Public Records

The Clerk’s Office is committed to providing the public with easy access to the public records which it retains. Before submitting a request, consider searching our records online by clicking Court Records, Official Records, or Board Records. Additionally, there are public viewing terminals located on-site that may be utilized for the search and viewing of public records.

Public records requests may be made in person, by mail, email, or fax at:

St. Johns County Clerk of Court

Attn: Records Management

4010 Lewis Speedway

Saint Augustine, FL 32084

Email: records@stjohnsclerk.com

Requesting Research

To ensure accurate and expeditious fulfillment of your request, please provide the following items:

• Written request for research (click here for form).
• Payment by an accepted method listed below (payment must be received before copies are made, no exceptions).
• A self-addressed and stamped envelope for return of the requested copies (if requesting copies to be returned via mail OR if requesting certified copies).

Forms:

• Request for Records Research and/or Copies Form
• Credit Card Authorization Form

For copies of:

• Criminal and Non-Criminal Records email: felony@stjohnsclerk.com
• Family Records email: familydl@stjohnsclerk.com
• Civil Records email: civil@stjohnsclerk.com
• Probate Records email: probate@stjohnsclerk.com
• Traffic Records email: traffic@stjohnsclerk.com

Fee Schedule:
$2.00	Research Fee (per name and per year if no case number is provided)
$5.00	Large request (more than 15 minutes and in addition to normal fees – per ¼ hour)
$1.00	Copies of a court record (per page – paper and digital)
$0.15	Copies of a board record (per page – paper and digital)
$1.00	Copies of a marriage license (per page – paper and digital)
$2.00	Certification of copies (per document – available for paper copies only)
$7.00	Exemplification letter (certifying the court documents are true and correct)*
$7.00	Diligent search letter (certifying the results of a court records search)
$42.00	Digital copy of an official record book (per book)
$60.00	Digital copy of a map book (per book)
$2.00	Fax Fee (per fax)
$5.00	Media Fee for providing copies on USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD

* The exemplification letter is in addition to the costs of $1.00 per page for copies and $2.00 certification per document.

Payment Methods:

• Cash (in person only)
• Personal check, money order, or cashier’s check made payable to the St. Johns County Clerk of Court.
• Credit Card (Please Note: A convenience fee of 3.5% will be added to the authorized amount in accordance with the Clerk’s merchant services contract – Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted)