This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, conduct official checks, or accept sealing and expunction filings. Those services remain with the responsible DeSoto County or Florida agency.
Need an Official Record?
Use the custodian that holds the requested DeSoto County or Florida record:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- Criminal history and personal review: contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Division of Criminal Justice Information Services
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
- Official public Florida history searches: order through the FDLE Florida Criminal History Record Check
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case
For Sheriff-created reports and local arrest checks, use the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office Records Division, 208 E. Cypress St., Arcadia, FL 34266, (863) 993-4700. Records access is listed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding legal holidays. The jail and non-emergency line is (863) 993-4710.
For filed Circuit Court felony and County Court misdemeanor or criminal-traffic cases, contact the DeSoto County Clerk of Circuit Court, 115 E. Oak St., Room 101, Arcadia, FL 34266, (863) 993-4876 or (863) 993-4669, CustomerService@DesotoClerk.com. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the office closes from noon to 1 p.m.