Fort Myers Arrest Records

Fort Myers arrest records are handled by the Lee County Sheriff's Office at the county level. The Fort Myers Police Department makes arrests within city limits, but all booking and jail operations go through the county. Lee County runs the jail at 2115 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Fort Myers, and that is where booking records get created. You can search for Fort Myers arrest data online through the Lee County Sheriff's booking search, or call the jail at 239.477.1700. Fort Myers is the county seat of Lee County, so the jail and courthouse are both located in the city itself.

Fort Myers Arrest Records Search

The Lee County Sheriff's Office provides a booking search tool on its website. The database is offered as a courtesy to the community. You can search by name to find people who have been booked into the Lee County Jail. Results show booking photos, charges, bond amounts, and arrest dates. Fort Myers arrest records appear alongside records from Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, and the rest of the county.

When Fort Myers police arrest someone, the person gets transported to the Lee County Jail at 2115 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. That is right in Fort Myers, since the city is the county seat. Staff at the jail handle intake, enter the charges, take a mugshot, and log everything into the booking system. The record becomes searchable online after processing. The jail is open for bond posting around the clock.

The Lee County Clerk of Courts has a separate system for court records. Once a Fort Myers arrest leads to charges being filed in court, that system tracks the case. Filings, hearing dates, pleas, and sentencing all show up there.

Lee County Sheriff Booking Search

The Lee County Sheriff's booking search page lets you look up arrest records from Fort Myers and the entire county. The tool is free to use.

The search works by name. Type in a first and last name, and the system pulls matching records. You can narrow results by date range if you have a rough idea of when the Fort Myers arrest happened. The results page shows the person's booking photo, full name, charges, bond amount, and booking date. Lee County Sheriff's Office provides this database as a courtesy to the community, so the data is free to access. No account or login is needed.

Note that the online tool may not show every historical arrest from Fort Myers. It focuses on recent and current bookings. For older records, the FDLE statewide search or a direct request to the Lee County Clerk of Courts may be necessary. The clerk can pull records going back further than what the online booking search covers.

Fort Myers Police Department

The Fort Myers Police Department is based at 2210 Widman Way, Fort Myers, FL 33901. Officers handle law enforcement in the city and make arrests that feed into the county booking system. The non-emergency phone number is (239) 321-7700. Fort Myers PD has a records division that handles requests for incident reports, arrest affidavits, and other police documents.

The police department and the sheriff's office are separate agencies. Fort Myers PD patrols the city. The Lee County Sheriff handles unincorporated areas and runs the jail. Either agency can make arrests that affect Fort Myers residents. Regardless of which one makes the arrest, the booking goes to the same county jail and the record lands in the same database. For the arrest report, contact the agency that made the arrest. For booking and jail info, contact the Lee County Sheriff at 239.477.1700.

Fort Myers Records Under Florida Law

Fort Myers arrest records are public. Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes makes government records open to everyone. You do not need a reason to request them. That covers booking data, mugshots, and arrest reports from Fort Myers. Section 119.07 sets out the procedures agencies must follow when handling public records requests.

Certain Fort Myers arrest records may be exempt. Juvenile records are not public. Active investigation files can be withheld in part. Under Section 943.0585, a person can apply to have their arrest record expunged. Section 943.059 covers sealing. Either process requires a Certificate of Eligibility from FDLE, which costs $75 and takes about 12 weeks. After the court issues a final order, the Fort Myers arrest record is either removed or restricted from public view.

Statewide Search Tools

The FDLE Criminal History Record Check covers Fort Myers arrest records as part of its statewide database. A search costs $25 and returns results instantly. The CCIS court records system has case data from all 67 Florida counties, including Lee. The FDC Offender Search shows records for people from Fort Myers who went to state prison.

These tools are useful when the Lee County booking search does not show what you need. The FDLE check covers a wider time range and pulls from the statewide criminal history database. It can surface Fort Myers arrest records that are no longer in the county's current online system. The CCIS portal is good for tracking court cases that started with a Fort Myers arrest.

Nearby Cities

Fort Myers is on the southwest Florida coast. Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres share the Lee County jail. North Port is in neighboring Sarasota County.

Lee County Arrest Records

Fort Myers is the county seat of Lee County. The sheriff's office runs the jail and handles all bookings for the area. For the full county overview, visit our Lee County arrest records page.