Lake County Busted Mugshots is a private reference, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Lake County Records Contacts
Use the Sheriff's Office for incident reports and the Detention Center's Inmate Records unit for booking sheets or intake photographs. The two records are kept by different operations.
Lake County Sheriff's Office
360 W. Ruby Street
Tavares, FL 32778
Nonemergency: 352-343-2101
Information desk: 352-343-9500
Central Records: 352-343-9578
Warrants unit: 352-343-9788
Lake County Detention Center
551 W. Main Street
Tavares, FL 32778
Inmate information: 352-742-4000
Inmate Records: 352-742-4058
Booking: 352-742-4024
Corrections Administration: 352-742-4041
Fax: 352-742-4039
Administrative hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The route depends on the question:
- For a mugshot or booking sheet, follow the Lake County booking-record request steps and contact Inmate Records.
- For a recent county booking, use the official required-name roster or prior-day arrest download.
- For warrant status, follow the in-person Lake County warrant procedure; LCSO does not verify warrants by phone.
- For a case outcome, use Lake County Clerk ShowCase or the Clerk's manual search process.
- For a sentenced state offender, use the Florida Department of Corrections search.
- For federal custody, use the BOP locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE locator.
A booking charge is an accusation. Confirm the later filing and disposition through the court before drawing a conclusion.