Suwannee County 24 Hour Bookings

Suwannee County 24 hour booking records are kept by the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office in Live Oak, Florida. The sheriff's office runs an online jail view tool through its SmartCop system, which shows current inmates, charges, and bond amounts. These records are public under Florida law. Anyone can access them at no cost. The search tool works around the clock and does not require a login or account of any kind.

Suwannee County Booking Records and Inmate Search

The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office provides a JAIL View portal that lets you look up current inmates. The system shows everyone held at the Suwannee County jail, along with their booking details. You can see charges, bond amounts, and booking dates. The tool is simple to use and loads quickly in a web browser.

Each entry in the Suwannee County jail view includes the person's name and booking information. Charges are listed individually, so if someone faces multiple counts, each one is shown. Bond amounts appear next to the charges when they have been set. The system also shows probation violations, which are common bookings in the county. Some inmates may have no bond listed if they are being held on a violation or a judge has denied bail. You might also see entries for sex assault and other serious charges with their corresponding bond amounts displayed clearly.

The data updates as new bookings are processed. For the freshest info on a recent arrest, call the jail line at 386-364-3411. The staff can confirm whether someone is currently in custody.

How to Search Suwannee County Jail Records

Visit the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office website and look for the jail or inmate search link. You can also go straight to the JAIL View page. The portal shows a list of current inmates. You can browse the full roster or search for a specific name. The results display in a table that is easy to read.

No login is needed. The search is free. It works on phones, tablets, and desktop computers. Under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, booking records are public and must be made available to anyone who requests them. The online tool is the sheriff's way of meeting that legal requirement without making people come to the office in person.

The Suwannee County Sheriff's Office website is shown below.

The sheriff's website provides access to the JAIL View portal along with other public safety resources for Suwannee County.

If you want official copies of booking records, you can reach the sheriff's office at 200 S Ohio Avenue in Live Oak. The phone number is 386-362-2222. A written public records request may be needed for formal copies. There could be a small fee for printed documents, but viewing the data online is always free.

Suwannee County Arrest and Booking Details

After an arrest in Suwannee County, the person goes to the county jail for processing. The booking process covers the basics. Officers take the person's name, date of birth, and physical description. A photo is taken. Fingerprints are collected. All charges are entered into the SmartCop system. Bond is set based on the charge type. This process creates the booking record that the public can access through the JAIL View portal.

Suwannee County is a rural county in north-central Florida. The sheriff's office is the main law enforcement agency. Live Oak has a small police department that also makes arrests, and those bookings go through the same county jail. The Florida Highway Patrol and other state agencies occasionally make arrests in the area too. All of these end up in the same system, so you can find bookings from multiple agencies in one place.

Below is a screenshot from the Suwannee County JAIL View system showing booking entries.

The JAIL View portal displays charges, bond amounts, and other booking details for current Suwannee County inmates.

Under Section 901.243 of Florida law, anyone booked into jail has the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time. This applies at the Suwannee County facility just like every other county jail in the state.

Public Records Access for Suwannee County 24 Hour Bookings

Florida has very strong public records laws. Section 119.011 defines public records broadly, covering any material made or received by a government agency. Booking records clearly qualify. The sheriff's office cannot withhold them unless a specific exemption in the law applies. Standard booking data for adults does not fall under any exemption.

Sealed or expunged records will not appear in the search. Juvenile cases are handled separately. Some personal details may be held back under Section 119.071, which protects things like Social Security numbers. But the core booking data, name, charges, dates, and bond, stays public.

The FDLE runs a statewide criminal history check through its Criminal History portal. That costs $24 per search under Section 943.053. For a quick look at recent bookings in Suwannee County, the sheriff's free JAIL View tool is the easier path. The FDLE website has more on their statewide search options.

A booking record is not a conviction. It shows that an arrest happened and what charges were brought. The court system decides the outcome. Charges can be dropped, reduced, or lead to an acquittal. The booking record is a record of the arrest event, not a final judgment.

Cities in Suwannee County

Live Oak is the county seat and the largest town in Suwannee County. Branford is a smaller community along the Suwannee River. Neither city reaches the population threshold for a separate booking page. All arrests in Suwannee County, no matter which community they happen in, are processed at the county jail and appear in the JAIL View system.

Nearby Counties

Several counties neighbor Suwannee County in north Florida. If you are not sure where someone was booked, try checking the counties listed below.