Palm Bay Booking Reports
Palm Bay booking reports are handled by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. Palm Bay is the largest city in Brevard County with about 142,000 residents. The Sheriff's Office runs the Brevard County Jail Complex in Cocoa and processes all bookings for Palm Bay arrests. You can search for recent bookings through the BCSO online booking search tool or call 321.690.1500 for help. The jail is at 860 Camp Road in Cocoa, which is where all Palm Bay arrestees are taken for processing and where booking records are created.
Palm Bay Quick Facts
Palm Bay Arrest Records
People arrested in Palm Bay are booked at the Brevard County Jail Complex. The city has its own police department, but Palm Bay PD does not run a jail. All bookings go through the Brevard County Sheriff's Office system. This means every Palm Bay arrest, no matter which agency makes it, creates a booking report in the same county database.
| Agency | Brevard County Sheriff's Office |
|---|---|
| Jail Address | 860 Camp Road, Cocoa, FL 32927 |
| Phone | 321.690.1500 |
| Website | brevardsheriff.com |
| Booking Search | brevardsheriff.com/bookings |
The jail in Cocoa is about 30 miles north of Palm Bay. When someone is booked, the report includes their name, charges, date of birth, booking date, arresting agency, and mugshot. Bond information gets added once it is set. The Palm Bay Police Department is the primary arresting agency within city limits, but Brevard County deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol also make arrests in the area that feed into the same system.
Note: Palm Bay is on the Space Coast, and the county jail serves all cities along this stretch of the Atlantic coast.
Search Palm Bay Booking Reports Online
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office has an online booking search on their website. This tool shows recent bookings for all of Brevard County, including Palm Bay. You can look through the list to find a specific person or browse recent arrests.
The booking search is free. No sign-up needed. Results show the person's name, charges, and booking details. This is the most direct way to check on a recent Palm Bay arrest from home. If you need information on someone who was booked and already released, the online tool may not show them anymore. In that case, contact the Sheriff's Office at 321.690.1500 to make a records request.
The search covers all arrests processed through the Brevard County Jail Complex. That includes people arrested in Palm Bay, Melbourne, Cocoa, Titusville, and every other city in the county. If you are not sure which county handled a booking, the Florida Department of State County Jails List links to every county search portal from one page.
Palm Bay Records and Florida Law
Booking reports for Palm Bay are public records under Florida law. Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes says all state, county, and municipal records are open for inspection by any person. The law covers documents, photographs, data, and any material made during official business. A booking report fits this definition, so you have the right to see it and get copies.
Florida's public records law is broad, but some things are exempt. Medical records from a jail stay, mental health data, victim and witness details in certain cases, and juvenile records are all restricted. Chapter 943 keeps juvenile criminal justice information private unless the charges are felony-level. Records that a court has sealed or expunged will not appear in any search or response to a records request. But the standard booking report for an adult arrest in Palm Bay is fully accessible.
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office must respond to records requests promptly. They can charge reasonable fees for copies. If you just need basic booking info, the online search or a phone call may be enough. For certified copies or detailed records, contact the Sheriff's Office directly and make a formal request.
Booking Photos from Palm Bay
Mugshots from Palm Bay arrests are part of the booking report and are public records. Under Florida Statute 901.43, it is illegal for websites to demand payment for removing a booking photo. Send a written request to any for-profit site that has your mugshot. They must take it down within 10 days. Fines of $1,000 per day apply if they do not comply, and that jumps to $5,000 per day if they repost it after taking it down.
During booking, the Brevard County Jail captures fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images for every adult charged with a felony or misdemeanor. Florida Statute 943.051 requires this data to be sent electronically to the state criminal justice information system. This means a Palm Bay booking creates records not just at the county level but also in the statewide FDLE database.
Statewide Tools for Palm Bay Records
If someone from Palm Bay was convicted and sent to state prison, their records move to the Florida Department of Corrections. The FDC Inmate Search lets you search five databases at once: Absconder/Fugitive, Inmate Escapes, Inmate Population, Inmate Releases, and Supervised Population. The whole system refreshes every week. Release dates and location changes update nightly. Call (850) 488-9859 for help searching the state system for someone originally booked in Palm Bay.
FDLE has a Sexual Offender and Predator Search that covers the entire state. Reach them at (850) 410-7000. For the full text of any Florida statute mentioned on this page, visit the Florida Statutes Online portal.
- Brevard County booking search at brevardsheriff.com/bookings
- FDC statewide search for state prison inmates
- FDLE offender database at (850) 410-7000
- Florida Department of State county jails directory
- Florida Statutes Online for law text
Get Copies of Palm Bay Booking Reports
To get copies of booking reports from Palm Bay arrests, contact the Brevard County Sheriff's Office at 321.690.1500. You can also visit the jail at 860 Camp Road in Cocoa during business hours. For a written public records request, send your request to the Sheriff's Office with as much detail as you can, including the person's name, approximate date of arrest, and any case numbers you have.
Under Florida law, the agency must acknowledge your request promptly. Fees are limited to reasonable copy costs and staff time. Most straightforward requests for a single Palm Bay booking report are handled quickly. Larger or more complex requests may take a few business days. If any part of the record is exempt, the agency will redact that portion and provide the rest to you.
Brevard County Booking Records
Palm Bay is the largest city in Brevard County. The county jail in Cocoa processes all bookings for the area, covering cities from Titusville in the north to Palm Bay in the south. For more details on the Brevard County jail system, full search tools, and related resources, visit the county booking records page.
Nearby Florida Cities
Palm Bay is on Florida's Space Coast. The nearest major cities with booking report pages are listed below.