Schedule Of Service Charges

Effective July 1, 2008

Service charges shown herein are established and authorized by Florida Statutes, Pinellas County Ordinances, U. S. Department of State Passport Agents Manual, Administrative Orders, Rules of Traffic Court Procedure and special Legislative Acts. Authority for the specific charges is on file in each of the office locations and may be reviewed upon request.

This Schedule of Service Charges incorporates those charges for the most frequently used services under the responsibility of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. For information on service charges not listed, please contact the appropriate department for assistance.

CIVIL COURT RECORDS
  CIRCUIT COURT:   FILING FEES  
Civil action, not more than 5 defendants 300.00
In addition to above:
For each defendant over 5,
per defendant
    2.50
Issuing Summons (per summons)    10.00
To be paid by the party seeking each
severance that is granted 		  18.00
Proceedings of Garnishment,
Attachment, Replevin and Distress 		  85.00
Garnishment Deposit into Court Registry 100.00
Clerk's Fee    3.00
Counter/Cross/Third Party Complaints 295.00
Reopen Fee   50.00
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment   42.00
Petition to Extend Time in -
Medical Negligence Cases 		  42.00
Bond Approval     8.50
PLUS RECORDING FEES:
First page
  10.00
Each additional page
  $8.50
Petition for Dissolution of Marriage(Divorce) 397.50
Simplified Dissolution 397.50
Civil Dissolution Counter Petitions
(If original petition is not a dissolution of marriage.) 		392.50
Recording and Reporting of Final
Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage		   10.50
Judicial Sales   70.00
For each timeshare unit joined in a foreclosure action,
per additional unit up to 15 maximum, per case
    10.00
In addition, a deposit of 5% of final bid
is required
Varies
Receiving Money into Court Registry:
First $500.00, percent 		      3%
Each subsequent $100.00, percent    1.5%
Eminent Domain actions, per deposit 170.00
Disbursing Surplus Funds (per check)   15.00
Appointing Surplus Trustee   15.00
Notifying Surplus Trustee of Apointment   15.00
Disbursing proceeds from Mortgage
Foreclosure sales: 		  10.00
Transfer of Lien/Mechanic's Lien - Recording of Certificate:
First Page 		  10.00
Each Additional Page     8.50
Issuance of Certificate by Clerk s.713.24   20.00
Issuance of Certificate by Clerk s.55.10   15.00
Multiple liens, in addition to above, each     10.00
Deposit/Bond Required as Security:
Amount of Lien plus interest
(3 years at legal percentage rate) plus:
Court Costs 		500.00
Approving Bond     8.50
Domestic Support Fees, If Applicable:
4% of support payment - not to exceed 		    5.25
Driver License Suspension   32.00
Issuance of Notice to Obligor-Child Support   32.00
Issuance of Pay-Off Statement-Child Support   25.00
Motion to Contest Child Support   25.00
Pro Hac Vice Motion 100.00
Appeals - Clerk of Court 100.00*
*Plus check made out to 2nd District Court of Appeals in amount of 300.00
Notice of Cross Appeal/Notice of Joinder/Motion to Intervene
(payable to the 2nd DCA) 		295.00
*Plus certifying copies     2.00
*Plus copies (per page)     1.00

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  SMALL CLAIMS:   FILING FEES  
All Claims less than $100.00   55.00
All Claims $100.01 or more but not more
than $500.00 		  80.00
$500.01 but not more than $2,500.00 175.00
$2,500.01 but not more than $5,000.00 300.00
Issuing Summons (per summons)    10.00
Reopen Fee:
Claims of not more than $500.00 		  25.00
Claims of $500.01 to $15,000   50.00
Counter/Cross/Third Party Complaints
Exceeding $2500.00 		295.00
Appeals 281.00
*Plus certifying copies     2.00
*Plus copies (per page)     1.00

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  COUNTY COURT:   FILING FEES  
More than $5,000.00,
but not more than $15,000.00 		300.00
Issuing Summons (per summons)    10.00
In addition to above:
Proceedings of Garnishment,
Attachment, Replevin and Distress 		  85.00
Garnishment Deposit into Court Registry 100.00
Bond Approval     8.50
Clerk's Fee     3.00
Counter/Cross/Third Party Complaints
Exceeding $2500.00 		295.00
Removal of Tenant Action 270.00
Reopen Fee:   50.00
Appeals 281.00
Notice of Cross Appeal/Notice of Joinder/Motion to Intervene
295.00
*Plus certifying copies     2.00
*Plus copies (per page)     1.00

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PROBATE COURT RECORDS
    FILING FEES  
Opening any estate of one document
or more 		116.00
Formal Administration, Guardianship,
Ancillary, Curatorship and
Conservatorship 		285.00
Summary Administration - estates with
value less than $1,000 		120.00
Summary Administration - estates with
value more than $1,000 		230.00
Disposition of Personal Property
without Administration 		116.00
Petition and Order to Admit
Foreign Wills, Authenticated Copies,
Exemplified Copies, or Transcript
to Record 		116.00
Guardianship Proceedings, Person Only 120.00
Veteran's Administration Guardianship 120.00
Marchman Act Petitions 300.00
Determination of Incapacity 116.00
Notice of Trust*   41.00
*Additional per trustee:     7.00
Trusts 300.00
Caveat   41.00
Reopen Fee   50.00
Audit Fee - Initial Verified Inventory
Property Value in Excess of $25,000 		  85.00
Audit Fee - Annual Accounting
Estates with value of:
$25,000 or less 		  20.00
From $25,000.01 up to and
including $100,000 		  85.00
From $100,000.01 up to
and including $500,000 		170.00
In excess of $500,000 250.00
Handling/Processing Professional Guardian Files     7.50
Pro Hac Vice Motion 100.00
Appeals   100.00*
*Plus check in amount of 300.00

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MARRIAGE & PASSPORTS
    FEES  
Marriage License:
Florida Residents with Premarital
Preparation Course Completion Certificate 		  61.00
Non-Florida Residents or Florida Residents
without Premarital Preparation Course
Completion Certificate 		  93.50
Solemnizing Marriage   30.00
Marriage Photos   10.00
Passports:
Execution of Application
(payable to Clerk of Court) 		  25.00
Passport Book Application Fee:
16 years of age or older 		  75.00*
15 years of age and under   60.00*
Passport Card Application Fee:
16 years of age or older 		  20.00*
15 years of age and under   10.00*
Passport photos   10.00
Passport Renewal Fee   75.00
Passport Card Renewal Fee   20.00
* Make check payable to:
Passport Services

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COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT RECORDS
  ORDINANCES:   FINES/FEES  
Local Ordinance Violations (Payable)
Class I 		213.00
Class II 188.00
Class III 138.00
Class IV 113.00
Class V   88.00

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Florida Fish & Wildlife
Conservation Commission: Infractions
plus cost of amount of license, if applicable 		  56.00
BOATING VIOLATIONS: INFRACTIONS
Non-Moving   76.00
Moving   93.00
Swimming/Diving   62.00
BUI-Failure to submit to
Test for impairment 		543.00
Appeals 281.00

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  TRAFFIC PENALTIES:   FINES/FEES  
Civil Penalties:
Bicyclist Violations (all ages) 		  47.50
Pedestrian Violations   47.50
  47.50
Smoking Prohibited near school property.  31.00
Possession of tobacco product by person under 18 years of age.
Or misrepresentation of age and/or military service by a person under 18 years of age to purchase or attempt purchase tobacco products. 		  31.00
Non-Moving Violations   91.00
All Terrain Vehicles 86.00
Red Light Violations 206.00
Disabled Parking 159.00
Seat Belt Violations   91.00
Temporary Tag Expired 7 days or less   91.00
Child Restraint Violations 141.00
Passing Stopped School Bus 181.00
Passing Stopped School Bus on
Enter/Exit Side 		281.00
Moving Violations 141.00
Toll on Toll Facilities 181.00
Unknowingly Driving on a
Cancelled/Revoked/Suspended DL 		141.00
"Move Over" Violations 111.00
Unlawful Speed - Street/Highway
For Speed Exceeding The Limit By:
6-9 m.p.h. 		106.0
10-14 m.p.h. 181.00
15-19 m.p.h. 206.00
20-29 m.p.h. 231.00
30 m.p.h. PLUS Mandatory Court
Construction/School Zone/Toll Collection Facility
For Speed Exceeding The Limit By:
1-9 m.p.h. 		131.00
10-14 m.p.h. 281.00
15-19 m.p.h. 331.00
20-29 m.p.h. 381.00
30 m.p.h. PLUS Mandatory Court
Construction zone penalties applicable if
construction personnel are present or
operating equipment on the road or immediately
adjacent to road under construction.
Driver License suspensions
Infractions 		  19.00
Criminal Violations   32.00
Driver License Reinstatement   47.50

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RECORDING DEPARTMENT
    FEES  
Recording, Indexing, Filing any Instrument
Not more than 14" x 8 1/2", First Page 		  10.00
Each additional page     8.50
Indexing instruments recorded in the
Official Records which contain more
than 4 names, per additional name 		    1.00
Indexing each entry not recorded     1.00

Preparing Affidavit of Domicile 		    5.00
Examining, Certifying and Recording Plats
and for Recording Condominium Exhibits
larger than 14" x 8 1/2":
First page   30.00
Each additional page   15.00
Intangible Tax, per dollar 2 mills
Documentary Stamps on Deeds,
per hundred or fraction thereof 		    0.70
Documentary Stamps on Stocks, Bonds
per hundred of face value or
fraction thereof 		    0.35
Documentary Stamps on Promissory Notes,
Certificates of Indebtedness, Wage
Assignments, Retail Charge Agreements
per hundred or fraction thereof 		    0.35

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TAX DEED DEPARTMENT
    FEES  
Processing application for tax deed sale   60.00
Disbursement of excess proceeds
of tax deed sale:
First $100.00 or fraction thereof 		  10.00
Receiving Money into Court Registry,:
First $500.00, percent 		      3%
Each subsequent $100.00, percent     1.5%
Deposit Required from high bidder at sale 200.00

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MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
    SERVICE CHARGES  
For preparing, numbering, and indexing an
original record of appellate proceedings,
per instrument 		    3.50
Copying any instrument in court records or
official records, Not more than 14" x 8 1/2", per page 		    1.00
Larger than 14" x 8 1/2", per page     5.00
Copying any instrument in public records,
per one-sided copy 		    0.15
per two-sided copy     0.20
Copying any instrument in public records
by other than photographic process,
per page 		    6.00
Photographic copies of recorded plats,
per page 		    5.00
Making microfilm copies of any
public record:
16mm 100' microfilm roll 		  42.00
35mm 100' microfilm roll   60.00
Microfiche, per fiche    3.50
Writing any paper other than herein
specifically mentioned, same as
for copying, including signing and
sealing, per page 		    7.00
Certifying copies of any instrument
in public records 		    2.00
Verifying any instrument presented
for certification prepared by
someone other than Clerk, per page 		    3.50
Oath, administering, attesting, and
sealing, not otherwise provided for 		    3.50
Notary Fee     5.00
Approving bond     8.50
Searching of records, each year's search     2.00
Issuing and filing a subpoena for a
witness, includes writing, preparing,
signing, and sealing 		    7.00
For signing and sealing only     2.00
Sealing any court file or
expungement of any record 		  42.00
Receiving and disbursing all
restitution payments, per payment 		    3.50
Postal charges incurred by the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in any mailing by certified
or registered mail 		Actual
Exemplified Certificates     7.00
Authenticated Certificates     7.00
Application and Permit for Home
Solicitation Sales 		100.00
FDLE Background Check   23.00
For receiving/disbursing all partial payments,
per month 		    5.00
For setting up a payment plan, one time
processing service charge 		  25.00
Review audio or video tapes of
Court Proceedings 		  10.00*
Review audio or video tapes entered
as evidence, per hour 		  10.00*
* Charge applicable when staff time
exceeds 30 minutes.
For reproducing condo or subdivision plats
in an electronic format: CD
cost per image     1.00
For furnishing an electronic copy of information
contained in a computer database, fee as provided in Ch 119 		Varies

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OFFICE LOCATIONS

CIVIL COURT RECORDS
(727) 464-3267
315 Court Street, Room 170
Clearwater, Florida 33756

ST. PETERSBURG BRANCH OFFICE**
(727) 582-7771
545 First Avenue, North
ST. Petersburg, Florida 33701

NORTH COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE**
(727) 464-8700
29582 U.S. 19 North
Clearwater, Florida 33761

CIRCUIT CRIMINAL COURT RECORDS**
FELONY/JUVENILE (727) 464-6793
14250 49th Street, North
Clearwater, Florida 33762

COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT RECORDS**
MISDEMEANOR/TRAFFIC (727) 464-7000
24 HOUR TRAFFIC INFORMATION (727) 464-4846
14250 49th Street, North
Clearwater, Florida 33762

PROBATE COURT RECORDS
(727) 464-3321
315 Court Street, Room 106
Clearwater, Florida 33756

RECORDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
(727) 464-4876
315 Court Street, Room 150
Clearwater, Florida 33756

RECORDS MANAGEMENT**
(727) 464-6171
14155 49th Street, North
Clearwater, Florida 33762

CLERK'S TYRONE BRANCH OFFICE
(727) 582-7681
1800 - 66th Street, North
ST. Petersburg, Florida 33710

** Drop Boxes Available