Leon County
Home to Tallahassee, the Florida capital, Leon County was established in 1824. The county is named for Spanish explorer - Juan Ponce de Leon, the first European to explore Florida. Leon County covers 668.4 square miles of land area and is home to over 292,000 residents.
The county court and circuit court both located in the same courthouse (Leon County Courthouse) make up the trial court system in Leon County. The county court hears cases of misdemeanors and violations of county and municipal ordinances. The court also presides over civil dissolution, simplified divorces, and simplified small claims procedures for eligible civil claims within financial limits.
Circuit courts handle cases that are beyond the jurisdiction of the county court. It has multiple divisions to handle various case types, such as felonies, family law (name change, marriage dissolution, adoptions, child or spousal support issues, and paternity issues), juvenile dependency, juvenile delinquency, mental health matters, and probate matters.
The Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller is the keeper of court records in the county. The clerk maintains records of civil, criminal, traffic, family law, and probate proceedings at the county's courts. However, not all records maintained by the clerk are publicly accessible. Public court records are documents of proceedings in the county's courts that are not confidential or sealed under the law.
To obtain certified copies of Leon County public court records, you can contact the county clerk's office at:
Leon County Courthouse
301 South Monroe Street, #100
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Also, the Leon County clerk of the circuit court allows the public to search court records in the following ways:
- Court Records : This allows users to self-serve for some public court record types when images are available for case types such as County Civil (CC), Circuit Civil (CC), Traffic (TR), Small Claims (SC), Criminal Traffic (CT), Felony (CF), and Misdemeanor (MM)
- Secure Web : Permits registered users access case types (CA, CC, SC, TR, CT, MM, CF) and sensitive cases when images are available in the case types Probate (CP), Family Law (DR), and Guardianship (GA)
- Submit and Track Court Records Request : Allows the public to request assistance of the clerk's office for cases with no images available
The Leon County clerk of court does not charge for electronic copies of court records. However, there is a $2 fee for certification, $1 per page fee for copies, and $5 per page fee for oversized copies of court records.
