Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
St. Pete Beach, Florida, in Pinellas County, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Pinellas County Circuit Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: St. Pete Beach public records, Pinellas County court records, St. Pete Beach arrest records, St. Pete Beach warrants, St. Pete Beach inmate search, St. Pete Beach criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from St. Pete Beach
In St. Pete Beach, the Pinellas County Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the court clerk.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119).
Looking Up a Case from St. Pete Beach
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecords.mypinellasclerk.gov (page title: Pinellas County Clerk of Courts Records Inquiry), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Florida has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Florida court page SearchSystems verified is at flcourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from St. Pete Beach
Together, the 19 agencies in Pinellas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,944 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Pinellas County Circuit Court or the County Court.
The State Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at flsa6.gov (page title: Office of The State Attorney, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Florida | Office Of The State Attorney Sixth Judicial Ci), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other St. Pete Beach guides take the kinds of file one at a time: St. Pete Beach criminal records, St. Pete Beach divorce records, St. Pete Beach traffic tickets, St. Pete Beach DUI and St. Pete Beach property records.
More Official Court Pages for Pinellas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pinellas County and Florida. These court pages from its Pinellas County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Pinellas, Florida Courts (flcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in St. Pete Beach?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecords.mypinellasclerk.gov.
Which court hears felonies in St. Pete Beach?
The Pinellas County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in St. Pete Beach?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Florida?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official St. Pete Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.