Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Bonita Springs, Florida, in Lee County, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the State Attorney files charges, a case in the Lee County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Bonita Springs public records, Lee County arrest records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Bonita Springs
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Bonita Springs. In Lee County the county agency that reports arrests is the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lee County: the Lee County Port Authority (other); the Department of Law Enforcement at Lee County, Fort Myers, the Department of Environmental Protection, Law Enforcement in Lee County, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement at Lee, the Lee County Florida Game Commission and three more (state agency); Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida Southwestern State College (campus police); the Highway Patrol in Lee County (state police).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Bonita Springs Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bonita Springs is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,580 people on an average day, down from about 1,710 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 2,009 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lee County Sheriff's Office at sheriffleefl.org/arrest-search (page title: Arrest Search | Lee County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Bonita Springs
Whether someone was arrested in Bonita Springs, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Lee County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at matrix.leeclerk.org); the State Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at sao20.org, phone (941) 637-2104).
Florida is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24 a search, through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Bonita Springs
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the agency must answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
- An arrest by the Bonita Springs police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at cityofbonitasprings.org/services___departments/city_clerk/public_re... (page title: Public Record Requests | City of Bonita Springs), phone 230-444-6150, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Lee County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State Attorney, (941) 637-2104, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Lee County Circuit Court, through the court records page at matrix.leeclerk.org.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at leegov.com/publicrecords (page title: Public Records Request Center).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The Lee County guide covers every agency in the county: Lee County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Bonita Springs?
Ask the Lee County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriffleefl.org/arrest-search.
Where are people arrested in Bonita Springs booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Lee County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Bonita Springs?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement: anyone can run a name-based criminal history search online for $24, for $24. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Bonita Springs?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Lee County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at leegov.com/publicrecords.
Is this the official Bonita Springs website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.