South Lake District Intake Facility Records
An official Lake County Sheriff's Office medical-services solicitation identifies the South Lake location at 15855 State Road 50 in Clermont. It says detention-system intake and booking needs occur at both the Main Jail and this South Lake site. That is the verified role. The source does not establish a separate long-term housed population, a South Lake release archive, or a distinct public roster.
This limited finding shapes the correct records path. Intake is the process of receiving and booking a person into the county detention system. A person processed in Clermont may later be moved to the Main Jail, released during county processing, or sent elsewhere under lawful authority. The county booking episode remains the key unit of search. The building where intake began does not create a second record system.
The South Lake site is about 23 miles from the Main Jail in Tavares, according to the distance described in the official procurement material. That separation can make the two addresses look like independent detention operations, but the research supports one Lake County detention record route. Ask where intake occurred only to help staff identify the episode. Search and request the booking through LCSO, then follow any movement to the Main Jail or another custodian. This countywide approach also avoids assigning Main Jail facts, such as its published capacity or property-pickup process, to a Clermont intake site whose source does not publish those details.
South Lake District Intake Facility Releases
A person leaving Lake County detention may go to the community after bond, dismissal, a court order, or completion of a county term. Another person may move to the Lake County Detention Center, Florida Department of Corrections, or a different authority. Research does not document separate South Lake release destinations or property rules. The shared booking record and movement fields are the evidence needed to tell those outcomes apart.
The official Lake County Sheriff's Office Inmate Search can show a Released Date/Time on a matched booking. It may also show a detainer indicator, bond data, arrest and booking times, charges, court date, case number, and booking photographs. A transfer out of the intake site can still mean the person remained in custody, so the destination matters as much as the time.
If the public entry shows release but not where the person went, ask Inmate Records for the existing movement or destination entry. When the record points to the Main Jail, the Lake County Detention Center release information explains the county jail contact functions without creating a false South Lake archive.
Check South Lake District Intake Facility Releases
A name search is useful only when it is tied to the right custody episode. Common names and repeat bookings can produce more than one plausible entry. Compare the date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, booking number, charge, and case number. Do not infer release merely because the person is absent from a current list or because a bond field changed.
Use this sequence:
- Search the person's first and last name in the countywide LCSO interface.
- Open each likely booking and match its identity and arrest facts.
- Read the exact Released Date/Time and detainer fields on the matched detail.
- Call Jail and Inmate Information for present status or Inmate Records for an older episode.
- Copy the case number into the Lake County Clerk court search to check the legal order or disposition.
A court entry and a jail entry have separate roles. The court can show the legal authority, such as bond, dismissal, sentence, time served, probation, or transfer. LCSO records the physical booking and departure. Matching those records is especially useful when a person was first processed at the South Lake intake site and then moved within the county system.
Note: The LCSO search is countywide and name-only; it does not offer a location filter for the South Lake intake address.
South Lake District Intake Facility Records
The intake source does not publish a separate public telephone number for the South Lake facility. Route questions through the current LCSO Corrections contacts. Jail and Inmate Information addresses current location or status. Booking is appropriate for processing now underway. Inmate Records can locate a past booking, release, or movement document. Corrections Administration handles broader detention-system matters.
South Lake District Intake Facility
15855 State Road 50
Clermont, FL 34711
Jail and Inmate Information: 352-742-4000
Inmate Records: 352-742-4058
Booking: 352-742-4024
Corrections Administration: 352-742-4041
No separate South Lake phone or public information hours were found in the reviewed official sources.
The Sheriff's contact directory is the source for these function-based numbers. State at the start that the person may have been processed through South Lake. Give the full name, approximate date, arresting agency, booking number if known, and court case number. That detail helps staff find the right county entry rather than search for a facility-only file that may not exist.
Request South Lake District Intake Facility Records
If the booking cannot be found online, request existing county records for the identified person and date. A useful request seeks the booking sheet and the fields or movement entries that show when county custody began, whether intake occurred at South Lake, the release or transfer date, the type of event, and the destination or receiving agency. Ask for an itemized estimate before costs exceed a limit you set.
The records reviewed do not identify a dedicated South Lake request form, fee schedule, or turnaround. Florida public-record rules allow inspection and copying of nonexempt existing records, but an agency need not create a new report or answer a broad research question. Clear dates and identifiers reduce staff time and help distinguish a short intake event from a later Main Jail stay.
Relevant request fields include:
- Full name and safely transmitted date of birth
- Approximate arrest and booking dates
- Arresting agency and known charge
- Booking, inmate, or court case number
- Release or transfer time and destination
- Detainer disposition or receiving agency
If a part is exempt or redacted, ask the custodian to identify the basis. A record that shows transfer should be followed with the receiving agency. It should not be described as a community release just because Lake County's part of the episode ended.
South Lake District Intake Facility Record Boundaries
The Florida Department of Corrections offender search is not the first route for South Lake intake. FDC covers felony offenders sentenced to state prison or state supervision. It excludes a person whose matter stayed solely in a county jail or county supervision system. Use FDC only when the LCSO movement record, a court sentence, or another reliable fact shows that state custody or state supervision followed.
| Question | Correct source |
|---|---|
| Was the person booked by Lake County? | LCSO countywide name search or Inmate Records |
| Did county detention process a release? | Matched LCSO Released Date/Time and movement record |
| What order authorized the event? | Lake County Clerk docket and available order |
| Did the person enter state prison? | FDC offender and inmate-release searches |
VINELink can provide participating-agency custody notices for a matched person, but it is not the permanent county booking archive. Federal and immigration locators apply only when facts point to those authorities. Starting with the known Lake County booking keeps a South Lake search within the right jurisdiction.
South Lake District Intake Facility Release Limits
No reviewed official source publishes a South Lake capacity, housed-population count, release door, release schedule, lobby hours, transportation plan, or unique property-return process. Those details should not be borrowed from the Main Jail. The South Lake address and intake function are verified, while the larger county detention system supplies the public record and contact route.
For the same reason, a current phone response should be described by function rather than attributed to an invented South Lake desk. Inmate Records can address historical movement material. Booking can address county processing now underway. Corrections Administration can route an administrative question about the intake site. Those distinctions preserve the verified facility role and keep the search tied to the office that holds the requested record.
The absence of a separate roster is not evidence that no booking occurred. It means the search must be framed at county level. Keep the person's name, date, arresting agency, and any booking or case number together. If LCSO confirms an agency transfer, contact that agency next. If LCSO confirms a community departure, use the court record to understand the authority behind it.