Brevard County
Home to the Patrick Space Force Base and the Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County stretches 72 miles from north to south and has a population of about 600,000 residents. It is situated on the east coast of central Florida and has 16 municipalities. Named after an early settler in Florida, Theodore Washington Brevard, Brevard County is the 10th most populated county in the state.
Three county courts and three circuit courts make up the court system in Brevard County. The county courts have limited jurisdiction over some types of criminal and civil cases. Criminal matters handled by county courts include most misdemeanors and violations of county laws and municipal ordinances. Some juvenile traffic cases may also be handled in this court. County courts handle civil and equity cases where the amount in dispute is up to $15,000, exclusive of interest. The courts share jurisdiction with circuit courts over disputes in some homeowners' associations and landlord-tenant cases. Uncontested divorce and civil dissolution cases may be heard in county courts.
The circuit courts have general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases, but usually only handle cases beyond the jurisdiction of county courts. cases handled by the circuit courts include felonies, abuse prevention orders, probate matters, family law cases, juvenile matters, and mental health cases.
The clerk of court Brevard County keeps court records from the proceedings of cases in the courts in the county. You can obtain certified copies of court records by visiting the office location of the clerk of court in the county. Alternatively, you can search case records online using the Brevard Electronic Court Application (BECA) case search on the clerk of court website.
The BECA case search allows users to find case information in the following categories:
- Appeals
- Circuit Civil
- County Civil
- County Ordinance
- Criminal Traffic
- Domestic Relations
- Felony
- Guardianship
- Mental Health
- Misdemeanor
- Municipal Ordinance
- Non-Criminal Infraction
- Probate
- Small Claims
- Traffic
