1. Complete and return an e-Filing Registration Form to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
   • By mail:     P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230-3079
   • By fax:      (941) 861-7791
   • By email:  clkinfo@scgov.net
     
2. To set up an escrow account with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, complete and return a Receipt Depositor Escrow Account Application & Authorization Form, with your deposit, to Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attn: Fiscal Department, P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230-3079.
   
3. If you chose a credit card as your payment option, please note that effective June 21, 2010, all credit card transactions are subject to a 3.5% fee charged by a third-party payment processor (MyFloridaCounty.com). All e-file documents paid for by credit card (new cases and subsequent filings) are subject to this additional fee. This fee is not assessed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Register to Access ClerkNet

Once an attorney is registered with an active e-filing account, they are eligible to use ClerkNet, an internet-accessible, secure website that allows access to public case files (excluding confidential files). Access to ClerkNet and use of the program requires an active Bar Association membership number.

To request access to ClerkNet, click on the ClerkNet Login link at the top left of this page to register as a new user. You will receive an email confirmation when your access has been activated. Pursuant to Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC 07-49: In Re: Revised Interim Policy on Electronic Release of Court Records, ClerkNet access is limited to members of the Florida Bar Association.

For more information about the efficiencies and benefits of E-filing and ClerkNet, please click on the brochure below.