Search Arrest, Mugshot & Inmate Records by Name
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Find Broward County Mugshots, Recent Arrests and Booking Records
The fastest official route for Broward County mugshots is the Broward Sheriff’s Office Arrest Search. Search by name, open the matching arrest number, and the detailed arrest record can include the booking photograph, arrest information, charges, bond details and current jail location.
Use the Broward County Clerk of Courts separately when you need the criminal court case, docket activity or later case information. Jail records and court records answer different questions, so checking both is often necessary.
Start with the official Broward arrest search
The Broward Sheriff’s Office search is the primary public route for recent Broward County arrest and booking information. Its results page states that returns are updated about every 15 minutes.
Search the arrest record first, then use the court system when you need the case history or disposition.
How to Search Broward County Mugshots
Broward County does not require you to start with a third-party mugshot website. The Broward Sheriff’s Office provides its own public Arrest Search, and the search result can lead directly to the booking photograph and arrest details.
What a Broward Booking Record Can Tell You
A booking record documents an arrest and detention event. It is useful for finding a booking photograph, checking where a person is being held, identifying charges and locating bond information, but it is not the same thing as the final criminal court record.
Booking information
- Arrest number
- Booked person’s name
- Booking photograph when displayed
- Current listed jail location
- Charge information
- Bond information when applicable
Information to verify elsewhere
- Formal court filings
- Future hearings
- Changes to charges
- Plea or trial outcome
- Dismissal or disposition
- Later court orders
Recent Broward County Arrests and Booking Photos
For current arrest information, use the live BSO Arrest Search rather than a static list copied onto another website. BSO says the search returns are updated approximately every 15 minutes, which makes the official system the better source for rapidly changing custody information.
A person’s absence from a search at one moment does not by itself establish that no arrest occurred. Intake may still be underway, identifying information may have been entered differently, or custody may involve another jurisdiction.
Start with the BSO Arrest Search and check the arrest number for the booking photograph and details.
Use the Broward Clerk Case Search after a case is filed or when you need docket information.
Check the location shown in the arrest record. BSO operates multiple detention facilities, so do not assume everyone is housed at the Main Jail.
Confirm the current bond information in BSO’s arrest system before attempting payment because bond status can change after court review.
Check the Criminal Court Case After an Arrest
The booking page tells you about the arrest. The Broward County Clerk of Courts search is the better route for the related court case, including felony, misdemeanor and criminal traffic matters.
The public case search supports party-name and case-number searches. For a party-name search, the Clerk requires both the last name and first name. Narrowing by court type, middle name or filing-date range can help when a common name returns many records.
Use the court search when you need
- A criminal case number
- Docket activity
- Scheduled proceedings
- Filed court documents that are publicly available
- Disposition information
Expect access limits
Florida court-access rules restrict some records and documents. The Clerk also notes that not every progress docket has electronic case documents available online.
Broward County Jail Locations
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Detention and Community Programs operates four jail facilities. Central Intake Bureau, where arrests are processed, is housed at the Main Jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
| Facility | Address | Main phone |
|---|---|---|
| Main Jail Bureau / Central Intake Bureau | 555 SE 1st Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 | (954) 831-5900 |
| Joseph V. Conte Facility | 1351 NW 27th Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | (954) 831-5900 |
| North Broward Bureau | 1550 NW 30th Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | (954) 831-5900 |
| Paul Rein Detention Facility | 2421 NW 16th St., Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | (954) 831-5900 |
Confirm the current housing location in the arrest record before traveling or sending mail. Housing assignments may change after intake.
What Happens During Broward County Booking?
People arrested by Broward County law-enforcement agencies are generally processed through the Broward Sheriff’s Office Central Intake Bureau. BSO describes intake as a multi-step process rather than an instant database entry.
Property intake
Personal property is received and documented as part of intake processing.
Medical screening
Medical screening occurs before housing and custody processing are completed.
Identification
Fingerprinting and photographing form part of the booking process.
Warrant check
BSO includes a warrants check among the intake steps.
Magistrate review
Arrestees who are not bonded out appear before a magistrate judge the following day, including weekends.
Housing assignment
People remaining in custody are assigned to a BSO detention facility based on classification criteria and operational needs.
How to Check Bond After a Broward Arrest
Start with the official arrest record because BSO publishes charge and bond information through its Arrest Search. You can also obtain bond information by telephone or at the Main Jail information window.
Bond information
BSO lists bond-information telephone numbers as (954) 982-6924 and (954) 982-6925. The Main Jail information window is described by BSO as open 24 hours.
Cash Bond Unit
BSO lists the Cash Bond Unit at (954) 831-5932, with published cash-bond hours of 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.
BSO describes cash bond and surety bond options. Cash-bond payment methods include cash in person, qualifying card payment through the official payment route, money order and cashier’s check, subject to the Sheriff’s Office requirements.
Visiting Someone in a Broward County Jail
Broward County uses video visitation for people held in BSO detention facilities. Visits can be conducted through the Video Visitation Center or remotely using an internet-connected device that meets the service requirements.
Current BSO guidance says registration is required before scheduling. Visitor accounts may take up to 48 hours for approval, and appointments may be scheduled, changed or canceled from one day to seven days in advance.
BSO states that inmates receive two one-hour visits per week through the Visitation Center, subject to availability and restrictions.
Current BSO web guidance lists video visitation as available seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., with restrictions possible.
Visits must be scheduled and approved in advance. Do not travel to a visitation location without confirming your approved appointment.
Sending Money to a Broward County Inmate
BSO permits deposits to inmate commissary accounts, but its instructions say to wait until the inmate has received a permanent housing assignment and has been transferred to that housing unit before sending funds.
Lobby kiosk
Cash deposits are available through kiosks at designated BSO jail locations and the visitation center. BSO lists lobby deposit hours as 7:15 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Electronic deposits
BSO currently identifies Western Union and Access Corrections as deposit routes. Follow the links from the Sheriff’s Office page so you reach the service BSO currently recognizes.
How to Send Inmate Mail
BSO allows inmates to receive letters and cards. Incoming mail is searched for prohibited items, while qualifying legal mail is opened in the inmate’s presence.
Address inmate mail using the person’s full name, arrest number and the correct facility mailing address. The physical street address and inmate-mailing address may be different, so use the mailing address published by BSO for the facility.
| Facility | Mailing address |
|---|---|
| Main Jail | PO Box 9356, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310 |
| Joseph V. Conte Facility | PO Box 407016, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340-7016 |
| North Broward Bureau | PO Box 407037, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340 |
| Paul Rein Detention Facility | PO Box 407003, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340 |
If You Cannot Find a Broward Arrest Record
Booking may still be in progress. Intake includes screening, fingerprinting, photographing and database checks before a complete record becomes available.
Compare identifying information carefully. Do not assume the first matching name belongs to the person you are researching.
A person may have bonded out, been released or transferred. Search the court case separately when you need the continuing criminal-case record.
A newly booked arrest may not immediately correspond to an electronically searchable court filing. Recheck the Clerk’s system later.
The Clerk explains that some older criminal records or documents may require a formal court-records request rather than ordinary online viewing.
Verify the Right Person Before Using a Mugshot or Arrest Record
Names are not unique, and an arrest search can return several people with similar identifying information. Before drawing conclusions, compare the full name, available date-of-birth information, arrest number, booking date, location and court case.
A booking photograph is particularly easy to misuse when separated from the arrest record. Keep the image connected to its source, date and case context, and verify later court developments before describing an allegation as an established fact.