St. Lucie County, Florida public records

In St. Lucie County, deeds are recorded by the St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department; property values come from the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser; court files are kept by the St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Historical records
Good to know about St. Lucie County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department²	Search deeds²	$1.00 per page (not larger than 14" x 8.5"); $5.00 per page if larger³
Property values and owners	St. Lucie County Property Appraiser⁴	Property search⁵	—
Property tax bills	St. Lucie County Tax Collector⁶	Tax bill search⁷	—
Court cases	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller⁶	Circuit and County Courts, 19th Judicial Circuit⁸	Copies $1.00 per page; certification $2.00 per document; search $2.00 per year³
Marriage records	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department²	—	Certified copy fee: $3.00 certified copy; $7.00 certified copy prior to 1972³
Divorce records	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Family Department⁸	—	—
Birth certificates	Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Vital Statistics⁹	—	$17 first certificate; $17 each additional; $10 rush⁹
Death certificates	Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Vital Statistics⁹	—	$17 per certificate; $2 per year search fee when year unknown (max $50)¹⁰
Probate and wills	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Probate⁸	—	—
Business names (DBA)	Statewide: Fictitious names (DBAs) are registered statewide with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) - not with counties¹¹	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in St. Lucie County are recorded by the St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department.²

Online search: acclaimweb.stlucieclerk.gov/…²
About this search: Official Records 1980-present; deeds 1953-1960; (deeds 1905-1953)²
Who runs it: AcclaimWeb, on a Clerk subdomain linked by the Clerk²
Years online: Deeds 1905-1960 and Official Records 1980 to present (1961-1979 not listed online)²

Copy fee: $1.00 per page (not larger than 14" x 8.5"); $5.00 per page if larger³
Certified copy fee: $2.00 per document certification; Research Department deputy-assisted certification is $2 statutory fee + $1.50 Clerk service fee + $1/page¹²
Search fee: $2.00 per year searched³
Recording fee: $10.00 first page, $8.50 each additional page³
E certified: Clerk E-Certify for official records viewable online²
How to order: Research Department: online request form, fax 772-462-6908, mail to P.O. Box 700, or in person; 2 to 7 business days¹²
Plats: Plats Search⁸
Fraud alerts: Property Fraud Alert sign-up offered by the Clerk⁸

How deeds work in Florida

Property values, owners and tax bills

The St. Lucie County Property Appraiser sets property values⁴; the St. Lucie County Tax Collector bills and collects the tax⁶.

Property search: apps.paslc.gov/search-real-estate⁵
Tax bill search: stlucie.county-taxes.com/… (linked by the Tax Collector)⁷
Parcel map (GIS): Property Appraiser Search By Map⁵
Appealing a value: Value Adjustment Board, run through the Clerk⁶
County site links: The county government site links the Property Appraiser, Tax Collector and Clerk of Court as separate elected offices¹³
Delinquent: Real estate taxes must be paid by March 31 each year¹⁴
Tax deeds: Search Tax Deeds (Clerk)⁸

How property tax works in Florida

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Circuit and County Courts, 19th Judicial Circuit (St. Lucie County)	Court case filings, payments and copies at the Main Office; county civil, small claims and traffic also at the South County Annex¹⁵	St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller (Circuit Civil, County Civil, Family)	courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov/… Court Case Search⁸

Circuit: 19th Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties)¹⁶
Courthouse: Fort Pierce Courthouse, 218 S 2nd St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950; 772-462-6900¹⁶
Fees: Copies $1.00 per page; certification $2.00 per document; search $2.00 per year³
Restricted: Some case documents are not viewable online; create an account or visit the office²

Criminal records and background checks

Court records: Criminal Department of the Clerk; cases through Court Case Search⁸
Sealing: Sealing/expunging information from FDLE²

How Florida courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by: Recorded in Official Records¹⁷

Marriage license fee: $86.00 (three-day wait); $61.00 with premarital course certificate³
Certified copy fee: $3.00 certified copy; $7.00 certified copy prior to 1972³
State: State copy from June 6, 1927¹⁸

Florida marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Judgment from the clerk in the county where granted¹⁹

State: State certificate from June 6, 1927¹⁹

Florida divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Florida Department of Health; DOH-St. Lucie in person or by mail; VitalChek online⁹

Fee: $17 first certificate; $17 each additional; $10 rush⁹
Pre: Births before 1930 from the state Bureau in Jacksonville⁹

Ordering a Florida birth certificate

Death certificates

DOH-St. Lucie for Florida deaths 2009 to present¹⁰

Access: Cause of death only to family members or legal representatives¹⁰
Fee: $17 per certificate; $2 per year search fee when year unknown (max $50)¹⁰

Ordering a Florida death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Probate.⁸

Formal fee: $400.00 formal administration³
Summary fee: $345.00 ($1,000 or more) or $235.00 ($1,000 or less)³
Will deposit: $1.00 will for deposit only; custodian must deposit the will within ten days of learning of the death²⁰

Historical records

About: Clerk's office established in 1905 when St. Lucie County was carved out of Brevard County²¹
Digitized: Historical documents back to 1905 being digitized and put online²
Bulk data: Bulk Data Downloads⁸

Good to know about St. Lucie County records

Online deed images skip 1961-1979: deeds 1905-1960 and Official Records from 1980 are searchable, with the 1905-1953 deeds on a separate site.²
The Clerk's office dates to 1905, when St. Lucie County was carved out of Brevard County.²¹
Official Records include death certificates and military discharges; any affected party may ask the recorder to remove such images from the public website.²
Marriage licenses can be issued by 30-minute Zoom video conference.¹⁷
Certified marriage license copies for licenses before 1972 cost $7.00 instead of $3.00.³

Office addresses, phones and hours

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department

Address: Main Office, 201 South Indian River Drive, 4th Floor, Fort Pierce, FL 34950²
Mail: Clerk and Comptroller, Attn: Recording Department, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954²
Phone: (772) 462-6900²
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (excluding holidays)²
Website: stlucieclerk.gov/…²

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller (Circuit Civil, County Civil, Family)

Address: Main Office, 201 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950; South County Annex (St. Lucie West), 250 N.W. Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 (county civil, small claims, traffic)¹⁵
Mail: Clerk and Comptroller, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954¹⁵
Phone: 772-462-6900¹⁵
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.¹⁵
Website: stlucieclerk.gov⁶

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Criminal Department

Address: 201 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 (Main Office)¹⁵
Website: stlucieclerk.gov/…⁸

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Probate

Address: 201 South Indian River Drive, 4th Floor, Fort Pierce, FL 34950²⁰
Mail: P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954²⁰
Phone: 772-462-6938²⁰
Website: stlucieclerk.gov/…⁸

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Family Department

Address: Family Relations Department, 1st floor of the Clerk's Main Office, 201 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950²²
Website: stlucieclerk.gov/…⁸

St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller (county commission minutes, Value Adjustment Board, finance)

Address: Main Office, 201 S. Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950¹⁵
Website: stlucieclerk.gov/…⁶

St. Lucie County Property Appraiser

Address: Fort Pierce Office, 2300 Virginia Avenue (Fort Pierce, FL 34982); Saint Lucie West Office, 250 NW Country Club Drive⁵
Phone: 772-462-1000⁵
Email: [email protected]⁵
Website: paslc.gov⁴

St. Lucie County Tax Collector

Address: Ft. Pierce Office, 2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982; Walton Road Office, 1664 SE Walton Rd., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952; Tradition Office, 10264 SW Village Parkway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987⁷
Mail: P.O. Box 308, Ft. Pierce, FL 34954⁷
Phone: 772-462-1650²³
Hours: Fort Pierce & Walton Road: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tradition: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.⁷
Website: tcslc.com⁶

Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, Vital Statistics

Address: 5150 NW Milner Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL 34983⁹
Phone: 772-873-4932⁹
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed noon-12:30 p.m.⁹
Website: stlucie.floridahealth.gov/…⁹

St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections

Website: stlucievotes.gov⁴

St. Lucie County Property Appraiser map search

Website: map.paslc.gov/search⁵

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: stlucieclerk.gov/…⁸
Where to send it: Research Department; online form, fax 772-462-6908, mail P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954, or in person¹²
Pa requests: Property Appraiser public records request page⁵

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in St. Lucie County?

The St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller, Recording Department keeps deed records. To order copies: Research Department: online request form, fax 772-462-6908, mail to P.O. Box 700, or in person; 2 to 7 business days. Plain copies: $1.00 per page (not larger than 14" x 8.5"); $5.00 per page if larger. Certified copies: $2.00 per document certification; Research Department deputy-assisted certification is $2 statutory fee + $1.50 Clerk service fee + $1/page.²¹²³

How much is a birth certificate in St. Lucie County?

$17 first certificate; $17 each additional; $10 rush.⁹

Where do I get a divorce decree in St. Lucie County?

Judgment from the clerk in the county where granted.¹⁹

How much does a marriage license cost in St. Lucie County?

$86.00 (three-day wait); $61.00 with premarital course certificate.³

How do I look up who owns a property in St. Lucie County?

Use the property search of the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser: apps.paslc.gov/search-real-estate⁵

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 St. Lucie County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 24 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
Recording DepartmentSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Fees & CostsSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
.gov registry current-full.csvCISA / get.gov
HomeSt. Lucie County Property Appraiser
County officials listFlorida Department of Revenue
HomeSt. Lucie County Tax Collector
HomeSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Birth CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in St. Lucie County
Death CertificatesFlorida Department of Health in St. Lucie County
S. 865.09 F.S. Fictitious Name ActThe Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
Public Records RequestSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
HomeSt. Lucie County
TaxesSt. Lucie County Tax Collector
Locations & HoursSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Fort Pierce CourthouseNineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Marriage LicensesSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Marriage CertificatesFlorida Department of Health
Divorce or Annulment CertificatesFlorida Department of Health
ProbateSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
History of the OfficeSt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
FamilySt. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
DirectorySt. Lucie County Tax Collector
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau