This Privacy Policy explains how Florida Traffic Court Records (the “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles personal data when you use our search tools for Florida traffic court records, Florida traffic ticket court records, Florida traffic citation court records, and Florida traffic court case lookup services. By visiting the Site or running a search, you accept the data practices described in this Policy.
Read every section before you submit any personal details through our forms or contact pages.
About This Privacy Policy
This section explains the scope of the Policy. It tells you who runs the Site, what kinds of activities it covers, and how we update the rules when laws or our tools change.
What This Policy Covers
This Policy covers all data collected through our website, mobile pages, search forms, and email links listed on our pages. It applies to Florida traffic court records search features, Florida traffic court docket search features, and any related lookup you perform on our pages. It does not cover data collected by third parties on other websites, even when we link to those websites from our pages.
- Covers searches you run for traffic case status online
- Covers contact emails you send to our support team
- Covers cookies placed on your browser by our pages
- Does not cover sites we link to as a reference
Who We Are
Florida Traffic Court Records is an independent search tool that helps users check public traffic court records filed with county clerks across Florida. We are not a government agency. We are not the Florida Courts System. We do not own the records we help you locate. The records belong to the Florida Clerks of Court and the Florida Commission on Offender Review where relevant. We simply pass your search query to public clerk databases and return the matching results in a fast format.
Updates to This Policy
We may revise this Policy as our tools grow and as Florida or federal privacy laws change. The latest version will always live at this web address. We will post a new “Last Updated” date at the top of the page when changes occur. Your continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the new terms. For major changes, we may add a banner notice on the home page for thirty days.
Information We Collect
This section lists the types of data we collect. We split the list into data you give us through forms and data our servers pick up automatically when your browser loads a page.
Search Data You Provide
When you run a Florida traffic court case lookup, a Florida traffic court case number lookup, a Florida traffic court records by name search, or a Florida traffic court records by citation number search, you type details into our search box. These details may include full names, date of birth, citation number, county name, and case number. We send these details to our data partners, who return matching Florida county traffic court records. We do not store the full search query on our own servers after the result page loads.
- Full legal name typed into the name box
- Date of birth used to confirm identity
- Citation number for Florida traffic ticket court case lookup
- Case number for Florida traffic court case number lookup
- County choice from the dropdown menu
Technical Data From Your Device
Every time your browser opens one of our pages, our server logs basic technical facts. These facts help us count visitors, stop abuse, and fix broken pages. We keep this log data for a short rolling window. After that window ends, the logs roll off our servers and only keep summary counts.
- Your IP address at the time of the visit
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or search engine
- Date and time stamp of the visit
Cookies and Tracking Files
We place small files called cookies on your browser. They help us remember your last county pick and your search language. They also let our ad partners show ads that fit your interests. You can block cookies through your browser settings, but parts of the Site may not work the same way when cookies are off. Our cookie banner explains the types of cookies we set and lets you pick which ones to allow.
How We Use Your Data
This section explains the reasons we collect data. We use data to run the search service, to keep the Site working, to show ads, and to meet our legal duties.
Running the Search Service
The main reason we collect search data is to pull Florida traffic court public records on your behalf. We pass your search term to public clerk sources. We return the matching Florida traffic court disposition search results, Florida traffic court final judgment records, and Florida traffic court hearing date lookup entries as fast as possible. Without the data you type, we cannot return any results.
Improving the Website
We look at server logs and cookie data to see which pages get used most. We use this to fix slow pages and to add features people ask for. We may share count totals with our team so we can plan the next update. We never share the raw log files with anyone outside our team or our analytics provider.
Showing Relevant Ads
Our Site is free to use. We fund the service by showing ads. Our ad partners may use cookies to show ads that match your interests. These partners follow their own privacy rules, which we link to in the third party section below. You can opt out of interest based ads through your browser or through the partner opt out tools.
Meeting Legal Duties
Sometimes a court order, subpoena, or valid Florida public records law request requires us to hand over data. When that happens, we share only the data the order demands. We challenge requests that are too broad when our lawyers say we have a legal basis to do so.
Sharing of Data
We do not sell your personal information. We do share it with a small list of trusted partners when needed to run the search service. This section names those partners.
Official Florida Court Sources
To run a Florida e-clerk traffic case search, we pass your search terms to public records systems run by Florida county clerks. These may include the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts, the Orange County Clerk of Courts, the Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts, the Broward County Clerk of Courts, the Duval County Clerk of Courts, the Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, and the Pinellas County Clerk of Courts. Each county clerk has its own privacy rules that cover the data they hold.
Analytics Providers
We use third party analytics tools that count visitors and track page use. These tools see your IP address and cookie data. They give us reports with totals, not names. We use the reports to learn which Florida traffic court records search features get used most across all Florida traffic citation court records and Florida traffic infraction court records queries.
Advertising Networks
Our ad partners use cookies to show ads that may match your interests. They may track your activity across different websites. You can opt out of this tracking through the Digital Advertising Alliance opt out page or through your browser privacy settings. Your opt out choice is stored as a cookie on the device you use to opt out.
Government and Law Enforcement
We will share data with government agencies or law enforcement only when we receive a valid subpoena, court order, or Florida public records request. We will tell you about the request when the law allows us to do so. We push back on requests that are too broad or that do not follow proper law.
Florida Public Records Law
Florida has strong public records laws. Section 119 of the Florida Constitution and the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119, Florida Statutes) say most court records must be open to the public. This section explains how that law shapes what you see and what we store.
What Florida Law Allows
Florida traffic violations court records, Florida Uniform Traffic Citation records, and Florida traffic court fine and case status entries are public by default. People can check Florida traffic court hearing date lookup entries, Florida traffic court records by name entries, and Florida traffic court case number lookup entries from public terminals at the courthouse. Our Site pulls from those same public sources so you do not need to drive to the clerk office.
What Gets Removed
Some records get sealed or expunged under Florida law. When a court orders records sealed, the clerk must remove them from public view. We refresh our index on a regular schedule. Sealed records may stay visible in our results for a short window until the next refresh rolls them out. If you see a sealed record in our results, contact us and we will push for a fast removal.
Your Privacy Rights
This section lists the rights you have over the data we hold about you. These rights come from Florida law, federal law, and our own policy choices. You can act on any of these rights by contacting us through the address at the bottom of this page.
Right to View Your Data
You can ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold on you. We will send a secure file with the data within forty five days. If the request needs more time, we will write to you and tell you why. The first copy is free. Extra copies may carry a small fee to cover our cost.
Right to Correct Your Data
If the personal data we hold on you is wrong, you can ask us to fix it. Tell us the right fact and the wrong fact. We will check the change against the source records and update our files when the source confirms the change.
Right to Delete Your Data
You can ask us to delete the personal data we hold on you. We will comply when the law does not force us to keep the data. We cannot delete data that a Florida public records law or court order requires us to keep. We will tell you what we kept and why.
Right to Limit Use
You can ask us to stop using your data for things like marketing emails or analytics. We will turn off the feature you name. We can still use the data for the core search service and for legal duties. To stop marketing emails, click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email we send.
Data Security
We use strong security tools to protect the data we hold. No online service can promise perfect safety, but we follow widely used standards to lower the risk of a breach.
How We Protect Your Data
We use HTTPS on every page, encrypt stored logs, and limit staff access to a need to know basis. We run security scans on a regular schedule. We test new code for known weak spots before it goes live. We review this list every quarter.
- TLS 1.2 or higher on every connection
- Encrypted storage on our servers
- Two factor login for staff accounts
- Quarterly security scans from outside partners
Limits of Online Security
Even with strong tools, no system is perfect. A clever attacker may still find a way in. If a breach puts your data at risk, we will email you within seventy two hours, post a notice on our home page, and report the breach to the right Florida and federal agencies as the law requires.
Children’s Privacy
This section explains our rules for children under the age of eighteen. Traffic records can involve minors as drivers or as passengers, and we take extra care with their data.
Our Rule on Minors
The Site is not built for anyone under eighteen years of age. We do not target ads at minors. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under thirteen, the age set by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. If you are a parent and your child used our tool, contact us and we will remove the data.
Parental Removal Requests
Parents or legal guardians can write to us at the contact address below and ask us to remove data we hold on a minor. Include proof that you are the parent or guardian. We will remove the data within thirty days and confirm by email. The same rules apply for sealed juvenile records under Florida law.
Third-Party Services
Our Site uses a few outside services to run searches, show ads, and process payments. This section names those services and points to their privacy pages so you can read how they handle data.
Official Court Websites
We pull Florida court public access traffic records and Florida traffic court disposition search results from official sources. Here are the main public sites we connect to:
- Florida Courts: https://www.flcourts.gov/
- Florida Clerks of Court: https://www.flclerks.com/
- Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles: https://www.flhsmv.gov/
- Miami-Dade Clerk: https://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/
- Orange County Clerk: https://www.ocfl.net/clerk
- Hillsborough County Clerk: https://www.hillsclerk.com/
- Broward County Clerk: https://www.browardclerk.org/
- Duval County Clerk: https://www.duvalclerk.com/
- Palm Beach County Clerk: https://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/
- Pinellas County Clerk: https://www.mypinellasclerk.com/
Payment Processors
Some add on services, like a printable case summary or a certified copy request, may need a small fee. Payments go through a third party processor. We never see your full card number. The processor follows Payment Card Industry rules and keeps your data on its own secure servers.
Other External Sites
Our blog, FAQ, and help pages may link to outside sites with more detail on Florida traffic court records search, traffic school options, or driver license rules. Once you leave our Site, this Policy no longer covers you. Read the privacy policy of every site you visit.
Contact and Official Resources
This section gives you ways to reach our team and lists contact details for the official Florida clerk offices we rely on. Use these resources to ask questions, file a request, or check records the official way.
How to Reach Our Team
You can email our privacy team at the address listed on our contact page. Include your name, your contact email, and a clear note about what you want. We reply within ten business days. For urgent privacy issues like a data breach notice, mark your email with “Privacy Urgent” in the subject line so our team sees it fast.
Florida Court Contacts
For the most accurate and current records, contact the official Florida court office in the county where the case was filed. Each clerk office has its own phone line, website, and visiting hours. Use the table below for a quick look at the main county clerk offices we connect to when you run a Florida county traffic court records search.
| County | Office | Phone | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts | (305) 275-1111 | Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Orange | Orange County Clerk of Courts | (407) 836-2000 | Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Hillsborough | Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts | (813) 276-8100 | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Broward | Broward County Clerk of Courts | (954) 831-6565 | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Duval | Duval County Clerk of Courts | (904) 255-2000 | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts | (561) 355-2996 | Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Pinellas | Pinellas County Clerk of Courts | (727) 582-7777 | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to the questions our users ask most often about privacy, data use, and how our search tool works with official Florida public records. Each answer covers a common concern and points to the right section of this Policy for more detail.
Do you store the search data I type into your search box?
No. We pass your search query to our data partners in real time. We do not keep the full search query on our own servers after the result page loads. Our server logs may keep a short rolling sample for analytics. Those samples get deleted on a schedule that matches the data retention rules in this Policy. The short sample never gets tied to your name. The data partners we work with have their own data retention schedules. Read the privacy policy of each partner if you want to know how long they keep your data. We choose partners who keep data only as long as needed.
Can I opt out of targeted ads on the Site?
Yes. You can opt out of interest based ads through your browser settings or through the Digital Advertising Alliance opt out tool. Opt out cookies tell the ad networks not to use your activity for ad selection. The opt out only applies to the browser you use. If you switch browsers or clear cookies, you may need to opt out again. You can also use a private browsing mode to limit how ad networks track you across different sites.
What happens if a traffic record is sealed or expunged in Florida?
When a Florida court orders a record sealed under Florida law, the county clerk removes it from public view. We refresh our index on a regular schedule. Sealed records may stay visible in our results for a short window. If you spot a sealed record in our results, contact us and ask for fast removal. We will push the request to the data partners and confirm removal within thirty days. For expunged records, the same rule applies. Once the refresh cycle ends, the record will no longer appear in new searches.
Is this Site the same as the official Florida Courts website?
No. We are an independent search tool. We are not the Florida Courts System, the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, or any county clerk office. We connect to those public sources to return search results faster. For matters that need legal weight, like a certified copy or a sworn record, contact the county clerk directly. Our search results help you find the right case. The clerk office provides the legal copy you may need for court filings.
Can minors have their traffic court records removed from your search results?
Yes. Parents or legal guardians can write to us with proof that they are the parent or guardian. We will act on the removal request within thirty days. The same rule applies for sealed juvenile records under Florida law. We also push the same removal request to our data partners to keep the record out of future search results. Email us at the contact address listed on the contact page. Include the case number and the county so we can act fast.
How long do you keep server logs?
We keep raw server logs for up to ninety days for security and abuse checks. After ninety days, we strip the logs down to count totals only. The counts tell us how many people used the Site, not who they are. The counts stay for three years so we can see yearly trends. Those count totals have no personal data in them, so they cannot be tied to a person or a search.
Will you change this Policy?
Yes, when needed. We may update this Policy to match new Florida or federal privacy laws, to match new features on the Site, or to match new partners. Each change will come with a new “Last Updated” date at the top of the page. For major changes, we will add a banner notice on the home page for thirty days. Your continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the new terms. You can always read past versions of this Policy on request.