Gadsden County Recent Bookings

Recent bookings in Gadsden County are handled by the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office in Quincy. The sheriff operates the county jail at 339 East Jefferson Street and keeps all booking records for arrests in the area. Gadsden County has an inmate search tool that lets you look up people booked into the jail. Under Florida's public records law, these booking records are open to everyone. You do not need to give your name or state a reason to view them. The county sits just west of Tallahassee and is part of the 2nd Judicial Circuit.

Gadsden County Inmate Search

The Gadsden County Sheriff's Office has an inmate search tool that lets you look up people booked into the county jail. You can search by name to find booking records, charges, and bond information. The tool pulls data from the jail's booking system, so the information is current for Gadsden County. This is the fastest way to check on recent bookings without calling or visiting the jail.

To use the search, you need the last name of the person you want to find. Adding a first name helps narrow the results. Each record shows the booking date, charges, bond amount, and booking photo. If the person has been released, the record may still be in the system for a period of time. The Gadsden County Sheriff's Office keeps this data as part of its duties under Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes.

You can also call the jail at 850.875.8844 to ask about a specific booking. Phone staff can tell you if someone is in custody, what they were charged with, and the bond amount. For written copies of booking records from Gadsden County, submit a public records request to the sheriff's office.

How Gadsden County Arrests Work

Chapter 901 of Florida Statutes governs how arrests happen in Gadsden County. Officers can arrest with a warrant or without one in certain cases. Warrantless arrests are allowed when a crime happens in front of the officer, when there is probable cause to believe a felony was committed, or in domestic battery cases. These rules apply to all law enforcement in Gadsden County.

After an arrest, the person is taken to the Gadsden County jail at 339 East Jefferson Street in Quincy for booking. Staff search the person, take fingerprints and a photo, and enter the charges into the system. A bond amount gets set based on the statewide schedule. The person must see a judge within 24 hours for a first appearance hearing. At that hearing, the judge reviews probable cause and may adjust the bond. All of this creates records that are public in Gadsden County.

Several agencies make arrests in Gadsden County. The sheriff's office handles most cases. The Quincy Police Department covers the city. Florida Highway Patrol works the state roads. All of them bring arrested people to the same jail for booking.

Note: First appearance hearings for Gadsden County cases are held at the courthouse in Quincy.

Bail and Bond in Gadsden County

Bond amounts for Gadsden County bookings follow Chapter 903 of Florida Statutes. The state uses a uniform bond schedule that jail staff apply when someone is first booked. Misdemeanors get lower bonds. Felonies are set higher. The bond gives the person a way to leave the Gadsden County jail while their case moves through court.

At first appearance, the judge can raise or lower the bond based on the facts. The judge looks at the nature of the charges, the person's criminal history, ties to the Gadsden County community, and whether they might flee. For serious charges, the judge may deny bond altogether. Bond info is part of the booking record in Gadsden County. Many people look up recent bookings to find out bond details for a friend or family member who was just arrested.

Statewide Records for Gadsden County

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement runs the statewide criminal records database. This system covers all 67 counties in Florida, including Gadsden County. You can run a search through FDLE's record check portal for $25. The search returns criminal history from anywhere in the state. It covers arrests, charges, and dispositions. This is useful when you want to check more than just Gadsden County.

The FDLE homepage has links to their criminal history search and public records resources.

You can start a statewide search from this page that will include any arrests from Gadsden County.

The Florida Department of Corrections keeps a separate database for state prison inmates. If someone arrested in Gadsden County was later convicted and sent to state prison, you can find them through the FDC search. This system is different from the county jail. It covers people serving longer sentences after a felony conviction. The FDC site has five search tools covering current inmates, released inmates, and people under supervision.

Note: FDLE records may take several days to reflect a recent arrest in Gadsden County.

Public Records Law in Gadsden County

Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes gives everyone the right to inspect government records. Booking records, arrest reports, and mugshots from the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office fall under this law. You do not need to give your name or a reason for your request. The custodian of records must let you view them at any reasonable time.

Standard copy fees are 15 cents per page for single-sided and 20 cents for double-sided. If a request takes significant staff time or special equipment, the agency can charge extra. But access to the records cannot be denied. Most booking data from Gadsden County is available through the online inmate search at no cost. You only pay if you need printed or certified copies from the sheriff's office.

Gadsden County Jail Contact

The Gadsden County jail is the central booking facility for all arrests in the county. Contact the jail for booking records, inmate questions, and public records requests.

The Florida Department of State includes Gadsden County in its directory of county jails and inmate search resources across Florida.

Cities in Gadsden County

Gadsden County includes the cities of Quincy, Chattahoochee, Gretna, Havana, and Midway. All arrests in these communities result in bookings at the Gadsden County jail in Quincy. None of these cities meet the population threshold for a dedicated page, but all bookings go through the same county jail system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Gadsden County. If an arrest happened in one of these areas, you will need to search that county's booking records instead.