Florida, Brevard County
Where Cocoa's records are kept. Court and property records for Cocoa sit with Brevard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida.
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Cocoa relies on Brevard County and the State of Florida for its public records. The cards below are the Florida state offices, and the Brevard County offices are on our Brevard County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County 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 FloridaState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
The U.S. Department of Justice runs NSOPW, which searches the public sex offender registries of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Indian Country by name or location.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
The federal judiciary's PACER service lets registered users search and download filings from every federal court for 10 cents a page, 12 cents from January 2027; small quarterly bills are waived.
Open official site Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)Police & jail
Quick search for missing children and sex offenders near Cocoa Florida.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children – FloridaProperty 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 ResourcesEverything else, organized
17 more Cocoa sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Cocoa, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Cocoa keeps its own council and town business records. Each Brevard County office is listed on our Brevard County page.
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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. Registered offenders are required by law to update their address information regularly with local law enforcement.
Public records in Cocoa, Florida are managed by multiple agencies: the Cocoa 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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Other places in Brevard County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Brevard County records are on the county page.