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Broward County court records

Broward County has 2 courts with their own files and case search, kept by the Broward County Clerk of Courts - Felony and Archives divisions and the Broward County Clerk of Courts - Circuit Civil and County Civil divisions. This page maps each kind of case to its court, then adds the Florida rules on public and sealed files, statewide searches and copy fees.

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On this page
  1. Which court has the case
  2. Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit
  3. County Court
  4. Copies and fees
  5. What is public and what is sealed
  6. Statewide case search and court system
  7. Criminal history checks
  8. Divorce and probate files
  9. Questions people ask
  10. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  11. Sources

Which court has the case

Each court keeps its own files and runs its own case search. Find the kind of case in the second column, then use that court's search or ask its clerk.

CourtCases it hearsFiles kept byCase search
Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward)Felony, circuit civil, family/divorce, probate and guardianship, juvenile, mental healthBroward County Clerk of Courts - Felony and Archives divisionsSearch cases1
County Court (Broward)Misdemeanor, traffic, county civil (small claims, evictions)Broward County Clerk of Courts - Circuit Civil and County Civil divisionsSearch cases2

Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit

Cases: Felony, circuit civil, family/divorce, probate and guardianship, juvenile, mental health.

About this search
Case Search - Public1

Broward County Clerk of Courts (17th Judicial Circuit) - Felony and Archives divisions

Address
Central Courthouse, Judicial Complex North Building, 201 S.E. 6th Street, 1st Floor, Room 1882, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Felony)3
Phone
954-831-6565 (option 1); 954-831-5600 (attorneys)3
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., excluding holidays3

County Court

Cases: Misdemeanor, traffic, county civil (small claims, evictions).

About this search
Case Search - Public2

Broward County Clerk of Courts - Circuit Civil and County Civil divisions

Address
Central Courthouse, Judicial Complex West Building, 201 S.E. 6th Street, 4th Floor, Room 04130, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Circuit Civil); County Civil: 3rd Floor, Room 031705
Phone
954-831-6565 (option 2); 954-831-5600 (attorneys)5
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., excluding holidays5

Copies and fees

What the Broward County clerks charge:

Fees
Clerk Archives: search fee $2.00 per year searched; photocopy $1.00 per page; certification $2.00 per document; exemplification $7.00 per document6
How to order
Buy electronic certified documents online; otherwise submit a Court Records Request Form to the Archives division (processing up to 2 weeks) or visit a Clerk service location2

Fees set for Florida courts generally:

Fees
Copies $1.00/page; certification $2.00 per instrument (court record); search $2.00 per year searched7

What is public and what is sealed

These rules come from Florida law and court rules and apply to the Broward County courts as to every court in the state.

What is public
Court records are public under Art. I s. 24 (judicial branch included) and Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.420; requests must be in writing to the custodian; reason not required8
Sealed and confidential records
Sealed/expunged records removed; clerk fee $42 for sealing a court file or expungement7
Court system
Unified state court system: Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, circuit courts and county courts; records kept by the elected Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county (who is also clerk of the county court)9

Criminal history checks

A court case file and a criminal history report are different records: the courts keep case files, and the state repository issues the report.

Overview
Court case records from the Clerk; background checks and criminal history from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement2
State repository
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Division of Criminal Justice Information Services10
State: who may order
Public: persons in the private sector may obtain adult criminal history information on payment of the fee11
State: fee
$24 per name (statutory); Instant online search $24 + $1 card processing fee; certified/non-certified search $2410

Divorce and probate files

Questions people ask

Which clerk has felony case files in Broward County?

The Broward County Clerk of Courts (17th Judicial Circuit) - Felony and Archives divisions, for the Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit (Felony, circuit civil, family/divorce, probate and guardianship, juvenile, mental health).4

Where are Broward County civil and small claims cases kept?

County Court: Misdemeanor, traffic, county civil (small claims, evictions). Files are kept by the Broward County Clerk of Courts - Circuit Civil and County Civil divisions.

What does a certified copy of a Broward County court record cost?

Clerk Archives: search fee $2.00 per year searched; photocopy $1.00 per page; certification $2.00 per document; exemplification $7.00 per document.6

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Broward County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Home Page - Broward County Clerk of CourtsBroward County Clerk of Courts
  2. Records RequestBroward County Clerk of Courts
  3. Hours and LocationsBroward County Clerk of Courts
  4. .gov domain registry (current-full.csv)CISA / get.gov
  5. Circuit CivilBroward County Clerk of Courts
  6. Fees and CostsBroward County Clerk of Courts
  7. S. 28.24 F.S. Service charges (clerk of the circuit court)The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  8. 2025 Government-in-the-Sunshine Manual, Volume 47 (PDF)Florida Office of the Attorney General
  9. Constitution of the State of Florida (Art. I s. 24; Art. V ss. 1, 16; Art. VIII s. 1(d))The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  10. State of Florida Criminal History Record CheckFlorida Department of Law Enforcement
  11. S. 943.053 F.S. Dissemination of criminal justice information; feesThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)