Public Records
A Public Policy of Open Government
The Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes §119 and §286 safeguard every Floridian’s right of access to government meetings and public records. In Florida, disclosure is the standard. Every citizen has the right to obtain public records unless the Legislature has allowed an exemption or the records are otherwise confidential. Citizens and the media can easily request public records from Pinellas County government. The requester is responsible for any cost of providing the documentation, which includes staff time, cost of copies and other costs that are associated with the request.
Click on the type of record you would like to request. (Note: Most links go to external websites or request forms.)
- Alimony & divorce records (Clerk of the Court)
- Birth Certificates (Florida Department of Health)
- Board of County Commissioners’ Board meeting minutes (Clerk of the Court)
- Child Support (Clerk of the Court)
- County resolutions, ordinances and contracts (Clerk of the Court)
- Court information (Clerk of the Court)
- Custodian of County Funds (Clerk of the Court)
- Death Certificates (Florida Department of Health)
- Dock, Dredge, Fill Permits (Clerk of the Court)
- Estate & Wills (Clerk of the Court)
- Felony Records (Clerk of the Court)
- Family Injunctions (Clerk of the Court)
- Foreclosures (Clerk of the Court)
- Guardianship (Clerk of the Court)
- Homestead Exemption (Pinellas County Property Appraiser)
- Judgments (Clerk of the Court)
- Landlord/Tenant (Clerk of the Court)
- Mental Health (Clerk of the Court)
- Misdemeanor Records (Clerk of the Court)
- Mortgage (Clerk of the Court)
- Motor Vehicle (Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle Department)
- Name Change (Clerk of the Court)
- Property Appraiser Records (Pinellas County Property Appraiser)
- Property Taxes (Pinellas County Tax Collector)
- Small Claims (Clerk of the Court)
- Tags, titles, registration (Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle Department)
- Tickets (Traffic, Parking, Boating) (Clerk of the Court)
Use the Public Records Request form to request records from any of the government offices in the list below.
- Airport
- Animal Services
- Building Services
- Business Technology Services
- Code Enforcement
- Communications
- Contractor Licensing Department
- County Administration
- County Attorney
- Development Review Services
- Emergency Management
- Housing and Community Development
- Human Resources
- Human Services
- Office of Human Rights
- Office of Management & Budget
- Parks & Conservation Resources
- Public Works
- Purchasing and Risk Management
- Real Estate Management
- Safety & Emergency Services
- Solid Waste
- Utilities
- Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
Medical Examiner Records: Call (727) 582-6800 and ask to speak with the Records Custodian.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office records (email link)
