Where Boca Raton's records are kept. Boca Raton has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Boca Raton's own offices, along with State of Florida offices; the Palm Beach County offices are on our Palm Beach County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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FDLE Florida Criminal History Record Check
FDLE, Florida's central criminal history repository, charges $24 per check: the instant online search adds a $1 card fee and is uncertified, while certified or noncertified results come back by mail.
Florida Department of Revenue Property Tax Oversight
The Department of Revenue guides the county property appraisers, tax collectors and value adjustment boards who run Florida property tax, and posts forms, Truth in Millage details and links to county officials.
Florida Department of State guide to genealogy sources at the State Library, including Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3 and HeritageQuest used on site; birth and death records come from a state bureau in Jacksonville.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
Clerk's offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays; the court also runs free information sessions where a bankruptcy attorney gives general advice.
Florida's state court website, supported by the Office of the State Courts Administrator, links the Supreme Court, six district courts of appeal and 20 circuit courts, with family law forms and appellate docket search.
Florida Department of Health Certificates and Records
Issues Florida birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, makes amendments and corrections and handles apostilles; online and phone orders run through VitalChek, the only vendor the department recommends.
Florida Department of Corrections Offender Information Search
Look up felony offenders sentenced to Florida state prison or state supervision by name or DC number, with current and prior offenses; county jail and county probation cases are not included.
Official Government Resourcespubapps.fdc.myflorida.com
FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse
Search Florida missing and unidentified person cases by category, such as endangered, runaway, parental abduction or disaster victim, and by name, county, city, age, race or sex, with an images only view.
FDLE search of people wanted by Florida law enforcement agencies, covering only records those agencies chose to make public and updated every 24 hours; report sightings to local police instead of acting yourself.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement compiles this registry from corrections, motor vehicle, police and offender reports; search by name or near an address, see absconded offenders and sign up for free email alerts.
Official Government Resourcesoffender.fdle.state.fl.us
Latest Census Bureau numbers for Boca Raton city, Florida: population estimates, veterans, median household income, housing and businesses, built from Population Estimates, the decennial census and American Community Survey data.
Boca Raton City Hall at 201 West Palmetto Park Road, phone 561-393-7700, with building permits, bill payment, meetings and agendas, elections, public notices, public records requests and GIS maps.
Boca Raton, a place of 97,422 people, is in Palm Beach County, whose county seat is West Palm Beach. Court and property records sit with Palm Beach County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Boca Raton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Palm Beach County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Boca Raton, Florida
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 249 investigations with a Boca Raton address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $4,508,200 in back wages agreed for 4,189 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 219 whose address on the record is in Boca Raton; 74 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 194 more with smaller records are on the Florida wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.
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How do I register to vote in Boca Raton, Florida?
Voter registration in Florida is run by the Florida Division of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Boca Raton.
How do I look up property records in Boca Raton, Florida?
Deeds for property in Boca Raton are recorded by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Palm Beach County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Boca Raton, Florida?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Florida come from the state vital records office, Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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