Florida Criminal Records

To begin, add a criminal record or view a list of locations and resources for Florida criminal records.

Florida criminal records are easily accessible through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Division of Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the repository for all criminal records in Florida. It is the responsibility of this department to not only maintain criminal records but also to provide reasonable public access to the information as requested.

Criminal records in Florida for the purposes of criminal history record checks may be acquired by the public through the FDLE CJIS at a fee of $24. According to their office the fee was instituted 'to maintain the highest level of service, and to better meet the needs of criminal history record check customers'.

Criminal records of the Florida Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are only accessible to agencies and individuals with statutory authority to have those records. All other records are available for viewing by the general public except where stated otherwise by statute or local law.

To order a criminal background check, fill out the Florida Criminal Record mail-in form. Mail your application to:

In Florida, a criminal background check is going to cost you $24, but can be submitted without the use of fingerprints. Simply mail your request to the Criminal History Services Section of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. You can easily download the form from the FDLE website for no charge. For more information visit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement