For background checks, you must include the following information on the individual for whom you are requesting the background check:

• the full name
• race
• sex
• date of birth

For copies of accident or offense reports, you must include:

• the case number (if available)
• date, time and location of the event or accident
• the name(s) of the person(s) involved.

IMPORTANT: If you wish to obtain a traffic accident report within 60 days of the incident, Florida law requires that you complete a Request for Traffic Crash Report Information Form indicating you are entitled to receive it. To obtain a form please email centralrecords@highlandssheriff.org. Once you obtain the form and complete it, mail the completed and signed form with your letter of request to the address below. After 60 days, the form is not necessary and anyone may obtain a copy of the report.

IMPORTANT: You must include a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) with your request and a check for the fees required (credit or debit cards are not accepted). Do not send cash. After your report is processed, it will be mailed to you in the SASE you provide.

Mail your request to:
Highlands County Sheriff's Office - Records Division 
434 Fernleaf Avenue
Sebring, Florida 33870