Palm Beach County Courthouse Criminal Records

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Palm Beach County, Florida court-record guide

Start with eCaseView when you need the actual criminal court case

Palm Beach County criminal court records are maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller. The Clerk’s free eCaseView system is the best starting point for charges, court dates, complaints, case status, dispositions, sentences and many filed documents. Arrest reports and jail records are separate and may instead come from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office or the local police department that handled the incident.

Jurisdiction: Palm Beach County, Florida Information checked: October 2, 2026 Primary sources: Clerk, PBSO and FDLE
Fast answer: Use eCaseView for Palm Beach County criminal court cases. Use PBSO Arrest & Jail for recent county-jail custody or booking information. For a broader Florida criminal-history search, use FDLE, which currently charges $24 for public Florida criminal-history searches.
Search a court case Charges, disposition, sentence, court dates and case documents.
Use eCaseView →
Find an inmate Current Palm Beach County custody and recent booking information.
Use PBSO →
Request a police record Incident reports, local background checks and Sheriff’s records.
Records request →
Search statewide Florida criminal-history search through FDLE CJIS.
Use FDLE →
Get a certified copy Electronic or clerk-certified court documents.
Copy guide →

Choose the record source before you start searching

Palm Beach County court records, jail records, Sheriff’s reports and statewide Florida criminal histories are different records maintained by different agencies.

Clerk of Court

Criminal court case

Filed charges, complaints, court dates, dispositions, sentences and eligible document images.

PBSO

Jail / booking record

Current county custody and recent jail booking information maintained by the Sheriff’s Department.

PBSO / local police

Police or arrest report

Reports created by the law-enforcement agency that investigated or responded to the incident.

FDLE

Florida criminal history

Statewide criminal-history information from Florida’s central CJIS repository.

Florida DOC

State prison record

State correctional information is separate from Palm Beach County jail and court records.

Federal judiciary

Federal criminal case

Federal prosecutions are handled separately through PACER and the Southern District of Florida.

An arrest or listed charge is not proof of guilt. The most useful source for determining what happened to a filed criminal charge is the court’s final disposition and related court documents.

How to search Palm Beach County criminal court records in eCaseView

The Clerk’s eCaseView is the free official court-record search for Palm Beach County civil, criminal and traffic cases. Public users can search without creating an account for most basic searches.

Open eCaseView

Open eCaseView

Select the guest option if you only need ordinary public case access. Registration is not required for most name and case-number searches.

Search using the strongest identifier available

You can search by name, case number, citation number, offense date, court type or case type.

Limit the result to criminal cases

When a common name returns unrelated civil or traffic cases, use the court type or case-type filters to narrow the results.

Open the case

eCaseView can display charges, complaints, parties, court dates, dispositions, sentences and eligible court-document images.

Read the final disposition

Do not stop at the initial charge. Check whether each count resulted in conviction, dismissal, acquittal, plea or another outcome.

Cost: eCaseView itself is free for ordinary public searching and viewing. Uncertified court documents that are available online may also be viewed, saved and printed without charge.

How to understand what you find in a criminal case

Case information What it tells you What to verify
Charge The criminal allegation filed with the court. Check whether the charge remained pending, changed or was dismissed.
Complaint A filed document describing allegations or initiating a matter. Do not treat allegations as a final finding.
Court event Hearings and scheduled case activity. Use it to track the case, not determine guilt.
Disposition How a charge or case was resolved. This is one of the most important fields to read.
Sentence The punishment or court-ordered conditions after a qualifying outcome. Match it to the specific count and disposition.
Document image The actual redacted filed document when remote viewing is permitted. Some documents require clerk review before online release.

How far back do Palm Beach County online criminal documents go?

The Clerk states that eCaseView contains public case information and that document images are generally available from late 2008 forward, with some earlier records available on a case-by-case basis.

That means an older case can still exist even when the actual scanned document is not visible online.

1 Search eCaseView Confirm the case and docket first.
2 Check document images Open any eligible redacted documents.
3 Note the docket entry Write down the document or docket number you need.
4 Request offline copy Use the Records Service Center when the document is not remotely available.

What does “View on Request” mean in eCaseView?

Palm Beach County uses a View on Request (VOR) process for certain court documents that could contain protected or confidential information.

These documents may appear with a lock icon instead of being immediately viewable. Clerk staff reviews the requested document before making an eligible redacted version available remotely.

Why this happens: Florida court records can contain protected information such as Social Security numbers, bank-account information, victim information, certain medical information and other confidential data. The Clerk must preserve those protections even when the underlying case is public.
Some records will never appear publicly online. Sealed, expunged and legally confidential cases or documents are not viewable in eCaseView.

How to get a certified Palm Beach County criminal court document

When a document is viewable in eCaseView, the Clerk’s E-Certify service can provide an electronically certified court document.

An eCertified document includes an electronic stamp and seal, a unique reference code and a QR code that can be used to authenticate the certification.

Electronic Certified Court Documents
Service Current fee Notes
Uncertified online document Free View, save and print eligible court documents in eCaseView.
Electronic certified document $8 per document Includes $2 statutory certification fee + $6 service fee.
Online payment processing 3.5% Applies to listed electronic payment methods.
In-person / mailed copy $1 per page For ordinary record copies up to 8½ × 14 inches.
Manual certification $2 per instrument + $1 cover page The certification cover includes authentication information.
Authenticated / exemplified copy $7 additional Additional copy and certification fees can also apply.
Clerk search $2 per year, per name Useful when requesting manual research.
Before paying for an electronic certified copy: confirm that the agency receiving the record accepts electronically certified documents. The Clerk specifically recommends checking this first.

How to request a court record that is not available online

Use the Clerk’s Records Service Center when the court document you need cannot be downloaded from eCaseView.

A useful mail request should identify the record precisely. For court dockets, the Clerk asks for the complete case number and the docket-number range. For a particular pleading, provide the full case number and desired docket-entry number.

Records Service Center mailing address

Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
P.O. Box 4526
West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4526

Email: Orweb@mypalmbeachclerk.com
Phone: (561) 355-2932

Mail requests should include the appropriate payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope unless the applicable mailing fee is paid.

Searching criminal records at the Palm Beach County courthouse

Public-access computers are available for criminal case research at the Main Courthouse and Clerk branch offices.

Records Service Center

Main Courthouse

205 N. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

4th Floor, Room 4.2500

Self-Service Center

Main Courthouse

205 N. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

1st Floor, Room 1.2500

The Clerk lists general location hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., excluding designated holidays.

For criminal case information by phone, the Clerk currently lists (561) 355-2994, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Main Courthouse map

Going for records? The Records Service Center is on the 4th floor, Room 4.2500. Bring the full case number or docket information if you already found the case online.

Palm Beach County Clerk branch locations

You do not always need to travel to downtown West Palm Beach. The Clerk provides services at several branch courthouses.

Location Address
Main Courthouse 205 N. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL 33401
North County Courthouse 3188 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Royal Palm Beach Branch 200 Civic Center Way, Suite 400, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
South County Courthouse 200 W. Atlantic Ave., Room 1S-124, Delray Beach, FL 33444
West County Courthouse 2950 State Road 15, Room S-100, Belle Glade, FL 33430

Palm Beach County inmate and recent booking records

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Arrest & Jail section provides official inmate and booking-search tools.

PBSO Arrest & Jail

PBSO’s corrections operation maintains booking records and current court-status information for inmates housed in its correctional facilities.

Inmate Records phone

(561) 688-4340

PBSO states this number provides booking information for both of its correctional facilities.

Booking charge vs final court result: jail data reflects custody and booking information. Use eCaseView to determine what charges were actually filed and how the case was ultimately resolved.

How to request a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s police or arrest report

PBSO’s Central Records Division is the primary repository for Sheriff’s records including:

  • criminal police reports
  • informational reports
  • accident reports
  • audio and visual records
  • local background checks
  • police letters of clearance

PBSO recommends using its online GovQA public-records system because requesters can submit the request, track it, pay applicable fees and download records when completed.

PBSO Public Records Request
Central Records

Main public counter

2195 Southern Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Phone: (561) 688-3140
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., excluding holidays

Mail request

PBSO Central Records

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Central Records
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Florida public-records note: PBSO states that a requester generally is not required to identify themselves, explain why they want the record or put a public-record request in writing merely to make the request.

Was the report created by a city police department instead?

Palm Beach County contains multiple municipal police departments in addition to PBSO jurisdictions. A report created by another city’s police department will normally be requested from that agency, not from PBSO Central Records.

How to identify the correct agency: check the citation, arrest paperwork, booking entry, incident number or court documents for the arresting/investigating agency name. Then use that agency’s official records-request process.

Local Palm Beach County background checks are not the same as statewide FDLE checks

PBSO Central Records lists local background checks and police letters of clearance among the services it provides.

A local check is limited to the records and scope maintained by the local Sheriff’s Office. It should not automatically be treated as a statewide Florida criminal-history search or nationwide FBI check.

1 Local Palm Beach check PBSO Central Records.
2 Palm Beach court case Clerk eCaseView.
3 Florida statewide history FDLE CJIS.
4 Federal history PACER or FBI process depending on need.

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

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Criminal Justice Information Services division is the state’s central repository for Florida criminal-history records.

FDLE currently lists the fee for a public Florida criminal-history search at $24 per search.

FDLE Florida Criminal History Check

Current FDLE public-search options

Instant

Instant Search

Online name-based search with results made available immediately through the FDLE service.

Document

Certified / Non-Certified

Used when the requester needs the result delivered in the corresponding document format.

ORI

ORI Search

Used for qualifying agency-specific criminal-history processing when an ORI number applies.

County search and FDLE search answer different questions. eCaseView is the better source for the Palm Beach County court docket and documents. FDLE is the broader statewide criminal-history source.

Florida wanted-person and warrant information

FDLE’s Florida Crime Information Center Public Access System includes a Wanted Persons Search.

Searches can use fields such as name, nickname, race, sex and date of birth or age.

Do not use a website result to take action against someone. FDLE specifically warns that public wanted-person information should not be treated as confirmation that a warrant remains active or as probable cause for an arrest. Verify warrant information with the responsible law-enforcement agency or court.

How to review your own complete Florida criminal-history record

FDLE provides a Personal Review process for individuals who want to inspect their own Florida criminal-history information for accuracy.

The application must include fingerprints taken by a law-enforcement or criminal-justice agency. Only the individual or that person’s designated attorney can request this personal review.

You cannot use Personal Review to inspect someone else’s record. FDLE directs people seeking public information about another individual to the fee-based Florida criminal-history search instead.

FDLE Personal Review mailing address

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

Phone: (850) 410-7898
Email: chrm@fdle.state.fl.us

Need a certified Florida history? FDLE says not to use Personal Review for certification, immigration, employment or licensing. Use the Certified/Non-Certified Florida criminal-history search instead.

Sealed and expunged Palm Beach County cases

Cases or documents that have been sealed, expunged or made confidential by law are not publicly viewable in eCaseView.

Palm Beach County Clerk provides forms, instructions and a Self-Service Center toolbox for people exploring Florida sealing or expungement procedures.

Palm Beach County Seal & Expunge Information
Get needed certified copies before an expungement is completed. The Clerk says that after a case is expunged, its office will no longer be able to provide case information or copies of the case documents to an ordinary requester.

The Clerk’s current general fee schedule lists a $42 clerk fee to seal or expunge a record. Other costs can apply, including FDLE, fingerprinting and related filing expenses.

Juvenile delinquency cases are not ordinary public eCaseView records

Palm Beach County explicitly lists juvenile matters among the case types that are not publicly available in eCaseView, except for qualifying attorney access.

Do not treat a missing juvenile case as evidence that no record exists. Juvenile confidentiality rules are substantially different from public adult criminal-case access.

Federal criminal cases in Palm Beach County require PACER

Federal prosecutions are not Palm Beach County Clerk cases. Palm Beach County lies within the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The West Palm Beach federal courthouse is:

Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

701 Clematis Street, Room 202
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Clerk’s Office: (561) 803-3400
Public counter: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. on regular business days

Use PACER to search federal case dockets. If you do not know which federal court handled the case, use the PACER Case Locator.

Palm Beach County criminal-record search tips

Tip 01

Use eCaseView before paying anyone

Public case searching and ordinary uncertified online document viewing are free through the Clerk.

Tip 02

Register only when needed

Guest searching is enough for many users. Register when advanced identifiers such as DOB, booking number or arrest date materially improve the search.

Tip 03

Use court data for final outcome

A booking entry may show initial allegations. The court case tells you what was actually filed and resolved.

Tip 04

Look for VOR locks

A locked document may simply require Clerk review before a redacted copy can be shown online.

Tip 05

Old case? Save the docket number

Providing the exact case and docket-entry numbers makes an offline copy request much easier.

Tip 06

Need statewide results?

Move from Palm Beach Clerk to FDLE rather than searching every county one by one.

Tip 07

Police report? Find the agency

A report created by a municipal police department will usually not be a PBSO Central Records file.

Tip 08

Check each charge separately

One criminal case can contain dismissed counts and convicted counts at the same time.

Tip 09

Use certified copies only when necessary

For ordinary research, a free uncertified eCaseView document may be enough. Pay for certification when a receiving agency specifically requires it.

Common questions about Palm Beach County criminal records

1. Can I search Palm Beach County criminal court records for free?

Yes. The Clerk’s eCaseView system provides free public searching of many civil, criminal and traffic cases. Eligible uncertified court documents can also be viewed and printed online for free.

2. Do I need an account to search eCaseView?

No. Guest users can search most public cases using fields such as name, case number, citation number, offense date, court type and case type. Free registration unlocks additional search criteria.

3. How far back do online Palm Beach County court documents go?

The Clerk states that document images are generally available from late 2008 forward, with some earlier documents available on a case-by-case basis. Older documents may require an offline request.

4. How much is an electronic certified court document?

The current Clerk fee is $8 per electronically certified document, plus a 3.5% payment-processing fee for the listed electronic payment methods.

5. How do I find someone in the Palm Beach County jail?

Use the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Arrest & Jail services or call Inmate Records at (561) 688-4340 for booking information concerning PBSO correctional facilities.

6. Where do I request a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s police report?

Use PBSO Central Records and its online GovQA public-records request system. The main Central Records office is at 2195 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

7. Is a Palm Beach County court search the same as a Florida background check?

No. eCaseView searches Palm Beach County court cases. FDLE is the statewide central repository and currently charges $24 for a public Florida criminal-history search.

8. Can sealed or expunged criminal cases be searched in eCaseView?

No. The Clerk states that sealed, expunged and legally confidential cases or documents are not publicly viewable through eCaseView.

9. Can I search juvenile criminal cases online?

Juvenile case data and documents are not publicly available in ordinary eCaseView access. Juvenile matters are subject to separate confidentiality rules.

10. Where do I search a federal criminal case from Palm Beach County?

Use PACER and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The federal courthouse in West Palm Beach is the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at 701 Clematis Street.

Official sources used for this guide

Editorial note: Criminal-Record.org is an independent informational resource and is not affiliated with the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, FDLE or another government agency. Public access can change because of sealing, expungement, confidentiality rules, court orders and system changes. Verify important information with the government office that maintains the original record. An arrest, booking or criminal charge should not be described as a conviction unless the court disposition supports that conclusion.

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