Information About Lake County Public Records

Lake County public records are made readily accessible to anybody via Internet or mail. But there is a limit that has put on the release of the information. On October 2002, a new law has restricted the requirement of Social Security Number on any official record, unless specified by the law. Also, the concerning executive can be asked to remove the number from any copy of the record which are available to public through websites.

There are certain records that have been exempted from public display on websites. Thus, when you search Lake County public records, consider the fact that you would not get records of death, discharge from military service, and court files and records of the cases of juveniles, family and probate. Affected person can make request in writing delivered through Internet or in person to remove the information from the public websites. This is a free service. To avail it, you can fill up the application form downloaded from http://www.lakecountyclerk.org/forms/Request_form_for_Image_removal.pdf.

Lake County Florida Public Records

You can conduct all kinds of your search for Lake County public records at http://lakecountyclerk.org/wb_or1/or_sch_1.asp. The Records Storage Facility of the Records Management is responsible for the retaining, microfilming, imaging the active and destroying the inactive records. This Facility has about 11,000 boxes of records, both active and inactive. There is also a public research area where records can be accessed and inspected within the Facility. This is applicable to all records except for the exempted ones.

In Florida, email addresses are treated as public records. If you do not want to get your email address not being published in websites, request records in person or via United States Postal Service.

Access Records

If you want to receive a copy of discharge certificate from military service, visit the office of Lake County Public Records Center located at 122 E. Main Street, Tavares. Birth and death certificates can be obtained from the office of Tavares Health Department. You can call for further assistance at 352 589 6424 and their extension is 2226.

The Vital Statistics Department offers the records of the births that occurred since 1930. Birth certificate can be requested by parents listed on the record, a legal guardian who has required papers from the court, a representative certified as legal and/or self. On presenting a state identification and proof of adulthood along with the documents, the certificate can be issued. Cost of the birth certificate is $15 and for each additional copy, requester will be charged $10.

Death Certificates since 1985 can be requested by the immediate family members or legal representative. The cost of the first copy of this certificate is $12. Payment can be made in cash, check, money order, credit card and debit card. There are few commercial sites with which you can apply online and expedite the procedure of request processing.

For marriage license records, download the form at http://www.lakecountyclerk.org/forms/Mar_license_info_sheet.pdf, fill it up and send it to 122 E. Main Street, Tavares. Enclose a check or money order of $93.50. When applying in person, you can pay in cash as well.

To access records of inmates in Lake County prison, go to https://www.lcso.org/asp/inmatepublic/mugshot_listing.asp.