Service Charges & Fees Escrow Accounts Search Online: Official Records Court Records Tax Deeds County Commission Minutes The Life of a Document: See the Journey! Contact the Records Service Center: Main Courthouse 205 North Dixie Highway 4th Floor, Room 4.25 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4526 West Palm Beach, FL  33402-4526 Phone: (561) 355-2932 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Except legal holidays

Records Service Center - Photocopy

Terri Marlen, Manager
(561) 355-2976
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The Photocopy department provides copies/certified copies of the following documents:

• Official Records such as: Deeds, Mortgages, Judgments, Liens, Marriage Licenses, etc.
• Various types of court records including Circuit Civil/Probate and most Unified Family Court cases.
• Progress Dockets from Circuit Civil/Probate, County Civil, and most Unified Family Court cases.
• Plats: Subdivision, Road, and Lake Worth Drainage District - available in either legal size (8½" x 14") or 24" x 36" Bond or Vellum.

*Please Note: For Active/Open cases which reside in South, North or West County: Copies and/or information must be obtained directly from that branch.

For fee information, please see Records Service Center Service Charges & Fees.

How to Order Copies For Pickup:          Escrow Accounts

All of the above types of records may be obtained by visiting the Photocopy area in Room 4.2500 on the 4th floor of the downtown Courthouse.

If you have the necessary information, you may place your order by phone or fax. ( (561) 355-2976 / Fax (561) 355-2985. We are unable to fax copies at this time.

You may obtain copies of the following documents at all Branch locations:

• Official Record documents recorded from January 1, 1968 to Present.
• Pleadings from Case Files (Active) which reside at the Branches.
• Progress Dockets for cases 1988 to present.

How to Order Copies by mail:

Our mailing address for general delivery is:
P.O. Box 4526, West Palm Beach, FL. 33402

Our physical address for express mail is:
205 N. Dixie Hwy., Photocopy - room 4.2500, West Palm Beach, FL. 33401

When requesting copies via mail, payment is required in advance. Any orders which exceed $50.00 require a deposit of approximately 50% of the total copy amount. If you are unsure of the number of pages involved, please contact the appropriate department to obtain this information.

Please refer to the following guide for necessary information when ordering copies.

Official Record Documents:

When ordering Official Record documents, the following information is required:

• Official Record Book and Page
• Number of pages.

To obtain this information, please contact us for assistance with searching the Official Records. ( (561) 355-1696 or write to: Clerk & Comptroller, Palm Beach County, P.O. Box 4526, West Palm Beach, FL 33402-4526

Pleadings from Case Files:

When ordering pleadings from case files, the following information is required:

• Complete case number.
• Docket entry number(s) for desired pleading(s).

For the case number, please contact the appropriate department, as follows:

Circuit Civil	- File type CL -	(561)355-2986
Family	- File type CD -	(561)355-6511
Support	- File type CD -	(561)355-2937
Probate	- File type CP -	(561)355-2900
Guardianship	- File type CG -	(561)355-6511
County Civil	- File types MS/MC -	(561)355-2500

Progress Dockets for Court Cases:

When ordering copies of Progress Dockets, the following information is required:

•  Complete case number.
•  Specify either "Entire Docket" or "from a desired docket entry number to the end of docket."

Departments within Legal Record Services:

Life of a document

Records Service Center

Recording