Plantation Recent Bookings
Recent bookings in Plantation are managed through the Broward Sheriff's Office, which runs the county jail and maintains all booking records for Broward County. The Plantation Police Department makes arrests within city limits, but those individuals are transported to BSO detention facilities for processing. Booking data for Plantation arrests becomes a public record as soon as it enters the system. You can search for recent bookings online through the BSO arrest search portal, which covers every agency in the county including Plantation.
Plantation Quick Facts
Plantation Arrest Records Search
The Plantation Police Department handles law enforcement within city limits. Officers patrol the area, respond to calls, and make arrests. Once an arrest is made, the person goes to a Broward Sheriff's Office jail facility for booking. That is where the booking record gets created. It includes the person's name, charges, date of arrest, bond amount, and the arresting agency. For Plantation arrests, the arresting agency will show as Plantation Police Department in the BSO system.
BSO runs an online arrest search tool at apps.sheriff.org/arrestsearch that covers all of Broward County. You can look up anyone booked into the county jail, regardless of which city police department made the arrest. Enter a name and the system pulls up booking records, charges, and custody status. This is the fastest way to find recent bookings from Plantation. The tool is free to use and does not need an account.
The Broward Sheriff's Office arrest search portal allows you to look up booking records for arrests made in Plantation and other Broward County cities.
Search results include charges, bond details, and booking dates for Plantation arrests.
How Bookings Work in Plantation
When someone is arrested in Plantation, the process follows Chapter 901 of Florida Statutes. An officer can arrest a person with a warrant or without one if the officer sees a crime take place. Plantation police officers bring arrested individuals to one of BSO's detention facilities. The main jail is in Fort Lauderdale. From there, the booking intake begins.
During booking, jail staff record the person's full name, date of birth, and physical description. They take fingerprints and a photograph. All charges are logged into the system along with the arresting officer's information and the time of arrest. This data becomes the booking record. Under Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes, these records are public from the moment they are created. Anyone can access them without giving a reason.
Note: Plantation bookings typically appear in the BSO online system within a few hours of the arrest.
Plantation Bond and Bail Process
After someone is booked for an arrest in Plantation, the bond process begins. Bond rules in Florida fall under Chapter 903 of Florida Statutes. The 17th Judicial Circuit, which covers Broward County, sets a bond schedule for common offenses. Some charges have a preset bond amount. More serious charges need a judge to decide the bond at a first appearance hearing. That hearing happens within 24 hours of the arrest.
You can pay bond in cash at the jail. Most people use a bail bondsman instead. The bondsman charges around 10% of the total bond as a nonrefundable fee. If the full cash bond is paid and the person shows up for every court date, that money gets returned at the end of the case. Some defendants get released on their own recognizance, which means no payment is required. The BSO arrest search shows the bond amount for each charge, so you can check before heading to the facility.
For people booked after a Plantation arrest who cannot afford bond, the public defender's office can argue for a lower amount at the hearing. The judge looks at flight risk, ties to the community, and the seriousness of the charges when setting bond.
Statewide Records Search
If you need to search beyond Plantation and Broward County, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement runs a statewide criminal history database. Their record check service pulls data from all 67 Florida counties. The fee is $25 per search. This is useful when you are not sure which county an arrest occurred in or if you want a complete picture of someone's record across the state.
The Florida Department of Corrections has a separate search for people who are in state prison. That tool does not cover people sitting in the Broward County jail on Plantation charges. It is for sentenced offenders only. Use the BSO arrest search for current Plantation bookings and the FDLE search for a broader look at criminal history records across Florida.
Note: FDLE results may be a few days behind the local BSO system because of the time it takes to process and sync records statewide.
Plantation Public Records Requests
Florida has some of the strongest public records laws in the country. Under Chapter 119, you can request booking records from the Broward Sheriff's Office for any Plantation arrest. You do not need to live in the city or even in Florida. You do not need to explain why you want the records. Just ask and the agency has to respond within a reasonable time.
Most booking data is free to view online through the BSO portal. If you need printed copies or certified documents, the sheriff's office can charge for copies and staff time. Juvenile records are exempt. Sealed and expunged records are also off limits. But standard adult booking records from Plantation remain open to the public and available for anyone to look up at any time.
Nearby City Bookings
Several cities near Plantation also fall within Broward County. All of them send their arrested individuals to the same BSO jail facilities. You can search for bookings from these cities using the same arrest search tool. Each entry shows which police department made the arrest, so you can tell the difference between a Plantation arrest and one from a neighboring city.
Broward County Recent Bookings
Plantation is in Broward County, and all bookings from Plantation arrests are processed through the Broward Sheriff's Office detention system. The county jail handles thousands of bookings each month from cities across Broward. For the full county page with more details on jail locations, fees, court information, and additional search tools, visit the Broward County page.