Taylor County Arrest Bookings

Taylor County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the Taylor County Sheriff's Office in Perry, Florida. The sheriff's office runs a SmartCop-based jail search portal where you can view current inmates, charges, and bond details. These records are public under Florida's Sunshine Law. The jail houses pre-trial, pre-sentenced, and county and state sentenced inmates, both male and female. You can access the search tool any time without a login.

Taylor County Booking Records and Inmate Search

The Taylor County Sheriff's Office hosts a jail search portal through the SmartCop system. This tool shows everyone currently held at the Taylor County jail. You can search by name to find a specific person, or browse the full roster to see all current inmates. The results include charges, bond amounts, and booking dates.

The Taylor County jail is not a large facility, but it handles all bookings for the county. It houses pre-trial inmates who are waiting for their court date, pre-sentenced individuals, and people serving county or state sentences. Both men and women are held at the facility. Because it is the only booking point in the county, every arrest made by local law enforcement ends up in this same system.

Records update as new bookings come in. The portal is not a live feed, but it stays reasonably current. If you need to confirm a very recent arrest, you can call the sheriff's office at 850-584-4333. The office is staffed Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, though the jail itself operates around the clock.

How to Search Taylor County Arrest Records

Start at the Taylor County Sheriff's Office website. You can navigate to the jail information section or go directly to the SmartCop portal. The jail information page has useful details about the facility, including contact numbers and visiting procedures. From there, you can access the inmate search.

The search tool is free. No account is needed. It works on any device with internet access. Under Section 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, booking records must be made available to the public. The sheriff's office meets this requirement by putting the data online. You can view it any time without filing a formal request.

Below is a screenshot of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office jail information page.

The jail information page provides an overview of the facility and access to the inmate search portal for Taylor County.

For formal copies of booking records, contact the sheriff's office at 108 N Jefferson Street in Perry. Written requests can be submitted in person or by mail. There may be a small charge for copies, but viewing the data through the online portal costs nothing.

Taylor County 24 Hour Booking Process

When someone is arrested in Taylor County, they are brought to the county jail for processing. Booking involves recording the person's name, date of birth, and other identifying details. Officers take a photo and collect fingerprints. Charges are entered into the system. Bond is set based on the offense type or by a judge's order. The whole process creates a record that goes into the public system.

Taylor County is a rural county on the Big Bend coast of Florida. Perry is the only incorporated city. The sheriff's office is the primary law enforcement agency. The Perry Police Department also makes arrests that go through the county jail. Florida Highway Patrol troopers working the area sometimes bring in arrests too. All of these end up in the same SmartCop system, so the online portal covers bookings from every agency in the county.

The screenshot below shows the Taylor County SmartCop inmate search portal.

The SmartCop system lets you search for inmates by name and view their charges and booking information.

Under Section 901.243 of Florida law, anyone who is booked into a jail facility has the right to make phone calls within a reasonable time frame after the booking is complete. This protection applies at every county jail in Florida, including Taylor County.

Public Records Law and Taylor County Bookings

Florida's public records laws give everyone the right to access government documents. Section 119.011 casts a wide net over what counts as a public record. Booking data, arrest reports, and jail records all fall within that definition. The Taylor County Sheriff's Office must provide access to these records when asked.

There are some limits. Sealed or expunged records will not show in the search. Juvenile records are kept separate from the adult system. Certain identifying details, such as Social Security numbers, are redacted under Section 119.071. But the main booking data stays public. You can see names, charges, booking dates, and bond amounts for any adult processed through the Taylor County jail.

The Taylor County Sheriff's Office website is shown below for reference.

The website serves as the main online hub for the sheriff's office, including links to jail and booking information.

For searches beyond Taylor County, the FDLE offers a statewide criminal history check through its Criminal History portal. That costs $24 per search under Section 943.053. The FDLE main website has details on the process. For free, quick checks of Taylor County bookings, the sheriff's SmartCop tool is the best option.

Always remember that an arrest is not a conviction. Booking records document the arrest event and the charges at that time. The court system determines whether someone is guilty. Charges may be reduced, dismissed, or result in acquittal.

Cities in Taylor County

Perry is the county seat and the only incorporated city in Taylor County. It does not meet the population threshold for a separate booking page. All arrests in Taylor County are processed through the county jail and appear in the SmartCop search system regardless of where in the county the arrest took place.

Nearby Counties

Taylor County borders several other counties in the Big Bend region of Florida. If you are looking for a booking that may have happened nearby, check the counties below.