Physical Location:
Manatee County Courthouse
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
MAILING ADDRESS:
Post Office Box 25400
Bradenton, FL 34206-5400
Please designate the appropriate department i.e., "Circuit
Civil", "Juvenile", "Traffic" in
the address line on all mail.
HOURS:
Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
View the holiday
schedule for days the Courthouse will be closed.
AUTHORITY:
The processing of court cases is governed by Florida Statutes,
Florida Rules of Court, Administrative Orders and local
rules. Florida Rules of Court, published annually detailing
rules of the State of Florida Supreme Court, provides relevant
data for each specialized area of the law. In addition to
the governance for procedure, it includes specific forms
necessary in the practice of law. It would be helpful for
you to read and be familiar with the Rules of Court applicable
to your area of the law.
ON-LINE ACCESS:
Access to certain circuit and criminal case information
is available via www.manateeclerk.org
from your office or home.
CASE INQUIRIES:
1) Have case number handy when calling the Clerk's Office
about a specific case;
2) Cite case number in correspondence with the Clerk's Office;
3) To expedite return of copies, please furnish self-addressed
stamped envelope (SASE).
FILINGS:
New cases and associated pleadings may be filed by mail
or delivered to the appropriate department on the second
floor of the Courthouse. Each department has its own "in-basket"
where documents/pleadings are to be left for filing. If
mailing, designate the appropriate department i.e., "Circuit
Civil", "Juvenile", "Traffic" in
the address line on all mail. Include self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE) with postage for return of copies to you.
Please note that if filing in person for
a case set for Court within the following 48 hours, you
should ask the clerk to hand clock, docket and deliver it
to the assigned judge as soon as possible so that it may
be filed in time for Court.
Filing by FAX is not allowed by law.
PAPER REQUIREMENTS:
All Court papers should be filed on recycled paper measuring
8 1/2 x 11 inches. Please note following Rule.
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
RULE 2.055 PAPER
(a) All pleadings, motions, petitions, briefs, notices,
orders, judgments, decrees, opinions, and other papers and
official documents filed in any court shall be filed on
recycled paper measuring 8 1/2 x 11 inches. For purposes
of this rule, paper is recycled if it contains a minimum
content of 50 percent waste paper. Xerographic reduction
of legal-size (8 1/2 x 14 inches) documents to letter size
(8 1/2 x 11 inches) is prohibited.
(b) Any exhibit or attachment filed with pleadings or papers
may be filed in its original size.
(c) A 1 1/2 inch square (1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches) in the upper
right-hand corner of all papers filed shall be left blank
for use by the clerk of court.
For documents to be recorded, according to Florida Statute
695.26:
(e) A 3-inch square at the top right-hand corner on the
first page and a 1 inch by 3 inch space at the top right-hand
corner on each subsequent page is reserved for use by the
clerk of the court.
SERVICE
CHARGES:
Filing fees, service charges and additional assessments
are authorized by Florida Statutes, Administrative Orders
and Board of County Commission Ordinances.
TIME:
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
RULE 1.090 TIME
(A) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed
or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any
applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default
from which the designated period of time begins to run shall
not be included. The last day of the period so computed
shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday, in which event the period shall run until the end
of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed
is less than 7 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
Specific language is required on all communications noticing
court proceedings, including but not limited to subpoenas,
summonses and notices regarding reasonable accommodations
for persons with disabilities. See language below.
In accordance with Administrative Order No. 95-01, language
on Americans with Disabilities (ADA) accommodations, follows:
IT IS ORDERED that all communications noticing court proceedings
include the following language:
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation
in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled,
at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Clerk of the Court's Jury Office at 741-4062,
P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, FL 34206. If you are hearing
or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
Examples of documents requiring ADA language include but
are not limited to subpoenas, summonses and notices.
COURT FILES:
Effective June 27, 1996, the following rule was adopted:
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
RULE 2.072 POSSESSION OF COURT RECORDS
No person other than judges and authorized court employees
shall remove court records as defined in rule 2.075 from
the clerk's office except by order of the chief judge or
chief justice upon a showing of good cause.
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