Accessing Bay County Court Records
You can access cases filed in Bay County courts by searching the online portal for Bay County Court records. The portal is accessible through the following link https://court.baycoclerk.com/BenchmarkWeb2/CourtCase.aspx/CaseSearch. You can search the portal by name, case number, and/or citation number.
You can use the portal to search for criminal, civil, and traffic Bay County Court records. You have the option to search by the last name only, however, the more information that you are able to provide, the more narrow your search results will be. The search results screen displays the case summary, name of the party in the case, party type, the status of the case, disposition, case number, booking and citation numbers (if applicable), birth year, charge, and offense description.
If you look under the case summary you will find a link to view the case. The case details page will include a register of all actions performed in the case including the date and time, access to documents available for the case, the option to view other cases for the defendant in the case, the filing date of the case, the judge presiding over the case, and all the parties involved in the case.
About Bay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
The Bay County Clerk of Court and Comptroller office is located in Panama City, FL, Bill Kinsaul is the current Clerk of Circuit Court in Bay County. His responsibilities include recordkeeping and maintaining court case documents and records for cases filed in the Bay County Court system.
Requesting Bay County Court Records
If you need more information on a court case or you would like to request copies of court documents and records or need certified copies of court records you would need to contact the clerk of court’s office. When you are searching for court Records the section for dockets will have the option to request certain documents related to the case and have emailed to the email address that you provide.
If you request documents through the online search portal, it takes at least 3 business days for the clerk’s office to respond to your request. You can fill out a form to request court records through the following link https://app.sharebase.com/#/document/278046/share/365-YOvNj-hG4sPgFHj4j7APN1gOGAU. If you are requesting court records the clerk’s office will not accept requests by email unless it is through the online search portal. This is to reduce the risk of computer viruses.
For any other assistance or questions about Bay County Court documents and records, you will need to contact the county clerk’s office.
Contacting Bay County Clerk’s Office
If you need to contact the Bay County Clerk’s office, you can do so by mail, fax, email, phone, or in-person during regular hours of operation. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excluding legal holidays.
The contact information for the clerk’s office is:
Bay County Clerk of Circuit Court
300 E 4th St
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: 850-763-9061
Fax: 850-747-5188
Email: webbaycoclerk@baycoclerk.com