Pinellas County
Discovered in 1528 by Panfilo de Narvaez, Pinellas County officially became Florida's 48th county on January 1, 1912. With a population of over 959,100 and a total landmass of 280 square miles, it is also Florida's seventh-most populous county and its most densely populated one.
The Pinellas County trial court system consists of a Circuit Court and a County Court. The Circuit Court handles felony cases, civil matters involving amounts of $50,000 or more, all family law and domestic relations matters, juvenile delinquency matters, guardianship, and probate cases. The County Court handles misdemeanors and criminal traffic cases, civil matters involving more than $8,000 but less than $50,000, small claims cases that do not exceed $8,000, ordinance violations, and non-criminal payable infractions. Pinellas County also has a Drug Court, which is a court program that offers eligible non-violent defendants supervised, comprehensive rehabilitative programs as an alternative to traditional incarceration.
Pinellas County public court records refer to documented information generated during court proceedings and other court-related activities in Pinellas County that are accessible to members of the public. These public records include case dockets, transcripts, motions, depositions, juror interviews, jury misconduct hearings, sentencing proceedings, judgments, verdicts, and civil settlement agreements. The Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court is responsible for maintaining these court records (for both the Circuit and County Courts) and making copies available to interested parties where necessary.
The Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court provides a public view portal that you can use to search civil, criminal, traffic, family, and probate case records online. You can also request record searches for Pinellas County court records by using the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Public Request Center platform or visiting any of its office locations or public view terminals across the county. This office typically charges a search fee of $7 per name plus $2 for each year an offense is found. Be aware that additional fees will also apply if you require copies of the records.
