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Our Committment To You:

As your Clerk of the Circuit Court, I am pleased to provide you with this web site for accessing information about the services and functions of this office. We are deeply committed to protecting the public records and serving you.

I encourage you to explore our web site and familiarize yourself with this office. We welcome your e-mail, recommendations and suggestions on ways to improve our services to you. We pledge to continue our efforts to provide you with the most efficient, cost effective services possible.

Best Regards,
P. DeWitt Cason

FLORIDA LEGISLATURE INCREASES COURT FEES

The Florida Legislature recently passed legislation, titled CS/SB 1790, which increases more than 140 court-related fees on July 1, 2008. The Legislature, not the Clerk’s office or local judiciary, regulates court fees. The fee increases are expected to ease, but not eliminate, next years budget shortfalls in the state court system. While the Clerk’s office is responsible for collecting fees for various court-related activities, it will not receive any additional revenue from these increases. Click here to download/view the new fee schedule pdf detailing the increases effective July 1, 2008.

CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

   Mailing Address
   P.O. BOX 2069
   LAKE CITY, FL 32056-2069
   (386)-758-1342

   Street Address
   173 NE Hernando Avenue
   LAKE CITY, FL 32055
   (386)-758-1342

SUNCOM # TELEPHONE #

ADMINISTRATION

P. DeWitt Cason, Clerk of Court 839-1342 386-758-1342

Patricia A. Perry, Chief Deputy 839-1350 386-758-1350

Sandy Markham, BCC Admin Asst 839-3914 386-758-3914

Linda Odom, Clerk Secretary 839-1041 386-758-1041

Fax Number 839-7457 386-719-7457

INFORMATION 839-7543 386-719-7593

IT DEPARTMENT

Craig Adams, Director 839-2169 386-758-2169

CLERK FINANCE

Chad Crews, Director 839-1049 386-758-1049

Payroll/Accounts Payable 839-1351 386-758-1351

Cashier 839-1047 386-758-1047

Cashier 839-7434 386-758-7434

BOARD FINANCE

Judy Lewis, Internal Auditor 839-1152 386-758-1152

Mary Sue George, Supervisor 839-1042 386-758-1042

Caroline Harris, Payroll Clerk 839-1020 386-758-1020

Ocie Hull, Bookkeeping 839-1043 386-758-1043

JURY

Brian Crews/Jury/Witness Manager 839-1353 386-758-1353

FAMILY COURT

Child Support 839-1055 386-758-1055

Divorces/Adoptions/Name Changes 839-1052 386-758-1052

Restraining Orders 839-2174 386-758-2174

Fax Number 839-7401 386-719-7401

Family Court Supervisor
839-7400 386-719-7400

Fax Number 839-7558 386-719-7558

CIVIL COURT

County Civil/Small Claims/Landlord-Tenant 839-1051 386-758-1051

Circuit Civil/Foreclosures 839-1036 386-758-1036

Probate/Mental Health/Substance Abuse 839-1054 386-758-1054

Fax Number 839-1337 386-758-1337

Civil Supervisor, Patricia Perry 839-1350 386-758-1350

Fax Number 839-7459 386-719-7459

CRIMINAL COURT

Felony Division 839-1056 386-758-1056

839-1352 386-758-1352

839-1164 386-758-1164

Appeals 839-7408 386-719-7408

Fax Number 839-7405 386-719-7405

Misdemeanor Division 839-1045 386-758-1045

839-1048 386-758-1048

839-7406 386-719-7406

839-7587 386-719-7587

Fax Number 839-7589 386-719-7589

Criminal Supervisor, Brian Crews 839-1353 386-758-1353

TRAFFIC

Traffic Citations 839-1046 386-758-1046

839-1044 386-758-1044

839-2193 386-758-2193

839-7588 386-719-7588

Traffic Supervisor, Lori Hutchins 839-7403 386-719-7403

JUVENILE COURT

Dependency 839-7400 386-719-7400

Delinquency 839-1021 386-758-1021

Dependency Supervisor
839-7400 386-719-7400

Delinquency Supervisor
839-7400 386-719-7400

OFFICIAL RECORDS

Board Minutes 839-3914 386-758-3914

Records Vault 839-1031 386-758-1031

Indexing 839-1354 386-758-1354

Microfilming 839-1338 386-758-1338

Recording 839-1053 386-758-1053

Fax Number 839-1337 386-758-1337

Official Records Supervisor, Katrina Vercher 839-7580 386-719-7580

Fax Number 839-7581 386-719-7581

MARRIAGES/PASSPORTS 839-7005 386-754-7005

TAX DEEDS 839-7580 386-719-7580

Disclaimer and Legal Information:

To provide the public with important information regarding the services and operations of the Columbia County Clerk’s Office, the following Web Site has been developed. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained herein is accurate and up to date; however, in our quickly changing environment, that is not always possible.

Notice for Official Records
On or after October 1, 2002, *Any person preparing or filing a document for recordation in the Official Records may not include a social security number in such document, unless required by law. Any person has a right to request a county recorder to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on a county recorder's publicly available Internet website or on a publicly available Internet website used by a county recorder to display public records or otherwise made electronically available to the general public, any social security number contained in an official record. Such request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, or delivered in person, to the county recorder. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security number to be redacted. A fee may not be charged for the redaction of a social security number pursuant to such a request.

Notice for Court Records

“Any person preparing or filing a court document should not include a social security number or a complete bank account, debit, charge, or credit card number in such document, unless required by law or court rule, or necessary to the adjudication of the case.

Any person has a right to request that the Clerk of the Circuit Court remove from an image or copy of a court document a social security number or complete bank account, debit, charge, or credit card number contained in a court document. Such request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in person to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The request must specify the case number, the title of the document, and the identification page number of the document which contains the number to be redacted. A fee will not be charged for the redaction of a social security number or a complete bank account, debit, charge, or credit card number pursuant to such a request.”

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Communications made by E-mail to this site will in no way be deemed to constitute legal notice to the Columbia County Clerk’s Office or any of its employees with respect to any existing or potential claim or cause of action against the Clerk’s Office or any of its employees, where notice is required by any Federal, State, or local laws, rules or regulations. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this Web Site is prohibited and is subject to Federal and/or State prosecution.