Jefferson County 72 Hour Booking

Jefferson County 72 hour booking records are kept by the Sheriff's Office in Monticello, Florida. This small rural county sits between Tallahassee and Madison along Interstate 10. The Jefferson County jail handles all local arrests and posts booking data on their website for public viewing. Each booking entry includes the name, charges, booking date and time, bond info, and a unique booking number. You can search these records online at any time through the Sheriff's inmate search tool. The report covers the past 72 hours and gets updated at least once per day, so recent arrests in Jefferson County show up fairly quickly for anyone who needs that information.

Jefferson County 72 Hour Booking Records

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office handles all booking and arrest records for the county. Their office is at 479 West Walnut Street in Monticello. You can reach them by phone at (850) 342-0227 or by email at sheriffoffice@jeffersoncountyfl.gov. Staff can look up any booking record and give you details about bond, charges, or release status. In-person visits work best for getting copies of records or asking questions that need more than a quick answer.

The Jefferson County 72 hour booking report is posted on the Sheriff's website. This page shows every arrest from the past three days. Each line shows who was booked, when they came in, what they were charged with, and what their bond is set at. Mugshots are included with the booking entries as well. The report is the fastest way to see recent arrests in Jefferson County without having to call or visit. Under Florida Statute 119.01, booking records are public documents that anyone can access at no cost.

The Florida Jail Information System run by the Florida Sheriffs Association provides another way to search Jefferson County bookings through a statewide database.

FJIS holds more than 22 million booking records from across Florida and updates every hour. It pulls data from the Jefferson County jail along with jails in all other participating counties. This makes it easy to search one name across the whole state.

Search Jefferson County 72 Hour Booking

The Jefferson County inmate search page is the main way to find booking records online. Go to the Sheriff's website and look under the Inmate Information section. You can type in a name and the system will show all matching results from the current jail roster. If you don't have a name, browse the 72 hour booking report to scan recent arrests by date. Both tools are free and open to everyone.

For older records that no longer show on the 72 hour report, contact the Sheriff's Office. They can pull up past bookings from their database. You may need to submit a written records request for anything that goes back more than a few days. Phone calls work for simple questions. Email is better for formal requests. The office processes these under Florida Statute 119.07, which gives you the right to inspect and copy public records. Fees for copies are set by state law and tend to be small.

You can also check the Florida Department of State jail directory which links directly to Jefferson County's booking tools along with every other county in the state.

Jefferson County Booking Report Details

Each entry in the Jefferson County 72 hour booking report gives you a set of facts about the arrest. You will see the person's full name and age. The booking date and time tell you exactly when the jail processed them. Charges listed are the ones that were active at the time of booking. Bond amounts show if one has been set. A booking number ties to the specific entry in case you need to reference it later. Some entries also show whether the person is still in custody or has been released.

Keep in mind that charges can change. The state attorney may add, drop, or modify charges as the case moves through the court system. What shows on the booking report is the initial charge only. Bond amounts can also shift after a court hearing. If you need the final case outcome, the Clerk of Court for Jefferson County is the right place to look. Booking records and court records are two different things, and the booking report just covers the jail side.

The FDLE criminal history records portal gives a full statewide view if you need more than just the recent booking in Jefferson County. That search costs $24 and covers the entire state of Florida.

FDLE is the central place for criminal history data in Florida. Their database goes well beyond the 72 hour window that the Jefferson County report covers.

Note: Release dates and bond amounts on the Jefferson County report may change after court hearings.

Public Records Access in Jefferson County

Florida Statute 119.01 makes all government records public unless a specific law says otherwise. Booking records in Jefferson County fall under this rule. Anyone can view them. You don't need to prove you have a reason or show ID just to look at the data online. The law is clear on this point. If someone at the Sheriff's Office tells you the records are not available, you can cite the statute and ask again.

There are a few things you won't see on the public booking report. Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c) allows law enforcement to hold back parts of a record if they relate to an active case that could be hurt by early release of the info. Juvenile booking records in Jefferson County are kept private under Florida Statute 985.04. You will not find minors listed on the 72 hour report. Florida Statute 901.43 protects people from mugshot extortion by making it a crime to charge someone money to take down their booking photo from a website. This applies to all booking photos taken in Jefferson County.

The FDLE Office of General Counsel has a full breakdown of public records law as it applies to law enforcement in Florida.

Tips for Jefferson County Booking Searches

Booking records may not appear on the website right away. There can be a lag between when someone is arrested and when the data goes live. If you think someone was just booked in Jefferson County but you can't find them online, give it a few hours. Or call the jail at (850) 342-0227 for the most current status. Phone staff have access to live data that hasn't been pushed to the public site yet.

• Spell the name exactly right for the best results
• Use the booking number if you already have one
• Call the jail for real time updates on custody status
• Bail must be paid in person or through an approved bond service
• Check the Clerk of Court for court dates and case outcomes

Be careful with third party sites that claim to show Jefferson County booking data. Many of them scrape old info and may charge you for what is free on the official site. The Jefferson County booking records page is the best source. If you need broader data, the Florida Department of Corrections covers people who have moved from county jails to state prisons.

This state directory has links to all 67 Florida county jail websites including Jefferson County.

Cities in Jefferson County

Jefferson County includes Monticello, Lamont, and a few other small communities. All arrests in Jefferson County are processed through the one county jail in Monticello. There are no cities in Jefferson County that meet the population threshold for a separate page on this site. Every booking in the county goes through the Sheriff's Office on Walnut Street.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Jefferson County in North Florida. If you are not sure where an arrest was processed, confirm the location before searching. An arrest near the county line could have been handled by a neighboring sheriff's office.