Palm Coast Booking Reports Search

Palm Coast booking reports are handled by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Palm Coast is the largest city in Flagler County with more than 106,000 residents. All arrests in Palm Coast go through the county jail for booking and intake. The Flagler County Sheriff runs the jail and keeps all booking records for the county. You can request copies of these records or look up current inmates through the sheriff's office.

Where Palm Coast Bookings Happen

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office processes all bookings for Palm Coast arrests. The sheriff's main office and jail are at 1002 Justice Lane in Bunnell, the county seat. Bunnell is a short drive from Palm Coast. When someone is arrested in Palm Coast, whether by the Flagler County Sheriff or by another law enforcement agency working in the area, the person gets taken to the county jail in Bunnell for booking.

Booking is the intake process. Staff take fingerprints and a photo. They log the charges, personal details, and arrest info into the system. That creates the booking report, which is a public record under Florida law. The whole process can take a few hours depending on how busy the jail is that day.

Palm Coast does not have its own city jail. Like most Florida cities, the county handles all jail operations. This means every booking report from a Palm Coast arrest lives in the Flagler County system.

Search Palm Coast Booking Records

To find a booking report from Palm Coast, you can contact the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Call them at 386-437-4116 and ask about a specific arrest or inmate. Staff can look up records by name or booking number. They can tell you if someone is in custody and what the charges are. You can also visit the sheriff's office at 1002 Justice Lane in Bunnell to search in person.

For formal copies of Palm Coast booking reports, you may need to file a public records request with the sheriff's office. Under Florida law, you have the right to inspect and copy any public record. The agency may charge a fee for copies. The request itself is free, and you do not need to explain why you want the record. Just provide enough detail so staff can locate the booking report you need, like the person's full name and an approximate arrest date.

The Florida Department of Corrections inmate search covers people who have been sent to state prison after sentencing. If someone arrested in Palm Coast was sentenced to prison time, their record will appear in this statewide database. The data refreshes each week. Release dates and location changes update each night.

The screenshot above shows the Florida Department of Corrections search portal. You can search all state corrections databases at once, including active inmates, released inmates, and people on supervised release. This tool covers cases from Palm Coast and every other city in Florida.

Palm Coast Records and Florida Law

Booking reports from Palm Coast are public under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. This is the state's main public records law. It says all government records are open for personal inspection and copying by any person. The custodian of the record must let you see it at a reasonable time and under reasonable conditions.

The law defines public records broadly. It covers documents, photographs, data processing software, and any other material made or received in connection with official business by any agency. A booking report fits this definition. The person's name, charges, arrest date, and booking photo are all public. Agencies can charge for copies but not for the act of searching or looking at a record.

Some parts of a booking record may be exempt. Chapter 943 restricts access to juvenile records unless the person was charged with a felony. Medical records, mental health details, and sealed or expunged records are also off limits. If a Palm Coast booking report has exempt info, the agency must redact that part and give you the rest of the document.

Note: Agencies must respond to public records requests promptly and in good faith under Florida law.

Booking Photos from Palm Coast

A booking photo gets taken during intake at the Flagler County jail. This photo is part of the public record for a Palm Coast arrest in most cases. Some third-party websites post booking photos from around the state, including photos from Palm Coast arrests.

Florida Statute 901.43 makes it illegal for a for-profit website to charge someone money to remove a booking photo. If you find your photo on such a site, you can send a written request to take it down. The site must comply within 10 days. The penalty for failing to remove the photo is $1,000 per day. If the site puts the photo back up after taking it down, the fine goes up to $5,000 per day. This law covers all booking photos in the state, including those from Palm Coast arrests.

State Databases for Palm Coast Arrests

Florida runs several databases that may have records tied to Palm Coast arrests. The Florida Department of State keeps a master list of all 67 county jails with links to each one's inmate search or booking tool. This list includes Flagler County. It is a good starting point if you are not sure which county jail handled a particular arrest.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement runs a sexual offender and predator search that covers the entire state. You can search by name, address, or zip code to see if anyone in the Palm Coast area is on the registry. For more detailed criminal history info, FDLE can be reached at 850-410-7000. They handle requests for formal criminal background checks that go beyond what county booking reports show.

The county jails list shown above from the Florida Department of State includes Flagler County and all other counties. This is a helpful resource when you need to find which agency holds the booking reports for a Palm Coast case.

Bond After a Palm Coast Arrest

After booking at the Flagler County jail, a person arrested in Palm Coast may post bond to get out while the case is pending. The bond amount depends on the charge. Some charges have a standard bond schedule that sets the amount automatically. For more serious charges, a judge must set bond at a first appearance hearing.

First appearance hearings happen within 24 hours of arrest. A judge reviews the charges, considers flight risk and public safety, and sets bond or denies it. Family members can call the Flagler County Sheriff at 386-437-4116 to find out the bond amount for someone booked after a Palm Coast arrest. Once bond is posted, the person gets released and the booking record updates to show the release date and status.

The booking report stays in the system even after release. It does not go away just because the person posted bond. The record of the arrest, charges, and booking details all remain part of the public file for that Palm Coast case unless a court orders it sealed or expunged later on.

Palm Coast Case Outcomes

If a Palm Coast case goes to trial and results in sentencing, that creates more records. Chapter 921 of the Florida Statutes governs sentencing procedures. If the person goes to state prison, their record appears in the Florida Department of Corrections database. If they get probation, Chapter 948 covers probation and community control programs. Those records also become part of the supervised population database at the state level.

For Palm Coast cases that end with county jail time rather than state prison, the record stays with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Short sentences get served at the county jail in Bunnell. The booking report from the initial arrest remains the same document. It just gets updated with the outcome of the case as it moves through the court system.

Flagler County Booking Reports

Palm Coast is in Flagler County, and all booking records are kept by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. The county handles arrests from Palm Coast and all other cities and unincorporated areas in the county. For full details on the county system, contact information, and how to get copies of records, visit the Flagler County booking reports page.

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