In accordance with Florida Law, Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners makes its public records accessible and available for personal inspection and/or copying by any person who makes a public records request. You can also request DVDs of the public meetings or local programs seen on the county government channel, PBC TV Channel 20.
We Can Help You
The Public Affairs Department can help you receive documents as quickly and easily as possible. Follow the steps below to find the fastest way to receive records.
I want: | Send email or visit website: |
Certificates – birth/death | Palm Beach County Health Department: //palmbeach.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html (Click above to order a certificate.) |
Court records adoptions, affidavit, criminal records, deeds, judgments, lawsuits, marriage, minutes/video of county government meetings, plats, probate, traffic court, wills, etc. | Clerk & Comptroller Palm Beach County: Email: //www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/default.aspx |
Criminal/correctional facility records | Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: Email: |
DVDs of county government meetings | PBC TV Channel 20: Email: Online DVD Request Form |
Permits, surveys, code documents building, excavation, land use, proposed projects, etc. | Planning, Zoning & Building Department: Email: or |
Property records assessed value of property, taxes paid | Palm Beach County Property Appraiser: //www.pbcgov.com/papa/ |
School district | School District of Palm Beach County: Email: |
State attorney | State Attorney's Office: Email: |
Tax information Valorem, non-ad valorem | Palm Beach County Tax Collector: Email: //pbctax.manatron.com/Tabs/PropertyTax.aspx (Click above for a property tax search.) |
Requests from the Media
If you work for a newspaper or television station, please send your requests to .
Not Sure How to Start?
If you are not sure where to start, the Public Affairs Department serves as a central point-of-contact and works with the appropriate county departments to ensure a prompt and thorough response to each request received.
Note: There may be a fee to have staff retrieve records for you.
You can make a public records request through Public Affairs in the following ways:
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
Email: | |
Mail: | Records Requests Palm Beach County Public Affairs Departments 301 N. Olive Avenue, Suite 1102 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 |
Telephone: | 561-355-6680 |
Helpful Telephone Numbers/Links
15th Judicial Circuit of Florida | 561-355-2431 |
Clerk and Comptroller | 561-355-2996 |
Health Department Palm Beach County | 561-840-4500 |
Public Defender | 561-355-7651 |
School District of Palm Beach County | 561-357-7663 |
Sheriff's Office | 561-688-3140 (central records) |
State Attorney | 561-355-7247 |
Supervisors of Elections | 561-656-6200 |
Property Appraiser | 561-355-2881 |
Tax Collector | 561-355-2264 |
Related Links
BECA - General Public Court Records Search
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BECA - Registered User Login
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BECA User Agreement
(Registered User Agreement (Rev 02-21-2020).pdf - 744.1 KBs)
The Brevard Electronic Court Application (BECA) offers online access to court records pursuant to Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order 2014-19 and as amended thereafter. BECA is the replacement for our legacy, eFACTS program.
Option #1: You may Scan and then Email (pdf) the above completed BECA User Agreement to
OR
Option #2: You may send your completed BECA User Agreement to the following Postal Address:
Brevard County Clerk of CourtsAttn: BECA Support P.O. BOX 999TITUSVILLE, FL 32781-0999