Deposit Accounts

The Clerk of the Circuit Court provides a Deposit Account as a courtesy to his frequent customers. This account may be used to pay for Recording Fees, copies, etc. or in the event that payments sent in with documents are short the required amount. The account works the same as any prepaid account in that funds are kept on deposit and each item charged is deducted from the account balance. Charges may not be made to the account unless sufficient funds are available.

Things you should know about your Deposit Account:

A minimum of fifty dollars ($50.00) is required to open an account. This may be paid at any Clerk’s Office location or mailed with the application form. Balances in the account should be sufficient to cover your intended activity. Once your account has been opened, you will be notified of your account number.

Provided authorization is given on the application form, any payments sent in to record documents or pay for any other Clerk’s service that are short the necessary amount will be charged to your account.

Overpayments of ten dollars ($10.00) or less will be automatically deposited to your account if requested on the application form. Over payments of more than ten dollars ($10.00) will be refunded, less a four dollar ($4.00) Clerk’s Service Charge as authorized by Florida Statute 28.24.

On the application form, you will select a unique 4 – 8 digit password so you can view your account activity on-line at any given time at www.pinellasclerk.org. The Clerk’s Office does not mail paper statements.

To prevent fraud, information such as account number and passwords are confidential and will not be released without authorization from you. You will be required to submit a written request if you need to change your password, address, close your account or have forgotten your account number and/or password.

Accounts must remain active. Any accounts not active for one year will be closed and balances over five dollars ($5.00) will be refunded. Balances five dollars ($5.00) and under will be forfeited.

  Email addresses to send copy requests using your deposit account:

• Civil Court Records
• Probate Court Records
• Criminal Court Records
• Official Records

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Any changes to the information initially provided to the Clerk on the "Application for Deposit Account" form should be communicated in writing to:

Clerk's Accounting Department
Clerk of the Circuit Court
14250 49th St. N., 2nd Floor
Clearwater, FL 33762
FAX: (727) 453-7666