Annual Report of the Sarasota County Clerk and Comptroller

CIVIL LAW CASES are governed by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Family Law Rules of Procedure, Probate Rules and Small Claim Rules. The Circuit Court is responsible for family, probate, and other matters exceeding $30,000. Circuit Civil data includes 3,216 circuit cases, 3,625 family cases, and 209 juvenile dependency cases. Probate includes probate, guardianship and mental health cases. 1,142 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,281 4,640 5,708 1,342 2,334 1,135 LAW 1 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 1,135 LAW 1 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 1,135 LAW 1 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 COUNTY CRIMINAL 8,542 CIRCUIT COURT 4,731 CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL LAW CASES are governed by the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Florida Constitution provides that Circuit and County Courts may hold criminal trials within the jurisdiction of the Court as designated by the Circuit’s Chief Judge. Circuit Criminal data includes 424 juvenile delinquency cases. 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL 1,135 CRIMINAL LAW 13,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,4 0 1,429 2,151 8,851 4,340 CIRCUIT COURT COUNTY CRIMINAL CIRCUIT CIVIL COUNTY CIVIL PROBATE COURT For more FAQs, please visit our website at SarasotaClerk.com 13,273 CIVIL LAW 20,477 T he Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts is an independent elected official responsible for many court related activities. The Florida court system consists of the Florida Supreme Court, five District Courts of Appeal, 20 Circuit Courts, and 67 County Courts. Sarasota is one of three counties in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, which also includes Manatee and DeSoto counties. Serving as Clerk to both the circuit and county courts, trial court records are maintained in an electronic manner and data sharing of important judicial decisions are reported in accordance with law to many different agencies, including the Florida Department of Revenue, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Children and Families, and Bureau of Vital Statistics, to name a few. It has been said that the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts touches the lives in its community from cradle to grave; cases include adoptions, estate matters, family law, domestic violence, mental illness, small claims, evictions, mortgage foreclosures, and more, which affect every community. Services provided by this office are available to all in need of assistance. CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT ACTIVITY FY2019 CIVIL CITATIONS FINES & FORFEITURES $9,940,910 Total fines, forfeitures, court costs and service charges 48,178 Traffic infractions 1,666 Parking tickets 1,261 Civil infractions 51,105 11 Circuit Judges 5 County Judges 6 Magistrates/Hearing Officers CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS CASES FILED CASES FILED THE COURT 1,135 RIMINAL LAW 3,191 2,000 0 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5,459 4,156 5,440 1,429 2,151 BOARD SERVICES CLERK OF COURTS