Seminole County Booking Search

Seminole County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office in Sanford. The sheriff runs a CustodyPortal that shows arrest and booking information for people at the county jail. Anyone can search this data for free. Florida law treats booking records as public information, so the sheriff's office makes them accessible online at all hours. The portal provides only arrest and booking information, and the office directs users to the Seminole County Clerk of Court for final case dispositions.

Seminole County CustodyPortal and Inmate Records

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office operates a CustodyPortal for looking up booking and arrest data. The portal shows who is currently in the county jail along with their charges, bond amounts, and booking details. You can search by name to find a specific person. The interface is clean and loads quickly. It runs on a platform called Northpointe Suite, which several Florida counties use for their jail management systems.

One thing to know about the bond field: if you see a bond of $0.00, it can mean a few different things. It might mean the person has no bond due because the charge does not require one. It could also mean the person has been released or sentenced. If any charge is listed as "no bond," the person is not bondable on that charge. This is an important distinction when reading the booking data. The sheriff's office makes this clear on the portal.

The data on the CustodyPortal provides only arrest and booking information. It does not show court outcomes. For final dispositions, you need to contact the Seminole County Clerk of Court. The booking record tells you about the arrest itself. The clerk handles everything that happens after a case enters the court system.

How to Search Seminole County Arrest Records

Visit the Seminole County Sheriff's Office website and find the CustodyPortal link. You can also go directly to the portal URL. From there, type in a name to search. Results show up with the person's booking details and charges. No account is required. No login. The tool is free and works on any device.

Under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, booking records are public and must be made available. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office complies with this through the CustodyPortal and through formal records requests. If you need official copies of booking reports or arrest affidavits, you can contact the sheriff's office at 407-665-6600. There may be a small fee for physical copies, but the online portal is free.

The Seminole County CustodyPortal displays arrest and booking information for current inmates at the county jail.

The broad definition of a public record in Florida comes from Section 119.011. Booking records are documents created by a government agency during official operations. They qualify as public records. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office maintains them and provides access as required by law.

Seminole County Jail Booking Process

The Seminole County jail is at 100 Eslinger Way in Sanford. All county bookings happen here. When an officer makes an arrest anywhere in Seminole County, the person is transported to this facility. Staff handle intake by recording personal details, taking a mugshot, and collecting fingerprints. Charges are entered into the system. Bond amounts are set based on the charges and any active warrants or holds.

Multiple agencies bring arrests to the Seminole County jail. The sheriff's office covers unincorporated areas. Sanford Police, Altamonte Springs Police, Casselberry Police, Oviedo Police, and other local departments all use this same facility for bookings. The CustodyPortal covers arrests from all of these agencies, so you get a complete picture of booking activity countywide with one search.

Under Section 901.243 of Florida law, anyone booked into jail has the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time after the process. This applies at the Seminole County jail just as it does everywhere else in the state. The facility must provide this access during intake.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office website links to the CustodyPortal and other law enforcement resources.

Seminole County Records and Statewide Access

For statewide criminal history searches beyond Seminole County, the FDLE Criminal History portal pulls records from all 67 Florida counties. The cost is $24 per search under Section 943.053. This is the right tool when you need to see if someone has arrests in other parts of the state.

For Seminole County alone, the free CustodyPortal is the better option. It gives you immediate results without any fee. The FDLE website has additional resources for sex offender registry searches and other statewide databases.

Certain records are exempt from public disclosure. Sealed and expunged records will not appear on the CustodyPortal or in any other public search. Juvenile cases are kept in a separate system. These exemptions exist under Section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes. Adult booking records in Seminole County are fully public and accessible.

A booking record documents an arrest. It is not a conviction. The courts handle trials and determine outcomes. Charges get dropped sometimes. People are found not guilty. The booking entry remains in the system, but it should not be treated as proof of wrongdoing. For case results, contact the Seminole County Clerk of Court through their website at www.seminoleclerk.org.

Cities in Seminole County

Sanford is the county seat of Seminole County. Other cities and communities include Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo, and Winter Springs. No cities in Seminole County meet the population threshold for individual city pages. All arrests from these communities are processed at the county jail on Eslinger Way in Sanford.

Nearby Counties

Seminole County sits in central Florida near the Orlando metro area. If you are not sure where someone was booked, check the neighboring counties below.