Florida, Brevard County
Where Cocoa Beach's records are kept. Cocoa Beach has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Cocoa Beach's own offices, along with State of Florida offices; the Brevard County offices are on our Brevard County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
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.
Open official site FDLE Florida Criminal History Record CheckProperty records
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.
Open official site Florida Department of Revenue Property Tax OversightState records
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.
Open official site State Library of Florida Genealogy ResourcesCounty court
Covers bankruptcy cases in Florida's Middle District and posts each judge's hearing calendar, filing fees, court hours and locations, unclaimed funds and free lawyer clinics run online or by bar associations.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of FloridaCounty court
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.
Open official site Florida CourtsVital 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.
Open official site Florida Department of Health Certificates and RecordsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Florida Department of Corrections Offender Information SearchState records
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.
Open official site FDLE Missing Endangered Persons Information ClearinghouseState records
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.
Open official site FCIC Public Access System Wanted Persons SearchPolice & jail
Florida Department of Law Enforcement registry searchable by name, address radius, campus or internet identifier, with free email alerts when an offender moves nearby; FDLE does not independently confirm reported information.
Open official site FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator SearchVital records
Federal statistics table for Cocoa Beach city, Florida, from the U.S. Census Bureau, giving basic population, business and geography facts; an information icon beside each row names the survey behind it.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Get building and parking permits, property tax answers, agendas and minutes, and public safety and recreation information, or report a concern, on the Cocoa Beach site. City offices: 2 S. Orlando Ave.
Open official site City of Cocoa BeachEverything else, organized
11 more Cocoa Beach sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Cocoa Beach, a place of 11,354 people, is in Brevard County. Court and property records sit with Brevard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Cocoa Beach's own offices are in the cards above, and our Brevard County page lists each county office.
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Certified birth and death certificates come from the Florida Department of Health office in Brevard County or the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville; a computer-certified birth certificate is $9. Marriage records are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the license was issued. Certified copies can be requested online, by mail, or in person. Fees and identification requirements apply.
The Florida sex offender registry is publicly accessible online through the Florida State Police website. You can search by name, address, zip code, or city to find registered sex offenders near Cocoa Beach. Registered offenders are required by law to update their address information regularly with local law enforcement.
Public records in Cocoa Beach, Florida are managed by multiple agencies: the Cocoa Beach City Clerk (municipal records, ordinances), the Brevard County Clerk of Court (court records), the Brevard County Assessor (property records), the Brevard County Sheriff (arrest and inmate records), and the Florida vital records office (birth, death, marriage). All operate under the Florida Sunshine Law.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.