Lawtey Criminal History Checks
Lawtey has a local starting point that differs from Starke and Hampton. The Lawtey Police Department handles city policing and report questions. It has no dedicated report-copy portal or verified report request form, so a phone call or counter visit is the practical first step. Give the event date, place, report number, officer, and desired format when known.
Follow the record rather than repeating one broad name search:
- Call or visit Lawtey Police for the incident or arrest report.
- Ask which report identifiers and copy terms apply before submitting a broad request.
- Use Bradford County Jail SmartWEB for a booking created after a Lawtey arrest.
- Search Bradford Civitek or contact the Clerk when a charge becomes a court case.
- Use FDLE for a Florida-wide name check, or fingerprint Personal Review for your own record.
Requesting Lawtey Police Reports
The active Lawtey Police Department is at 2793 Lake Street, Lawtey, Florida 32058. Its mailing address is PO Drawer G. The main telephone number is 904-782-3751, and the fax number is 904-782-1379. The official site identifies Chief Jerry Feltner at 904-676-3875 and Major Nathan Blom at 904-485-6422.
The department gateway confirms the correct city-level office even though it does not offer a report-copy portal.
Lawtey Police Department
2793 Lake Street
PO Drawer G
Lawtey, FL 32058
904-782-3751
Fax: 904-782-1379
Records at the Lawtey Police Department
Lawtey officers are also sworn as Bradford County deputies under mutual aid. That arrangement supports agency cooperation, but it does not erase record custody. Begin with Lawtey Police for a report made by a Lawtey officer. If BCSO made the report or holds the requested dispatch material, the sheriff's Records Unit is the next channel.
Florida Public Records Law allows a focused request without a statement of purpose. A custodian may redact exempt data or withhold protected investigative material. Ask for a cost estimate before extensive retrieval and request the nonexempt portions if part of a file cannot be released. No local report fee was verified for Lawtey, so the department should confirm current copy terms.
Lawtey's Complaint Form Trap
The police department posts an employee complaint PDF. It collects complainant and contact details, incident information, the employee's name, witnesses, and a narrative. It can be mailed or faxed, with an appointment through the chief, and it notes that anonymous complaints may offer too few leads for a full inquiry.
That form starts a review of employee conduct. It does not order an incident report. A complaint tied to a lawful arrest or citation may also wait for the underlying matter to be resolved. Call the department for a report copy instead of sending the complaint form as a public-record request.
Booking and Arrest Records in Lawtey
Lawtey does not keep arrestees in a separate city jail. Arrests are booked into Bradford County Jail at 945-A North Temple Avenue in Starke. The official SmartWEB roster supports a booking-date range, first, middle, and last names, plus a released-person filter. It may show booking number, MNI number, arresting agency, booking and release data, charge, bond, court, and custody status.
A roster profile confirms a booking entry, not guilt or final disposition. Status can change after bond, release, or transfer. Call the jail at 904-966-6178 when timing matters, and use the county arrest search for fuller channel guidance.
Lawtey Officers and County Booking
The records form a sequence. A Lawtey officer creates the city report. If an arrest follows, Bradford County Jail creates custody data and transmits relevant fingerprints and arrest identifiers into Florida's reporting system. The State Attorney later decides whether charges will be filed, and the clerk creates a County or Circuit Court case.
Each stage may show a different status. A person can appear in booking data before a case is filed. The prosecutor can alter or decline a charge. A dismissed charge may remain part of an arrest cycle unless a lawful sealing or expunction route applies. Search the source that answers the present question.
Mutual-aid status can make the agency label important. Note whether a Lawtey officer or BCSO deputy made the record, then ask that agency first. The jail profile's arresting-agency field can help. If dispatch data is held through the county Combined Dispatch Center, BCSO can route the request even when the original call occurred inside Lawtey.
The Lawtey Municipal Court File
Lawtey has no municipal court. Florida abolished municipal courts, so qualifying ordinance, misdemeanor, criminal traffic, and felony cases are handled through Bradford County Court or Circuit Court. Use Bradford Civitek for anonymous public access, or ask the Bradford Clerk when a session-based web form, restricted file, or copy request needs staff help.
| Court Name | Bradford County Court or Circuit Court |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | Ordinance cases, misdemeanors, criminal traffic, and felonies at the proper level |
| Case Lookup Channel | Civitek, Clerk counter, telephone, or records request |
| What the Docket Shows | Case number, charges, docket events, orders, disposition, sentence, and financial entries when public |
| Copies & Fees | Ask the Bradford Clerk for current ordinary or certified copy charges |
Lawtey Camera Notices and Citations
The Lawtey Police FAQ explains several routes that often cause confusion, including jail placement, citations, and the school-zone camera program.
The page helps separate an initial camera notice from a court case and points arrests to the county jail.
The city says the camera system applies when a vehicle exceeds the posted limit by more than 10 miles per hour during posted school hours. The initial notice routes through secure.speedviolation.com or 888-212-4258. It does not add points or affect insurance unless it is ignored and escalates into a Uniform Traffic Citation under section 316.1896. A citation then belongs with MyFloridaCounty and the Clerk, not a city municipal court.
How Lawtey Records Reach the County
Lawtey Police creates the local incident or arrest report. Bradford County Jail records a booking. The Eighth Circuit State Attorney decides whether and what to charge, and the Bradford Clerk records the case, hearings, orders, disposition, sentence, and financial entries. FDLE CJIS associates qualifying reported events at the state level.
Record flow: Lawtey Police Department › Bradford County Courts › Florida Department of Law Enforcement
A recent city report may not yet have a clerk case. Likewise, an FDLE name search can lack a disposition that the clerk already entered. For an error in your own Florida record, use FDLE Personal Review and obtain a certified clerk disposition when needed.
Lawtey's US 301 Context
Lawtey was founded in 1877 by Chicago families and incorporated in 1905. The city covers about 1.4 square miles and sits seven miles north of Starke. Its official site reports roughly 17,000 vehicles per day on U.S. 301. That traffic volume explains why road safety and citation routes are prominent local topics.
The figure is not a crime rate and should not be used to infer the number of violations or arrests. Florida Commerce estimates Lawtey's 2025 population at 708, but research found no defensible current city UCR count. The honest record picture comes from the active agency, jail, and court channels, not an invented city comparison.
Traffic records also split by product. An initial school-zone camera notice uses the vendor route published by the city. A Uniform Traffic Citation moves into the clerk and county-court system. A crash report can remain restricted for its first 60 days under section 316.066 and may require proof that the requester is eligible. A criminal traffic prosecution is a court file, not the same document as the crash narrative.
Lawtey Record Access Rules
Public access is broad but not absolute. Active investigative material, victim details, protected crash reports, sealed or expunged files, sensitive identifiers, and some juvenile information may be restricted. A court screen can also omit confidential material under statewide judicial access rules.
Key Statutes:
Florida Statutes §119.01 states Florida's public-record policy.
Florida Statutes §943.053 governs criminal-history dissemination and limited juvenile provisions.
Florida Court Rule 2.420 governs access to and confidentiality of court records.
Confirming Lawtey Record Identity
A name-only result is not conclusive. Compare booking and MNI numbers in jail data with the case number and filing context in court data. Do not republish a birth date or home address just because an official portal displays it. Call the custodian if a recent status matters.
A web docket is not a certified disposition. The Bradford Clerk supplies certified court documents. FDLE Personal Review is the fingerprint-based way to inspect and challenge your own state record. Those two products may be needed together when a reported arrest cycle lacks its final court result.
Record the search date. Jail status can change after release, transfer, or a bond action, while a court docket can gain a later order or corrected disposition. A missed result does not prove that no record exists. Spelling, a date range, a delayed filing, or a restricted interface can all affect what the public screen returns.
Use the Lawtey agency number for a current local event and the Bradford Clerk for the case outcome. An FDLE name search covers reported Florida history and costs a separate state fee. It is broader than a Lawtey report, yet it may not include the narrative, local CAD material, or a disposition that has not been linked to the arrest cycle. Fingerprint Personal Review is the sound option when the person is checking their own state record.
When a Lawtey Record Disagrees
First compare the dates and identifiers. A jail charge records the booking stage, not necessarily the prosecutor's final filing decision. A court case can show a reduced, dismissed, or different charge. FDLE then depends on the reportable arrest and disposition data sent to the repository. The three products can describe separate points in one event.
Ask the Bradford Clerk for a certified disposition when the court outcome is the issue. Use FDLE Personal Review to inspect the statewide cycle and follow its challenge process. If the error is in a police report, direct the correction question to Lawtey Police. Each custodian can address its own record, but one office cannot rewrite another agency's source file.