Public Records

Make a Public Record Request

The Public Records Division oversees the management of all paper and electronic records created by the County, provides mail/courier services for the County and Constitutional Officers and provides in-house centralized scanning, copying and printing services for all County departments.

Other Agency Records

Please contact the appropriate agency directly to request any records related to each:

Manatee County Clerk

  • Official Records
  • County Board Records
  • Court Records
  • Marriage License
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Deeds and Plats

Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MSO)

  • Incident Reports
  • Background Checks

Manatee County Tax Collector

  • Property Tax Payments
  • Driver Licenses
  • Tag Registration
  • Mobile Home Registration

Manatee County Property Appraiser

  • Property Documents
  • Homestead Exemption
  • Search of a property address

Requesting records

Different entities are able to provide different types of records upon request in accordance with the Public Records Act.

To request items such as permits, building records and media, contact our Public Records division through the methods mentioned below.

Make a Request

You may request public records by the following means:

Hours & Location

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Manatee County Government
Administration Building
Second Floor
1112 Manatee Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34205

As permitted by Chapter 119.07 of the Florida Statutes, copy charges are as follows:

Prints

  • $0.15 per page - One-Sided (Up to and including 11" x 17")
  • $0.20 per page - Double-Sided (Up to and including 11" x 17")
  • $2.00 per page - Size 18" x 24" 
  • $4.00 per page - Size 24" x 36" 

Compact Disk (CD)

  • $10.00 per CD*

*Research fees may apply, if applicable.

Certification Stamp

  • $1.00 per page

Special Service Fee

In accordance with F.S. 119.07(4)(d):

If the nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected or copied pursuant to this subsection is such as to require extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.