find juvenile bookings in the Palm Beach County inmate search. Those records are only available through court orders or special legal processes.
Mugshots are public in Florida. Under Florida Statute 901.43, it is illegal for any website to demand money to remove a booking photo. This protects everyone arrested in West Palm Beach or elsewhere in the state from mugshot scams.
State Booking Systems for West Palm Beach
The Florida Jail Information System (FJIS) has over 22 million booking records and updates every hour. You can search for people booked in the last 24, 48, or 72 hours at participating jails across Florida. The Palm Beach County Jail feeds data into FJIS, so West Palm Beach arrests show up in this statewide system.
For a full criminal history, the CCHInet portal run by FDLE costs $24 per search and covers all 67 Florida counties. This goes well beyond the 72 hour booking window and is useful when you need a complete picture. The Florida Department of State jail directory lists inmate search links for every county in the state.
Palm Beach County 72 Hour Booking
West Palm Beach is the county seat of Palm Beach County. All bookings go through the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The county jail processes arrests from West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and many other cities. For the full county booking search and more resources, see the Palm Beach County page.
Nearby Cities With Booking Records
West Palm Beach is near other cities in Palm Beach County that use the same county jail and booking system. If you need to look up arrests in nearby areas, these pages cover the local police departments and booking processes for each.