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High resolution laser spectrum of scandium monobromide (ScBr) between 787 and 845 nm has been investigated using the technique of laser vaporization/reaction with free jet expansion and laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy. ScBr was produced by reacting laser vaporized Sc atoms with ethyl bromide (C$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">2</mrow>}$H$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">5</mrow>}$Br). Spectra of six vibrational bands of both Sc$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">79</mrow>}$Br and Sc$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">81</mrow>}$Br isotopomers of the C$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">1</mrow>}\Sigma +$ - X$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">1</mrow>}\Sigma +$ transition and seven vibrational bands of the e$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">3</mrow>}\Delta$ - a$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">3</mrow>}\Delta$ transition were obtained and analyzed. Least-squares fit of the measured line positions for the singlet transitions yielded accurate molecular constants for the v = 0 Ð 3 levels of the C$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">1</mrow>}\Sigma +$ state and the v = 0 Ð 2 levels of the X$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">1</mrow>}\Sigma +$ state. Similar least-squares fit for the triplet transitions yielded molecular constants for the v = 0 Ð 2 levels of both e$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">3</mrow>}\Delta$ and a$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">3</mrow>}\Delta$ states. The equilibrium bond length, r$0$, of the a$\mathrm{<mrow\; data-mjx-texclass="ORD">3</mrow>}\Delta$ state has been determined to be 2.4789 $\backslash AA$.