Cape Coral Booking Reports Lookup
Cape Coral booking reports are handled by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Cape Coral is the largest city in Lee County with about 233,000 residents. The city has its own police department, but there is no city jail. Every arrest in Cape Coral leads to a booking at the Lee County jail in Fort Myers. The sheriff's office processes all bookings and keeps the records. You can search for arrest data online through the Lee County Sheriff's website, which has an arrest search tool for the public.
Cape Coral Quick Facts
Search Cape Coral Arrest Records
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is at 2115 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Fort Myers, Florida 33901. This is the agency that runs the jail and creates booking reports for Cape Coral. Call 239.477.1700 for questions about arrest records or booking data. The sheriff has an arrest search tool on their website. You can look up people who have been booked into the Lee County jail, which includes everyone arrested in Cape Coral.
Cape Coral Police handle law enforcement in the city. They respond to calls and make arrests. But once a person is arrested, they go to the county jail for booking. At the jail, fingerprints and photos are taken. Charges get logged into the system. A booking report is created. This report is a public record under Florida law.
Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, booking records in Cape Coral are open to the public. The law says that every person who has custody of a public record must let anyone inspect and copy it at any reasonable time. You do not need to give a reason. You just ask for the record you want.
Cape Coral Booking Process
The booking process for Cape Coral arrests follows state rules. Chapter 943 of the Florida Statutes says that all adults charged with a felony or misdemeanor must have their fingerprints and facial images captured. The jail staff takes this data during booking and sends it electronically to the FDLE. This feeds into the statewide criminal justice information system that tracks arrests across all 67 Florida counties.
A Cape Coral booking report typically includes the person's full name, date of birth, the charges they face, the bond amount, and a booking photo. It also shows the date and time of booking and which agency made the arrest. For Cape Coral arrests, the arresting agency is usually Cape Coral Police Department, but the booking agency is the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
After booking, the person either makes bond or stays in jail. If they make bond, they get released with conditions. If they stay, they wait for their court date. Either way, the booking report exists as a public record from that point on. It does not go away if the charges get dropped or the person is found not guilty.
Note: If you cannot find a Cape Coral arrest online, call the Lee County Sheriff at 239.477.1700 to ask about the record.
State Databases for Cape Coral
The Florida Department of Corrections runs a statewide inmate search. If someone from Cape Coral is sentenced to state prison, their record moves to this system. You can search by name to find current inmates, released inmates, people on probation, and absconders. The data gets a full update each week.
The Florida Department of State resource directory shown above lists all county jails in the state. Each entry includes the jail address, phone number, and links to inmate search tools. This is useful if you need to check booking reports in a county other than Lee.
Booking Photos from Cape Coral
Mugshots taken during Cape Coral bookings are public records. They are part of the booking report. The Lee County Sheriff's website may show these photos as part of their arrest search results.
Florida law has rules about how third parties use booking photos. Under Section 901.43 of the Florida Statutes, no for-profit website can charge money to remove a booking photo. If you find your Cape Coral booking photo on such a site, you can send a written request for removal. The site has 10 days to take it down. If they do not, you can file a civil action. Penalties are $1,000 per day, and that jumps to $5,000 per day if they put it back up after removing it.
Keep a copy of any request you send. That gives you proof of the date and what you asked for. This protection exists because the legislature recognized that some websites were exploiting public booking photos for profit. The law puts a stop to that practice while still keeping booking photos available as public records.
Public Records Requests in Cape Coral
You can make a formal public records request to the Lee County Sheriff's Office if you need booking reports that are not on the website. Contact the sheriff at 239.477.1700 or visit 2115 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Fort Myers. You can also submit a request in writing.
The agency must respond promptly. They can charge a fee for copies. Exempt info like juvenile records, medical data, and sealed cases gets blacked out. Everything else on the booking report is yours to see. This is true for Cape Coral arrests and all other arrests in Lee County.
Lee County Booking Reports
Cape Coral is in Lee County. All arrest bookings go through the Lee County Sheriff's jail system in Fort Myers. For the full county page with jail details, contact information, and related resources, visit the Lee County booking reports page.
Nearby Florida Cities
These cities are near Cape Coral in southwest Florida. Fort Myers shares the same Lee County booking system.
- Fort Myers (Lee County)
- North Port (Sarasota County)
- Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie County)
- Lakeland (Polk County)
- Tampa (Hillsborough County)