Find Monroe County Booking Reports

Monroe County booking reports come from the Sheriff's Office based in Key West, Florida. This unique county stretches across the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to Key West. The sheriff handles all arrest bookings for the entire island chain. You can search for inmates, check on recent arrests, and request copies of booking records through the sheriff's office. Monroe County keeps these records open to the public, and the process to get them is simple. Knowing where to look and who to call will save you time.

Monroe County Sheriff's Office

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is at 5501 College Road in Key West. Call 305.293.7300 for questions about booking records or jail information. The sheriff runs the county detention center and handles all arrest bookings for the Keys. Whether someone gets picked up in Key Largo, Marathon, or Key West, the booking goes through Monroe County.

Monroe County has an inmate and arrest search tool. You can use it to find people who are in the jail right now or look up recent arrests. The search works by name. Results show the charges, bond amount, and booking date. This is the easiest way to check on an arrest in Monroe County without making a phone call or driving to the jail.

Florida's public records law applies here just like everywhere else in the state. Under Chapter 119, all government records are open for personal inspection and copying by any person. That includes booking reports in Monroe County. You can ask to see them. You can get copies. The sheriff's office must respond to your request promptly.

How to Search Monroe County Arrest Records

Start with the online inmate search. Type a name. See what comes up. It is fast and free. You get basic booking data right on the screen.

For more detail or older records, call the sheriff's office at 305.293.7300. They can pull records for you and tell you if copies are available. You can also visit in person at the Key West address. Bring a valid ID. Staff will help you find what you need. Florida law lets agencies charge for the cost of making copies, but there is no fee to just look at the records in Monroe County.

The Florida Department of Corrections has a statewide search for people in state prisons. If someone was booked in Monroe County and later sent to a state facility, you can track them through this tool. The database gets a full refresh each week. Release dates update every night. It covers current inmates, released inmates, people on supervised release, absconders, and escapees all in one search.

Monroe County Booking Records Online

The Florida Department of State keeps a directory of all county jails in the state. Monroe County is listed with its jail address and phone number. This directory is useful when you need to check records in more than one county.

The state directory covers all 67 counties. Each listing has the jail address, phone number, and notes about whether online search tools are available. Monroe County shows up with its arrest search capability noted. The directory is maintained by the Division of Library and Information Services at 500 South Bronough Street in Tallahassee.

Monroe Booking Reports and State Law

Chapter 943 of the Florida Statutes controls how criminal justice information is collected and stored. When someone is booked in Monroe County, their fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images are captured and sent to the FDLE. This is required for all adults charged with felonies or misdemeanors. The data feeds into a statewide system that law enforcement agencies across Florida can access.

Booking photos in Monroe County follow the rules in Chapter 901. For-profit websites cannot charge to take down a booking photo. If someone asks for removal in writing, the site has 10 days to comply. After that, civil fines of $1,000 per day apply. This protects people in Monroe County from exploitation of their arrest images.

There are limits on what is public. Juvenile records are confidential in most situations. Medical files and mental health records are not available. Sealed or expunged records are taken out of public view. But the standard booking data, names, charges, bond, and photos, stays open for anyone to see in Monroe County.

Note: If a record has been sealed or expunged by court order, it will not appear in Monroe County's public booking search.

State Resources for Monroe County Records

The FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator Search covers the whole state, including Monroe County. Call the FDLE at (850) 410-7000 for criminal history questions. The Florida Legislature posts all statutes online at leg.state.fl.us if you want to read the laws yourself.

The FDC search portal checks five databases at the same time. It pulls from the inmate population, releases, supervised population, absconders, and escapees. For Monroe County cases that resulted in a state prison sentence, this is the tool that gives you the current location and status of the inmate. Call (850) 488-9859 for help with the search.

Cities in Monroe County

Monroe County covers the Florida Keys. Key West is the county seat and the largest city. Marathon, Key Largo, Islamorada, and Tavernier are also part of the county. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a separate page. All arrests across the Keys go through the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and all booking reports come from the same system.

Nearby Counties

Monroe County is at the southern tip of Florida. Only Miami-Dade and Collier counties share a border with it. If you need booking records from those areas, check the links below.