Access Wakulla County Booking Reports

Wakulla County booking reports are filed at the Sheriff's Office in Crawfordville, Florida. This coastal county just south of Tallahassee processes all jail bookings at its detention facility on Oak Street. The sheriff's corrections division keeps records of every person booked into the jail. You can search for inmates and view arrest data including charges and bond amounts. All booking reports in Wakulla County are public records, and any person can request to view them without stating a reason.

Wakulla County Sheriff Booking Records

The Wakulla County Sheriff's Office manages the county jail and keeps all booking records for the area. The main office is at 15 Oak Street in Crawfordville. Call 850.745.7154 for questions about jail bookings or arrest reports. Every arrest made in Wakulla County gets processed through this facility.

Each booking report has the person's name, date of birth, charges, arresting agency, and bond details. A mugshot and physical description are part of the record as well. Under Florida Statute Chapter 119, these records are public. The law requires that all state, county, and municipal records be open for inspection and copying by any person. This means anyone can request to view booking reports, arrest logs, and mugshots at the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office. No reason has to be given.

The sheriff's corrections page provides details about the jail, including facility rules, visitation, and contact information for the corrections division.

Find Wakulla County Arrest Records

To look up booking reports in Wakulla County, you can call the sheriff's office or visit in person. Call 850.745.7154 and ask for the corrections division. Staff can search by name or booking number. If you visit the office in Crawfordville, bring a photo ID with you.

Florida law says the custodian of public records must allow any person to inspect and copy records at a reasonable time and under reasonable conditions. This gives you the right to view Wakulla County booking reports. Copy fees follow state guidelines. The staff can tell you the per-page cost when you ask. For bulk requests or formal records requests, contact the sheriff's office directly.

The screenshot below shows the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office corrections page, where you can find contact information and details about the detention facility.

The Wakulla County corrections page covers how the jail operates. It has information about inmate programs, facility rules, and how to contact the corrections staff. If you need a booking report from Wakulla County, this page is a good starting point for finding the right phone number and address.

Wakulla County Statewide Search Tools

For people who have left the Wakulla County jail and entered the state prison system, use the Florida Department of Corrections search tool. It checks all state prison databases at once. Data refreshes every week, with release dates and location changes updated nightly. This tool is useful if you know someone was booked in Wakulla County but has since been transferred to state custody.

The Florida Department of State also keeps a master list of all 67 county jails with links to their inmate search tools. Since Wakulla County sits right next to Leon County, people sometimes get confused about which jail processed a booking. The state directory can help you check both counties quickly.

Note: Wakulla County is part of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, which also covers Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Liberty counties.

How Booking Works in Wakulla County

The booking process in Wakulla County starts at the jail in Crawfordville. Officers record the person's name, date of birth, and physical details. A booking photo is taken, and fingerprints are captured. Florida Statute Chapter 943 requires fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of all adults charged with felonies or misdemeanors to be submitted electronically to the FDLE. This applies to every booking at the Wakulla County jail.

After personal data is recorded, charges go into the system. Each charge has a bond amount. The booking report becomes public once the data is in the system. Wakulla County is a smaller county, so it processes fewer bookings than urban areas like nearby Tallahassee. But the legal requirements are identical across the state. The same laws that govern booking in Miami-Dade County apply here in Wakulla County.

Wakulla County Records and Public Access

Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes makes booking reports open to everyone. The law defines public records broadly. It covers documents, photographs, and electronic data created in official government business. Every booking report in Wakulla County is included in this definition.

Certain records have restrictions. Juvenile records are confidential unless the person faces felony charges. Medical and mental health files from the jail are private. Sealed or expunged records are not available to the general public. Under Florida Statute 901.43, it is illegal for for-profit websites to charge money to remove booking photos. A written removal request triggers a 10-day compliance window. The civil penalty for noncompliance is $1,000 per day, increasing to $5,000 per day if the photo gets republished after it was taken down. This protects people whose Wakulla County booking photos get posted on third-party sites.

The FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator search can be used alongside Wakulla County booking reports to check if someone has a registered offender status. Reach the FDLE at (850) 410-7000 for state-level criminal history questions.

Cities in Wakulla County

Crawfordville is the county seat of Wakulla County but is an unincorporated community. Sopchoppy, St. Marks, and Panacea are other small communities in the area. No city in Wakulla County has its own jail or police department that processes bookings separately. All arrest records go through the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office. The county's close location to Tallahassee means some residents may have records in both Wakulla and Leon counties.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Wakulla County. Wakulla sits just south of Leon County, where Tallahassee is located. If you are not sure which county processed a booking, check both the Wakulla and neighboring county records.