Find Brevard County Mugshots

Brevard County busted mugshots are published through the Sheriff's Office bookings page. This Space Coast county stretches along Florida's central Atlantic coastline and has a population over 620,000. The Brevard County Sheriff's Office operates the jail complex in Cocoa and maintains an online bookings search tool. Arrest records in Brevard County are public under Florida law. You can search for recent bookings, view mugshots, and see charges without needing to visit the jail in person. Both the sheriff and several municipal police departments in Brevard County feed arrest data into the county jail system.

Brevard County Sheriff Bookings Database

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office runs the online bookings page where you can look up recent arrests. This database shows people who have been booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex. Each entry includes the booking photo, charges, bond amount, and booking date. The sheriff's office describes this as a courtesy database for the community.

The Brevard County Jail Complex sits at 860 Camp Road in Cocoa. This is where all bookings happen for the county. The main sheriff's office is at 700 Park Avenue in Titusville. When someone gets arrested anywhere in Brevard County, they get transported to the Cocoa facility for processing. The jail staff take the mugshot, record charges, and enter everything into the system. That data then appears on the bookings page.

The screenshot below shows the Brevard County Sheriff's bookings page where recent arrests and mugshots are posted.

Note: The Brevard County Sheriff states that this database should not be used in place of filing a formal public records request.

Searching Brevard County Arrest Records

The Brevard County bookings page is the fastest way to find recent mugshots. You can browse through recent bookings or search for a specific person. The page shows the booking photo, full name, charges, and bond status. This covers everyone brought into the Brevard County jail, whether arrested by the sheriff, Melbourne police, Palm Bay police, or any other agency in the county.

For people who are no longer in the Brevard County jail, other resources can help. The Florida Department of Corrections offender search tracks inmates who have been sentenced to state prison. The Florida Jail Information System from the Florida Sheriffs Association pulls booking data from counties across the state and lets you search by time frame.

A statewide criminal history check through FDLE costs $24 and covers Brevard County along with all other Florida jurisdictions. Call FDLE at 850.410.8109 for this type of request. The Florida Department of State jail directory links to each county's search tools, which makes it easy to search Brevard County and nearby counties at the same time.

Brevard County Mugshots and Public Records Law

Under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes, arrest records in Brevard County are public. Section 119.01 says all state, county, and municipal records are open for inspection. This includes booking photos, charge details, and bond amounts. The Brevard County Sheriff must make these records available to anyone who asks, and you do not need to provide your name or explain why you want them.

The sheriff's office itself notes that under Florida law, email addresses are public records. So if you send a records request by email to the Brevard County Sheriff, your email address becomes part of the public record too. Keep that in mind when deciding how to make your request.

Exemptions exist under Section 119.071. Mugshots of law enforcement officers are exempt if the officer files a written confidentiality request. Victim information in sexual offense cases is also protected. For most Brevard County arrests though, the full booking record is public and accessible through the sheriff's website or by formal request.

Brevard County Jail Booking Process

Brevard County is a large county with multiple cities and police agencies. Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Cocoa, and Cocoa Beach all have their own police departments. When any of these agencies make an arrest, the person goes to the Brevard County Jail Complex in Cocoa for booking. This centralized system means all Brevard County mugshots and arrest records end up in one place.

The booking process at the Brevard County jail includes these standard steps:

• Taking the booking photo
• Recording personal information and physical description
• Logging all charges from the arresting agency
• Setting bond per the schedule or holding for a judge
• Checking for warrants in other jurisdictions

Brevard County processes a high volume of bookings given its large population. The jail complex has significant capacity, but overcrowding has been an issue at times. Most booking data goes live on the sheriff's website within hours. Bond amounts vary widely in Brevard County. Minor charges might carry bonds under $500, while serious felonies could mean no bond at all until a judge reviews the case.

Sealing Brevard County Arrest Records

Florida law lets people seal or expunge arrest records under certain conditions. For Brevard County arrests, the process goes through FDLE. Sealing under Section 943.059 keeps the record but hides it from public searches. Expunging under Section 943.0585 destroys the record.

Apply through the FDLE seal and expunge section. The fee is $75 by money order. It takes about 12 weeks to process. Contact them at 850.410.7870 or SEinfo@fdle.state.fl.us. Once complete, the Brevard County Sheriff removes the record from the bookings page and other public tools. Private websites that have already copied the mugshot are not required to take it down, even with a court order. The Brevard County Sheriff's own disclaimer points people to FDLE for arrest record removal questions.

Cities in Brevard County

Brevard County has many cities along the Space Coast. All of their arrests go through the Brevard County jail in Cocoa for booking. The two largest cities have their own pages.

Other cities in Brevard County include Titusville, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, Merritt Island, Satellite Beach, and Indialantic. Arrests from all of these feed into the Brevard County Sheriff's booking system.

Nearby Counties

Brevard County runs along the Atlantic coast of central Florida. These neighboring counties may also have records you are looking for.