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Sumter County Criminal Court
Sumter County Criminal Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Sumter County Criminal Records
Background checks, accident and offense reports.
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Vital records
Florida Department of Health in Sumter County Certificates
The Florida Department of Health in Sumter County issues certified Florida birth and death certificates by mail or in person at its local vital statistics office.
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Sumter County Economic Development
Sumter County government economic development division helps businesses start, expand or relocate in Sumter County, Florida, led by an economic development director under the county administrator.
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Sumter County Directory of Departments
Index of Sumter County's services and resources.
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Sumter County Civil Court
Court of limited and general jurisdiction.
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Property records
Sumter County Property Appraiser
The Sumter County Property Appraiser, 218 E McCollum Avenue, Bushnell, with a second office at 7375 Powell Rd, Wildwood, phone 352-569-6800. Offers property record search, a GIS map, tax estimates and online homestead applications.
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Sumter County Recorded Documents
Search and order recorded documents in the county.
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Sumter County Divorces, Family Law court
Dissolution of marriage occuring in Sumter.
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Sumter County Property Tax Information
The Sumter 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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Sumter County Library
The Sumter County public library gives readers its catalogue, its online databases and the local history and genealogy collections it holds for the county.
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Sumter County Probate Courts
The Sumter County Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the county's court case files, takes the filings and the fees and issues certified copies of the records.
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- Sumter Voter Registration and ElectionsRegistered voters and information.
- Passports from Sumter County CourtRequestion and applications for passports
- Sumter County Marriage RecordsGet information regarding obtaining marriage records in Sumter County.
- Sumter County Sex OffendersInformation regarding registered sex offender.
- Sumter County Inmate and Most WantedSearch the inmate search public database.
- Sumter County Traffic CourtsCitations, fines and traffic court and school information.
- Sumter County Juvenile CourtCourt matters involving delinquent minors (under 18 years old).
- Sumter County Court FormsForms for Sumter courts.
Local record guide
About public records in Sumter County
County profile
Sumter County at a glance
- State
- Florida
- County seat
- Bushnell
- Population
- 129,752
- Area
- 580 sq mi
- Founded
- 1853
- Cities and towns
- 9
Sumter County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sumter County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Sumter County.
Police Departments. In addition to Sumter County Sheriff's Office, several city police departments operate within Sumter County, including the Wildwood Police Department and the Bushnell Police Department. These municipal departments handle law enforcement within their respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers the unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Sumter County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff William O. 'Bill' Farmer Jr, is the primary law enforcement agency for Sumter County with headquarters located at 7361 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785. Sumter County Detention Center, located adjacent to the Sheriff's Office complex in Wildwood, houses inmates arrested in Sumter County.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
• Phone: (352) 569-1600
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Sumter County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Sumter County
- Old mine sites
- 3
- Sites with no status in the records
- 5
- Still producing
- 15
- Main minerals
- crushed stone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 44
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- quarry, sand pit, open pit mine or quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1958 to 1969
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 23 named mine sites inside the county, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 44 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.
Florida mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Sumter County (23 shown, 44 unnamed on the map)
- Dixie LimeplantCalcium | Producer
- Angelo's Crushed Concrete, Inc. - Sumter MineLimestone, General | Unknown
- Dixie Lime & Stone Co.(Coleman #2)Limestone, General | Producer
- Dixie Lime and Stone Co. - Central MineLimestone, General | Producer
- Florida Crushed Stone - Center Hill QuarryLimestone, General | Producer
- Florida Crushed Stone - St. Catherine QuarryLimestone, General | Producer
- L.J.Stephens Transp., Centerhill QuarryLimestone, General | Producer
- M.J. Stavola - Sumterville MineLimestone, General | Producer
- Maynard Ventures Five, Inc. - Maynard MineLimestone, General | Unknown
- American Peat - Cherry Lake PitPeat | Producer
- John E. Loy - Loy's PitPeat | Producer
- Bedrock Resources - C470 MineSand | Producer
- Hewitt Contracting Company, Inc. - Hewitt MineSand | Unknown
- Logan Sitework Contractiors, Inc. - Logan MineSand | Unknown
- Central Florida Excavating - Brown Fish PondSand and Gravel, Construction | Producer
- Aglime PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Center Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Center Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Dix-FilStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Mabel PlantStone, Crushed/Broken | Plant
- Saint Catherine QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
- Sumter Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer
- Sumterville Lime QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer
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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Sumter County, Florida?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Sumter County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County, Florida?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Sumter County are kept by the Sumter 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 Sumter 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.
Where do I find court records in Sumter County, Florida?
Court records for Sumter County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard the case. See Sumter County Criminal Court (https://www.sumterclerk.com/index.cfm/criminal) to search cases and request copies.
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