It is the sole responsibility of the Okaloosa County board and the Okaloosa County Commissioners to keep an official record of all transactions in regard to the publics safety, business dealings, property management, all legal proceedings, taxes, county finances, public funds, the county's expenses and all of the expenses for the public school system along with keeping an accurate and on going record of Okaloosa county's annual budget.

Birth and death certificates are all a part of the the Okaloosa County public records. Other public records kept are for public services, public safety, fire and police protection, and all emergency medical services to Okaloosa County.

You can look up all court records, public arrest records, public meetings, court hearings and verdicts on the Okaloosa county's public records web site. The Web site has a full data base on line to look up any number of different items that has to do with Okaloosa county and its citizens. You can look up marriage licenses and divorce decrees along with birth and death certificates on line. Also included in this public record on line search is a complete criminal records search with all previous criminals records on file.

These public searches are free of charge and you can access the information you'll want by typing in the individual's first and last name into the search block. You will get search results for everyone in Florida and Okaloosa County that matches the first and last name you entered into your search criteria. You can choose which search you'd like by choosing from the following searches on the Okaloosa county web site. The following searches are, marriage, divorce, birth and death.

If you'd like a hard copy of any of the search results of the Okaloosa county public records web site one will be provided for a fee and can be mailed to your address. You can access public property searches and property tax searches for every address in the county.

Jail and inmate records can be accessed on line at the Okaloosa county public records web site and you can search for wanted felons in your area and also child molesters. Voter and election information is also available on line. Every registered voter's information is on line as well as directions to all voting location precincts. You can also get the latest voting results on line at the Okaloosa County public records web site.