Bay County Arrest Records and Warrant Search
The last thing you want to happen to you is to get arrested as a result of a Bay County arrest warrant you have not been aware of. To avoid this unpleasantness, you should know how to look for the county's outstanding warrants. Furthermore, you might want to know how to find arrest warrants so that you can check whether a relative, a friend or someone you work with has a criminal history.
Obtaining relevant warrant information
For a reliable Bay County warrant search you are advised to get in touch with the
sheriff office. It operates a special warrant division which is responsible for managing the county's warrants database. It is not an easy task. Every day they process approximately 80 new arrest warrants. For this reason, the division employs a staff of 23 people that includes investigators, in-house deputies and clerks. They are located at 3421 N. Highway 77 Panama City, FL 32405. Their phone number is (850) 747-4700.
You may choose to expand your search to include the entire state of Florida. You should turn to the
public access system of the Florida Crime Information Center for an online wanted persons search. Crime data and information are delivered to this Center from all of FL counties on a daily basis, so it is a good place to search.
Performing an arrest search
To find Bay County arrest records, you can make use of the computerized
criminal history information database maintained by Florida Department of Law Enforcement. This database accumulates data coming from all of the state's counties. Using it will cost you $24 per search.
In addition you may opt for a Bay county inmate search by contacting the sheriff's jail division. Their phone numbers for inquiries are (850) 785-5245 and (850) 215-5140.
If you want to base your search on one comprehensive resource, you are advised to use the search form on the upper part of this page. In one search action you will be able to view a person's full criminal history (warrants as well as arrest records). Your inquiry will be fully confidential.
Acquiring Bay County public records
The clerk of courts Internet site has a
computerized database you can utilize to find official records. More importantly, you can also do a
case search and find
court dockets on the website. Under Florida Freedom of Information Act, these records are available to the public.
Crime Data
Bay County suffered from a high violent rate of 520.4 in 2013. More than 880 violent crimes were committed (8 murders, 123 forcible sex offenses, close to 600 aggravated assaults and 164 robberies). Police made 15,878 arrests.
