Search Melbourne 24 Hour Booking Records

Melbourne 24 hour booking records are processed through the Brevard County jail. The Melbourne Police Department makes arrests within the city, and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office handles all booking and detention at the county jail complex. BCSO runs an online bookings search where you can look up recent arrests, view charges, and check bond information for free. Florida's public records law makes this data available to everyone, and the tool works around the clock.

Melbourne Arrest Records and Inmate Search

The Melbourne Police Department is the city's law enforcement agency. Officers patrol Melbourne, respond to calls, investigate crimes, and make arrests. Once someone is in custody, they go to the Brevard County Jail Complex for booking. Melbourne does not have its own jail. All detention and processing falls to the county sheriff.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office bookings page lets you search for anyone booked into the county jail. The system supports date range searches, which is useful if you know roughly when an arrest happened. You can look up specific people by name. Results show charges, bond amounts, booking dates, and custody status.

Several agencies across Brevard County feed into this one system. Melbourne PD, Palm Bay PD, BCSO, Cocoa PD, and others all book into the same jail. The arresting agency is listed in each record, so you can tell which department made the arrest. This makes the BCSO booking search a complete resource for checking recent arrests anywhere in the county.

How Melbourne Bookings Work

When Melbourne PD arrests someone, the person is taken to the Brevard County Jail Complex. Staff process the booking by collecting fingerprints and taking a mugshot. Charges are logged and personal details are entered. Bond is set based on the charges. Once the data is in the system, it becomes searchable on the public portal.

The Melbourne Police Department website is shown below.

The department provides law enforcement for Melbourne and coordinates with BCSO for jail operations.

Under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, booking records are public. Every person has the right to view and copy them. The online search tool fulfills this legal duty. You can also file a formal records request with BCSO if you need certified copies or supplemental documents.

For police records requests specific to Melbourne PD, you can email pd.records@mlbfl.org. The department can provide arrest reports, incident reports, and other documents generated by Melbourne officers. These are separate from the booking records maintained by the county.

Melbourne Records Under Florida Public Access Law

Section 119.011 defines a public record as any material made or received by a government agency during official business. Booking data, arrest reports, mugshots, and charge sheets are all covered. Both the county sheriff and the Melbourne PD must make their records available under this law.

Exemptions exist under Section 119.071. Sealed and expunged records do not appear in the search. Juvenile cases are handled through a separate system. Some active investigation files may be held back temporarily. Standard adult bookings from Melbourne are fully accessible.

A booking record shows an arrest and charges. It is not a finding of guilt. The court system determines the outcome. Many people who are booked see their charges reduced or dropped entirely. The record persists in the system regardless of what the court decides.

Contacting Melbourne PD and Brevard County Jail

The Melbourne Police Department is at 650 N Apollo Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32935. Call 321-608-6731 for general police questions. You can email pd.records@mlbfl.org for records requests. For jail-related matters like bond, inmate status, or release dates, call the Brevard County jail at 321-633-7141.

Arrested persons have the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time after booking. This is covered by Section 901.243 of Florida law. It applies to everyone booked into the Brevard County jail, no matter which agency made the arrest.

The FDLE Criminal History portal can run statewide criminal history checks at $24 each under Section 943.053. This is useful when you need to check records beyond Brevard County. For quick Melbourne booking lookups, the free BCSO tool is the fastest option.

Brevard County Handles Melbourne 24 Hour Bookings

Melbourne is in Brevard County. The county sheriff runs the jail and processes bookings from all law enforcement agencies in the area. Arrests made by Melbourne PD, Palm Bay PD, BCSO deputies, and other local departments all go through the same system. One search covers them all.

If someone does not show in the Brevard County system, they may have posted bond already or been arrested in a different county. The Florida Department of State jail directory can point you to search tools for other Florida counties.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Melbourne and each has its own booking records page with search info.