Public Records
A Public Policy of Open Government
The Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes §119 and §286 safeguard every Floridian’s right to access government meetings and public records. Everyone has the right to obtain public records unless the Legislature has allowed an exemption, or the records are otherwise confidential. Residents and media can easily request public records from Pinellas County Government. Those requesting records are responsible for any cost of providing the documentation, which includes staff time, cost of copies and other costs that are associated with the request.
The following contact information is provided in compliance with Fla. Stat. s. 119.12 for Pinellas County.
Custodian of Public Records
Attn: Public Records Liaison
c/o Communications
333 Chestnut St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 464-4600
Use the links below to request public records.
- 9-1-1
- Airport
- Alimony & divorce records (Clerk of the Court)
- Animal Services
- Birth Certificates (Florida Department of Health)
- Board of County Commissioners’ Board meeting minutes (Clerk of the Court)
- Building Services
- Child Support (Clerk of the Court)
- Code Enforcement
- Communications
- Construction and Property Management
- Contractor Licensing Department
- 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)
- Development Review Services
- Dock, Dredge, Fill Permits (Clerk of the Court)
- Economic Development
- Emergency Management
- Estate & Wills (Clerk of the Court)
- Family Injunctions (Clerk of the Court)
- Felony Records (Clerk of the Court)
- Fleet and Asset Management
- Foreclosures (Clerk of the Court)
- Forward Pinellas
- Guardianship (Clerk of the Court)
- Homestead Exemption (Pinellas County Property Appraiser)
- Housing and Community Development
- Human Resources
- Human Services
- Judgments (Clerk of the Court)
- Landlord/Tenant (Clerk of the Court)
- Medical Examiner Records: Call (727) 582-6800 and ask to speak with the Records Custodian.
- 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)
- Office of Human Rights
- Office of Management & Budget
- Parks & Conservation Resources
- Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office records (email link)
- Property Appraiser Records (Pinellas County Property Appraiser)
- Property Taxes (Pinellas County Tax Collector)
- Public Works
- Purchasing
- Risk Management
- Safety & Emergency Services (9-1-1)
- Small Claims (Clerk of the Court)
- Solid Waste
- Tags, titles, registration (Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle Department)
- Tickets (Traffic, Parking, Boating) (Clerk of the Court)
- Utilities
- Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
- Workforce Relations
Agencies listed in parentheses, above, are separate agencies from the County, and the links above will take you to that agency’s website. Requests for records from those agencies must be made to them directly.
