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Liberty County, Florida, has about 8,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Liberty County depends on where the incident happened: the Liberty County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Liberty County public records, Liberty County arrest records, Liberty County property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Liberty County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Liberty County that is the Liberty County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol in Liberty County in Liberty County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies in Liberty County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Liberty County Sheriff's Office
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Liberty County
The FBI lists no city in Liberty County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Bristol.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
The Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) sets the rules: an answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at libertycountyfl.org/county-commissioners/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Liberty County BOCC).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Liberty County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Liberty 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.
How long does an agency in Liberty County have to answer?
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119), promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Liberty County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Liberty County in Liberty County.
How do I get a report from the Liberty County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Liberty County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.