Florida Public Records

The Sunshine state places a high priority on making sure that Florida public records are easily accessible to the public. As a result, businesses conducting background checks on a new employee or a new client from Florida can quickly locate and retrieve vital information such as Florida divorce records or Florida public criminal records by contacting any one of the Florida court clerks in the state’s 67 counties.
 

Florida court clerks are in charge of keeping and maintaining all Florida records for civil and criminal cases handled by a Florida circuit court. In some cases, businesses can view and download a Florida record online, including free Florida divorce records. There are a number of resources, both online and offline, that can help you perform a background check on a Floridian.

Here are three reasons why researching state of Florida public records is good for business:

1. You can track down lawsuits, liens and judgments against a new hire or new client.
2. You can access detailed court documents, including divorce records, involving new employees.
3. You can find out quickly if an individual has a criminal history by reviewing Florida public records.

Locate Florida records via Florida court clerk websites

Today you can search any one of the 67 Florida court clerks' websites, where you can easily access free Florida divorce records and Florida public records. In addition to court records, you can access documents associated with real estate. Businesses can find out if a potential client or new hire has any outstanding judgments, liens or foreclosures pending.
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Find websites for Florida court clerks by visiting the Florida Association of Court Clerks & Comptrollers . The clerk websites will have links on their homepage directing you to records available online, including Florida divorce records and other free Florida public records. You can also visit Florida state courts online to search dockets for Florida public records with the state’s district court of appeals and the Supreme Court.

Find Florida public criminal records online

If you want to easily verify that a new hire is not listed in Florida public criminal records, contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The agency keeps records on every arrest in the state.
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Visit the Florida Department of Law Enforcement where you can check if an individual has a criminal history for a $23 fee. With just a click of a mouse, you will be able to download every arrest against an individual by just providing their full name or date of birth. You can also search the Florida Department of Corrections to find out if a new hire has ever been imprisoned.

Learn more about Florida records law

Businesses will be amazed to learn that just about any information submitted to a government entity in Florida become Florida public records.
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Since Florida’s Attorney General oversees the state’s Sunshine law, business owners should review this thorough guide to what is covered under Florida public records law.

• Remember that a Florida record can be tracked with several different pieces of information including aliases, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and case numbers.