(1) The purpose of this section and s. 28.31 is to make available for the use of the clerks of the circuit court of the several counties of the state sufficient space to enable them to efficiently administer the affairs of office.
(2) The clerk of the circuit court of each county of the state is authorized to destroy and dispose of public records pursuant to the rules adopted by the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State pursuant to s. 257.36.
(3) Each clerk of the circuit court is authorized to photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce on film, or to maintain in an electronic recordkeeping system, any public record that the clerk may select. Such photographs, microphotographs, or other reproductions on film or reproductions from an electronic recordkeeping system shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as the originals. Duly certified or authenticated reproductions of such photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film, or reproductions from an electronic recordkeeping system shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original photographs, microphotographs, reproductions on film, or reproductions from an electronic recordkeeping system.
(4) The clerk of the circuit court shall follow procedures for electronic recordkeeping in accordance with rules adopted by the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State.
(5) Except when otherwise provided by law or applicable rule, a document that is submitted to the clerk of the circuit court by electronic transmission is deemed filed when the document is received and the date and time are acknowledged by the clerk, as opposed to the date and time of transmission. The clerk is not liable for malfunctions or errors occurring in the transmission of documents for filing by electronic means.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 25433, 1949; s. 8, ch. 69-82; s. 6, ch. 94-348.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 28 - Clerks of the Circuit Courts
28.01 - Bond of Circuit Court Clerks; Small Counties.
28.02 - Bond of Circuit Court Clerks; Large Counties.
28.03 - Obligation of Sureties.
28.04 - Justification of Sureties.
28.06 - Power of Clerk to Appoint Deputies.
28.101 - Petitions and Records of Dissolution of Marriage; Additional Charges.
28.12 - Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.
28.13 - Papers and Electronic Filings.
28.14 - Records, Judgments, Orders, and Decrees Prior to Circuit Courts.
28.15 - Records From Superior Courts.
28.16 - Certain Records From Prior County Courts.
28.211 - Clerk to Keep Docket.
28.212 - Minutes of Court Proceedings.
28.213 - Disposal of Physical Evidence Filed as Exhibits.
28.222 - Clerk to Be County Recorder.
28.22205 - Electronic Filing Process.
28.2221 - Electronic Access to Official Records.
28.2222 - Public Records Capital Improvement Plan.
28.223 - Probate Records; Recordation.
28.231 - Service Charges by Clerks of Courts.
28.235 - Advance Payments by Clerk of Circuit Court.
28.2401 - Service Charges and Filing Fees in Probate Matters.
28.2402 - Cost Recovery; Use of the Circuit Court for Ordinance or Special Law Violations.
28.2405 - Comprehensive Case Information System.
28.241 - Filing Fees for Trial and Appellate Proceedings.
28.242 - Service Charges Retained When Case Laid in Wrong Venue.
28.243 - Personal Liability for Accepting Checks.
28.245 - Transmittal of Funds to Department of Revenue; Uniform Remittance Form Required.
28.2457 - Mandatory Monetary Assessments.
28.29 - Recording of Orders and Judgments.
28.30 - Records; Destruction; Reproduction; Electronic Recordkeeping.
28.31 - Notice to County Commissioners of Intent to Destroy; Approval of Board.
28.32 - Destruction of Certain Instruments.
28.33 - Investment of County Funds by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
28.34 - Salary Discrimination Based on Gender or Race; Review Within the County and Circuit Courts.
28.345 - State Access to Records; Exemption From Court-Related Fees and Charges.
28.35 - Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation.
28.37 - Fines, Fees, Service Charges, and Costs Remitted to the State.
28.42 - Manual of Filing Fees, Charges, Costs, and Fines; Payment Plan Form.
28.44 - Clerk Discontinuance of Court-Related Functions.
28.45 - Provision of Financial Data to Executive Office of the Governor.