Florida, Brevard County
Where Melbourne's records are kept. Melbourne has its own city government, police department, clerk's office and utility office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Melbourne'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.
City records
Official site of the City of Melbourne in Brevard County, with City Hall at 900 East Strawbridge Avenue. It offers City Council agendas and videos, council district maps, municipal boards, utility billing and building permits.
Open official site City of MelbournePolice & jail
The Melbourne Police Department at 250 W. NASA Boulevard works with business partners, neighborhood watch groups and community leaders, with a division phone directory, crime statistics and its Records Division.
Open official site Melbourne Police DepartmentCity records
Melbourne police public records are requested online, by phone or by fax. The Police Records window is open Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a community crime map is offered.
Open official site Melbourne Police Records DivisionCity records
The Melbourne City Clerk is custodian of all city records and the contact for public records, supports the Mayor and City Council and superintends city elections.
Open official site Melbourne City Clerk's OfficeCity records
Melbourne Utility Billing: open a new account, sewer credits, the rate table, groups that help with water bills, delinquent accounts, construction meter requests and resident portal answers.
Open official site Melbourne Utility BillingState 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
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 RegistryVital records
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts table for the city of Melbourne, Florida: 84,678 people in the 2020 Census, the latest population estimate, and figures on age, sex, housing, income and local businesses.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
City government site for Melbourne, Florida with bill payment, trash and recycling, water and traffic advisories, plans and permits, parks and golf, police department news and the council calendar.
Open official site City of MelbourneEverything else, organized
10 more Melbourne sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Melbourne, a place of 84,678 people, is in Brevard County. Court and property records sit with Brevard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Melbourne's own offices are in the cards above, and our Brevard County page lists each county office.
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 registration where Florida offers it, polling places and the local election office for Melbourne.
Deeds for property in Melbourne are recorded by the Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Brevard 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.
Businesses that operate in Melbourne register with the Florida Division of Corporations, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Melbourne requires one, comes from the town or Brevard County.
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.