Florida, Polk County
Where Bartow's records are kept. Court and property records for Bartow sit with Polk County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida.
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Bartow relies on Polk County and the State of Florida for its public records. The cards below are the Florida state offices, and the Polk County offices are on our Polk County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The state's law enforcement offers the public background checks of an individual's criminal history of offenses occurring in Florida. Records of individuals which have been arrested and or fingerprinted. Results are returned online after selecting.
Open official site Florida Department of Law Enforcement Computerized Criminal HistoryPolice & jail
The FBI Tampa Field Office covers Polk County, Florida. Report federal crimes and tips to this office; your own FBI record comes from the FBI Identity History Summary service.
Open official site FBI Tampa Field OfficePolice & jail
Search database of Florida warrant information.
Open official site Florida Wanted Person InformationPolice & jail
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement search lists the sexual offenders and predators registered in the state and can be searched by name, address or neighborhood.
Open official site Florida Sex Offenders Registration Photos Location and AlertsPolice & jail
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, home of the Florida Highway Patrol, is the state repository for crash reports, sold online through its Florida Crash Portal to parties allowed by law.
Open official site Florida Department of Highway PatrolState records
Request a Florida criminal history record, ask to seal or expunge a record, search the sex offender registry and missing persons alerts, and send a public records request to FDLE.
Open official site Florida Department of Law EnforcementState records
The Florida Division of Corporations search gives every corporation, LLC and partnership registered with the state, with its officers, its registered agent and its filings.
Open official site Florida Division of Corporations Access to Recorded DocumentsState records
Lookup past dormant accounts under your name reported by retail and commercial banks, an insurance company, securities, utility companies and trusts. An individual's name or business name search returns results online without fees. Reports will show.
Open official site Unclaimed Property SearchState records
View detailed information of the notary's name, commission issuance date, status, expiration date, bonding agency and mailing address. Freely access the state's instant database of all notaries commissioned and bonded in Florida.
Open official site Florida Statewide Commissioned Notary VerificationState records
Consumer services to verify the status of a license registration held by finance companies, collection agencies, lenders, brokers, dealers and businesses that offer money services. Responsible for oversight for financial services. Resources include.
Open official site Florida Office of Financial Regulation License DataState records
The Florida Office of Financial Regulation lists the banks, credit unions, trust companies and other institutions it licenses and the actions it has taken against them.
Open official site Florida Financial Institution SearchState records
Info and applications for obtaining business licenses in FL.
Open official site Florida LicensesEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Bartow, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Bartow, a place of 19,309 people, is the seat of Polk County, so most county offices are in Bartow itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Polk County office is listed on our Polk County page.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is Phosphorus-Phosphates.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Florida sinkholes are karst, not mine subsidence.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Florida is run by the Florida Division of Elections, and the county Supervisor of Elections keeps the roll for Bartow. You can register online, by mail or in person. The deadline to register to vote for an upcoming election is 29 days before the election.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Florida come from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. The fee is $9 for the first computer generated birth certification (includes the $9 search fee); $4 for each additional copy. Local county health departments take mail in and walk in requests for Florida birth records from 1917 to the present; fees vary by county.
Deeds for property in Bartow are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, as county recorder, the county Property Appraiser sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Collector sends the tax bill. Our Polk County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Bartow register with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), which runs the state business entity search. Counties and cities may levy a local business tax and issue local business tax receipts under Chapter 205, Florida Statutes.
Florida criminal history checks are run by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Information Services. The fee is $24.00 per search, plus a $1.00 credit card processing fee. Online name based search of public Florida criminal history through the FDLE Instant Search (results are not certified), or a certified request; FDLE no longer takes mailed request forms.
Same county
Other places in Polk County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Polk County records are on the county page.