Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Callaway is a city in Bay County, Florida, with about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Callaway offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Callaway, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Callaway records are kept
- Kept by the City of Callaway: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Bay County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Bay County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Callaway City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Callaway.
- Website: cityofcallaway.com/80/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Callaway, FL)
- Phone: 850-215-6694
- Address: 6601 East Highway 22, Callaway, FL 32404
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Callaway City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofcallaway.com (page title: Callaway, FL)
- Phone: (850) 871-6000
- Address: 6601 E. Hwy. 22 Callaway, FL 32404
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Callaway
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Callaway. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Bay County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Bay County. The Bay County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Callaway Arrest Records
The Callaway arrest records guide says who makes arrests in Callaway. It also says where a person arrested in Callaway is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Callaway Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Callaway, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Callaway warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Callaway inmate search (the jail page of the Bay County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Callaway criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), Callaway court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Callaway traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Callaway DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Callaway divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Callaway property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Callaway website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Callaway offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofcallaway.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Callaway city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at cityofcallaway.com/80/City-Clerk, phone 850-215-6694. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Callaway?
Callaway cases are heard by the courts that serve Bay County, and people arrested in Callaway are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Bay County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Callaway?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Florida public records law applies to city governments.