Sunrise Booking Records
Recent bookings in Sunrise go through the Broward Sheriff's Office jail system. The Sunrise Police Department handles law enforcement within the city, but all arrested individuals are booked into BSO detention facilities. Sunrise has about 100,000 residents and sits in western Broward County. Booking records from Sunrise arrests are public under Florida law and can be searched online through the BSO arrest search portal at no cost.
Sunrise Quick Facts
Sunrise Arrest Records Search
The Sunrise Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in the city. Officers make arrests, but the booking process happens at BSO jail facilities. Once an arrest is made in Sunrise, the person is transported to a Broward County detention center. Jail staff handle the intake. They record the individual's name, charges, date of birth, physical description, and the time of arrest. The arresting agency shows as Sunrise Police Department in the system, which makes it easy to identify city-specific arrests.
BSO provides an online arrest search at apps.sheriff.org/arrestsearch. This tool covers every arrest in Broward County. You type in a name and the system returns matching booking records. Results show charges, bond amounts, booking dates, and whether the person is still in custody. It works for Sunrise arrests and for any other Broward County city. The search is free and open to everyone.
The BSO arrest search portal is the primary tool for finding recent booking records from Sunrise and other Broward County cities.
This portal lets you look up booking data for anyone processed through the Broward County jail system.
How Sunrise Bookings Work
The arrest process in Sunrise follows Chapter 901 of Florida Statutes. An officer can make an arrest with a warrant or without one in certain situations, like witnessing a crime. After the arrest, the officer transports the individual to a BSO detention facility. The main county jail sits in Fort Lauderdale, though BSO operates other facilities across Broward County as well.
Booking involves several steps. Fingerprints are taken first. A photograph follows. Staff enter the person's identifying information into the system along with all charges. The booking record is created at that point and becomes a public record under Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes. There is no waiting period. The data is accessible to the public as soon as it hits the system. For Sunrise arrests, the record will note the Sunrise Police Department as the arresting agency.
Note: Most Sunrise bookings show up in the BSO online search within hours of the arrest taking place.
Bond and Bail for Sunrise Arrests
Bond in Broward County follows Chapter 903 of Florida Statutes. The 17th Judicial Circuit sets the bond schedule. Some charges come with a preset amount. Others need a judge to decide at a first appearance hearing, which happens within 24 hours. For people booked after a Sunrise arrest, the process is the same as any other Broward County booking.
Cash bond is one option. You pay the full amount at the jail and get it back when the case ends if the person attends all court dates. A bail bondsman is the more common route. The fee is roughly 10% of the bond and it is not refundable. Some defendants get released on their own recognizance. That means no payment. The judge decides based on the severity of the charges and the person's ties to the community. You can check bond amounts for Sunrise arrests through the online inmate search before going to the jail.
Statewide Arrest Records
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement maintains criminal history records for the whole state. Their record check pulls arrest data from all 67 counties in Florida, not just Broward. The cost is $25 per search. This is a good option when you want a full criminal history rather than just recent bookings from Sunrise.
The Florida Department of Corrections has its own inmate search. This one covers people in state prison, not people in the county jail awaiting trial. If someone was arrested in Sunrise and later sentenced to state prison, they would show up in the FDC system. For current jail bookings, stick with the BSO arrest search. The two databases serve different purposes.
Note: FDLE records might lag a few days behind the BSO system because of the time it takes for county data to reach the state database.
Public Records Requests in Sunrise
Florida's public records law under Chapter 119 gives everyone the right to access booking records. You do not need to live in Sunrise. You do not need to be a Florida resident. You do not need to state your reason. The Broward Sheriff's Office must provide records within a reasonable time after a request is made.
Online booking searches through BSO are free. If you need printed copies or certified documents, fees may apply. The sheriff's office can charge for the cost of copies and staff time. Certain records are exempt from disclosure, including juvenile records and sealed or expunged files. Standard adult booking records from Sunrise, though, are fully open to the public with no restrictions on access.
Nearby City Booking Records
Sunrise sits in western Broward County near several other cities. All of them use the BSO jail system, so you can search bookings from any of these cities through the same arrest search portal. The arresting agency field in each record shows which city made the arrest.
Broward County Recent Bookings
Sunrise is in Broward County, and all bookings from Sunrise arrests are processed through the Broward Sheriff's Office. The county system handles detention, records, and court processing for all cities in the county. For more information on jail locations, fees, and additional search tools, visit the Broward County page.