Broward County Clerk of Courts (FL): Case Search & Records

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Broward County Clerk of Courts (FL): Case Search & Records

The Broward County Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts is the official local office for court case records, case search, court documents, certified court copies, traffic and misdemeanor payments, civil filings, family and probate records, marriage licenses, passport acceptance, and many courthouse services in Broward County, Florida.

For most people, the best starting point is the Clerk’s official online Case Search. If the document is not viewable online, if you need a certified copy, or if the case is older, use the Clerk’s records request or Archives process instead.

Search Broward Court Cases Request Court Records Locations & Google Map

Independent guide last reviewed September 2026. Confirm current hours, fees, access rules, court closures, and service availability on the official Broward Clerk website before visiting, filing, or paying.

Quick Facts: Broward County Clerk of Courts

Official office Broward County Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts.
Clerk of Court Brenda D. Forman is listed by the Clerk website as Clerk of Court for Broward County.
Main courthouse address 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
Main phone 954-831-6565.
General phone assistance Telephone agents are listed as available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., excluding courthouse holidays.
Common division hours Many Clerk divisions list Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Some divisions have different hours.
Best search details Case number, citation number, party name, case type, filing year, and date of birth when the search form allows it.
Not the same office Deeds, mortgages, liens, and many recorded property documents are searched through Broward County Official Records, not the court case search.
Simple rule: use the Broward Clerk for court cases, court dockets, traffic cases, criminal cases, civil lawsuits, family matters, probate, certified court copies, and marriage/passport Clerk services. Use Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury for Official Records such as deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and recorded property documents.

Request Broward County Court Records, Older Files, and Copies

If a court document is not available online, if you need an older hard-copy file, if you need a certified copy, or if you need Archives staff to locate a record, use the Broward Clerk’s court records request process.

The Clerk explains that access to online court documents depends on the court type, case type, year filed, and the user’s access level. The Clerk also notes that older court documents may need to be purchased through the Archives Division.

Official records requestBroward Clerk Records Request

After opening this link:

  1. Use the online case search first to see whether the case record or document is already available online.
  2. If the document is not available, review the Court Records by Request instructions.
  3. Prepare the case number, defendant or party name, date of birth, year of arrest or filing, case type, and a list of documents requested.
  4. Submit the Court Records Request form only once by the listed method to avoid delay.
  5. Expect processing to take up to two weeks after the request is received, depending on the record and workload.
  6. If the record is recent and viewable online, purchase or view it through the appropriate online or service-location process instead of Archives.
Older civil records Civil electronic document availability is listed by the Clerk from specific filing dates; older files may require a records request or Archives assistance.
Older criminal records Criminal electronic document availability is listed by the Clerk from January 6, 2014 for many access categories.
Traffic and misdemeanor before 2011 The Clerk notes some older traffic and misdemeanor cases may have been purged from the main system and may require a request or in-person search.
Case-party access Some restricted divisions may require Attorney of Record or Registered User access before documents can be viewed electronically.

Official ArchivesBroward Clerk Archives Division

After opening this link:

  1. Use Archives when the document is older, not viewable online, or not available through the current division’s online document access.
  2. Collect the case number, party name, date of birth, year, and document list before contacting Archives.
  3. Check current search, copy, certification, and payment instructions before ordering.
  4. Ask whether the record is public, sealed, expunged, purged, or confidential before assuming it can be released.

Electronic Certified Court Documents in Broward County

Broward Clerk offers electronic certified court documents for purchase on the Clerk website when the case and document are available for viewing online. This can be faster than requesting a paper certified copy, but it only works when the document is eligible and accessible.

If the case or document is not available for online viewing, the Clerk directs users to submit a Court Records Request or to view or obtain court records in person at the appropriate service location.

Official e-certificationBroward Electronic Certified Documents

After opening this link:

  1. Read the overview to confirm that electronic certified court documents are accepted for your purpose.
  2. Search for the case and document through the Clerk’s online case system.
  3. Purchase only the document you actually need, especially if an agency requested a specific order, judgment, disposition, or docket item.
  4. Use the Clerk’s verification tools to authenticate a printed or electronic certified document when needed.
  5. If the document is not viewable, use the Records Request page or visit the proper service location.
Practical tip: before buying an electronic certified document, ask the receiving agency whether it accepts electronic certification. Some agencies still ask for a paper certified copy.

Broward County Clerk of Courts Google Map, Address, Phone, and Courthouse Locations

Broward Clerk services are spread across the Central Judicial Complex and regional courthouse locations. Always check the service you need before driving because not every courthouse handles every division.

Main Courthouse Location

Address: 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Main phone: 954-831-6565

General phone assistance: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., excluding courthouse holidays.

Main divisions nearby: Administration, Appeals, Archives, Circuit Civil, County Civil, Domestic Violence, Evidence, Family, Felony, Traffic and Misdemeanor, and other central courthouse services.

Open Main Courthouse in Google Maps

Central Courthouse / Judicial Complex

201 SE 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Common hours: many divisions list Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; confirm the exact division before visiting.

Central services include Archives, civil, criminal, family, domestic violence, evidence, traffic, misdemeanor, and related court functions.

Central Courthouse Midrise Building

540 SE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Common hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Marriage Central and Child Support Depository services are listed at the Midrise Building.

North Regional Courthouse

1600 W Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Traffic, misdemeanor, county civil, passport applications/photos, marriage applications, ceremonies, circuit civil filings, and probate filings are listed as services.

South Regional Courthouse

3550 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, FL 33021

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Traffic, misdemeanor, county civil, passport applications/photos, marriage applications, ceremonies, circuit civil filings, and probate filings are listed as services.

West Regional Courthouse

100 N Pine Island Road
Plantation, FL 33324

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for many services.

Traffic, misdemeanor, county civil, passport applications/photos, marriage applications, ceremonies, circuit civil filings, and probate filings are listed as services.

Official locationsBroward Clerk Hours, Locations, Rooms, Phones, and Maps

After opening this link:

  1. Find the division you need, such as Archives, County Civil, Circuit Civil, Family, Felony, Traffic, Marriage, Passport, or Domestic Violence.
  2. Confirm the building, room number, phone number, and business hours for that exact division.
  3. Use the official location link or the Google Map button before driving to the courthouse.
  4. Check courthouse holidays and temporary notices before planning an in-person visit.
  5. If your filing is time-sensitive, confirm whether it should be filed at the Central Courthouse or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.

Broward Clerk of Courts Services

The Clerk’s core work includes filing court proceedings, filing and retrieving documents such as arrests, traffic citations, affidavits, marriage licenses, probate documents, and other court-related records, collecting court fees, creating court dockets, and notifying participants.

In plain language, this means the Clerk is the public-facing records and payment office for many Broward County court matters, while judges and courtroom schedules are handled through the court system.

Case search and dockets Search by case number, citation number, or party name, then review docket entries and available documents.
Court records and copies Request copies, certified copies, older documents, purge searches, and Archives records when online access is not enough.
Traffic and misdemeanor Traffic citations, misdemeanor cases, payments, hearing requests, driver’s license reinstatement, and older traffic record searches.
Circuit and county civil Lawsuits, small claims, evictions, foreclosures, garnishments, civil filings, and related records.
Family, probate, and guardianship Family law, divorce records, probate, wills, guardianship, mental health, and restricted-access document questions.
Public services Marriage licenses, ceremonies, passport applications, passport photos, child support depository, injunction filing, and self-help routing.

Official office overviewAbout the Broward Clerk’s Office

After opening this link:

  1. Review the Clerk’s official description of core services.
  2. Use the Clerk Directory link if you need a specific division phone number or room.
  3. Use Case Search for case records, and use the court website for judges, courtroom procedures, or hearing-specific questions.

Traffic Tickets, Misdemeanor Cases, Payments, and Driver’s License Reinstatement

Traffic and misdemeanor records often begin with a citation number, defendant name, or case number. The Clerk’s case search can help locate a case, but a citation may not appear online if it has not yet been entered into the case management system.

If the case is old, purged, or no longer visible in the main system, the Clerk may require a records request or an in-person purged record search through the Traffic and Misdemeanor Division.

Traffic citation search Enter the citation number without dashes or spaces. Boating citations should be searched by party name.
Payment before due date Review payment, election, and court-appearance rules before paying because some cases cannot be resolved online.
Purged traffic records Older traffic or misdemeanor records may require an in-person purged record search or records request.
Driver’s license reinstatement Check with the Clerk division before assuming payment alone clears a suspension or compliance hold.

Official traffic divisionTraffic and Misdemeanor Services

After opening this link:

  1. Review whether your matter is a traffic citation, misdemeanor case, hearing request, compliance issue, or record-copy request.
  2. Use your case number or citation number to match the correct record.
  3. Check whether your case requires a court appearance before paying online.
  4. For older or purged cases, follow the Clerk’s instructions for a purged record search.
  5. Save receipts, confirmation pages, and any reinstatement or compliance information.

Family, Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health, Juvenile, Adoption, and Restricted Records

Family, domestic violence, guardianship, mental health, probate, juvenile, and adoption records can have stronger access restrictions than ordinary civil dockets. Some records require Attorney of Record or Registered User access before electronic documents are visible.

If you are a party to a case and need unredacted or restricted information, you may need to follow the Clerk’s identity-verification or registered-user process instead of relying on anonymous public access.

Family records Divorce, paternity, child support, and family-law records may include confidential or restricted documents.
Probate and guardianship Some probate and guardianship documents may require higher access or a direct request.
Domestic violence Domestic violence records and injunction information can involve safety and confidentiality restrictions.
Juvenile and adoption Juvenile and adoption records are often restricted and may not be available to general public users.

Official FAQBroward Case Search Frequently Asked Questions

After opening this link:

  1. Read the access-level and restricted-document questions before assuming a missing document is unavailable.
  2. If you are a case party, review how identity verification works for additional access.
  3. If you believe sensitive information is displayed publicly in error, follow the Clerk’s online removal request process from the document view.
  4. For sealed, confidential, or exempt items, expect that a court order or direct Clerk review may be required.

Marriage Licenses, Marriage Records, Ceremonies, and Passports

The Broward Clerk handles marriage licenses, certified copies of Broward marriage licenses, civil marriage ceremonies, vow renewals, passport applications, and passport photos at listed courthouse locations.

Marriage-license copy rules depend on the date of the license. The Clerk states that certified copies of marriage licenses issued from 1915 to 1997 may be purchased only in person at Marriage Central, while certified copies from 1998 to present can be purchased from listed courthouse locations.

Marriage license fee The Clerk lists a standard marriage license application fee of $86.00 and a reduced fee of $61.00 with an original certificate from a registered premarital provider.
Waiting period The standard marriage license includes a three-day waiting period unless an exception applies.
Marriage copy request Provide both parties’ names at the time of application and the date of marriage.
Passport locations The Clerk lists four courthouse locations where individuals may apply for or renew passports.

Official marriageBroward Marriage Licenses and Marriage Records

After opening this link:

  1. Review the application, ceremony, and marriage-record sections separately because they serve different purposes.
  2. For a marriage license, confirm identification, fee, waiting-period, and premarital-course rules.
  3. For a marriage record copy, gather both spouses’ names at the time of application and the marriage date.
  4. Check the date range before visiting because older 1915–1997 copies are handled differently from 1998-present copies.
  5. Do not send cash by mail; follow the Clerk’s posted payment instructions.

Official passportsBroward Clerk Passport Services

After opening this link:

  1. Confirm whether your task is a first-time passport, child passport, renewal, replacement, book, card, or combined request.
  2. Review the courthouse locations where passport applications are accepted.
  3. Prepare proof of citizenship, identification, photo, application form, and separate payments if required.
  4. Check the U.S. Department of State fee and the Broward Clerk execution/photo fees before visiting.
  5. Use travel.state.gov for current federal processing times and renewal eligibility.

Broward Court Records vs Official Records: Do Not Use the Wrong Search

A Broward court case search is not the same as Broward Official Records search. Court records are tied to lawsuits, criminal cases, traffic cases, family cases, probate cases, and court filings. Official Records usually include recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other property-related recordings.

Use Broward Clerk Case Search for

  • Civil lawsuits and small claims.
  • Traffic citations and misdemeanor cases.
  • Felony case records.
  • Family, probate, guardianship, and mental-health case dockets.
  • Court-certified copies and court-record requests.
  • Marriage licenses, passports, payments, and court-service routing.

Use Broward Official Records for

  • Deeds and property transfers.
  • Mortgages and satisfactions.
  • Liens and releases.
  • Plats and recorded maps.
  • Recorded documents by name, book/page, instrument number, document type, case number, record date, or parcel ID.
  • Public-record blocking or removal options for recorded documents.

Official Records searchBroward County Official Records Search

After opening this link:

  1. Accept the disclaimer if prompted.
  2. Choose the search method: name, book/page, document type, instrument number, case number, consideration amount, record date, simple search, or parcel ID.
  3. Use this system for deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and recorded property documents.
  4. Use the support link or Broward County Records, Taxes and Treasury contact information if the Official Records search has a technical or recording issue.
  5. Return to the Clerk’s case search only if the document is part of a court case file.
Local Broward detail: the Official Records search states that all plats and maps are searchable, while many other Official Records are searchable based on record-date ranges. Older documents may have limited online search options.

Common Broward Clerk Fees for Records, Certifications, Marriage, and Passports

Fees can change, and some requests require staff review. Use this section as a planning checklist, then verify the final cost on the official Clerk page before mailing payment, ordering a large record set, or visiting.

$1.00 Photocopies of public records, per page.
$2.00 Certification of copies of public or official documents filed in the Clerk’s Office.
$2.00 Search fee per case per year when applicable.
$42.00 Fee for sealing of a court file or expunging of any record, when applicable.
$86.00 Standard marriage license application fee listed by the Clerk.
$61.00 Reduced marriage license application fee with original certificate from a registered premarital provider.
$3.00 Certified copy of recorded marriage license.
$35.00 Clerk’s passport execution fee per application.
$15.00 On-site passport photo fee per application.
$60.00 Optional passport expedite fee paid to the U.S. Department of State.

Official feesBroward Clerk Fees and Costs

After opening this link:

  1. Choose the correct category, such as civil, county civil, marriage, passport, court records, or other Clerk service.
  2. Confirm copy, certification, search, filing, and payment-method rules before submitting a request.
  3. Make checks or money orders payable exactly as the Clerk instructs.
  4. Check card-processing or portal transaction fees before paying online.
  5. If you qualify for civil indigence, review what fees may be waived and what fees may still apply.

Florida E-Filing, Court Hearings, Judges, and the 17th Judicial Circuit

The Clerk receives and processes filings, but e-filing support, portal account issues, judges, courtroom procedures, hearing calendars, and administrative court information may come from the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal or the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court.

Official e-filingFlorida Courts E-Filing Portal

After opening this link:

  1. Create or log in to your Florida Courts E-Filing Portal account.
  2. Select Broward County and the correct court division for your filing.
  3. Upload the document in the required format and review filing fees or portal transaction fees.
  4. Save the submission confirmation and watch for acceptance, rejection, or correction notices.
  5. For portal technical support, use the portal’s support resources, not a general Clerk records request.

Official courtSeventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

After opening this link:

  1. Use this site for judge pages, court administration, courtroom information, local rules, divisions, and judicial branch records that are not Clerk court records.
  2. Search by judge, division, or court program if you need hearing or courtroom information.
  3. Return to the Broward Clerk case search for docket entries and court-record copies.
  4. For urgent court-date questions, confirm with the appropriate division instead of relying on an old docket printout.

Privacy, Accuracy, Public Records, and Legal Use Notice

Broward Clerk search results may be limited by Florida access rules, court confidentiality rules, sealed orders, expungement, document type, case type, filing year, and user access level. A missing document online does not always mean the document does not exist.

Under Florida law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, the Clerk advises contacting the office by phone or in writing instead of sending electronic mail.

This page is an independent informational guide and is not the official Broward County Clerk of Courts website. This website is not a consumer reporting agency. Do not use this guide or linked records for employment screening, tenant screening, credit decisions, insurance eligibility, or any Fair Credit Reporting Act purpose.

Verify before acting: always confirm case status, payment status, court dates, record accuracy, copy fees, and confidentiality rules directly with the official Clerk, court, or agency source.

Official Broward County Clerk Links Used in This Guide

Use these official sources for the most current case-search access, records requests, fees, maps, hours, and courthouse service instructions.

Broward County Clerk of Courts Official Website Broward Case Search Court Records Request Electronic Certified Documents Hours, Locations, Phones, and Maps Fees and Costs Traffic and Misdemeanor Marriage Licenses and Records Passports Broward Official Records Search Florida Courts E-Filing Portal Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court

Broward County Clerk of Courts FAQs

1. How do I search Broward County Clerk of Courts records online?

Use the official Broward Clerk Case Search. Search by case number, citation number, or party name, then open the matching case to review public docket details and available documents.

2. What is the official Broward County Clerk case search website?

The official case search is on browardclerk.org under the Broward Clerk Case Search system. It is the correct starting point for many Broward County public court case lookups.

3. Where is the Broward County Clerk of Courts located?

The main courthouse location is 201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Clerk services are also listed at Central Midrise, North Regional, South Regional, and West Regional courthouse locations.

4. What is the phone number for the Broward County Clerk of Courts?

The main phone number listed by the Clerk is 954-831-6565. Some divisions have separate room numbers and phone numbers on the Clerk’s Hours and Locations page.

5. Can I get certified Broward court documents online?

Yes, electronic certified court documents may be available through the Clerk’s Electronic Certified Documents service when the case and document are eligible and viewable online. If not, use the records request or in-person process.

6. Why can’t I find a Broward case or document online?

The case may not be entered yet, the search may be too broad, the document may not be electronically available, or access may be restricted by Florida law, case type, filing year, or user access level.

7. How long does a Broward court records request take?

The Clerk states that processing can take up to two weeks after the request is received. Processing time can depend on the record type, age of the file, workload, and whether the record is public or restricted.

8. Are Broward deeds and mortgages searched through the Clerk case search?

No. Deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and many recorded property documents are searched through Broward County Official Records, not the Clerk’s court case search.

9. Does the Broward Clerk handle marriage licenses and passports?

Yes. The Broward Clerk handles marriage licenses, marriage records, ceremonies, and passport acceptance services at listed courthouse locations. Always confirm the correct location and fee before visiting.

10. Is this page the official Broward Clerk of Courts website?

No. This is an independent guide. For official case searches, records requests, fees, certified documents, maps, locations, and service updates, use the official Broward Clerk links provided in this article.

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