A Message from Clerk Burke: Jury Trials Scheduled to Resume October 26th A Message from Clerk Burke: Jury Trials scheduled to resume October 26 September 11, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive jury, service, jury trials 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Saturday, September 12th The Florida Courts Efiling Portal will be unavailable due to maintenance on Saturday, September 12th starting at 12:00 a.m. (EDT). The estimated downtime is 5 hours. September 10, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive efiling, pro se, eportal, maintenance 0 Comment Read More >>
Pinellas Circuit Civil Sections 8 and 21 – Closure and Reassignment Effective September 4, 2020, all open and re-opened cases assigned to Sections 8 and 21 were reassigned to new Sections pursuant to Administrative Order 2020-022. The judges currently assigned to Sections 8 and 21 will continue to schedule and hear open cases through December 31, 2020, even though the case has technically been reassigned. Any hearings scheduled after December 31, 2020 must be scheduled before the new Section judge. Please see the Administrative Order for additional details. September 8, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Civil sections, closure 0 Comment Read More >>
Intermittent Issues with Official Records Site We are currently experiencing intermittent connectivity issues with our Official Records site. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. August 20, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Official Records 0 Comment Read More >>
Pinellas Clerk Reappointed to Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity Ken Burke, Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, has been once again reappointed to the Florida Supreme Court Standing Committee on Fairness and Diversity. Since his initial appointment to the Standing Committee in 2012, Clerk Burke has been reappointed every two years when the term expires. August 5, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni General Supreme Court, Standing Committee, Fairness, Diversity, Reappointment 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Public Organizational Meeting Set for Monday, July 27 The Value Adjustment Board (VAB) for Pinellas County, Florida, hereby gives notice that on Monday, July 27, 2020 commencing at 1:00 P.M. the VAB will hold its organizational meeting. At this meeting, the VAB will appoint Special Magistrates, approve local administrative procedures, and decide any other matters brought before the Board. July 17, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, Value Adjustment Board, Public Hearing, Meeting, Organizational 0 Comment Read More >>
Pinellas Clerk Announces New Inspector General After 15 years with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Division of Inspector General (IG), Hector Collazo Jr. officially retired on June 30th, after building the IG to be a benchmark for other Offices of Inspectors General in the State of Florida. Ken Burke, Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, announced the promotion of Melissa Dondero to Inspector General/Chief Audit Executive, effective July 5, 2020. July 6, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Inspector, General, Announcement, New, IG, Inspector General 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Saturday, June 27th The Efiling Portal will be unavailable due to maintenance on Saturday, June 27th starting at 12:00 a.m. (EDT). The estimated downtime is 5 hours. June 26, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive efiling, pro se efiling, eportal, maintenance 0 Comment Read More >>
Pinellas Clerk’s Customer Information Center Wins National Award The Pinellas County Clerk’s office was recently recognized as a Call Center of Excellence by the Association of Government Contact Center Professionals (AGCCP). The Award of Distinction for “Shattering Expectations” is a prestigious recognition within the customer service and support industry. June 5, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Call Center, Customer Information Center, Award, AGCCP, Association 0 Comment Read More >>
Service Fee Increase for Conducting an Electronic Foreclosure Sale Effective July 1, 2020, the service fee for conducting an electronic foreclosure sale will increase from $49.00 to $59.00. June 1, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Fee, Service Fee, Mortgage, Foreclosure, Sale 0 Comment Read More >>
After-Hours Telephone System Upgrade Set for May 29 The Pinellas County Business Technology Services will be upgrading the automated after-hours telephone system. As a result, the Clerk’s Customer Information Line (727) 464-7000 will be unavailable on Friday, May 29th from 6:00pm – 11:00pm (EST). Traffic payments can still be made by calling (727) 464-4846 or by visiting our Traffic, Parking and Ordinance Violations page for other payment options. May 29, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Maintenance, Phone, Telephone System, Upgrade, After-hours 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Public Hearing Set for Wednesday, May 20 The Value Adjustment Board (VAB) for Pinellas County, Florida, hereby gives notice that on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 commencing at 10:00 A.M., the VAB will reconvene to act upon the Special Magistrate recommendation for VAB Petition 2019-0001 for the 2019 tax year, to approve the Final Certification of the 2019 tax rolls, and to consider any and all other matters that may legally come before the Value Adjustment Board. May 8, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, Value Adjustment Board, Public Hearing, Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>
Child Support Application Maintenance Set for Thursday, April 30th The Child Support application will undergo maintenance on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 am (EST). This will result in an outage lasting approximately one hour. April 29, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Child Support, Child Support Application, Upgrade 0 Comment Read More >>
Public Notice of Special Magistrate Hearing Set for Wednesday, May 6 The Value Adjustment Board’s Special Magistrate will hold a public hearing on Petition 2019-0001 on May 6, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. April 22, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, Value Adjustment Board, Special Magistrate, Public, Hearing 0 Comment Read More >>
Child Support Application Upgrade Set for Thursday, April 16th The Child Support application will be upgraded on Thursday, April 16th at 8:00 am (EST). This will result in an outage lasting approximately two hours. During the upgrade, payment functions and information retrieval through all channels (in-person, call center, IVR and the website) will not be available. April 14, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Child Support, Child Support Application, Upgrade 0 Comment Read More >>
Clerk Alert: Probate to Electronically Notify Attorneys of Claims Filed Effective Monday, April 6, 2020, the Clerk may electronically notify the Personal Representative’s attorney of a claim filed in an Estate due to a revision in Florida Rule of Probate Procedure 5.490. This will allow for a more immediate notice of such a claim. March 27, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Clerk Alert, Probate, Enotify, Attorney, Claims 0 Comment Read More >>
New Online Service Helps You Save Time and Get Filing Assistance Saving a trip to the Clerk’s office, while obtaining Supreme Court approved forms online just got easier. The Pinellas County Clerk is pleased to announce a new service to help guide self-represented litigants through personalized questions online, which will then create forms for filing with the Clerk’s office. March 24, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Forms, TurboCourt 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Saturday, March 21st The Efiling Portal will be unavailable due to maintenance on Saturday, March 21st starting at 12:00 a.m. (EDT). The estimated downtime is 3-4 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. Please contact the service desk at support@myflcourtaccess.com for further assistance. March 20, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive efiling, pro se efiling, eportal, maintenance 0 Comment Read More >>
Jury Service Cancellation--March By order of the Florida Supreme Court, jury trials are cancelled from Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 27th 2020. March 13, 2020 By Christopher Short General jury, jury service 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Notice of Public Meeting set for Wednesday, March 11 The Value Adjustment Board for Pinellas County, Florida, hereby gives notice that on March 11, 2020 commencing at 9:00 a.m., in the Clerk’s Large Conference Room, Fourth Floor, Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida, a meeting will be held to act upon the Special Magistrate recommendations for the 2019 tax year, to approve the Final Certification of the 2019 tax rolls, and to consider any and all other matters that may legally come before said Board. March 2, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, Meeting, VAB Meeting, Value Adjustment Board, Public Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>