Terms and Conditions

By subscribing to the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller's (hereinafter referred to as "Sarasota Clerk") text message service you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

Mobile Phone Ownership and Mobile Number: When you subscribe to the Sarasota Clerk's text message service you are confirming that the mobile phone number you use to subscribe is the mobile number associated with your mobile phone.

Voluntary Participation: The Sarasota Clerk offers this text message service to you in connection with the collection of court fines and fees. This is a voluntary service you may start or stop at any time.

Purpose: The purpose of this text message service is to allow you to obtain information about your account(s) associated with this mobile phone number. The purpose is to allow the Sarasota Clerk to send certain kinds of text message to you using the mobile number that you use to subscribe.

Accounts Subscribed: This text message service allows you and the Sarasota Clerk to communicate about any accounts in our case management system associated with the mobile phone number you use to subscribe. Accounts subscribed placed with us that are closed, inactive, subject to a cease communication, or otherwise prohibited from collection activity will be excluded from this text message service.

Consent: By subscribing to this text message service, you consent to participate in Sarasota Clerk's text message service and understand and agree:

  • The Sarasota Clerk may send limited types of text messages to you about account(s) subscribed to this service as described below;
  • When you text the Sarasota Clerk a key word to a short code you consent to receive an immediate, automated text message response to be sent to you from the Sarasota Clerk's automated, text message service regardless of the time of day, day of week, or frequency of communications; and
  • Text messages sent to you by the Sarasota Clerk may appear on the face of your mobile phone or device and you will manage the settings associated with how text messages are displayed on your phone or device to protect your confidential information.

Text Message Service Termination Process: The Sarasota Clerk does not have the ability to unsubscribe you from this text message service without your participation. To terminate participation or unsubscribe from the Sarasota Clerk's text message service, you need to text the word STOP or OPTOUT to the Sarasota Clerk's text message service. Unsubscribing from the Sarasota Clerk's text message service will not revoke or cancel other types of permissions you may have granted to the Sarasota Clerk using the mobile number you use to subscribe to this text message service.

By enrolling in this text message service, you consent that following such a request to unsubscribe, you will receive a one-time text message from the Sarasota Clerk confirming your removal from the Sarasota Clerk's text message service. Following such confirmation message, no additional text messages will be sent unless you voluntarily subscribe again to this text message service.

Translation of Abbreviations: The Sarasota Clerk's text message service may use abbreviations when communicating with you. Please refer to this abbreviation translation list or contact the Sarasota Clerk if you have questions or need assistance.

  • # - consumer's mobile phone number
  • 2 - abbreviation for the word "to"
  • 4 - abbreviation for the word "for"
  • Acct - Account(s) associated with the mobile phone number and phone you used to subscribe and which you alone own, use, or have access
  • Comm - communicate or communication
  • Comms - communications
  • DL - driver's license
  • Info - information
  • Msg or Msgs - message or messages
  • Msging - messaging
  • Msg&DataRatesMayApply - message and data rates may apply
  • Multpl - multiple
  • Opt - options
  • Pls - please
  • Pmt - payment
  • Rcpt - receipt
  • Rcv - receive
  • Rcvd - received
  • Rcving - receiving
  • Req - request
  • Txt - text

Text HELP to receive a URL to the Sarasota Clerk's website.

Text STOP or OPT OUT to unsubscribe from the Sarasota Clerk's text message service. By texting any one of these key words you consent and agree to receive a one-time text message from the Sarasota Clerk confirming you have been unsubscribed from this text messaging service.

Text TERMS to request a link to the Terms and Conditions on the Sarasota Clerk's website.

The Sarasota Clerk's Initiated Text Message Service: The Sarasota Clerk may at times decide to initiate text messages to the mobile phone number you provided to subscribe to its text message service.

Payment Reminder: The Sarasota Clerk may send you a text message reminder to notify you of the amount and date when your payment plan agreement is due.

New Activation: The Sarasota Clerk may send you a text message to notify you that you have opted in to a text message service for reminders on your payment plan.

Past Due: The Sarasota Clerk may send you a text message reminder to notify you a scheduled payment was missed and invite you to make a payment.

Costs and Charges: The Sarasota Clerk does not have a separate charge for this text message service; however, message and data rates may apply from your mobile phone carrier. Subject to the terms and conditions of your mobile phone carrier, you may receive text messages sent to your mobile phone. Participation in this text message service is standard rated (no premium content).

By providing consent to participate in the text message service, you approve any such charges from you mobile phone carrier. Charges for text messages may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid balance.

Your Privacy: The Sarasota Clerk is committed to building user trust and confidence by promoting and complying with the use of business practices that help protect the privacy of the consumer and their data.

Right to Terminate: The Sarasota Clerk reserves the right to terminate this text message service, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. The information in any message may be subject to certain time lags and/or delays.