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FLORIDA STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE: (602)542-4900

STATE WEB SITE:

www.state.fl.us

Criminal Records

Department of Law Enforcement

User Services

PO Box 1489

Tallahassee FL 32302

(850) 410-7000

(850) 488-1413 (fax)

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Driving Records

Department of Public Safety

Division of Drivers Licenses

PO Box 5775

Tallahassee FL 32314-5775

(850) 488-0250

(850) 487-7080 (fax)

Vehicle Ownership Information

Division of Motor Vehicles

Information Research

Kirkman Building

Tallahassee FL 32399

(904) 488-5665

(850) 488-8983 (fax)

Vital Statistics

(birth, death, divorce, marriage) Office of Vital Statistics PO Box 210 Jacksonville FL 32231

(904) 359-6993

(904) 359-6993 (fax)

Business/Corporate Records

Division of Corporations Department of State PO Box 6327 Tallahassee FL 32314

(850) 487-6053

UCCs and Federal Tax Liens

(state tax liens available only at county level) UCC Division Secretary of State PO Box 5588 Tallahassee FL 32314

(850) 487-6055

(850) 487-6013 (fax)

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State and County Public Information Sources

State and county web sites are excellent sources of information. If you need to send a written request, it is usually best to call first to confirm the department and form of the request.

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.Alachua County 201 E. University Ave., Room 114 Gainesville, FL 32602

(352) 374-3636 ONLINE: Alachua County Circuit and County Courts

Assessor:

Recorder:

Baker County 339 E. MacClenny Ave. MacClenny, FL 32063-2101

(904) 259-3121

Bay County

P.O. Box 2269 Panama City, FL 32401

(850) 763-9061 ONLINE: Property Records

Bradford County

P.O. Drawer B Starke, FL 32091-2110

(904) 964-6280 Brevard County 700 South Park Ave., Bldg. 2 Titusville, FL 32780

(407) 264-5244 ONLINE: Assessor

Broward County 515 S.W. 2nd Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1801

(954) 765-4865 ONLINE: Circuit Court Records

Property Appraiser

Calhoun County 425 E. Central Ave. Blountstown, FL 32424

(850) 674-4545

Charlotte County 118 W. Olympia Ave. Punta Gorda, FL 33950

(941) 637-2199 ONLINE: Charlotte County Property Appraiser

Land Records/Grantor-Grantee

Citrus County Clerk of Court 110 N. Apopka Ave. Inverness, FL 34450-4245

(352) 637-9410 ONLINE: Citrus County Property

Marriage Licenses

Clay County 825 N. Orange Ave. Green Cove Springs, FL 32043

(904) 284-6300 ONLINE: Circuit Court Records

Collier County 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Building H Naples, FL 34112

(941) 774-8999

Columbia County

P.O. Box 2069 Lake City, FL 32056

(904) 755-4100 ONLINE: Court Records

Dade County 111 NW First St. Miami, FL 33128

(305) 375-5124 ONLINE: Property Records

Recorders Records

De Soto County

P.O. Box 591 Arcadia, FL 34265

(941) 993-4876

Dixie County

P.O. Box 1206 Cross City, FL 32628

(904) 498-1200

Duval County 330 E. Bay St. Jacksonville, FL 32202-2919

(904) 630-2045 ONLINE: Duval County Court

Real Estate Records

Property Appraiser (904-630-2011)

Jacksonville Property Records

Escambria County 190 Governmental Center Pensacola, FL 32501-5796

(850) 595-4170 ONLINE: Clerk

Flagler County

P.O. Box 787 Bunnell, FL 32110

(904) 437-7433

Franklin County 33 Market St. Apalachicola, FL 32320

(850) 653-8861

Gadsden County 10 E. Jefferson St. Quincy, FL 32351-2406

(850) 875-8601 ONLINE: Circuit and County Courts

Gilchrist County

P.O. Box 37 Trenton, FL 32693-0037

(352) 463-3170

Glades County

P.O. Box 10 Moore Haven, FL 33471-0010

(941) 946-0949

Gulf County 1000 5th St., Room 148 Port Saint Joe, FL 32456-1648

(904) 229-6112

Hamilton County 207 N.E. 1st St., Room 106 Jasper, FL 32052

(904) 792-1288

Hardee County 417 West Main St. Wauchula, FL 33873-2831

(941) 773-4174

Hendry County

P.O. Box 1760 La Belle, FL 33975-1760

(941) 675-5217 Hernando County 20 North Main, Recording Brooksville, FL 34601-2850

(352) 754-4000 ONLINE: Hernando County Circuit and County Courts

Property

Highlands County 590 S. Commerce Ave. Sebring, FL 33870-3705

(941) 386-6596 ONLINE: Highlands County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Highlands County Civil Cases

Highlands County Land Records

Highlands County Property Appraiser

Hillsborough County

P.O. Box 1110 Tampa, FL 33601

(813) 276-8100 ONLINE: Hillsborough Arrest Inquiry

Property Appraiser (813-272-6100)

Holmes County 201 N. Oklahoma St. Bonifay, FL 32425-2243

(850) 547-1100

Indian River County

P.O. Box 1028 Vero Beach, FL 32961

(561) 770-5185 ONLINE: Clerk/Recorder (561-770-5185)

Real Estate

Jackson County

P.O. Box 510 Marianna, FL 32447

(904) 482-9552

Jefferson County Jefferson County Courthouse Monticello, FL 32344

(904) 997-3596

Lafayette County

P.O. Box 88 Mayo, FL 32066

(904) 294-1600

Lake County 550 W. Main St. Tavares, FL 32778

(352) 742-4100 ONLINE: Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Lake County Land Records

Lake County Property Appraiser

Lee County

P.O. Box 2278 Fort Myers, FL 33902

(941) 335-2283 ONLINE: Lee County Property

Land Records

Occupational Licenses

Leon County 301 S. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32301-1853

(850) 488-7534 ONLINE: Leon County Circuit and County Courts

Leon County Marriages

Leon County Property Appraiser

Levy County

P.O. Box 610 Bronson, FL 32621

Nassau County

P.O. Box 456 Fernandia Beach, FL 32035-0456

(904) 321-5700 ONLINE: County Court Records

Okaloosa County

P.O. Box 1265 Crestview, FL 32579

(904) 651-7200 ONLINE: Land Records

Okeechobee County 304 N.W. 2nd St., Room 101 Okeechobee, FL 34972-4146

(813) 467-1986

Orange County 201 S. Rosalind Ave., 4th Floor Orlando, FL 32801

(407) 836-7300 ONLINE: Recorder

Osceola County 17 S. Vernon Ave. Kissimmee, FL 34741

(407) 847-1300 ONLINE: Circuit Court Records

Palm Beach County

P.O. Box 229 West Palm Beach, FL 33402

(407) 355-2996 ONLINE: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Pasco County 7530 Little Rd., Room 220 New Port Richey, FL 34654

(813) 847-8190 ONLINE: Pasco County Property Appraiser

Nassau County

P.O. Box 456 Fernandia Beach, FL 32035-0456

(904) 321-5700 ONLINE: County Court Records

Okaloosa County

P.O. Box 1265 Crestview, FL 32579

(904) 651-7200 ONLINE: Land Records

Okeechobee County 304 N.W. 2nd St., Room 101 Okeechobee, FL 34972-4146

(813) 467-1986

Orange County 201 S. Rosalind Ave., 4th Floor Orlando, FL 32801

(407) 836-7300 ONLINE: Recorder

Osceola County 17 S. Vernon Ave. Kissimmee, FL 34741

(407) 847-1300 ONLINE: Circuit Court Records

Palm Beach County

P.O. Box 229 West Palm Beach, FL 33402

(407) 355-2996 ONLINE: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

Pasco County 7530 Little Rd., Room 220 New Port Richey, FL 34654

(813) 847-8190 ONLINE: Pasco County Property Appraiser

Pinellas County 315 Court St., Room 170 Clearwater, FL 33756

(813) 464-3267 ONLINE: Pinellas County Appraiser

Polk County

P.O. Box 9000 Drawer CC-11 Bartow, FL 33831

(941) 534-4548 ONLINE: Polk County Circuit Court

Polk County Property Appraiser

Putnam County

P.O. Box 758 Palatka, FL 32178

(904) 329-0256

Saint Johns County 158 Cordova St. Saint Augustine, FL 32084-4415

(904) 829-6562

Saint Lucie County

P.O. Box 700 Fort Pierce, FL 34954

(561) 462-6900 ONLINE: St. Lucie County Property Appraiser

Santa Rosa County

P.O. Box 472 Milton, FL 32570-0472

(850) 623-0135 ONLINE: Santa Rosa County Property

Sarasota County 2001 Main St., Room 102 Sarasota, FL 34237

(941) 951-5231 ONLINE: Sarasota County Property Appraiser Database

(free access to property and assessor's information) Sarasota County Criminal Records

Seminole County

P.O. Drawer C Sanford, FL 32772-0659

(407) 323-4330 ONLINE: Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Land Records

Sumter County 209 N. Florida St. Bushnell, FL 33513-9402

(352) 793-0215

Suwannee County 200 S. Ohio Ave. Live Oak, FL 32060-3239

(904) 364-3539 ONLINE: Official Records

Tax Collector

Taylor County

P.O. Box 620 Perry, FL 32348 (850) 838-3506

Union County 55 W. Main St., Room 103 Lake Butler, FL 32054

(904) 496-3711

Volusia County

P.O. Box 6043 De Land, FL 32721

(904) 736-5912 ONLINE: Citations, Arrest Reports

Property, Tax liens, Clerk of Circuit Court Records

Property Appraiser

Wakulla County 3056 Crawfordville Hwy. Crawfordville, FL 32327

(850) 926-3331

Walton County 571 U.S. Highway 90 East De Funiak Springs, FL 32433

(850) 892-8118 ONLINE: Clerk of Courts

Washington County 1293 Jackson Ave., Suite 101 Chipley, FL 32528-0647

(850) 638-6285

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