Volusia County Criminal Records Search: Cases & Public Records

Q: Can I search a Volusia criminal case by name?

Yes. The Clerk's Case Inquiry allows searches by name or case number. Additional identifying information should be used to confirm a common-name match.

Q: How much does the Clerk charge for a criminal record search?

The Volusia County Clerk currently lists a clerk-performed criminal record search fee of two dollars per year, per name searched.

Q: How much are copies of Volusia County criminal court records?

The Clerk currently lists copies at one dollar per page and an additional two dollars to certify a requested document.

Q: Where can I find recent Volusia County arrest records?

The Clerk provides recent 24 Hour Arrest and Booking reports generated from County jail-management data. The reports are currently downloadable for approximately fourteen calendar days.

Q: How do I run a statewide Florida criminal-history search?

Use the Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal-history service. FDLE currently charges twenty-four dollars for a standard public Florida criminal-history search.

Q: Why might an old Volusia County criminal case not appear online?

A case may be sealed, expunged, confidential or not fully available remotely. The Clerk can perform a record search or provide access to eligible records not available through ordinary online viewing.

Q: Does an arrest record prove someone was convicted?

No. An arrest or booking record does not establish guilt. The court case and final disposition should be reviewed to determine whether a conviction occurred.

Volusia County, Florida public-record guide

Start with the Clerk for court cases, not the jail or Sheriff database

Criminal information in Volusia County is split across several government systems. The Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court maintains felony, misdemeanor and criminal court case records; Volusia County Corrections maintains county jail custody information; the Volusia Sheriff’s Office maintains qualifying Sheriff’s incident and arrest records; and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement maintains statewide Florida criminal-history information. Knowing which record you need is the fastest way to avoid searching the wrong system.

Jurisdiction: Volusia County, Florida Primary sources: Clerk, County, Sheriff & FDLE Information checked: September 2026

Fast answer: For a filed Volusia County criminal case, start with the Clerk’s Case Inquiry. For a very recent arrest or someone currently in county custody, use Volusia County Corrections. For a police or Sheriff’s incident report, request the record from the law-enforcement agency that created it. For a broader Florida criminal-history check, use FDLE.

Search a court case Felony, misdemeanor, charge, docket and disposition information.

Clerk Case Inquiry →

Recent arrest Daily booking information and current county custody.

Booking records →

Find an inmate Volusia County Division of Corrections custody information.

Inmate search →

Get a police report Public-record request for Volusia Sheriff’s Office records.

Report request →

Florida background record Statewide public criminal-history search through FDLE.

FDLE →

Choose the record type before choosing the website

“Criminal records” can mean several different things in Volusia County. Searching the Clerk when you need an arrest report—or searching the jail when you need a final court disposition—can make the process look harder than it really is.

Clerk of Court

Criminal court case

Felony, misdemeanor, filed charges, docket entries, hearings, dispositions and available court documents.

County Corrections

Jail / inmate record

People arrested and held in Volusia County correctional facilities, including current custody information.

Sheriff / Police

Arrest or incident report

Records created by the law-enforcement agency that handled the incident or arrest.

FDLE

Florida criminal history

Statewide Florida criminal-history information maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Florida DOC

State prison record

People who are or were within Florida’s state correctional system, subject to the search database’s coverage.

Federal court

Federal criminal case

Federal prosecutions are separate from Volusia County court records and generally require PACER.

Arrest is not conviction. A booking record may show the charge stated at arrest, while prosecutors can later file different counts, decline prosecution or dismiss charges. Use the court disposition to determine how a filed criminal case ended.

How to search Volusia County criminal court records online

The official public court-record source is the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court Online Public Records page.

The Clerk states that Case Inquiry includes criminal case records and allows users to search detailed case information by name or case number. Many public document images are also displayed on the docket when remote public access is permitted.

Open Volusia Clerk Record Search

Open the Clerk’s Online Public Records page

Under Case Information, choose Case Inquiry rather than Official Records. Official Records primarily serves recorded documents such as deeds and mortgages and is not the primary criminal case database.

Use a case number when you have one

A case number is much more precise than a name search and reduces the risk of selecting another person with a similar name.

If necessary, search by defendant name

Enter the person’s last and first name and use additional information to distinguish possible matches.

Open the detailed case record

Review case type, filing information, charges, parties, docket activity and available disposition information.

Check the docket documents

Many public images are displayed automatically. Some documents must first be requested and reviewed by Clerk staff before they can be released for remote viewing.

Order the official record when needed

The online database is useful for research, but certified copies should be ordered from the Clerk when formal proof is required.

Privacy limitation: cases and documents made confidential by Florida law or court order are excluded from ordinary online public access. A missing document does not necessarily mean that the case or document does not exist.

Searching by a person’s name when you do not know the case number

The Clerk’s Case Inquiry supports searches using a person’s name. Name searches are especially helpful when someone knows that a Volusia County case exists but does not know the court file number.

Use the narrowest identity information available

legal last name
legal first name
middle name or initial when shown
approximate filing year
criminal case type
known courthouse or case location
date of birth when available in the relevant search
known case number from another record

Do not treat a matching name as identity confirmation. Volusia County can have multiple defendants with the same or similar names. Verify the DOB, case dates, charges, court location and other lawful identifiers before deciding that a case belongs to a particular person.

Use Criminal Event Inquiry when you are looking for a hearing or court event

The Clerk also provides a separate Criminal Event Inquiry.

This can be useful when you already have a case and want to locate scheduled criminal events or search events by available fields such as case details, event information, officials or location.

Think of the tools this way: use Case Inquiry to find and study the criminal case; use Criminal Event Inquiry when your main question concerns a court event, hearing or schedule.

How to read the court record without misinterpreting it

Finding a defendant’s name is not enough. Read the docket and disposition to understand what actually happened.

Record item	What it tells you	What to verify
Case number	Unique identifier for the court proceeding.	Save it for copies, docket searches and future follow-up.
Charge / count	The offense alleged in court.	A charge does not itself prove conviction.
Filing date	When the court case was opened.	This may differ from the date of arrest.
Docket	Chronological case activity and filings.	Look for later orders or changed charges.
Disposition	How a charge or case was resolved.	Read each charge separately if there are multiple counts.
Sentence	Penalty or conditions following a qualifying disposition.	Check whether later modification or appeal occurred.

Most important field: when trying to determine whether someone was convicted, focus on the final disposition—not the arrest, booking charge or initial accusation.

How to get copies or certified Volusia County criminal records

The Clerk states that criminal case files are generally available for public viewing unless the case has been sealed or expunged.

Current Clerk charges for criminal case documents are:

Service	Current Clerk fee	When useful
Document copy	$1.00 per page	Ordinary copy of a public criminal court document.
Certification	$2.00 additional per certified document	When an authenticated court copy is required.
Clerk record search	$2.00 per year, per name searched	When Clerk staff must perform the record search for you.

Fees can change. Confirm current charges on the Clerk’s Criminal Court page before submitting payment.

Ask Clerk staff to perform a criminal record search when online searching is not enough

The Clerk accepts a Criminal Traffic Copy / Record Search Request. This can be useful when you need a clerk-performed search, older material or certified copies.

The completed request may currently be:

emailed to dispositionrequests@clerk.org
mailed to the Clerk
delivered in person
faxed to (386) 740-5175

The Clerk says staff will contact the requester using the phone number provided to arrange payment.

Find Criminal Record Search Form

Give the Clerk enough to work with. Include the full name, approximate date range, case number if known and the exact document or disposition you are seeking. A narrow request is easier to process than a vague request for “all records.”

Volusia County criminal court locations

Criminal departments operate from multiple Clerk locations. The Clerk explains that court location generally depends on where the offense occurred, and the person’s court notice identifies the assigned location.

DeLand

Volusia County Courthouse

101 North Alabama Avenue
DeLand, FL 32724

Felony: (386) 736-5909
Misdemeanor: (386) 736-5910

Daytona Beach

Steven C. Henderson Judicial Center

125 East Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

The Clerk lists misdemeanor and traffic services in Room 109.

Daytona Beach

S. James Foxman Justice Center

251 North Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Check the current Clerk location directory for the department handling your specific case.

See Current Clerk Locations

Volusia County Courthouse map

The DeLand courthouse is a primary Volusia County criminal court location. Confirm the assigned courthouse before traveling because criminal proceedings are handled at several locations.

The Clerk reports free long-term parking in the garage attached to the courthouse and free short-term parking near East New York Avenue and North Amelia Avenue.

Recent Volusia County arrests and booking records

For very recent arrests, the Clerk publishes access to daily 24 Hour Arrest / Booking data created from the County jail-management system.

The report contains initial booking, charge and violation information for people arrested and booked into the Branch Jail during the prior 24-hour reporting period.

View Recent Arrest / Booking Reports

Short retention window online: the Clerk currently says the downloadable daily reports remain available for approximately 14 calendar days. This makes them useful for very recent activity, not for a comprehensive historical criminal-record search.

The Clerk also makes clear that the arrest/booking files are generated by Volusia County from the Jail Management System and are not created or maintained by the Clerk as court records.

Booking charge ≠ final court charge. Always follow a booking entry into the Clerk’s Case Inquiry to see whether prosecutors filed a case and how the matter was ultimately resolved.

Find someone currently held in a Volusia County jail

The Volusia County Division of Corrections provides the county’s official inmate search.

County Corrections provides custody services for felony and misdemeanor offenders who are awaiting trial or serving sentences in county facilities.

Open Volusia County Corrections

Branch Jail

Volusia County Branch Jail

1300 Red John Drive
Daytona Beach, FL 32124

Phone: (386) 254-1555

Correctional Facility

Volusia County Correctional Facility

1354 Indian Lake Road
Daytona Beach, FL 32124

Phone: (386) 254-1565

Local distinction: Volusia County Corrections explicitly states that it is a separate entity from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Use Corrections for jail custody; use the Sheriff’s Office for Sheriff’s arrest records, reports, fingerprint services and related law-enforcement records.

How to request a Volusia Sheriff’s Office police or incident report

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office Records Section is the central repository for incident reports and Florida traffic crash reports generated by the Sheriff’s Office.

You can submit a request using the Sheriff’s Public Records Portal.

Request a Sheriff’s Public Record

Other current request options

In person

Records Section

Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center
4th Floor
123 W. Indiana Avenue
DeLand, FL

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.

Phone / Mail

Records contact

Phone: (386) 736-5962

Volusia Sheriff’s Office
ATTN: Records Section
P.O. Box 569
DeLand, FL 32721

Active cases can affect access. The Sheriff’s current guidance says that when a report remains open or a capias has been requested, the report is not available to ordinary third parties until the case has a disposition or is closed, subject to applicable law and victim access rights.

The Sheriff’s Office currently warns that high public-record volume can extend processing times, and body-worn-camera video requests may take several weeks or longer.

Not every Volusia County police report belongs to the Sheriff’s Office

Volusia County contains several municipal police departments. If a city police department created the report, the record generally needs to be requested from that department rather than automatically from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

How to find the right agency: look at the arresting-agency name on the booking record, citation, case paperwork or incident number. If it says a city police department, use that city’s official records process.

The same rule applies in reverse: when the Volusia Sheriff’s Office made the arrest or generated the incident report, use the Sheriff’s Records Section.

Florida public-record law does not make every criminal document automatically public

Florida has broad public-record access, but specific exemptions can protect information such as certain victim details, active investigative material, juvenile information, sealed records and other records made confidential by statute.

A useful request should identify:

specific incident or report number
date or approximate date range
name of the person involved
location of the incident
type of document requested
whether electronic copies are acceptable

Specific requests are usually easier to process. Asking for a particular report number or defined date range is generally more practical than asking for “all documents about” a person without identifying an event.

Use FDLE when you need a broader Florida criminal-history search

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Division of Criminal Justice Information Services is Florida’s central repository for criminal-history information.

FDLE offers several search methods, including an immediate online search and staff-processed certified or non-certified searches.

Florida Criminal History Record Check

FDLE service	Current cost	What you receive
Instant Search	$24 + $1 card processing fee	Immediate name-based Florida criminal-history result; not certified.
Certified / Non-Certified staff search	$24	FDLE staff performs the demographic search; certified option can be mailed.
ORI-based search	Varies by authorized purpose	Used when a valid agency ORI is required for an authorized background check.

FDLE currently states that its standard public criminal-history fee is $24 per search. The Instant Search currently adds a $1 card-processing fee.

FDLE vs Volusia Clerk: FDLE is useful for a broader Florida criminal-history search. The Volusia County Clerk is the better source for the actual Volusia County case docket, court filings and certified court disposition.

How to review your own Florida criminal-history record

FDLE has a separate Personal Review process for someone who wants to inspect their own Florida criminal-history record and verify its accuracy or completeness.

FDLE states that only the individual or their designated attorney can request a Personal Review of that person’s criminal record. A Personal Review cannot be ordered simply to investigate another person’s criminal history.

1 Complete the Personal Review form Use FDLE’s current Personal Review application.

2 Obtain fingerprints Follow FDLE fingerprint-card requirements.

3 Mail the packet Send it to FDLE Criminal History Record Maintenance.

4 Challenge errors if needed Use FDLE’s record-maintenance process when information is inaccurate or incomplete.

FDLE Personal Review mailing address

Florida Department of Law Enforcement
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
Attn: Criminal History Record Maintenance Section

Applicant Services: (850) 410-8161

FDLE Personal Review Instructions

Use Florida DOC when the question is about state prison or supervision

A person who is or was under Florida Department of Corrections jurisdiction should be searched through the Florida DOC offender-information system rather than a county jail database.

This is separate from Volusia County Corrections. County jail custody and state prison custody are different systems.

Florida DOC Offender Search

Useful workflow: if DOC identifies the county of conviction or underlying case, return to the appropriate Clerk of Court if you need the official criminal case documents.

Florida sexual offender and predator records

FDLE operates Florida’s public Sexual Offender and Predator Search.

Search options include name, city, county and ZIP code. Users can select Volusia County when looking specifically for registrants whose public registry data relates to the county.

This is a specialized database, not a complete criminal-history search. FDLE specifically notes that a registry listing may not reflect the person’s entire Florida criminal history.

FDLE also cautions that positive identification of a suspected registrant cannot be conclusively established without fingerprint comparison.

A criminal appeal is separate from the trial-court docket

If a Volusia County criminal judgment was appealed, the appellate record may need to be searched separately through Florida’s appellate court system.

Begin with the trial-court docket to identify whether a notice of appeal was filed, then use the Florida appellate case-search resources for the appellate proceeding.

Florida Appellate Case Information

Keep both case numbers. An appeal normally receives a separate appellate case number, while the original Volusia County case retains its trial-court number.

Federal criminal cases do not appear as Volusia County state cases

Federal prosecutions are maintained by the U.S. federal courts and should be searched through PACER.

If you know the federal court, search that court directly. If you do not know where the case was filed, use the nationwide PACER Case Locator.

Search Federal Court Cases

Do not assume the Volusia Clerk search includes federal prosecutions. County/state criminal courts and federal district courts are separate court systems.

Sealed and expunged Florida records require a different search approach

A criminal case may disappear from ordinary public access when a court has ordered the record sealed or expunged or when another Florida confidentiality rule applies.

The Volusia County Clerk provides local forms for:

Petition to Seal or Expunge
Sworn Statement to Seal or Expunge
Order to Seal
Order to Expunge

The Clerk currently lists a $42 filing fee for filing the local petition after the required eligibility process, plus applicable copy and certification charges.

FDLE Certificate of Eligibility comes first for common court-ordered relief

For relief under Florida Statutes sections 943.0585 and 943.059, FDLE requires an applicant to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility before petitioning the court.

FDLE currently requires a $75 nonrefundable processing fee with the eligibility application and says eligibility processing typically takes about 12 weeks after a complete packet is received.

A Certificate of Eligibility does not seal the record by itself. It permits an eligible person to petition the appropriate court. The record receives court-ordered relief only after the court grants the petition and the required certified order is processed.

FDLE Seal & Expunge Process Volusia Clerk Seal / Expunge Forms

Juvenile records are not handled like ordinary adult criminal records

Juvenile court and law-enforcement information can be subject to stronger confidentiality restrictions than adult criminal records.

Do not assume that a juvenile matter should appear in the ordinary public Case Inquiry or FDLE public criminal-history search.

Practical rule: if the record concerns a juvenile, use the Clerk, FDLE or the responsible agency’s juvenile-record procedure rather than trying to bypass confidentiality restrictions through ordinary adult search tools.

What to do when a Florida criminal-history record is wrong

If the problem involves Florida statewide criminal-history information, FDLE directs individuals to its Criminal History Record Maintenance process.

Useful supporting material can include:

Volusia County case number
certified disposition
arresting agency
arrest date
charge information
court order
proof that charges were dismissed or changed
fingerprint-supported Personal Review

If the court disposition is correct but the statewide record is not: obtain the relevant certified court document first. It gives FDLE a reliable source to compare with the information in the state repository.

A public Volusia County case search is not automatically a compliant employment background check

Court records and FDLE public criminal-history searches can help users research public information, but regulated employment, housing, licensing and volunteer screening may require different procedures.

Florida provides authorized state and national fingerprint background checks for specific employment and licensing purposes. The required agency or employer typically supplies the correct ORI when an ORI-based check is legally required.

Do not invent an ORI. FDLE states that the requesting agency or entity must provide the valid ORI used for its authorized background-check process. FDLE does not choose an ORI for the requester.

Consumer-reporting and employment decisions can also trigger federal Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements and additional state or local restrictions.

Volusia County search tips that solve common record problems

Tip 01

Use Case Inquiry for the actual court case

Arrest reports and jail records are useful, but the Clerk’s criminal docket is where you confirm filed charges and final disposition.

Tip 02

Save the case number immediately

Once you identify the correct case, future searches and copy requests become much easier.

Tip 03

Use daily booking reports only for recent arrests

The Clerk currently keeps downloadable 24-hour arrest files online for about 14 days.

Tip 04

Jail and Sheriff are different agencies

Volusia County Corrections handles jail custody; the Sheriff’s Office handles Sheriff-generated reports.

Tip 05

Check the arresting agency

A city police report usually needs to be requested from that city police department rather than the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Tip 06

Use FDLE for statewide scope

If the question extends beyond Volusia County, FDLE’s $24 Florida criminal-history search provides a broader state-level check.

Tip 07

Missing document?

Some online document images require Clerk review before remote release. The case itself may still be public.

Tip 08

Need formal proof?

Buy the certified court record instead of relying on a screenshot of an online docket.

Tip 09

Read every disposition

Multiple charges in one case can end differently. Never label every count a conviction.

Common questions about Volusia County criminal and public records

1. Can I search Volusia County criminal court records online for free?

Yes. The Volusia County Clerk provides public Case Inquiry access for criminal court cases. Confidential, sealed and otherwise nonpublic cases or documents are excluded from ordinary public access.

2. Can I search a Volusia criminal case by name?

Yes. The Clerk’s Case Inquiry allows criminal case searching by name or case number. Use additional identifiers to make sure a common-name match belongs to the correct person.

3. How much does the Clerk charge for a criminal record search?

The Clerk currently lists a staff-performed record search at $2 per year, per name searched. Online self-service Case Inquiry can be used without that staff-search fee.

4. How much are copies of Volusia County criminal court records?

The Clerk currently lists criminal case copies at $1 per page. Certification currently adds $2 per document. Confirm current fees before submitting a request.

5. Where can I find recent Volusia County arrest records?

The Clerk provides downloadable 24 Hour Arrest / Booking data generated from the County jail system. The reports are currently available online for approximately 14 days.

6. Where can I find a person currently in the Volusia County jail?

Use the Volusia County Division of Corrections Inmate Information Search. The Division of Corrections is separate from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

7. How do I get a Volusia Sheriff’s police report?

Submit a request through the Volusia Sheriff’s Public Records Portal, contact the Records Section at 386-736-5962, visit the Records Section in DeLand or mail a request to the Sheriff’s Records Section.

8. How do I run a statewide Florida criminal-history search?

Use the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE currently charges $24 for a standard public Florida criminal-history search. The Instant Search also currently has a $1 card-processing fee.

9. Why might an old Volusia County criminal case not appear online?

The record may be sealed or expunged, confidential, not fully available remotely, or the available historical index may require Clerk assistance. Use the Clerk’s criminal record-search request when online access is incomplete.

10. Does an arrest record prove someone was convicted?

No. An arrest or booking entry only shows that law enforcement took action. Search the Clerk’s criminal court case and read the final disposition to determine whether a conviction occurred.