Florida, Brevard County
Where Palm Bay's records are kept. Palm Bay has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Palm Bay'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
The Palm Bay City Clerk at 120 Malabar Road coordinates city elections with Brevard County, manages council agendas and minutes, codifies ordinances and oversees the citywide public records program.
Open official site Palm Bay Office of the City ClerkCity records
Palm Bay takes public records requests online through its GovQA portal or by phone, mail, email or in person, and refers lien searches to Orange Data.
Open official site City of Palm Bay Public RecordsPolice & jail
The Palm Bay Police Department at 130 Malabar Rd. SE offers police records, victim services and a sex offender search, and keeps safe exchange zones at its main station and substation.
Open official site Palm Bay Police DepartmentCity records
Palm Bay Police Records takes report requests online and at its records lobby window on weekdays, and explains how crime victims can ask for Marsy's Law redaction.
Open official site Palm Bay Police RecordsCity records
The Palm Bay Building Department at 110 Malabar Rd SE takes and reviews permit applications through its ePermitHub Digital Plan Room, with forms, fee schedules, flood information and a permit map.
Open official site Palm Bay Building DepartmentState 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's offender search, from the Department of Law Enforcement, takes a full or partial name, city, county or zip code, filters by offender type and legal status, and offers a downloadable data file.
Open official site FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator SearchVital records
Census Bureau QuickFacts entry for Palm Bay city, Florida showing population estimates, shares of residents under 18 and 65 and over, disability and health insurance rates, labor force, per capita income and poverty.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Official site of the City of Palm Bay, Florida, at 120 Malabar Road, with the City Clerk, agendas and minutes, public records requests, building permits, utility billing and police and fire contacts.
Open official site City of Palm BayEverything else, organized
12 more Palm Bay sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Palm Bay, a place of 119,760 people, is in Brevard County. Court and property records sit with Brevard County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Florida. Palm Bay's own offices are in the cards above, and our Brevard County page lists each county office.
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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 Palm Bay.
Deeds for property in Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay register with the Florida Division of Corporations, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Palm Bay 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.