This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve a Bay County booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Official Bay County Contacts
For a current jail status or a Sheriff’s Office booking record, use the official contact that matches the request. BCSO does not publish one universal counter schedule for every records service, so call before making an in-person trip.
Bay County Sheriff’s Office
3421 N. Highway 77
Panama City, FL 32405
General and public records: (850) 747-4700
Records custodian: Beth Nelson
Email: beth.nelson@bayso.org
Fax: (850) 914-2093
BCSO Public Records and GovTransfer request portal
Bay County Jail
5700 Star Lane
Panama City, FL 32404
Reception: (850) 785-5245 or (850) 215-5140
Choose the next channel by the kind of answer needed:
- Use the Bay County arrest hub for the official roster, booking-photo policy, records-request steps, and warrant routes.
- Use the Bay County Clerk’s court docket for charges, hearings, pleas, and final disposition after booking.
- Ask Panama City, Lynn Haven, or Panama City Beach police for an incident or arrest report created by that department.
- Use the Florida Department of Corrections offender search for a sentenced state prisoner or person under state supervision.
- Use VINELink for eligible release or transfer alerts tied to one custody record.
- Use the Bureau of Prisons locator for federal prison custody and the ICE locator for covered immigration detention.
- Call 911 for an emergency. Do not use an app or public-records request for urgent help.