Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, with about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Delray Beach offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Delray Beach, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Delray Beach records are kept
- Kept by the City of Delray Beach: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Palm Beach County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Palm Beach County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Delray Beach City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Delray Beach.
- Website: delraybeachfl.gov/government/city-departments/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | City of Delray Beach, FL)
- Phone: 561-243-7050
- Address: 100 N.W. 1st Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Delray Beach City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: delraybeachfl.gov/i-want-to/contact/city-hall (page title: Contact City Hall | City of Delray Beach, FL)
- Phone: (561) 243-7000
- Address: 100 NW 1st Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Delray Beach
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Delray Beach. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: delraybeachfl.gov/services/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | City of Delray Beach, FL)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Palm Beach County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Delray Beach Arrest Records
The Delray Beach arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Delray Beach's arrests to the FBI and the 1,328 arrests it reported for 2024. It also says where a person arrested in Delray Beach is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Delray Beach Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Delray Beach, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Delray Beach warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Delray Beach inmate search (the jail page of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Delray Beach criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), Delray Beach court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Delray Beach traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Delray Beach DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Delray Beach divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Delray Beach property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Delray Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Delray Beach offices listed above, and the city's own website is delraybeachfl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Delray Beach city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at delraybeachfl.gov, phone 561-243-7050. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Delray Beach?
Delray Beach cases are heard by the courts that serve Palm Beach County, and people arrested in Delray Beach are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Palm Beach County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Delray Beach?
Through the city's records request page at delraybeachfl.gov. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.