Palm Bay 24 Hour Booking Search
Palm Bay 24 hour booking records are handled by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. The Palm Bay Police Department makes arrests within the city, but all bookings take place at the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes. The BCSO runs an online booking search tool that lets you look up recent arrests by date range. This is a good way to check who has been booked in the last 24 hours from Palm Bay and the rest of Brevard County. The search is free and open to all under Florida's public records law. Call the Palm Bay PD at 321-952-3456 for case questions or the Brevard County jail at 321-633-7141 for inmate status.
Palm Bay Quick Facts
Palm Bay 24 Hour Booking Records and Inmate Lookup
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office provides a booking search tool on its website. This tool lets you pick a date range and see who was booked during that time. It is one of the more useful search options in Florida because you can set the range to cover just the last 24 hours. That way you see only the freshest booking data.
Results show the person's name, booking date, charges, and the arresting agency. The agency field is important. It tells you if Palm Bay PD made the arrest or if it was the sheriff's office or another city department. Look for "PBPD" or "Palm Bay" to narrow it down to city arrests.
No login is needed. There is no fee. The tool works on any device with a web browser. The data updates as new bookings are processed at the Brevard County jail. If someone was just arrested in Palm Bay, it may take a short time for the record to show up. For urgent info, call the jail at 321-633-7141.
The Brevard County booking search tool is shown above.
How Palm Bay Arrests Get Booked
Palm Bay does not have its own jail. All arrests go through the Brevard County Jail Complex. A Palm Bay officer makes the arrest and then transports the person to the county facility. Intake staff handle the rest. They record the name, date of birth, and physical details. A booking photo is taken. Fingerprints are collected. Charges get entered and bond is set.
This process creates a booking record that is public. Under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, the data must be available to anyone who asks. The BCSO puts it online through the booking search tool. You can also request it by phone, mail, or in person.
Palm Bay PD is at 130 Malabar Rd SE, Palm Bay, FL 32907. This is the main station. Officers patrol the city from here and bring arrested persons to the county jail. The department covers a large geographic area since Palm Bay is one of the biggest cities by land size in Brevard County.
Under Section 901.243, people who are booked have the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time after the process. If you are waiting to hear from someone arrested in Palm Bay, they should get a chance to call once booking is complete.
Palm Bay Jail Records and Public Access
Florida's Sunshine Law gives broad access to government records. Booking records are part of that. Under Section 119.011, any material made or received in connection with official business is a public record. Booking data fits that standard.
Sealed and expunged records do not appear in searches. Juvenile records are kept separate. Active investigation files may have parts held back under Section 119.071. But for most adult arrests in Palm Bay, the core data is public. Name, charges, bond, and booking dates are all open for anyone to view.
A booking record does not mean someone is guilty. It records that an arrest took place and what charges were filed. The courts handle everything after that. Charges are sometimes dropped. People get acquitted. The booking data remains, but it only covers the arrest itself.
For criminal history checks that go beyond Brevard County, the FDLE Criminal History portal handles statewide searches. That costs $24 per person under Section 943.053. For quick 24 hour booking checks on Palm Bay arrests, the free BCSO tool is the simpler choice.
Contact Palm Bay Police
The Palm Bay Police Department is at 130 Malabar Rd SE, Palm Bay, FL 32907. The main number is 321-952-3456. Use this for non-emergency calls, case follow-ups, and public records requests. Dial 911 for emergencies.
The Brevard County jail line is 321-633-7141. Call for bond info, inmate status, and booking details. Staff are available around the clock. Give the person's full name and date of birth for the fastest answer.
If you want the full arrest report from Palm Bay PD, that takes a public records request. Reports have the officer's account, witness details, and evidence info. The BSO search shows the booking basics, but the arrest report fills in the rest. The department must respond to requests under the timelines in Florida law. Viewing booking data online is free. Printed copies may carry a small charge.
Brevard County Booking Records
Palm Bay is in Brevard County. Every arrest in the city goes through the Brevard County Jail Complex for booking. The sheriff's office manages the search tool and inmate roster. For more details on the county system, see the Brevard County page.
Nearby Cities
Melbourne is the nearest qualifying city to Palm Bay and also falls in Brevard County.