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 2, 2026.
Palm Coast, Florida, in Flagler County, has about 107,000 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 Flagler 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: Palm Coast public records, Flagler County arrest records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Palm Coast
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Palm Coast. In Flagler County the county agency that reports arrests is the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Flagler County: the Highway Patrol in Flagler County (state police); the Flagler County Florida Game Commission, the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco in Flagler County, the Department of Corrections, Office of the Inspector General in Flagler County, the Department of Environmental Protection, Law Enforcement in Flagler County and one more (state agency).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Palm Coast Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Palm Coast and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 220 people on an average day, up from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 398 beds, and it ran at 45 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 Flagler County Sheriff's Office at flaglersheriff.com/divisions/court-and-corrections (page title: Court & Detention Services | Flagler County Sheriff's Office), phone 386-586-4862, 1002 Justice Lane, Bunnell, FL 32110, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Palm Coast
For Palm Coast the place to look is the State Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at flaglercounty.gov/Government/Departments/Attorney, phone 386-313-4300).
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 Palm Coast
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 Palm Coast police: the police records page SearchSystems verified at palmcoast.gov/connect/createcase (page title: Create Case | City of Palm Coast, Florida), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 386-586-4862.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State Attorney, 386-313-4300, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at flaglercounty.gov (page title: Public Records Request Flagler County).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The Flagler County guide covers every agency in the county: Flagler County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Palm Coast?
Ask the Flagler County Sheriff's Office at 386-586-4862; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at flaglersheriff.com.
Where are people arrested in Palm Coast booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Palm Coast?
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 Palm Coast?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Flagler 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 flaglercounty.gov.
Is this the official Palm Coast 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.