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Public Records Search Department

Terri Marlen, Manager
(561) 355-4638
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Mission Statement

This department assists the public in searching for documents recorded in the Official Record Books of Palm Beach County by name or legal description.

The office opens to the public at 8:00 a.m. and closes to walk-in business at 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday except legal holidays.

Phone operators are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The mailing address is P.O. Box 4526, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33402-4526.

The telephone number is 561/355-2932 or 561/355-2965. To receive assistance for a simple search over the telephone please have the full name you wish searched and the exact year the document was recorded or provide a legal description and an approximate date of recording.

We cannot do searches on Fictitious Names, UCCs or liens over the phone due to the length of time involved in the search. However, you may come in and search yourself or request a search by mail. For a mail search, please furnish the exact name you wish searched, your name, self addressed return envelope and the appropriate fee.

The fee is $1.50 per name per year searched or $1.50 per legal description per year searched.
Please make your check payable to: Clerk of the Circuit Court and mail it to P.O. Box 4526, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33402-4526.

If you also wish a copy of the document, you must obtain the number of pages associated with the document and enclose $1.00 per page. If you wish the document to be certified it is an additional $1.50 for certification.

To obtain a Clerk's affidavit pertaining to the last owner of record or the book and page numbers of a specific plat, the fee is $6.00 for the affidavit and $1.50 per year searched.
Please make your check payable to: Clerk of the Circuit Court and mail it to P.O. Box 4526, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33402-4526.

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