Lafayette County 72 Hour Booking

Lafayette County 72 hour booking records are posted by the Sheriff's Office in Mayo, Florida. This is one of the smallest counties in the state by population, so the booking report tends to be short. The jail sits at 199 SE County Road 53 in Mayo, and every arrest in Lafayette County gets processed there. You can view the 72 hour booking report online through the Sheriff's website or call the office at 386-294-1300 for direct updates on who is in custody. The report includes names, booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and booking numbers for all recent arrests. Use the search tool on this page to get started finding Lafayette County booking records right now.

Lafayette County 72 Hour Booking Data

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is the sole agency that handles booking records in this county. They run the jail and process every arrest. The office address is 199 SE County Road 53, Mayo, FL 32066. You can call them at 386-294-1300 during business hours or send an email to sheriff@lafayettecountyfl.gov. Staff can help with questions about specific bookings, bond details, or release dates.

Lafayette County posts its 72 hour booking report on the official website. Because this is a small county, the report may only have a handful of entries at any given time. Each entry lists the person's name, when they were booked, what charge brought them in, and the bond amount if one has been set. The data gets updated on a regular basis but may not be real time for every booking. Under Florida Statute 119.01, these records are public and free to view. No one at the Sheriff's Office can refuse a valid records request.

The Florida Jail Information System also covers Lafayette County through its statewide booking database.

FJIS holds more than 22 million booking records from Florida jails. The database refreshes every hour and includes data from Lafayette County along with all other participating sheriff offices in the state.

Search Lafayette County 72 Hour Booking

Start with the Lafayette County inmate search page. Type a name and see what comes up. The system checks the current jail roster and shows any match. If you want to scan all recent bookings without entering a name, use the 72 hour booking report instead. That page lists every arrest from the past three days in order. Both tools are free. You don't need an account or a password.

For records older than 72 hours, call the Sheriff's Office directly. They keep past bookings in their internal system. A written public records request may be needed for anything that goes back more than a week or two. Under Florida Statute 119.07, you have the right to get copies of public records, and the Sheriff's Office must respond to your request. The Florida Department of State directory also has a direct link to Lafayette County's jail page if you need it.

Phone calls are the fastest way to get real time info from the Lafayette County jail since online data may have delays.

Note: Lafayette County does not offer online bond payment, so you must go in person or use an approved bond agent.

Lafayette County Booking Record Details

A typical booking entry in Lafayette County shows the full name of the arrested person, the date and time of the booking, what they were charged with, and the bond amount. Booking numbers are assigned to each entry so you can track a specific case. Some records also note the arresting agency if it was not the Sheriff's Office. Bond may be listed as a dollar amount, as "none," or as "N/A" when the judge has not set one yet.

Charges listed on the booking report reflect what was filed at the time of the arrest. They can change later. The state attorney in the 3rd Judicial Circuit reviews each case and decides on the final charges. That means what you see on the Lafayette County 72 hour report might not match what shows up in court records down the road. For final case details, contact the Clerk of Court in Lafayette County.

The FDLE criminal history database covers all of Florida and goes much deeper than a 72 hour window. If you need a full background on someone beyond what the Lafayette County booking report shows, the FDLE search costs $24 per name and can be done online through the FDLE website.

FDLE is the state's central repository for criminal history. Their data covers arrests from every county in Florida, including Lafayette.

Public Records Law and Lafayette County

Florida's public records law is broad. Under Florida Statute 119.01, all records made by government offices are open to the public. That covers every booking processed at the Lafayette County jail. You can ask for these records without giving a reason. The Sheriff's Office must let you see them or give you copies unless a specific exemption applies.

Florida Statute 119.071(2)(c) does allow law enforcement to hold back certain details from active cases. If an investigation is still open, some facts in the booking file may be blocked from public view temporarily. Juvenile records are private under Florida Statute 985.04, so you won't find anyone under 18 on the Lafayette County booking report. Florida Statute 901.43 makes it a crime for anyone to charge money to remove booking photos from a website. This protects people booked in Lafayette County from mugshot scam operations.

More details on Florida public records exemptions are available from the FDLE public records page.

Tips for Lafayette County Searches

Lafayette County is small. The jail does not hold many people at any one time. That means the 72 hour report might only show a few names or even be empty on some days. If you search and find nothing, it might just mean there were no arrests in the past three days. Try again later or call 386-294-1300 to ask directly.

• Confirm names carefully since a small jail means fewer results to sort through
• Call the jail for the fastest updates on who is currently in custody
• Visitation rules and schedules are on the Sheriff's website
• Don't share inmate information on social media in ways that break privacy laws
• Bond services in Lafayette County are limited, so plan ahead

If someone was booked in Lafayette County and later moved to a state facility, check the Florida Department of Corrections public records page to track them. County jail records and state prison records are two separate systems. The Lafayette County booking reports page is the right starting point for local data.

The CCHInet portal above lets you run a self-service criminal history check that covers all arrests in Florida, including those in Lafayette County.

Cities in Lafayette County

Lafayette County includes Mayo and a handful of small unincorporated communities. All bookings go through the single county jail in Mayo. There are no cities in Lafayette County with a large enough population for their own page on this site. Every arrest in the county is processed at the same facility on County Road 53.

Nearby Counties

Lafayette County is surrounded by other rural North Florida counties. If you are not sure which county handled the arrest, check the exact location. Bookings near the county line might have gone to a neighbor's jail.