Search Palm Beach County, Florida Public Records

Court-records portal of the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — under acting Clerk leadership following Joseph Abruzzo's August 2025 transition to County Administrator. Search circuit and county court dockets covering civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic, and juvenile matters of the 15th Judicial Circuit at the Main Courthouse in West Palm Beach plus branches in Belle Glade, Delray Beach, North County, and South County.

Clerk & Comptroller traffic-citation lookup and payment — search by citation number, driver-license number, or name plus date of birth. Florida traffic infractions must be paid or contested within 30 days of issuance under Fla. Stat. §318.14(4); driving-school election is available once every 12 months for moving violations to avoid points and prevent insurance surcharges.

Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller foreclosure-sale calendar — Florida residential foreclosures are judicial under Fla. Stat. ch. 702, with sales conducted online at MyForeclosureSale.com after the judgment of foreclosure. Sales typically run weekdays at 10 a.m.; the highest bidder above the judgment amount must post a 5% deposit immediately and remit the balance by 4 p.m. the following business day.

PBSO arrest blotter under Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw, who was sworn in for a sixth term in January 2025 — Florida's longest-serving sheriff with a 49-year law-enforcement career. The blotter posts recent bookings into the Main Detention Center and West Detention Center on Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, with name, charges, and booking number. PBSO's operating budget tops $1 billion.

PBSO Strategic Operations most-wanted gallery — fugitive photographs with name, DOB, offense, charges, and last-known address for individuals sought by the agency. Tips route to PBSO Dispatch at 561-688-3400 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS (8477) with rewards up to $5,000 for tips leading to felony arrests.

Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County wanted-fugitives gallery — an independent 501(c)(3) charity working with PBSO, the 38 municipal police departments, FDLE, and federal agencies. Tipsters remain anonymous (no caller ID, no recordings) and may earn cash rewards up to $5,000 for felony tips paid in cash at neutral drop locations. Tip line 800-458-TIPS (8477).

PBSO inmate-information menu — recent bookings are searchable through the Arrest Blotter, while location and projected release-date queries for sentenced inmates require a phone call to Inmate Records at 561-688-4340. The Sheriff's Department operates the Main Detention Center, West Detention Center, and the Eagle Academy juvenile residential program.

Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link campaign-finance search (Wendy also serves as 2026 President of the Florida Supervisors of Elections). Filter by election date, candidate name, political committee, or party. Florida candidates file quarterly reports between election cycles and more frequently in the 60-day pre-election window under Fla. Stat. §106.07; reports reflect contributions, expenditures, and outstanding loans.

Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning, and Building Department ePZB permit and inspection lookup — search by permit number, plan-review number, address, or contractor to view application status, plan-review comments, inspection results, and certificate-of-occupancy issuance. The county enforces the Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) with the high-velocity-hurricane-zone amendments adopted for Palm Beach.

Palm Beach County Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB) license search — query by certification number, contractor or company name, or trade class. Returns address, phone, license expiration, workers' compensation coverage, and general-liability insurance on file. CILB licenses cover specialty contractors not regulated by the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation under Fla. Stat. ch. 489.

ePZB open-permits-and-plan-review tracker filtered by contractor certification number — useful for verifying that a licensed contractor's current workload matches their bonding capacity, for closing out stale permits before license renewal, and for prospective owners performing pre-purchase due diligence on a property's open permit history.

Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS — search the certified roll covering more than 650,000 parcels by owner name, address, subdivision, 17-digit Property Control Number (PCN), or book and page. Florida Homestead Exemption timely-filing deadline is March 1; portability of the Save Our Homes assessment differential transfers up to $500,000 to a new homestead under Fla. Stat. §193.155(8).

Constitutional Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon — the first woman elected to the office in Palm Beach County, now serving her sixth term. Search and pay real-estate taxes by PCN or owner name. Florida tax bills mail November 1; early-payment discounts: 4% Nov, 3% Dec, 2% Jan, 1% Feb. Delinquent April 1; tax certificates sold on or before June 1 under Fla. Stat. §197.402.

Property Appraiser tangible personal property (TPP) records — business equipment, furniture, fixtures, machinery, and rental-property furnishings assessed under Fla. Stat. §192.001(11)(d). Form DR-405 TPP return is due April 1 each year; the first $25,000 of assessed TPP is exempt under Fla. Stat. §196.183. Failure to timely file forfeits the exemption and adds a 5% per-month penalty up to 25%.

PBSO Sexual Predator and Offender Tracking (SPOT) Unit registry — names, DOB, photographs, physical descriptions, registered addresses, vehicles, and qualifying offenses for predators and offenders living in Palm Beach County. Florida sexual predators register for life under Fla. Stat. §775.21; offenders register under §943.0435. FDLE statewide search is at offender.fdle.state.fl.us.