The Clerk’s Office plays an integral role in County government. Our Office frequently receives questions best handled by partner agencies. Please use the directory provided below to obtain the most accurate information as quickly as possible.
This guide will connect you with the appropriate agency. Using these resources can save you time and ensure your question is addressed by the office best equipped to assist you. If you are unable to find the information you need after reviewing the resources below, please call our Office.
| St. Johns County Tax Collector | ||
| St. Johns County Property Appraiser | ||
| State Attorney’s Office | restitution payment | |
| Public Defender’s Office | legal advice | |
| St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office | release dates, jail log | |
| St. Johns County Public Works | culvert replacements, ditch cleaning, grading, and the removal or cutting back of trees on County rights-of-way, landfill, curbside pickup | |
| Planning & Zoning | Variances, Special Use Permits, and Planned Unit Development for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Code, and Ponte Vedra Zoning District Regulations | |
| The Florida Bar | ||
| DL Check | ||
| FDLE Criminal History | ||
| Seventh Judicial Circuit Court |
St. Johns County Constitutional Offices
State and Federal References
Online resources available all day, every day!
Even when our offices are closed, the following St. Johns County Clerk’s Office online resources are easily accessible through a computer or smartphone 24 hours a day, year-round:
Certified records — such as wills, marriage licenses, divorce decrees — are available electronically for purchase 24 hours a day through Clerk E-Certify.
E-Filing is a way to electronically transmit legal documents from an attorney or even a self-represented litigant to a court. Legal documents can also go from the court to the attorney or from one attorney (or party) to another. Governed by the Florida Courts E-Filing Authority, the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal serves as a single, statewide access point connecting thousands of users to Florida’s court system. Click here for more information.
E-Notify is an electronic notification system for criminal cases. Developed through a collaborative effort between the Florida State Courts System, the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers (FCCC), and the Florida Legislature, E-Notify can help you stay informed about court events and hearings via email and/or text messages. Only adult criminal traffic, adult misdemeanors and adult felony cases are eligible for electronic notifications. E-Notify alerts are not intended to be an official notification or to replace any other Clerk of Court notification processes. Sign up for E-Notify at enotify.flcourts.org/.
The most cost-effective, efficient, and secure method for recording your documents to the county’s official record books is E-Recording. With E-Recording, you scan your document and use a vendor application to upload the document and associated data. No special equipment is required, just a computer with high-speed internet access and a scanner. Original documents never leave your possession. Funds are transferred using Automated Clearing House (ACH) for transfer taxes, recoding fees, and a nominal fee that is paid to the vendor for processing. Visit stjohnsclerk.com/erecording-vendor/ to use one of our E-Recording vendors.
To respond to a jury summons, update contact information or receive reminders about jury service, visit E-Response at stjohnsclerk.com/courts/jury-duty/. You can also watch a brief slideshow video on what to expect when asked to serve.
The Clerk’s Office offers convenient ways to pay traffic citations, including online.
nCourt is a technology provides payment solutions and services that help with meeting court-ordered financial obligations. You can pay criminal and non-criminal citations online through nCourt if you do not have a pending court date or the case has not been sent to collections.
Property and mortgage fraud is among the fastest growing white-collar crimes in the United States. Property fraud is when someone illegally uses your property for financial gain — for example, if someone records a fraudulent deed and/or lien against your property in St. Johns County’s Official Records. St. Johns County property owners can register for free alerts of potential property fraud, an electronic notification service that alerts you via email any time an Official Record document is recorded in your name with Clerk’s Office. Subscribe here!
Real-time search of court records, Official Records, and Board of County Commission records can be found at stjohnsclerk.com/online-research/ for easy access to the public records retained by the Clerk’s Office.
Visit floridabar.org/public/consumer/ to review basic consumer information provided by the Florida Bar. You will find helpful links to forms and resources, designed to assist consumers facing a legal situation.
The Clerk’s Office provides the public with online access to unclaimed funds. You can check and claim unclaimed monies on your own and free of charge here. In addition, the Clerk’s Office turns over unclaimed funds annually to the state of Florida so you also will want to check www.fltreasurehunt.gov.
