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Palm Beach County Criminal Records
Locate Palm Beach County criminal filings in eCaseView, distinguish case details from documents, and request unavailable copies from the Clerk’s records service.
Find the county criminal case in eCaseView
Palm Beach County’s Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller provides eCaseView for civil, criminal and traffic court cases. Use it to locate the proceeding and read charges, dispositions, sentences, court dates and available filings. This is a county court-record service; a Palm Beach town police report, sheriff’s booking record and statewide criminal history are separate records.
Choose guest access for most public case searches. Registration is not required to search by name, case number, citation number, offense date, court type or case type. Registered users have additional search fields, including date of birth, incident number, arrest date and booking number. Use the strongest available identifier, then compare the defendant and dates before treating a result as the right person.
Use the docket to choose the right filing
Open the identified case and its docket or Dockets & Documents tab. Find the entry that answers the question: a charging paper shows what was alleged, while a judgment, dismissal or sentencing order may establish the outcome. Record the complete case number and the entry number for each desired pleading. If you need a stretch of docket history instead, identify the requested docket-number range.
Case data extends back to approximately 1976, and document images generally begin in late 2008, with some earlier images available case by case. Retention rules mean some older material may have been purged. A docket event may also generate no document, or an image may be unavailable under your access level. A missing icon therefore does not establish that an order never existed.
Choose a free plain copy or an electronic certified copy
Searching, viewing and printing available uncertified court documents in eCaseView is free. Electronic certified copies cost $8 per document, made up of a $2 statutory certification charge and a $6 service fee. Payment by credit card, debit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay adds a 3.5% processing fee. Verify that the receiving organization accepts electronic certification before buying it.
For a viewable filing, the user guide directs you to its shopping-cart icon in Dockets & Documents, then to review the selected documents before checkout. Select the actual disposition you need rather than certifying an unrelated entry. If you qualify for free or prepayment-deferred copies, do not use E-Certify: the Clerk requires those requests in person, by phone or at [email protected] during business hours and says it cannot refund E-Certify purchases made on that basis.
Calculate the clerk-produced copy costs separately
The published copy schedule lists $1 per page for records up to 8½ by 14 inches. For certification it adds $2 per instrument and $1 for the required authentication cover page. Research searches are $2 per year, per name or legal description. Tell staff the scope you want searched so that a multi-year request is not mistaken for a single $2 charge. Multiple fee categories can apply to one order.
Include a stamped return envelope or sufficient postage with a mailed request. Without it, the listed mailing charges are $1.50 for 1–5 pages, $4.50 for 6–50 and $9.50 for 51–150; larger mailings are calculated when requested. The copy guidance accepts check, money order or escrow for mail orders, while in-person options also include cash and credit card. Credit-card payments carry a 3.5% processing fee.
Separate a restricted record from a technical problem
Sealed and nonpublic cases and specified case types are excluded from ordinary eCaseView access. Juvenile records, for example, are not available to the public through this service, although the attorney-of-record rules differ. An attorney or party may have access that a guest does not. Ask the Clerk about the appropriate authorized route rather than using someone else’s credentials or assuming registration makes every image public.
Send eCaseView system questions to [email protected]; direct missing-copy requests to Records Service Center. If an entry seems inaccurate, identify the case and docket item and compare it with the actual filed order before asking the Clerk to investigate. Keep the response date and search scope. An unavailable image or no matching public result is not proof that no criminal proceeding occurred.
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