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.
Panama City Beach is a city in Bay County, Florida, with about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, 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 Panama City 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 Panama City Beach, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Panama City Beach records are kept
- Kept by the City of Panama City Beach: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Bay 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 Bay County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Panama City 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 Panama City Beach.
- Website: pcbfl.gov/186/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Panama City Beach, FL)
- Phone: 850-233-5100
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Panama City Beach police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Panama City Beach police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Panama City Beach police records.
- Website: panamacitypolice.gov/records (page title: Records | Secure Records Access Now | Panama City Police Department)
- Phone: (850) 872-3198
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Bay County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Panama City 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: pcbfl.gov/213/Administration (page title: Administration | Panama City Beach, FL)
- Phone: 850-233-5100
- Address: 17007 Panama City Beach Parkway City Hall Panama City Beach, FL 32413
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Panama City Beach
Florida public records law applies to the city government of Panama City Beach. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Bay County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Bay County. The Bay County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Panama City Beach Arrest Records
The Panama City Beach arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Panama City Beach's arrests to the FBI. It also says where a person arrested in Panama City Beach is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Panama City Beach Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Panama City Beach, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Panama City Beach warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Panama City Beach inmate search (the jail page of the Bay County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Panama City Beach criminal records (the court file, the Florida criminal history and the local arrest records), Panama City Beach court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Panama City Beach police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires), Panama City Beach traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Panama City Beach DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Panama City Beach divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Panama City Beach property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Panama City Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Panama City Beach offices listed above, and the city's own website is pcbfl.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Panama City Beach?
Request it from the Panama City Beach police records unit at panamacitypolice.gov/records, phone (850) 872-3198. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find Panama City Beach city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at pcbfl.gov/186/City-Clerk, phone 850-233-5100. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Panama City Beach?
Panama City Beach cases are heard by the courts that serve Bay County, and people arrested in Panama City Beach are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Bay County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Panama City Beach?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records, the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Florida public records law applies to city governments.