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Clearing a record in Monroe County
Where each step happens, what it costs, and who can help.
Your steps
Six steps, from prints to the judge's order.
- Optional: see your own record firstFDLE personal review — FDLE says up to 30 working days
- Get your fingerprint cardMonroe County Sheriff's Office or Key West Police Department — or any law enforcement or criminal justice agency that takes printsThree places in Monroe County — where to get fingerprinted ↓
- Get a certified disposition of your caseMonroe County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller500 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 (map, opens in a new tab) · Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time
- Apply to FDLE for your certificate of eligibilityThe Florida Department of Law EnforcementYour application, signed before a notary or a deputy clerk, with your fingerprint card, the certified disposition and the fee · FDLE says about 12 weeksExpunging? The State Attorney's office for the 16th Judicial Circuit completes page 2 of the application, the written certified statement.The law, in plain language: § 943.0585 (expunging) · § 943.059 (sealing)
- An attorney prepares your petition We prepare your petition documents You prepare your petition documents Attorney An attorney creates the documents and handles the filing Expeal We create the documents for you to file DIY You create the documents yourself
- File your petitionYour attorney files your petitionMonroe County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller500 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 (map, opens in a new tab) · Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern timeThe clerk also has 2 branches — addresses and hours ↓
- The judge rulesMonroe County, 16th Judicial CircuitIf the petition is granted, the certified order goes to FDLE
What it costs
Every figure, with its source and the date we checked it.
Your costs in Monroe County
From $2,130 + copies
About $334 + copies
About $135 + copies
A private attorney represents you
Expeal prepares your documents
You prepare your documents yourself
Who prepares your documents
The attorney price is one Florida firm's published entry price.
What everyone pays
Florida's and Monroe County's fees, and mailing — the same whoever prepares your documents
$134.90 + copies, from $75 FDLE · $42 filing · $12.90 mailing · $5 fingerprints · $2 + $1/page copies
Fingerprints: Monroe County residents only — elsewhere, the agency that fingerprints you sets its own fee.
Every figure and its source (8)
- Expeal$199 Expeal's published price — we create the documents, you file themChecked September 29, 2026
- An attorney$1,995+ Erase the Case — Erase Pro — the entry package; more for other packagesChecked September 27, 2026
- Doing it yourself$0 You prepare the documents yourself
- FDLE certificate$75 Fla. Stat. § 943.0585(2)(a)4. / § 943.059(2)(a)3. (2025); FDLE Certificate of Eligibility Instructions — paid to FDLE with the certificate-of-eligibility application · § 943.0585 (expunging) / § 943.059 (sealing)Checked August 17, 2026
- Filing$42 Monroe County Clerk expunge and seal process instructionsChecked September 22, 2026
- Mailing$12.90 USPS Priority Mail flat rate prices — per envelope; the same price to any U.S. address, whatever the packet weighsChecked September 7, 2026
- Fingerprints$5.00 Monroe County Sheriff's Office fingerprinting page — the Sheriff's Office's processing fee for prints on a hard-copy card, the kind an expungement needs (its digital fingerprinting runs $35.00 to $75.00 by the agency that receives the prints) — the applicant brings the card, the office supplies none; cash only, preferably exact change; by appointment only, during each building's hours; Monroe County residents only; the Cudjoe Key substation and the Murray Nelson Building in Key Largo no longer fingerprint; another law enforcement or criminal justice agency sets its ownChecked September 22, 2026
- Certified copies$2.00 Monroe County Clerk fee schedule — per certified document, plus $1.00 per page (per certification is the clerk's instructions' and its office's basis; the fee schedule prints the $2.00 per page of the document and the FAQs per document)Checked September 22, 2026
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See if I qualify →Where to get fingerprinted
Three places in Monroe County take prints on FDLE's card — or use any law enforcement or criminal justice agency that does. Each sets its own price.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
$5
Monroe County residents only
Marathon Substation3103 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 (map, opens in a new tab)(305) 289-2430
Roth Building50 High Point Rd, Tavernier, FL 33070 (map, opens in a new tab)(305) 853-3211
The clerk's offices
Monroe County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller · monroe-clerk.com · (305) 292-3458
The main office
500 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time
2 branches — addresses and hours
Marathon3117 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time(305) 289-6027
Plantation Key88770 Overseas Hwy, Suite 2, Tavernier, FL 33070 (map, opens in a new tab)Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time(305) 852-7145
In their words
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I was terrified of getting mixed up with the legal system again, but I knew I had to clear my record to get a promotion at work. Thanks to Expeal for making it so easy and anonymous because I was able to take my time and gain the confidence I needed to face the court one last time.
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Help near you
Lawyer referral, and free or low-cost legal help, for Monroe County.
Talk to a lawyer
- Across Florida: The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
Free or low-cost legal help
- Across Florida: Legal Aid - Florida Courts