This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use these Sarasota County and Florida channels for the record involved:
- Court case files: use the Court Case Lookup routes or contact the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller, 2000 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-861-7400
- Criminal histories and Florida name searches: contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff records: contact the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Records Section, first floor, 2071 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-861-4025; official pages conflict between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. opening times, so call before visiting
- Official Florida checks: order through FDLE or the appropriate authorized fingerprint channel
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expunction and sealing: follow FDLE eligibility steps and file in the court that handled the case
For county law-enforcement records, start with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Records Section on the first floor at 2071 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-861-4025. Sheriff pages disagree on whether weekday public hours begin at 7 or 8 a.m.; both list a 5 p.m. close, so confirm before traveling. Court-file requests belong with the Clerk Public Access Department at 941-861-7400 or P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230.