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Public Records

Although we cover all of Hillsborough County and serve as the custodian of many different types of records, not all county records are maintained in our files. If you can’t find the record type you’re looking for, check this page for a list of links to other agencies.

Protecting Your Personal Information

To help safeguard confidential or protected information in Official Records, Court Records, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser, the Hillsborough County Tax Collector, and general web searches, we provide resources to help protect the personal information of eligible participants. Click here to download our Public Records Exempt Personal Information forms.

NOTICE OF: The Right of Any Affected Party to Request Removal of Certain Chapter 119 Information or Records

Any person has a right to request that a county recorder remove, from a publicly available Internet website, information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an official record, if that image or copy is of a military discharge; death certificate, or a court file, record or paper relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate Rules. However, grantor, grantee or party names may not be removed from the Official Records index. Requests must be notarized, state the statutory basis for removal, and confirm the individual’s eligibility for the exemption. To make a request contact the clerk’s office by mail or in person at 419 Pierce Street, Tampa, FL 33602 or by email at recording@hillsclerk.com.

NOTICE OF: The Right of Any Affected Party to Request the Addition of Information to Publicly Available Internet Website 

Any affected person has a right to request that a county recorder or clerk of the court add information to a publicly available Internet website if that information involves the identity of a respondent against whom a final judgment for an injunction for the protection of a minor under s. 741.30, s. 68 784.046, or s. 784.0485 is entered, unless the respondent is a minor. The request must be in writing and contain the case number. To make a request contact the clerk’s office by mail or in person at 419 Pierce Street, Tampa, FL 33602 or by email at recording@hillsclerk.com.

Request to Remove Certain Information from County’s Official Records (non-court records)

Florida Statute 119.071 requires the Clerk as the County Recorder to remove images or copies of certain records from the County’s Official Records that are maintained by the Clerk as the County Recorder, when requested by an eligible person. This requirement does not extend to removing information from unrelated third‑party or privately operated websites. Click here to download our Public Records Exempt Personal Information forms.

Your removal request must:

  • Be notarized
  • State the statutory basis for removal
  • Confirm your eligibility for the exemption

Ways to Submit Removal Requests:

 

Ways to Submit Removal Requests:
Email:
In-Person:
Mailing Address:

Clerk of the Circuit Court Recording Department

Room 140

419 Pierce Street

Tampa, FL 33602

If you are unable to find the information you require in any of the above sources, you can submit a Public Records Request online.