Martin County FL Court Records Search: Clerk Case Search, Dockets, Copies & E-Certify
Use this guide to search Martin County court records through the official Clerk & Comptroller, request copies or certified copies, understand public-access limits, and route appeals, federal cases, bankruptcy, jail information, Official Records, and historical records correctly.
Public-Court-Records.us is independent. This website is not the Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, a Florida court, a law firm, PACER, FDLE, a sheriff’s office, or a Consumer Reporting Agency. This page is general public-record navigation information only and is not legal advice.
Responsible-use warning: a matching name does not prove identity. A complaint, citation, arrest, charge, lawsuit, petition, warrant, or docket entry does not prove guilt or liability. Do not use this guide for employment, tenant, credit, insurance, licensing, or other FCRA-regulated screening decisions.
Martin County court records start with the Clerk’s Records Search page
The Martin County Clerk & Comptroller publishes a Records Search page that separates Court Records, Official Records, Tax Deed Records, Administrative / Financial / Payroll Records, Board of County Commissioners records, Historical Records, and E-Certify. That separation matters because each record type has a different search method and custodian.
For most court cases, start with the official online court-record portal. The Clerk describes that portal as a place to search and view court records, indexes, dockets, and non-confidential document images for civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, special services, and traffic cases.
Martin County is served by Florida’s Nineteenth Judicial Circuit with Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties.
The Clerk lists court-record copies at $1.00 per page for available court records.
The Clerk lists certification at $2.00 per document and criminal record search at $2.00 per year per name.
Official Records after January 1, 1986 are searched separately from historical recorded records before 1986.
Martin County court-record route finder
Select the record type. This helper runs only in your browser and does not ask for names, case numbers, citation numbers, dates of birth, addresses, or contact information.
Use this for civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, special services, and traffic cases. Search by case number or citation number when possible, then verify court type, dates, party role, docket activity, and status.
How to use the official Martin County Court Records Search
The official Martin County court-search portal is vendor-hosted but linked from the Clerk’s own Records Search page. It includes search options such as name, case number, citation number, date opened, date closed, court types, and causes of action or case types. The screen also uses CAPTCHA and requires JavaScript.
Start at Martin County Clerk Records Search, then choose the Court Records tab. This verifies that the search portal is the Clerk-authorized route.
Use Court Records for cases. Use Official Records for recorded documents. Use Historical Records for older recorded books and images. Use E-Certify for eligible certified electronic documents.
Use a case number or citation number if you have it. For name searches, use the exact spelling first, then try reasonable spelling variations if needed.
Use date-opened, date-closed, court-type, and case-type filters when a name search returns too many matches.
Check case type, party role, filing dates, docket events, status, judge information when available, and document availability before relying on the result.
If images are not viewable, use the Court Records Request web form or contact the Clerk. Some documents may be confidential, restricted, sealed, or awaiting redaction review.
A screenshot or unofficial download is not a certified record. Use E-Certify when available, or visit the Clerk’s Office for documents not available electronically.
Which Martin County record system should you use?
Use this table before searching. Martin County users often confuse court dockets, recorded Official Records, older historical records, jail custody records, appeals, and federal cases.
| Need | Correct official route | What to do first |
|---|---|---|
| Civil lawsuit | Martin County Clerk online Court Records Search | Search by case number or party name. Circuit Civil generally covers damages in excess of $50,000; County Civil covers damages to $50,000 and small claims up to $8,000. |
| Criminal case or disposition | Martin County Clerk Court Records Search / Criminal Division | Search online, then contact Criminal Cases at 772-223-7917 if you need a certified disposition, record request, sealing packet, or document-copy help. |
| Traffic citation or traffic case | Martin County Clerk Court Records Search / Traffic Division | Use the citation number if available. For mailed traffic payment, include the ticket number and phone number and do not send cash by mail. |
| Family or domestic relations case | Martin County Clerk Court Records Search / Family case route | Search the index carefully, but expect privacy limits for sensitive filings. Use the request process or registered-user access when appropriate. |
| Probate, estate, guardianship, or incapacity case | Martin County Clerk Court Records Search / Probate case route | Search by case number or party name. For letters, orders, wills, guardianship, or certified documents, request copies from the Clerk. |
| Daily court docket or court date | Martin County Daily Court Docket and Court Records Search | Use the daily docket for the day’s schedule, then use the court-record portal for the most current case-specific status. |
| Deed, mortgage, lien, recorded judgment, plat, or land record | Martin County Official Records Search | Use Official Records, not Court Records. The online Official Records index covers documents recorded after January 1, 1986, beginning at Book 660. |
| Older recorded document before 1986 | Martin County Historical Records Search | Search Books 659 and older, older deed books, historical books, and digitized indexes. Some images may still be pending redaction review. |
| State appeal from a Martin County case | Florida ACIS / Fourth District Court of Appeal | Use ACIS for appellate dockets and compare the originating lower-tribunal case number to the Martin County trial-court case number. |
| Federal civil, criminal, or bankruptcy case | PACER / Southern District of Florida / U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida | Use PACER Case Locator if the federal court is unknown. Martin County is in the Southern District of Florida. |
| Current custody, inmate status, or jail location | Martin County Sheriff / jail route | Use the Sheriff for custody information and the Clerk for court dockets, case numbers, dispositions, and certified copies. |
Martin County court-record request, copy, and certification fees
The Clerk’s Court Records page and Court Records Request form list important fee details. Always verify the current total before paying because final costs may depend on the search years, number of names, number of pages, certification, delivery method, postage, and whether staff time is needed.
| Request | Clerk-listed fee or rule | Practical next step |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal record search | $2.00 per year, per name. | Narrow the year range before requesting a staff search to avoid unnecessary search years. |
| Court-record copies | $1.00 per page for available court records. | Provide the case number, party name, file type, and document title. |
| Certification | $2.00 per document. | Ask whether each requested order, judgment, disposition, or docket sheet needs separate certification. |
| Emailed court-record copies | $1.00 per page. | Confirm whether email delivery is allowed for the record and whether payment is required first. |
| Postage and envelope | Additional if a self-addressed stamped envelope is not provided. | Ask for the final mailed-copy total before sending payment. |
| Administrative public-record staff time | The Clerk states it waives the first 30 minutes of administrative time for public records and lists the current extensive-time hourly rate as $28.10 for requests not requiring specialized technology services or legal review. | Keep broad requests narrow and specific to reduce time and cost. |
Court-record copy cost estimator
This estimator uses common Clerk-listed amounts: $2.00 per year per name for criminal record searches, $1.00 per page for copies, and $2.00 per certified document. The official Clerk quote or receipt controls the final amount.
Public access, registered-user access, confidentiality, and redaction limits
Florida court records are governed by Florida court rules, Florida statutes, Supreme Court access standards, and Clerk procedures. Martin County’s online portal may show indexes, dockets, and non-confidential document images, but that does not mean every document is available to every user online.
- People who need broader online court-record access may complete the Clerk’s registration agreement.
- Attorneys and parties to a case may have different access rules.
- The Clerk notes notarization is required for Attorney and Party-to-a-Case user role types.
- Completed registration agreements are emailed to the Clerk’s subscriptions email address.
- Confidential, sealed, juvenile, or protected records may not be viewable online.
- Some document images must be reviewed for redaction before release.
- Access to court records is not the same as access to administrative public records.
- Do not try to bypass confidentiality, sealing, or expungement restrictions.
Official Martin County court-record links and what to do after opening each one
Every important link below points to an official court, Clerk, appellate, federal, or court-authorized resource. Follow the micro-steps so you do not search the wrong system.
Use this as the main starting page for Court Records, Official Records, Tax Deed Records, Historical Records, and E-Certify.
- Confirm the page is on martinclerk.com.
- Choose Court Records for court cases.
- Choose Official Records for recorded instruments.
- Choose Historical Records for older recorded books and indexes.
- Use E-Certify only when you need an eligible certified electronic document.
Use this for civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, special services, and traffic case searching.
- Allow JavaScript and complete the official CAPTCHA if required.
- Search by case number or citation number when available.
- Use name and date filters carefully for broad searches.
- Open the case and review docket details.
- Request copies if documents are unavailable or certification is needed.
Use this when the record is not viewable online or when you need copies or certified copies.
- Select the file type such as Circuit Civil, County Civil, Criminal, Family, Probate, or Traffic.
- Enter party name, date of birth if known, and case number if known.
- Choose copies only or certified copies.
- List exact document types such as disposition, judgment, sentence, probation order, docket sheet, dissolution of marriage, or will.
- Wait for the Clerk to notify you of cost once processed.
Use this to verify criminal record search, copy, certification, emailed-copy, postage, and Criminal Division contact details.
- Review the fee table before ordering.
- Use the Criminal Cases contact if the request is criminal.
- Provide case number if known.
- Confirm postage and envelope requirements before mailing payment.
Use this to purchase or verify eligible electronic certified court and Official Records documents.
- Confirm the document is in a viewable electronic format.
- Use the purchase route for eligible certified records.
- Use QR code, unique reference number, or file upload to verify a certified document.
- Visit the Clerk’s Office in person if the case or document is not viewable online.
Use this for recorded documents such as final judgments, land records, deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded public documents.
- Accept the official disclaimer if you agree.
- Search by name, document, book and page, consideration, record date, clerk file number, or legal search.
- Use all spelling variations of proper names.
- Do not treat the index as a title search or legal determination.
Use this for Martin County Official Records index documents recorded before 1986 and selected historical record books.
- Search index books by type, year, party, last name, and first name.
- Search documents by book, volume, and page if known.
- Use full-text search only when appropriate.
- For image copies, note the book and page numbers and contact Official Records.
Use this for the day’s civil and criminal court docket and the traffic court docket for the week.
- Open the daily docket page.
- Check the date and court type.
- Use the Court Records site for the most up-to-date event status.
- Call the Clerk if a court date is urgent or unclear.
Use this for criminal cases, record search or document requests, bond refunds, expunge or seal information, transcriptions, and related agencies.
- Review the Criminal Division directions before visiting.
- Use Court Records Search for Martin County criminal cases.
- Use the fee schedule for criminal search costs.
- Contact Criminal Cases at 772-223-7917 for official help.
Use this for traffic infractions, payment-by-mail instructions, traffic forms, and traffic contact details.
- Use the ticket number when searching or paying.
- For mail payments, use check or money order payable to Carolyn Timmann, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
- Do not send cash by mail.
- Call 772-288-5542 for Traffic Infractions questions.
Use this for civil differentiated case management notes, civil forms, court rules, evictions, small claims, and foreclosure routing.
- Confirm whether the case is Circuit Civil, County Civil, Small Claims, Eviction, or Foreclosure.
- Use Court Records Search to locate an existing docket.
- Use civil forms only from the official Clerk or court page.
- Contact Circuit Civil at 772-288-5717 if needed.
Use this for online payments, e-Notify, property fraud alerts, and registered-user court-record access.
- Use e-Notify for upcoming court-event notifications when supported.
- Use Make a Payment for eligible child support, criminal court fees, or traffic tickets.
- Use registered-user access instructions for broader online case-list access.
- Use only official forms and alert links.
Use this for court divisions, judges, administrative orders, court administration, courtroom operations, and self-help resources.
- Use the Clerk for case files and certified copies.
- Use the circuit website for judge, division, administrative-order, and courtroom information.
- Check whether your issue belongs to Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Family, Probate, Juvenile, or Appellate divisions.
- Call Court Administration at 772-807-4370 for administration-related questions.
Use this for Florida Supreme Court and District Court of Appeal public dockets and available appellate documents.
- Use Case Search, Party Search, Oral Argument Search, or Document Search.
- Choose the correct appellate court.
- Compare the originating lower-court case number.
- Register only if you need appropriate case-specific document access as an authorized user.
Use this for appeals and extraordinary writ cases from the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, including Martin County.
- Open the Fourth DCA site for court information.
- Use ACIS for the online docket.
- Compare the lower-tribunal case number to the Martin County case number.
- Contact the appellate clerk for docket or document-access questions.
Use this for federal civil and criminal cases, not state-court or county-court records.
- Confirm the case is federal.
- Use the Fort Pierce, West Palm Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Key West federal route as appropriate.
- Use PACER for docket and document access.
- Contact the federal clerk if access, sealed documents, or paper copies are involved.
Use this for federal district, bankruptcy, and federal appellate cases.
- Use PACER Case Locator if you do not know the federal court.
- Use the individual court PACER system for the most current docket and documents.
- Review current PACER pricing before opening documents or reports.
- Remember that Martin County Clerk court search does not contain federal court records.
Martin County Clerk and courthouse locations for record help
Online search is useful, but certified copies, restricted documents, older records, paper files, payment questions, and failed searches may require direct Clerk contact. Call before visiting to confirm the department, hours, building access, payment method, and whether the record is available online or in person only.
100 SE Ocean Boulevard
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: 772-288-5576
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this as the main courthouse contact point for many Clerk and court-record needs.
100 SE Ocean Boulevard
Constitutional Building
Stuart, FL 34994
Mail: P.O. Box 9016, Attn: Criminal Division, Stuart, FL 34995
Phone: 772-223-7917
Fax: 772-288-5990
The Criminal Division is located on the second floor of the Constitutional Building.
100 SE Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: 772-288-5542
Fax: 772-320-3016
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
For mail payments, include the ticket number and phone number and do not send cash.
11730 SE Federal Highway
Hobe Sound, FL 33455
Phone: 772-546-1308
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–Noon and 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Confirm whether your record request must be handled at Stuart before visiting this branch.
16550 SW Warfield Boulevard
Indiantown, FL 34956
Phone: 772-223-7921
Hours: Wednesdays and Fridays, 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hours are limited to specific days, so verify availability before traveling.
250 NW Country Club Drive, Suite 217
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986
Phone: 772-807-4370
Use Court Administration for court operations, administrative questions, and division-level court information. Use the Clerk for case records and certified copies.
Do not confuse Martin County court records with Official Records
The Clerk maintains both court records and recorded Official Records, but they are not the same database. Court Records are case dockets and filings. Official Records are recorded public documents such as final judgments, land records, deeds, mortgages, liens, and other recorded instruments.
- Circuit Civil and County Civil cases
- Criminal court records
- Domestic relations and family cases
- Probate and guardianship cases
- Special services case categories
- Traffic cases and citations
- Final judgments recorded in Official Records
- Deeds, mortgages, liens, and releases
- Land records and recorded instruments
- Book/page and Clerk file number searches
- Plats and maps recorded after March 24, 2017
- Older plats and maps through separate index resources
Where Martin County appeals, federal cases, and bankruptcy records go
A Martin County case may move outside the local trial-court search if it is appealed or if it is a federal matter. Use the correct official system before assuming the Clerk portal is incomplete.
Use Florida ACIS and the Fourth District Court of Appeal for appeals and extraordinary writ cases from the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, including Martin County.
Martin County is in the Southern District of Florida. Federal district court is held in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Key West, and West Palm Beach.
Bankruptcy is federal, not a county civil case. Use PACER and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
| Record type | Official route | Important caution |
|---|---|---|
| Appeal from a Martin County trial case | Florida ACIS / Fourth District Court of Appeal | Compare the lower-tribunal case number with the Martin County trial-court case number. |
| Federal civil or criminal case | Southern District of Florida / PACER | State and county court portals do not contain federal district court records. |
| Bankruptcy case | U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida / PACER | Do not search County Civil or Circuit Civil for federal bankruptcy records. |
| Unknown federal court | PACER Case Locator | Use the specific federal court PACER system for the most current docket and documents once the court is known. |
What to do if a Martin County court-record search returns no result
- Wrong system: Court Records vs Official Records vs Historical Records.
- Wrong spelling, maiden name, middle name, suffix, company name, or business abbreviation.
- Searching a citation number as a case number or the reverse.
- Wrong filing year, date-opened range, date-closed range, court type, or case type.
- Searching a federal, bankruptcy, appellate, jail, or FDLE record in the Clerk’s local trial-court portal.
- Confidential or sealed record.
- Juvenile or protected case type.
- Image pending redaction review.
- Record not in a viewable electronic format.
- Older file or recorded document requiring Historical Records or Clerk staff help.
Martin County sealed, expunged, restricted, and confidential records
Do not try to bypass a sealed, expunged, juvenile, or confidential record restriction. If a Martin County criminal case is missing from the public search, it may be sealed, expunged, restricted, not yet indexed, or not viewable online.
- Contact the Martin County Criminal Division.
- Ask for the current seal or expunge packet and instructions.
- Obtain a certified copy of the final disposition when required.
- Use FDLE for Certificate of Eligibility instructions where applicable.
- FDLE states the Certificate of Eligibility is a first step, not the final court order.
- A certified disposition may be needed from the clerk where the case originated.
- FDLE says the court makes the final decision on court-ordered sealing or expungement.
- Keep copies of important documents before a record is sealed or expunged.
How to read Martin County docket results without over-interpreting them
A docket is a record of case activity. It may show filings, hearings, notices, motions, orders, judgments, dismissals, citations, pleas, sentences, continuances, or payment activity. It may not explain the full legal meaning of the event.
Plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, appellant, appellee, decedent, personal representative, guardian, ward, debtor, and creditor are roles. A party role does not automatically mean wrongdoing.
Open, closed, disposed, dismissed, pending, reopened, or stayed should be read with the full docket. Contact the Clerk if the official final outcome matters.
A court docket or Official Records index may show a judgment, but later satisfaction, appeal, vacatur, payment, dismissal, or enforcement activity can change the practical meaning.
Use Martin County court records carefully
- Do not identify a person from a common name alone.
- Compare case number, citation number, court type, case type, date range, party role, docket entries, and lawful identifiers.
- Do not assume an arrest, charge, citation, or complaint is a conviction.
- Do not assume a civil judgment shows current payment status.
- Do not harass, threaten, shame, or retaliate against anyone.
- Do not scrape, sell, or republish records in a way that harms privacy or violates access terms.
- Do not bypass sealed, expunged, juvenile, confidential, or restricted-record protections.
- Contact the official custodian for corrections, certified copies, sealed-record questions, and formal verification.
Frequently asked questions about Martin County court records
What is the official way to search Martin County FL court records?
Use the Martin County Clerk & Comptroller Records Search page and choose Court Records. The official online court-record portal lets users search and view court records, indexes, dockets, and non-confidential document images for civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, special services, and traffic cases.
Can I search Martin County court records by name?
Yes. The official court-record search screen includes a name search option along with case number, citation number, date opened, date closed, court type, and cause-of-action or case-type filters. A name match alone does not prove identity, so compare the case number, court type, filing dates, party role, status, and docket activity.
Which Martin County case types are included in the online court-record portal?
The Clerk describes the online court-record portal as covering civil, criminal, domestic relations, probate, special services, and traffic cases. Some records or images may be confidential, restricted, not yet reviewed for redaction, or unavailable online.
How do I request Martin County court records if I cannot view them online?
Use the Clerk’s Court Records Request web form, download the Court Records Request PDF, email RecordRequest@martinclerk.com, mail the request to P.O. Box 9016, Stuart, FL 34995, visit the 1st Floor of the Courthouse Constitutional Office Building at 100 SE Ocean Boulevard in Stuart, call 772-288-5576, or fax 772-288-5548.
What information should I provide for a Martin County court records request?
Provide the party name, date of birth if known, case number if known, file type, document type, date of document, and whether you need copies only or certified copies. The request form lists file-type options such as Circuit Civil, County Civil, Criminal, Domestic Violence, Family, Probate, Traffic, and Unknown.
What are Martin County court-record copy and certification fees?
The Clerk lists criminal record searches at $2.00 per year per name, copies at $1.00 per page, certification at $2.00 per document, and emailed copies at $1.00 per page. Postage or envelope fees may be additional if a self-addressed stamped envelope is not provided.
Can I buy an electronic certified Martin County court record?
Yes, when the document is available in a viewable electronic format. The Martin County Clerk offers E-Certify for electronic certified court and Official Records documents. If the case or document is not available for viewing on the website, certified copies can still be obtained by visiting the Clerk’s Office in person.
Are Martin County Official Records the same as court records?
No. Court records are case records such as civil, criminal, family, probate, special services, and traffic dockets. Official Records include final judgments, land records, and other recorded public documents. The Official Records index is online for documents recorded after January 1, 1986, beginning at Book 660; historical recorded documents before January 1, 1986 are searched separately.
Where do I search appeals from Martin County cases?
Use Florida’s Appellate Case Information System and the Fourth District Court of Appeal for state appellate records. The Fourth District Court of Appeal handles appeals and extraordinary writ cases from the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, which includes Martin County.
Where do I search Martin County federal or bankruptcy cases?
Use PACER and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for federal district cases. Martin County is in the Southern District of Florida, where federal court is held in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Key West, and West Palm Beach. Bankruptcy cases use the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Official-source review checklist
This guide was reviewed against the Martin County Clerk & Comptroller Records Search page, online Court Records Search, Court Records Request web form, Court Records fee page, E-Certify page, Online Services and Alerts page, Daily Court Docket page, Criminal Division page, Civil Courts page, Traffic page, Official Records search, Historical Records search, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit website, Stuart courthouse information, Florida ACIS, Fourth District Court of Appeal, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida, PACER Find a Case, PACER pricing, and FDLE seal / expunge resources. Review date: September 7, 2026.