Florida, Manatee County
Where Longboat Key's records are kept. Longboat Key has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Longboat Key's own offices, along with State of Florida offices; the Manatee County offices are on our Manatee County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
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 ClearinghousePolice & jail
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
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.
Open official site FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator RegistryFederal
data.census.gov profile of the town of Longboat Key, Florida, which counted 7,505 people in the 2020 Census, with recent survey estimates on income, schooling, jobs, homes and insurance, each tied to its table.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
On the Town of Longboat Key site: commission agendas and live meetings, public records requests, permit search, utility billing, flood and elevation certificate maps and hurricane information. Town Hall: 501 Bay Isles Road, 941-316-1999.
Open official site Town of Longboat KeyEverything else, organized
11 more Longboat Key sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Longboat Key, a place of 7,505 people, is in Manatee County, whose county seat is Bradenton. Court and property records sit with Manatee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Longboat Key's own offices are in the cards above, and our Manatee County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 12 investigations with a Longboat Key address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $59,289 in back wages agreed for 15 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.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Training, LLC | 1 | $53,403 | 1 |
| FFE Solutions, LLC. | 1 | $2,608 | 4 |
| Beth Callans Management Corporation | 1 | $1,393 | 1 |
| Continental Kitchens, Inc. | 1 | $1,336 | 7 |
| Euphemia Haye Restaurant, Inc. | 1 | $319 | 1 |
| Pad & Chi, Inc. | 1 | $230 | 1 |
| Key Club Associates Limited Partnership | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Hardy Services, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Colital, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Moore's Stonecrab Restaurant | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Pattigeorge's | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Dry Dock Waterfront Grill LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Longboat Key, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Florida wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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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 Longboat Key.
Deeds for property in Longboat Key are recorded by the Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Manatee County page lists the county offices.
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.
Same county
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.