Hamilton County Florida is located on the Georgia border in North Central Florida. Located at the crossroad of I-75 and I-10, Hamilton County is growing by leaps and bounds. The estimated population is almost 15,000. The county seat is Jasper, Florida and is the location of the courthouse. The courthouse is located at 207 NE 1st Street, Room 101 in Jasper.
Hamilton County is part of the 3rd Judicial Circuit and the State Attorney is Jerry Blair. There is one county and one circuit Judge working within Hamilton County. The main law enforcement agency is the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office located in downtown Jasper. That agency writes tickets for unlawful speed, careless driving, violation of a traffic control device, driving under the influence, no valid drivers license, and driving while license suspended. They are aggressive in their traffic enforcement and use laser, radar and speedmeter pacing in order to combat speeders.
The Florida Highway Patrol is divided into troops. Troop B is made up of 9 counties and encompasses Hamilton County. FHP is constantly conducting aircraft speed enforcement on the interstate system. They use a fixed wing cessna which travels above the lines in the roadway and clock your vehicle as you pass between those lines.
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