St. Petersburg Booking Reports
St. Petersburg booking reports are kept by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. St. Petersburg is the largest city in Pinellas County, with about 267,000 residents. All arrests in St. Petersburg go through the county jail for processing, and booking records become public data under Florida's open records law. The Pinellas County Sheriff has an inmate search tool you can use to look up who is currently in jail, their charges, and bond details. If you need older booking records, you can contact the sheriff's office by phone.
St. Petersburg Quick Facts
Search St. Petersburg Booking Records
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office handles all booking records for St. Petersburg. The sheriff runs the county jail where all arrests get processed. When someone is arrested by St. Petersburg police, they go to the Pinellas County jail for booking. That is where the booking report gets created, with fingerprints, a photo, and a record of all charges.
The sheriff's office is at 14400 49th Street North, Clearwater, Florida 33762. You can call them at 727.464.6415 for questions about booking reports. The office has an online inmate search tool on their website. You can look up current inmates by name to see their charges and bond status. This tool is free and does not need an account.
Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, all booking records in St. Petersburg are public. The law says that every person who has custody of a public record must let anyone inspect it at any reasonable time. That includes booking reports, arrest records, and mugshots held by the Pinellas County Sheriff.
How Arrests Work in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg has its own police force, but the police do not run a jail. When an officer makes an arrest, the person goes to the Pinellas County jail. That is where the sheriff's staff does the booking. The process follows state law, and Chapter 943 of the Florida Statutes lays out what must happen. Fingerprints and facial images get captured for every adult charged with a felony or misdemeanor. These records go to the FDLE's statewide system.
The booking report includes the person's name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and the booking photo. It also shows when they were booked and where they are being held. All of this is public data. Family members, attorneys, and the general public can look it up. The Pinellas County Sheriff makes this data available online so you do not have to go in person to find booking records for someone arrested in St. Petersburg.
State Databases for St. Petersburg
If someone from St. Petersburg ends up in the state prison system, their records move to the Florida Department of Corrections. You can search all state prisons through their inmate search portal. The database covers inmates currently in custody, people on probation, released inmates, and absconders. It gets a full update each week.
The state system is separate from the county jail. People in the county jail are waiting for trial or serving short sentences. State prison is for longer sentences after a conviction. Both types of records are public in Florida. The Florida Department of State keeps a directory of all county jails so you can check any county in the state.
The directory shown above lists every county jail in Florida with contact info and links to inmate search tools. It is a good resource if you need to look up booking reports in counties other than Pinellas.
Booking Photos from St. Petersburg Arrests
Booking photos are part of the public record in St. Petersburg. When the Pinellas County Sheriff takes a mugshot during booking, that photo can be viewed by anyone. But Florida law puts limits on how those photos can be used by third parties.
Chapter 901, Section 901.43 of the Florida Statutes says that no website can charge a fee to remove a booking photo. If someone asks for their photo to be removed and the site does not take it down within 10 days, a civil penalty of $1,000 per day kicks in. That goes to $5,000 per day if the site puts the photo back up. This rule applies to for-profit sites only. Keep a copy of any written request you send so you have proof.
Note: Juvenile records, sealed records, and medical files are not public, even if the arrest happened in St. Petersburg.
Pinellas County Booking Reports
St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County. All arrest bookings go through the county sheriff's office. For the full county page with details on the jail, records access, and contact info, visit the Pinellas County booking reports page.
Nearby Florida Cities
These cities are near St. Petersburg or in the same part of the Tampa Bay area. Some share the same county sheriff for booking records.
- Clearwater (Pinellas County)
- Largo (Pinellas County)
- Tampa (Hillsborough County)
- Lakeland (Polk County)
- North Port (Sarasota County)