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 2, 2026.
Okaloosa County, Florida, has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Okaloosa 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Okaloosa County public records, Okaloosa County arrest records, Okaloosa County warrants, Okaloosa County inmate search, Okaloosa County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Okaloosa County
In Okaloosa County, the Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at okaloosaclerk.com/court-services/search-records (page title: Search Records | Okaloosa County Clerk of Court and Comptroller), phone (850) 689-5000, 101 East James Lee Blvd. Crestview, FL 32536, Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, 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 Okaloosa County
Together, the three agencies in Okaloosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 503 arrests to the FBI that year; the State Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Okaloosa County Circuit Court or the County Court.
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 Okaloosa County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Okaloosa County criminal records, Okaloosa County divorce records, Okaloosa County traffic tickets, Okaloosa County DUI and Okaloosa County property records.
Cities in Okaloosa County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Okaloosa County Circuit Court or the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Okaloosa County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Okaloosa County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at okaloosaclerk.com, phone (850) 689-5000.
Which court hears felonies in Okaloosa County?
The Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County?
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 Okaloosa County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.