Martin County Criminal Records

Put the state and the record type in your request

Martin County, Florida and Martin County, North Carolina have separate criminal-court record systems. These are verified examples, not every county with that name. Establish the state from the case or incident before searching. Then decide whether you need a case listing, a particular disposition or a formal background check; the products are not interchangeable.

A person’s name can help locate a proceeding, but a matching name alone does not identify the correct defendant or establish a conviction. Use the case number and available identifying details to confirm the file. If the question is how a charge ended, request the final disposition rather than relying only on the original charge.

Search Florida court records or submit a written inquiry

Martin’s Records Search page links its court portal for indexes, dockets and non-confidential document images, including criminal cases. Use the Court Records tab for case files. Registered access has a separate agreement, with notarization required for attorney and party-to-case roles; registration does not make confidential material public.

For a clerk-assisted search or copies, use the Court Records Request Portal or the official request form. The form may be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 772-288-5548. Include the full name, date of birth when known, case number if available, document dates and the specific order, judgment, sentence or docket requested.

Mail a general court-record request to the Clerk, Attn: Public Records Liaison, P.O. Box 9016, Stuart, FL 34995. In-person requests go to 100 SE Ocean Boulevard, Stuart. The Criminal Division’s case-inquiry number is 772-223-7917; its separately published division fax is 772-288-5990. Use the request form’s fax when sending that form.

Specify the search period and separate the charges

The Florida schedule charges $2 per year per name for a criminal-record search, $1 per page for copies including emailed pages, and $2 per document for certification. State the years to be searched rather than requesting an undefined lifetime search. If the case number is known, identify the exact filing to reduce unnecessary research.

For example, a three-page certified document has $3 in copy charges plus $2 certification before any search or delivery charges. Postage/envelope costs are additional without a self-addressed stamped envelope. The request form says staff will notify you of the cost and lists a 3.5% credit-card processing fee. Choose in-person, email or U.S.-mail delivery on the form and confirm your recipient accepts that format.

Distinguish an existing transcript from ordering one

A transcript already filed in the Florida criminal case can be copied at $1 per page, plus $2 to certify the document. If it has not been filed, the Criminal Division directs transcript orders to Court Administration, with separate fees possible. Identify the hearing date and ask whether a transcript already exists before paying for document copies.

If a docket or copied disposition seems incomplete, use the case number when asking the Criminal Division to clarify the record. A copy request does not seal or expunge a case; the clerk’s guidance says court approval is required for that process. Request the actual final disposition when needed for a separate application, rather than assuming an online entry has disappeared permanently.

Use North Carolina’s clerk and certified-search process

For Martin County, North Carolina, contact the Clerk of Superior Court at 252-809-5100. North Carolina’s certified single-county criminal-record search uses Form AOC-CR-314 and a $25 fee. Submit it to the county clerk; mail payment may be a money order or certified check, not a personal check. The search is confined to that county, not all of North Carolina.

Public-access courthouse computers provide free non-certified self-service criminal searches, with possible printing charges. North Carolina’s online Portal can locate cases, but the Judicial Branch directs people performing background checks to the county clerk rather than Portal. For a specific order, identify the case and ask for that filing. Florida’s request email and per-year fee do not apply to this North Carolina service.