Recording Information

Recording Menu

Recording Procedures

Recordable Documents

Recording Fees

 

Recording Procedures

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Recording Cover Sheet

Recordable Documents

In accordance with Florida Statutes 28.222 and 28.223, the Clerk of the Circuit Court is mandated to be the recorder of all documents required or authorized by law. The following list contains the only documents that can be recorded:

  • Deeds
  • Leases
  • Bills of Sale
  • Agreements
  • Mortgages
  • Notices of claims of lien, releases of lien
  • Notices of levy
  • Tax warrants
  • Tax executions
  • Other instruments relating to the ownership, transfer or encumbrance of or claims against real property or any interest in it
  • Extensions
  • Assignments
  • Releases
  • Cancellations
  • Satisfactions of mortgages
  • Liens
  • Powers of attorney
  • Notices of lies pendens
  • Judgments
  • DD214--military discharges
  • Certified copies of bankruptcy and orders concerning bankruptcy
  • Subdivision plats
  • Condominium plats
  • Death certificates
  • Wills and codicils
  • Letters of administration
  • Orders concerning real property
  • Final judgments
  • Declaration of domicile (affidavit of residency)
  • Marriage license
  • Any instrument relating to or affecting real property

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Recording Fees

 

Recording Fees
Amount

Record First Page of any Document

$10.00

Record each Subsequent Page

$8.50 Per Page

Documentary Stamps on Deeds,
Per Hundred or Fraction Thereof

$ .70

Documentary Stamps on Promissory Notes,
Per Hundred/Fraction Thereof

$ .35

Documentary Stamps on Stock Certificates,
Per Hundred/Fraction Thereof

$ .35

Intangible Tax

2 mills

Recording Plat, First Page

$34.00

Each Additional Page

$19.00

Records Search per Year

$1.00

Copies per page

$1.00

Certification each Document

$2.00

 

 

 

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Online Services Information

MyFloridaCounty.com Logo and page link (External Link)

MyFloridaCounty.com is a service of Florida's Clerks of Court. The website provides several online services that are fast, convenient and secure. Click on the links below to access the services which are also available en español.

 

Click here to Search and Order Official Records OnlineSearch and Order Official Records

Official Records are documents required or authorized to be recorded in one general series called "Official Records". Search thousands of records across counties, all in one place. Frequently ordering records? Create an account for streamlined checkout. Records can also be purchased online.

 

Click here to Pay Traffic Citations OnlinePay Traffic Citations

Pay securely by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX or Discover) or debit card. Elect to attend or decline traffic school during the payment process.

 

 

Click here to Pay Child Support OnlinePay Child Support

Non-custodial parents and employers can pay online with a credit card or direct debit from a bank account. Inquiry on a case’s payment history is also available online.

 

 

Click here to Pay Child Support Online by e-check

Avoid the hassle of sending child support checks each month and pay online. Use MyFloridaRemit.com for all child support payments made using the electronic check (e-check) payment method. The services are also available en español.

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Other Clerk of Court Services

Search Court RecordsSearch Court Records online

Perform a public county search of court records online.

Florida eFiling Portal

eFiling Portal logoThe Florida Courts eFiling Portal web site provides eFiling and eRecording capability to users with a single statewide login. Users may utilize the ePortal web interface to submit documents to Clerks and Recorders.

 My Florida Clerks logo and site link (External Link)

Find information about the Courts, public records, research how to file a small claims case or find an official record.

The Clerk's office performs nearly 1,000 different constitutional and statutory functions or duties, representing the broadest and most diverse mantle of responsibility of any locally elected official. Find out more about the many things we do and the many ways we can help you at MyFloridaClerks.com