Okaloosa County Jail Bookings

Okaloosa County 24 hour booking records are managed by the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections, based in Crestview, Florida. The department runs a public jail search system called Archonix XJail that lets you look up current and recent inmates by name, booking date, or inmate number. These records are free to view and public under Florida law. If you need quick confirmation of a booking, you can also call the corrections department at 850-689-5690 for current inmate status and bond details.

Okaloosa County 24 Hour Booking Records and Jail Search

The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections uses the Archonix XJail Public system for its online inmate search. This is a detailed tool with several search fields. You can search by inmate number, last name, first name, booking date range, release date range, or age range. It also has a "Committed By" field that lets you filter by the agency that brought the person in.

The "Committed By" options tell you a lot about how bookings work in Okaloosa County. You can filter results by civil commitment, court order, and various law enforcement agencies. This is helpful when you know which agency made the arrest but not the exact name spelling. The system pulls from the same database that tracks all jail intake activity in the county.

The Okaloosa County Archonix jail search provides multiple ways to look up booking records.

The search form lets you filter by name, date, age, and committing agency to find specific booking records.

Results from the search show the person's name, booking date, charges, and custody status. The system is accessible from any device. No login is needed. It is one of the more robust county jail search tools in the Florida panhandle, with more filter options than many other counties offer.

How Okaloosa County Arrest Bookings Are Handled

Okaloosa County sits in the northwest part of Florida, covering cities like Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Niceville. The county has multiple law enforcement agencies. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office handles unincorporated areas. Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, Niceville, Destin, and Valparaiso all have their own police departments. Military law enforcement from Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field may also be involved in some cases.

Regardless of which agency makes the arrest, the booking happens at the Okaloosa County jail at 1200 East James Lee Boulevard in Crestview. That is the main corrections facility. Officers record the person's information, enter charges, take fingerprints, and capture a booking photo. The data goes into the Archonix system and becomes a public record under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes.

The Department of Corrections is separate from the sheriff's office. While the sheriff handles law enforcement, corrections manages the jail. The sheriff's general number is 850-651-7400. The corrections department's number is 850-689-5690. Use the corrections number for jail and booking questions.

Okaloosa County Records and Public Access Laws

Florida's Sunshine Law makes booking records public. Section 119.011 defines a public record broadly enough to cover booking data, arrest reports, and jail intake documents. Anyone can access these records. You do not need to be a resident of Okaloosa County. You do not need to explain why you want the information. The law is clear on this.

The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections website provides information about jail operations and inmate services.

The corrections department handles all jail bookings and inmate management for Okaloosa County.

There are a few exceptions. Juvenile records do not appear in the public jail search. Sealed and expunged records are removed from public databases. Certain sensitive information may be withheld under Section 119.071, which lists specific exemptions. But for standard adult bookings, the Archonix system shows what you need.

Remember that an arrest does not equal a conviction. Booking records document the intake event. The court system handles everything after that. Charges may be dropped, reduced, or result in acquittal. The booking record is part of the public file, but it is not proof that anyone did anything wrong.

Statewide Resources Beyond Okaloosa County

If you need to search beyond Okaloosa County, the FDLE Criminal History portal covers all 67 Florida counties. This is a name-based search that pulls up criminal history records from across the state. The fee is $24 per search, as required by Section 943.053 of the Florida Statutes.

The FDLE website also links to other databases and resources. For quick checks on recent bookings in Okaloosa County, the free Archonix tool is the better starting point. The FDLE search is more useful when you need a complete history or records from multiple counties.

Anyone booked into the Okaloosa County jail also has rights during the process. Section 901.243 guarantees the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time after booking. This is a statewide rule that applies in every county jail.

Cities in Okaloosa County

Crestview is the county seat. Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, and Shalimar are other communities in the county. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated page, but all arrests in these areas are processed through the Okaloosa County jail in Crestview. The same Archonix search system covers every city and unincorporated area in the county.

Nearby Counties

Okaloosa County is in the Florida panhandle. If you are not sure where someone was booked, check the neighboring counties below. Each has its own jail and booking system.