Port St. Lucie Booking Reports
Port St. Lucie booking reports are managed by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Port St. Lucie is the largest city in St. Lucie County and one of the fastest growing cities in Florida, with close to 259,000 people. The city does not run its own jail. All arrests go to the county system. The St. Lucie County Sheriff handles bookings, holds inmates, and makes records available to the public. You can look up inmate data through the sheriff's website or call their office for older booking records.
Port St. Lucie Quick Facts
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The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office is at 900 North Rock Road, Fort Pierce, Florida 34945. This is the agency that creates and keeps all booking reports for Port St. Lucie. You can call them at 772.462.3450 to ask about specific records. The sheriff also has an online inmate search on their website where you can look up who is currently in the county jail.
Port St. Lucie has its own police department, but the police do not operate a jail. When Port St. Lucie police make an arrest, they transport the person to the St. Lucie County jail in Fort Pierce. That is where the booking happens. The booking report gets created at the jail. It includes the person's name, charges, bond amount, date of booking, and a photo.
These records are public under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. Any person can request to see them. The law states that all state, county, and municipal records are open for personal inspection and copying by any person. No one has to explain why they want to see a booking report from Port St. Lucie.
Port St. Lucie Arrest and Booking Process
When someone gets arrested in Port St. Lucie, the process follows a set path. The arresting officer fills out paperwork, and the person is taken to the county jail. At the jail, the booking starts.
The booking process in St. Lucie County follows the rules in Chapter 943 of the Florida Statutes. Every adult charged with a felony or misdemeanor must have their fingerprints and facial images captured. These are sent electronically to the FDLE's criminal justice information system. The data feeds into a statewide network that law enforcement agencies across Florida can access. For the general public, the booking report itself is what you can see through the sheriff's online tools or by making a records request.
After booking, the person either posts bond and gets released or stays in jail until their court date. The booking report stays in the system regardless of what happens next. It is a permanent record of the arrest.
Note: First appearance hearings in St. Lucie County happen daily, so people booked in Port St. Lucie see a judge fairly quickly.
State Records for Port St. Lucie
Beyond county records, Port St. Lucie residents can access state databases for booking and inmate information. The Florida Department of Corrections lets you search all state prison inmates. This covers people who have been sentenced and moved from the county jail to state prison. The data gets refreshed every week.
The state inmate search portal shown above covers multiple databases at once. It searches inmates currently in custody, released inmates, people on probation, and absconders. If someone from Port St. Lucie is in the state system, they will show up here. You can search by name and get details like their location, release date, and offense history.
The Florida Department of State also maintains a master list of all county jails. It includes links to each county's inmate search tool, which is handy if you need to check booking records outside of St. Lucie County.
Booking Photos in Port St. Lucie
Booking photos taken during arrests in Port St. Lucie are public records. They are part of the booking report. Anyone can view them through the sheriff's inmate search or by requesting copies from the office.
However, Chapter 901 of the Florida Statutes protects people from exploitation of these photos. Under Section 901.43, it is against the law for any website to ask for money to take down a booking photo. If a site does this, you can send a written request to remove the photo. If they do not act within 10 days, you can file a civil action and seek damages of $1,000 per day. Sites that put the photo back up face $5,000 per day in penalties.
The law only covers for-profit websites. Government sites like the St. Lucie County Sheriff's page are not affected by this rule. They post booking photos as part of their public records duty under Chapter 119.
Records Requests in Port St. Lucie
If the online search does not have what you need, you can make a public records request. Contact the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office at 772.462.3450 or visit their office at 900 North Rock Road in Fort Pierce. You can ask for copies of booking reports, arrest records, and related documents.
Under Florida law, the agency must respond to your request promptly and in good faith. They can charge a fee for making copies, but the records are open to everyone. Exempt information like juvenile data, medical records, and sealed cases will be blacked out. The rest of the record must be given to you. This applies to all booking records created in Port St. Lucie and the rest of St. Lucie County.
St. Lucie County Booking Reports
Port St. Lucie is in St. Lucie County. The county sheriff handles all booking records for the city. For the full county page with contact details, jail info, and related resources, visit the St. Lucie County booking reports page.
Nearby Florida Cities
These cities are near Port St. Lucie on the Treasure Coast and Atlantic coast of Florida.
- West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
- Boca Raton (Palm Beach County)
- Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County)
- Melbourne (Brevard County)
- Palm Bay (Brevard County)