Visit the Florida Division of Corporations' Web site for procedures.

Search Official Records online.

Call 561-355-2932 and request a search. You will need to provide the following:

• Full name or legal description you want to search
• Exact year the document was recorded or approximate date of recording

Mail your request to the below address.

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

You must provide the following:

• The exact name you want to search
• Your name
• A self addressed stamped return envelope
• Appropriate fees (see Fees and Costs)
• Check payable to Joseph Abruzzo, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller

You can search Official Records statewide at MyFloridaCounty.com.

Please call our office at (561) 355-2932 for information about affidavits.

• Print uncertified copies for free of most Official Records from the Official Records search or court records from eCaseView.
• To order certified copies:
  • Official Records
  • Court documents
• If you are requesting a large number of documents and are unable to certify the documents online using the links above, you may email your request to ORWEB@mypalmbeachclerk.com.

For additional information on ordering copies, see Copies & Records Research or call (561) 355-2932.

For security purposes, you must use a VPN (virtual private network) to access online services such as eCaseView, Official Records, Jury Services and more from outside of North America. The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office does not explicitly endorse a specific VPN. Any VPN that simulates the user’s traffic as originating in the United States should be sufficient. Here is one option:

1. Navigate to https://account.protonvpn.com/signup/account and select Get Free to create a ProtonVPN account.
2. Follow the steps on the page to create an account.
3. Once your account is created, select the appropriate ProtonVPN Client depending on what kind of computer you are using (Windows/Linux/MacOS, etc.) to download the VPN.
4. Install the application.
5. Open the application and sign in.
6. Once signed in, select to use the United States on the left side of the application as your IP country of origin.
7. You should now be able to access our online services without issue. Remember to disable the VPN after you complete your transaction, or your computer will run slower than usual.
   
   

• Complete names of the parties
• Year, month or date of the recording (not required, but helpful in limiting the search)
• Legal description of the property (if applicable)
• The physical address of the property
• The parcel identification number also known as the parcel control number (PCN) or tax folio number, without the hyphens.
• Book and page number of the recorded document
• Instrument number of the recorded document
• The case number

• If you are looking at the document it is located in the top right hand corner of the recorded document, in the recording stamp.
• Online Official Records Listing
• Call (561) 355-2932
• In person at the Main Courthouse on the 4th floor, room 4.2500
• Mail your request for the book and page number to:
  Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
  P.O. Box 4526
  West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4526

• You may have entered the information incorrectly. Refer to the example for detailed instructions.
• The document has not been recorded with our office.

The certification validates that the copy is true and correct as made from the record in our office. Certified copies are required in a variety of situations.

For additional information on ordering certified copies, see Copies & Records Research or call (561) 355-2932.

• Yes, but you must appear in person to use a credit card.
• MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover are accepted.
• The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office uses a third-party (Myfloridacounty.com) to process credit card transactions. Customers paying by credit card will be charged a 3.5 percent service charge from MyFloridaCounty.com.

See Fees and Costs.

The state of Florida requires the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller to charge $1.00 per page for copies of records up to 8 1/2" x 14" and $5.00 per page for anything larger (See Florida Statute 28.24(8)(a)).

After getting married, you will need to present your marriage license to update your name on your Social Security card, driver’s license and other records or accounts. If your name was changed as part of your divorce, you must provide a certified copy of your “Final Judgment of Divorce.”

You may obtain certified copies of these documents for a small fee:

• Electronically certified copies* are available online.
• In person at any of our locations.
• By mail:
  Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
  P.O. Box 4526
  West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4526 

If you don’t need a certified copy, you may download your document for free by using the Official Records search.

• If the marriage license was not returned or your divorce record not filed at the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office, there will be no Official Record.
• If your license was purchased or your divorce occurred in another county or state, you will have to search the records in that county or state.

Search the Official Records.

You must prepare and submit a new deed for recording.

You should have received your deed when you purchased the property. You receive a Satisfaction of Mortgage after you pay off your mortgage.

• Online using the Property Appraiser’s Public Access system.
• Call the Property Appraiser’s Office at 561-355-2866.

Surveys are not recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller of Palm Beach County.  You may wish to contact the company that completed your survey.

These records are maintained by the State of Florida. You can search online at the Florida Division of Corporations' Web site.

The Florida Department of Health’s Office of Vital Statistics maintains Birth and Death Certificate records.

Transcripts may be ordered from the Court Reporting Division of the 15th Judicial Circuit.