Gulf County Arrest Booking Reports

Gulf County booking reports are managed by the Sheriff's Office in Port St. Joe, Florida. Located along the Gulf of Mexico in the state's panhandle region, this county has a small population and a low volume of arrests compared to larger areas. The sheriff runs the county jail and keeps all booking data on file. You can look up arrest information for Gulf County by reaching out to the office or using state-level tools. Booking records are public, and the sheriff's staff can help you find what you need for any recent or past arrest that took place here.

Gulf County Sheriff's Office

The Gulf County Sheriff's Office sits on Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard in Port St. Joe. All arrests made in Gulf County go through this office. When deputies bring someone to the jail, staff log the booking details into the system. Each booking report has the person's name, charges, arrest date, and bond amount. You can call the office at 850.227.1124 to check on a booking or ask about a current inmate.

Gulf County does not have a public online inmate search portal at this time. This is common in smaller Florida counties where the number of bookings does not justify the cost of a web-based tool. But the records are still public, and you can get them by phone or in person. The jail staff can tell you if someone is in custody and what the charges are. For a written copy of a Gulf County booking report, send a request to the sheriff's address.

Arrests in Gulf County follow the rules laid out in Chapter 901 of the Florida Statutes. Deputies must follow set steps for every arrest. Fingerprints and a booking photo are taken at the jail. This data goes into the county system and, for felony charges, into the statewide criminal justice database under Chapter 943.

Access to Gulf County Arrest Records

Florida has one of the strongest public records laws in the country. Under Chapter 119, every government record is open to the public. That includes booking reports from Gulf County. You can ask to see a record, get a copy, or inspect it at the office. The sheriff must respond to your request in a timely way.

A booking report from Gulf County will have the basic arrest data. The person's full name and date of birth show up on every report. So do the charges, the arresting agency, the date of arrest, and any bond amount set by the judge. If the person posted bond and left, the release info is there too. Some data gets held back. Juvenile arrests are not public under state law. Medical and mental health notes stay private as well. But the core booking data is open to all.

Gulf County State Search Tools

When you cannot find what you need at the county level, try state resources. The Florida Department of Corrections runs a big search tool that covers all state inmates. If someone arrested in Gulf County was later sent to a state prison, they will show up here. The tool gets a full data refresh each week, with release dates and location changes updated every night.

The Florida Department of State keeps a directory of every county jail in Florida. This page lists addresses, phone numbers, and links to inmate search tools for counties that have them. The listing for Gulf County has the sheriff's contact info, and you can use it to reach the right office fast.

The FDLE handles criminal history records at the state level. Call (850) 410-7000 for help with a background check that includes Gulf County data. They also run the sex offender registry, which covers every county in the state.

Note: State tools cover people who entered the state system after sentencing, not those held at the Gulf County jail on pretrial status.

Booking Photos from Gulf County

The jail takes a photo of every person booked in Gulf County. These photos are public records. You can ask to see them just like any other booking data. But the way those photos get shared has rules. Section 901.43 of the Florida Statutes says no one can charge money to remove a booking photo from a website. If a site asks you to pay, you can take legal action. The penalty starts at $1,000 per day after the site gets a removal request and does not act within 10 days.

If your photo from a Gulf County booking shows up on one of these sites, write a removal request and keep a copy. The law is on your side. This protection covers all Florida counties, not just Gulf.

Nearby Counties

Gulf County shares borders with several panhandle counties. Each has its own sheriff and county jail with separate booking records.