This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official Lee County documents, file paperwork, schedule hearings, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those tasks, you need to reach the right Lee County office directly. The contacts below point you to the people who can help.
Need an Official Lee County Document?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Lee County, Florida:
- Court case files: contact the Lee County Clerk of Court or the Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit
- Misdemeanor, small claims, traffic: contact the Lee County County Court through the Clerk
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records
- Jail roster and bookings: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other county records: see public records
Lee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
The Lee County Clerk maintains court records, official records, marriage licenses, probate filings, and traffic case data. Clerk Kevin C. Karnes leads the office. The Clerk runs a public records request system at leeclerk.org and a court case search at matrix.leeclerk.org.
Justice Center (Main Office)
2075 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-5000
Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Mailing: P.O. Box 2469, Fort Myers, FL 33902
Official Records
2115 Second Street, 2nd Floor
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-5007
Mailing: P.O. Box 2278, Fort Myers, FL 33902
Cape Coral Branch
1039 SE 9th Place, 2nd Floor
Cape Coral, FL 33990
(239) 533-5000
Traffic, marriage, official records
Lee County Justice Center
The Twentieth Judicial Circuit holds Lee County Circuit Court and County Court hearings at the Justice Center complex in downtown Fort Myers. Public entrances open at 7:30 a.m. weekdays.
Justice Center Proper (East Entrance)
1700 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-9197 x0
Information Desk
Court Security & Lost and Found
Lee County Justice Center
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-2878
CourtSecurity-Lee@ca.cjis20.org
Lee County Sheriff's Office
The Lee County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Carmine Marceno, runs the arrest search, the jail roster, and the corrections bureau. For booking and custody questions, call the Main Jail line.
Sheriff Headquarters
14750 Six Mile Cypress Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Non-emergency: (239) 477-1000
Emergency: 911
Main Jail (Downtown)
2115 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 477-1500
Corrections Core: (239) 477-1700
The Sheriff's arrest search shows booking data, charges, and recent releases. Visitation scheduling runs through GTL VisitMe.
State Attorney and Public Defender
The State Attorney for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit prosecutes criminal cases in Lee County. The Public Defender represents indigent defendants.
State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit
2000 Main Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 533-1000
Public Defender, 20th Judicial Circuit
Serves Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Hendry counties
Reach Us
For feedback on this site, broken links, or outdated information, send a note through the contact form on our parent site. We are not affiliated with the Lee County Clerk, the Lee County Sheriff, or the Twentieth Judicial Circuit. For any official action, please reach the offices listed above.