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Palm Beach County Tax Collector, Local Business Tax

The Palm Beach County Tax Collector issues the local business tax receipt every business in the county needs. Governmental Center, 301 North Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. Phone (561) 355-2264.

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Property records

Palm Beach County Property Tax Information

The Palm Beach County Tax Collector bills and collects the property taxes, and the records show the parcel, the owner and what is charged and paid on it each year.

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Palm Beach County Library

Palm Beach County Library, with the catalog, branch information and the local history and reference collections it holds.

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Palm Beach County at a glance

State
Florida
County seat
West Palm Beach
Population
1,492,191
Area
2,383 sq mi
Founded
1909
Cities and towns
28

Palm Beach County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Palm Beach County.

Police Departments. In addition to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Palm Beach County, including the West Palm Beach Police Department, Boca Raton Police Department, and Delray Beach Police Department. These agencies often collaborate with the Sheriff's Office on major crimes and regional initiatives, making sure of a coordinated approach to public safety across Palm Beach County.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), headquartered at 3228 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas and several municipalities under contract. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw leads the agency, which can be contacted through the office’s website. To search for inmates housed at Palm Beach County Main Detention Center (located at 3228 Gun Club Road) or the South County Jail (20000 South Military Trail, Boca Raton), the public can access the Inmate Information Search tool at pbso.org/inmate search, which provides booking information, charges, bond amounts, and projected release dates. Municipal police departments operating within Palm Beach County include the West Palm Beach area Police Department, Boca Raton Police Department, Delray Beach Police Department, Boynton Beach Police Department, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, Jupiter Police Department, Lake Worth Beach Police Department, Riviera Beach Police Department, and Palm Beach Police Department, among others serving Palm Beach County's 38 incorporated municipalities. Arrest records in Palm Beach County are public records accessible under Florida Statute Chapter 119, the Florida Public Records Law, which mandates that all state, county, and municipal records are open for inspection unless specifically exempted.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Palm Beach County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Palm Beach County

Old mine sites
6
Sites with no status in the records
1
Still producing
12
Main minerals
crushed stone
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
48
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, borrow pit, sand pit, gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1946 to 1983
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 19 named mine sites inside the county, 6 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 48 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is crushed stone.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Florida sinkholes are karst, not mine subsidence.

Palm Beach County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Florida mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Palm Beach County (19 shown, 48 unnamed on the map)

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Palm Beach County public-records FAQs

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Palm Beach County. Ask that agency for its record. Under section 901.43, Florida Statutes, anyone who publishes arrest booking photographs may not solicit or accept a fee to remove them, and must remove a photograph without charge within 10 calendar days after a written request sent by registered mail.

How do I get a criminal background check in Palm Beach County, Florida?

The Florida criminal history record comes from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Information Services. Online name based search of public Florida criminal history through the FDLE Instant Search (results are not certified), or a certified request; FDLE no longer takes mailed request forms. Fee: $24.00 per search, plus a $1.00 credit card processing fee.

How can I look up sex offenders in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Search the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators (FDLE), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Register with the county Supervisor of Elections or through the Florida Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register to vote for an upcoming election is 29 days before the election.

How do I look up property records in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Palm Beach County are kept by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court, as county recorder. Property values are set by the county Property Appraiser, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Certified birth and death certificates for Florida come from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Local county health departments take mail in and walk in requests for Florida birth records from 1917 to the present; fees vary by county. By mail to Florida Department of Health, Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Fl 32231-0042, walk in at 1217 N Pearl St., Jacksonville, at a county health department, or online and by phone through VitalChek (877-550-7330), the only contracted vendor. Fee: $9 for the first computer generated birth certification (includes the $9 search fee); $4 for each additional copy.

How do I find business license records in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Business entity filings are searched with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz). Counties and cities may levy a local business tax and issue local business tax receipts under Chapter 205, Florida Statutes.

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