Search Official Records
The Official Records Search allows you to search the entire Bay County Official Records database for final judgments, land records, and other public documents recorded after January 1st, 1987.
The search will return a list of Parties, the date the document was recorded, the type of document that was recorded, the Book type, the Book/Page, and the Clerk Instrument Number of the document.
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Obtaining Official Copies
The copies viewed on this website are not official legal documents. Official legal document copies are available only from the Clerk’s Official Records Department.
With information obtained online, you may easily retrieve and identify documents available at the Official Records Division of the Clerk’s Office. These documents can be obtained in the following manner:
By visiting the Bay County Official Records search page for free uncertified copies.
Certified copies can be requested by contacting the Official Records Division of the Clerk’s Office by phone at (850) 763-9061 (option 3) or by email at recording@baycoclerk.com.
Copies are $1.00 per page, with an additional $2.00 fee for certification.
Electronic Certifications are also available from our website. You can choose to purchase certified documents by visiting the E-Certify page.
Certified Copies of a Marriage License
If you are local, all you need to do to obtain a certified copy of a marriage license is come to our office in room 110 at the Bay County Courthouse. Make sure and know both parties’ names and the time of the marriage and the year of the marriage. You may pay by cash or a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit or debit card. Note: if you choose to use a credit or debit card, you will be charged a convenience fee.
Requests can also be sent via email by completing and attaching a saved copy of the Marriage License Request Form. Forward the attachment to recording@baycoclerk.com for processing.
The above documents can also be sent by mail to the following address:
Bay County Clerk’s Office
ATTN: Marriage License Department
PO Box 2269
Panama City, FL 32402
Or you may contact the Office of Vital Statistics:
Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics
PO Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231
(904) 359-6900
Notice
On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or filing a document for recording in the Official Records Department may not include a social security number, a bank account, credit, debit or charge card number in such a document unless required by law.
Any person has the right to request the Clerk/County Recorder to redact /remove social security, bank account, credit, debit, or charge card numbers from any image or copy of an Official Record that has been placed on the Clerk’s publicly available website.
The request must be legibly written, signed, and delivered in person, by mail, or by fax to the Clerk’s Official Records Department. The request must specify the identification book and page number that contains the information to be redacted. No fee is charged for this service.
You may access the link to our Forms Page to print a request form or write your own request and hand-deliver it to the Bay County Courthouse, Room 110. Or mail to:
Bay County Clerk’s Office
Attention Official Records
P.O. Box 2269
Panama City, FL 32402
or
Bay County Clerk’s Office
Attention Official Records
300 East 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Because of the risk of computer viruses attached to electronic signatures, this office will not accept electronic requests.