Couples Tie the Knot During the Clerk’s Valentine’s Day Group Wedding Valentine’s Day may have started with some clouds and rain, but it quickly turned into a beautifully sunny day, just in time for the wedding at the Florida Botanical Gardens. During the Clerk’s 14th Annual Valentine’s Day Wedding event, 36 couples were married, and 13 couples renewed their wedding vows. Love was also in the air at the Clerk’s office locations as a total of 43 weddings were officiated at their North County Branch, St. Petersburg Branch, and Downtown Clearwater office. February 26, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Valentines Day, Wedding, Group Wedding, Florida Botanical Gardens 0 Comment Read More >>
Veteran Stand Down Court Event Postponed The Pinellas County Veteran Stand Down Court Event provides supplies and services to veterans in need of food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans can also receive referrals to other assistance such as healthcare, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, and mental health counseling. February 24, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive veterans, stand down, stand down court, court costs, fines, VA 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling and Online Payment Maintenance Set for Saturday, February 8th Due to a system upgrade with our provider, online payments and the FL Courts EFiling Portal will be unavailable on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 11am - 8pm EST. February 6, 2020 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Efiling, Online Payment, Payment, Maintenance, Portal 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Saturday, December 7th The Efiling Portal will be unavailable due to maintenance on Saturday, December 7th from 12:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. (EDT). December 6, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive efiling, pro se efiling, eportal 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Sunday, September 22nd The Efiling Portal will be unavailable for maintenance on Sunday, September 22nd from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (EDT). September 20, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Efiling, Pro Se Efiling, eportal 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Notice of Magistrate Orientation set for Friday, September 20 The Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hereby gives notice that on Friday, September 20, 2019 commencing at 9:00 A.M, in the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller’s Large conference room, Fourth Floor, Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida, an orientation for all appointed VAB Special Magistrates will be held regarding local procedures for hearings, handling or consideration of petitions, evidence, worksheets, forms, and related software applications. September 12, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, VAB Meeting, Value Adjustment Board, Public Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>
Hurricane Dorian - Office Updates The Clerk's office continues to monitor Hurricane Dorian and will be updating this page, along with our Facebook and Twitter pages, as more information is received. August 30, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Hurricane, Dorian, 0 Comment Read More >>
Temporary Service Outage Set for Saturday, August 24th Due to planned system maintenance, the Efiling Portal and Comprehensive Case Information System (CCIS) search site, will be unavailable on Saturday, August 24th from 1:00 -2:00 pm. (EDT). August 23, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive efiling, CCIS, maintenance, efiling portal 0 Comment Read More >>
Jury Duty Scam Another Jury Duty scam is victimizing citizens. The scammer claims to be from the Sheriff’s office and tells the citizen they will need to pay a penalty for missing Jury Service or get arrested. August 19, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Jury, Jury Duty Scam, Jury Service, Scam 0 Comment Read More >>
Temporary Service Outage Set for Thursday, July 18th Due to planned system maintenance, credit card payments and the Efiling Portal will be unavailable on Thursday, July 18th beginning at 5:30 p.m. (EDT). The estimated downtime is 1 hour. July 18, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive maintenance, efiling, efilingportal, payments 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Notice of Public Meeting set for Tuesday, July 23 The Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board (VAB) will hold their organizational meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 beginning at 1:00 p.m., in the Clerk’s Large Conference Room located on the Fourth Floor of the Pinellas County Courthouse, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756. At this meeting, the members of the VAB will appoint Special Magistrates, approve local administrative procedures and decide any other matters brought before the Board. July 9, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, VAB Meeting, Value Adjustment Board, Public Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>
Efiling Maintenance Set for Saturday, June 1st The Efiling Portal will be unavailable for maintenance on Saturday, June 1st beginning at 12:00 a.m. (EDT). The estimated downtime is 4-6 hours. May 29, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Efiling, Pro Se Efiling, eportal 0 Comment Read More >>
Ordering Mortgage Foreclosure Files It is the counsel’s responsibility to request the hard copy court file from the Clerk’s office that may be needed at trial at least ONE (1) WEEK IN ADVANCE. April 18, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive mortgage foreclosure files, foreclosure, order files 0 Comment Read More >>
Beware of Fraudulent Phone Calls Fraudulent phone calls are being reported where the caller claims to be calling from the Clerk’s office and wants to set up a location to meet to serve a subpoena. These calls are from con artists, as the Clerk does not serve subpoenas and will never call to set up a location to meet anyone. April 18, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive phone scam, scam alert, scam 0 Comment Read More >>
New Payment Option for Service of Writs of Possession Starting April 1, 2019, payments to the Pinellas County Sheriff for service of Writs of Possession can be made online. The Clerk will continue to accept checks and money orders made out to the Pinellas County Sheriff's office. March 28, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Writs of Possession, Payment, New Payment 0 Comment Read More >>
Pinellas Clerk’s Division of Inspector General Receives 3rd Statewide Reaccreditation With continued diligence and commitment to maintaining the highest recognition among Florida’s Inspector General community, the Pinellas Clerk’s Division of Inspector General received its third accreditation by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. March 13, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Inspector General, Reaccreditation 0 Comment Read More >>
Payment Center Maintenance Set for Sunday, March 10th Due to scheduled system maintenance, online payments will be unavailable on Sunday, March 10th from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (EDT). March 8, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive maintenance, online payments, payment center 0 Comment Read More >>
Veterans Stand Down Court Event Set for March 30th This community event provides supplies and services to homeless Veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans who are being held back by longstanding court costs, fines, and even some minor warrants related to a municipal ordinance or inactive criminal cases in Pinellas County, are encouraged to attend the event and have their cases reviewed to see if those old fines and costs can be waived. March 4, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Veterans, Stand Down Court, VA 0 Comment Read More >>
VAB Notice of Public Meeting set for Tuesday, February 26 The Value Adjustment Board for Pinellas County, Florida, hereby gives notice that on February 26, 2019 commencing at 1:00 p.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 2018 tax year, to approve the Final Certification of the 2018 tax rolls and to consider any and all other matters that may legally come before said board. February 11, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive VAB, VAB Meeting 0 Comment Read More >>
The Big Day is Fast Approaching for the Pinellas Clerk’s Valentine’s Day Wedding Nearly 55 couples signed up to get married or renew their vows on Thursday, February 14, 2019 during the Clerk's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Wedding Ceremony. The wedding, which is open to the public, is set to take place in the ever romantic and picturesque Wedding Garden of the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. February 11, 2019 By Vanessa Castrogiovanni News Archive Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Wedding, Clerk Wedding, 13th Annual Valentine's Day Wedding 0 Comment Read More >>