How to Access Escambia County Public Records
By George Tho
Accessing Escambia County public records can be challenging depending on the type of record you are looking for. While every state has its own definition of what is considered public record, typically, they can be referred to as including the following:
- Criminal Records which contains the following information: offender status, sex offender registration, felony convictions, date of offense, date of convictions, etc.
- Real estate appraisal records
- Legislation minutes
- Government spending reports
- Consumer protection information
- Professional and business licenses
- Census records
- Court records
- Other records such as death and birth records.
Here we will focus on some of the more commonly accessed Escambia County public records.
Criminal records can prove to be very useful when you are an employer wanting to know more about your future employees or an organization working with groups like children. The Escambia criminal records can be access by the private sector through the Florida State Criminal Records Repository. You can call the repository at (904) 488-4931 and find out more details. Having said that, most criminal record searched should be performed by contacting the clerk of court which also has the court records. The Escambia courthouse can be reached at:
Escambia County Archives Division
190 Governmental Center
Pensacola, FL 32501-5796
Telephone number: 904-436-5240
One of the more useful Escambia County public records is a real estate appraisal record. Real estate appraisal records helps individuals value their properties. To obtain a real estate record in Escambia, you can turn to the Chris Jones Escambia Property Appraiser (ECPA) for help. Its website is http://www.escpa.org/.
Census records can be easily obtained online from the U.S. Census Bureau website. Look for a link known as “Quick Facts” and select the Florida state. After that, select Escambia and there you have it. All the facts you need on one page.
Birth Certificates are required most of the time for various registrations and proceedings such as school admission, voter registration, marriage registration, passport application, public assistance and so on. The certificates are issued from Vital Statistics Office at the Escambia County Health Department. Requests can only be made in person, by telephone or through snail mail. You will need to produce your ID upon request/collection. Application can only be made by the parents, the registrant, an attorney representing either of them or a legal guardian with proper guardianship papers.
Death records are only issued in the county where the death occurred. It can also be issued at the state office in Jacksonville, Florida.
Searching for Escambia County public records on your own can be a lot of work especially if you are looking for multiple records on multiple individuals. That is why many private investigators have turned to the internet for public record search. It is fast and easy to use.
Search Escambia County public records easily and fast with online record search.
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