Florida public records are available through the various state offices in Florida.  There are numerous types of public records that have been made available to the public including court records, county court records, criminal records, jail records, inmate records and property records.  Many of these records are available digitally through the Internet while others must be made through a mail request.

Largest City in Florida: Jacksonville

States Adjacent to Florida: Georgia, Alabama

Website: http://www.MyFlorida.gov

Population: 15,982,378 (2000 American Community Survey - US Census)

Florida was named by Juan Ponce de Leon who landed in the state in 1513 during "Pascua Florida" or "Flowery Easter."  The economy is based upon a large tourism industry.

Florida Department of State - Search for document searches including corporations, trademarks, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, fictitious names, limited liability and general partnerships, judgment liens and federal liens registrations.

Florida Driver License Check - Check your driver's license, update your insurance online and update social security number online.

Florida Department of Corrections - Search all corrections offender databases, supervised population information search, inmate population information and inmate escape information.

Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators - Includes photos and information regarding the offenders and predators that are being sought by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Florida UCC Search - Search UCC records that are filed in the Florida Secured Transactions Registry.

Florida Department of Financial Services - Search Florida property by name, business name or address.

Florida Vehicle Information Check - Search by car title or vehicle identification number.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Search the wanted persons database by name, nickname, race, sex, date of birth or age.

Alachua County Clerk of the Court - Search county public records, plat index, plat images, official records index books from 1928 to 1971, civil department, civil traffic citations and ancient records.

Alachua County Archives - Search for marriage records, probate court records, partial deed index, partial mortgage index, virtual museum search, transcription search, official records index books, recent additions search, search plats and census records.

Alachua County Tax Collector - Search by account number for tax information.

Alachua County Tax Collector License Search - Search by license number for occupational licenses. 

Alachua Property Appraiser - Search for property search by sales search, subdivision name, owner name, property addresses, neighborhoods, parcel numbers and property type.

Bay County - Search court records and cases by court type and citation number.

Broward County Business Tax Information Database - Search by business name, owner name, and account number.

Broward County Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators - Search the Broward County sexual offender and predator database.

Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court Civil Public Search  - Search court records by name.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office - Search the crime database, number and date.

Charlotte County Property Appraiser Record Searches - Search real estate property records, tangible personal property records and search sales records.