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Official Jefferson County criminal-record questions belong with the agency that created or maintains the file. The contacts below route court cases to the Clerk at Courthouse Circle, bookings and sheriff reports to Industrial Park, city police reports to Monticello Police, and statewide histories to FDLE.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot obtain an official criminal history, conduct a background check, correct or remove a record, or receive a sealing or expunction filing. Those services must come from the responsible public office.

Need an Official Record?

Use the following Jefferson County and Florida contacts:

  • Court files: use the criminal court case records guide or contact the Jefferson County Clerk, 1 Courthouse Circle, Monticello, FL 32344, (850) 342-0218, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the criminal division is extension 233
  • Bookings, jail records, and JCSO reports: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 171 Industrial Park, Monticello, FL 32344, (850) 997-2523; the official FAQ displays the records custodian email
  • Monticello police reports: Monticello Police Department, 195 S. Mulberry Street, Monticello, FL 32344, (850) 342-0150
  • County administrative records: Jefferson County public-records custodian, 450 W. Walnut Street, Monticello, FL 32344, (850) 342-0287, publicrecords@jeffersoncountyfl.gov
  • Florida criminal histories: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Division of Criminal Justice Information Services
  • Sealing and expunction: obtain the FDLE certificate of eligibility and file the applicable petition with the court that handled the case

Record custody matters. The Sheriff is the primary county contact for JCSO-created reports and jail records, while the Clerk's Suite 203 criminal counter holds Circuit Court felony and County Court misdemeanor files.