Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) Filing Fees and Waivers

All payments must be submitted directly to the clerk of courts and not to the judge's office.

Please DO NOT send ANY form of payment to the Judges office – ALL payments should be submitted to the Clerk of Courts directly.

All payments must be submitted directly to the Clerk of Courts; do not send any form of payment to the Judge’s office.

Please DO NOT send ANY form of payment to the Judge’s office – ALL payments should be submitted to the Clerk of Courts directly.

Applies to

Case filing

A party filing a case should not prepay for certified copies at the time of filing.

Certified copies should NOT be prepaid when filing your case.

Applies to

Certified copy

A party may purchase certified copies in person no sooner than three business days after receiving the electronically served order.

Certified copies of the order can be purchased, in person, 3 business days AFTER you receive your e-serviced Order from the Judge’s office, by a party to the case.

Applies to

Certified copy

A mailed request for certified copies must include the applicable fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

If requesting certified copies by mail, please include the appropriate fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope(s).