CLERK OF COURT & COMPTROLLER

Electronic certified court documents are here! Certified copies of court documents are now just a few clicks away.

In response to the Coronavirus crisis, Plexiglas barriers will be installed at all of our customer service locations.

... to reduce the public’s exposure to COVID-19, the financial due dates for Criminal and Traffic cases have been extended an additional 60 days ...

If your driver's license is suspended, Operation Green Light offers you the opportunity to get back on the road by addressing overdue court obligations while saving money in additional fees.

Starting January 1, 2020, new boundaries will be in effect for where cases are filed in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court.

Significant changes are coming to County Court starting January 1, 2020 that will affect dollar limits, small claims cases and filing civil suits.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Clerk's Office is partnering with The Spring of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County's only certified domestic violence center, to raise public awareness about this pressing problem in our community.

Local government agencies and veterans groups will join together again this year for Veterans Outreach Court, an annual event designed to help homeless and low-income military veterans resolve legal problems.

If you get a telephone call from someone demanding money and claiming to be with our office, it’s a scam. Don’t fall for it.

Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank today named former Hillsborough Chief Judge Manuel “Manny” Menendez to the All for Transportation Oversight Committee.

Hillsborough County Court Clerk Pat Frank and two other Florida court clerks are challenging the constitutionality of a legislative scheme that diverts millions of dollars from the state’s court clerks.

The Clerk of Court & Comptroller has switched to electronic notices of court hearings for attorneys of record and bail bond agents in certain types of cases, saving tens of thousands of dollars a year.

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has proclaimed October Domestic Violence Awareness Week. Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank joined with members of the Domestic Violence Task Force on Wednesday, October 3rd.

The latest addition to the Clerk’s vehicle fleet is the smallest in both size and environmental footprint. You might call it a golf cart on steroids, with a range of up to 50 miles on a single charge and a top speed of 25 mph.

Beginning Monday, Oct. 1., the Clerk’s Offices at the Brandon and Southshore Regional Service Centers will change their office hours to 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank was recently honored with the Helen Gordon Davis Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee.

Local government agencies and veterans groups will join together again this year for Veterans Outreach Court, an annual event designed to help homeless and low-income military veterans resolve legal problems.

A quarter-million dollars in unclaimed funds will be forfeited unless the owners contact us by September 4th.

A new online tool allows anyone to search the votes of Hillsborough County Commissioners since 2016. Until now, researching County Commission votes was a time-consuming process involving text searches of the minutes of individual meetings.

An old book filled with the signatures of some of the best-known lawyers in Tampa history has been gathering dust in our Records Center for decades. It was wrapped in mystery...

Hundreds of couples get married at the Clerk’s Office each year, a less stressful and affordable option. Some are choosing to share their big day with the world.

TAMPA, FL (Dec. 13, 2017)—The Hillsborough County Investment pool, managed by Hillsborough Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank, has received the highest possible rating from S&P Global Ratings.

You can now pay traffic tickets by phone or online 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller’s Office.

A woman accused of stealing a $300,000 house in Valrico highlights the benefits of subscribing to Hillsborough Clerk of Courts Property Fraud Alerts.

The Clerk’s Office, in collaboration with the 13th Judicial Circuit Court, participated in the annual Veterans Outreach Court for Homeless and Low Income Veterans at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.

Local government agencies and veterans groups will join together for Veterans Outreach Court to help homeless and low-income military veterans resolve legal problems.

October is special because it is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As always, the Clerk’s Office is joining with The Spring of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County’s only domestic violence shelter, to raise public awareness about this pressing problem.

For the fourth year in a row, Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank has won the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada.

A new, free, online service provides legal advice for civil cases 24 hours a day.

Hillsborough County’s oldest book, once locked away from public view in a Clerk’s Office vault at the County Courthouse, is now accessible to the world thanks to the efforts of the Tampa Bay History Center and the USF Library.

Many children in our community don’t look forward to the weekend. For them, getting out of school on Friday can mean 68 hours of hunger. (Original Publish Date 4/21/2017 7:51:00 PM)

Our weekly tax deed auctions have moved online. (Original Publish Date 3/24/2017 6:00:00 PM)

Our redesigned website includes new tools designed to save you time at our customer service counters.

The image gracing the top of our redesigned website is a photo detail from the striking sculpture that greets visitors outside the George Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa.

The Florida Guard and Reserve has presented Accounting Manager Catherine Edwards with the Patriot Award for the support she has given one of her Army Reserve employees.

The Clerk’s Office collaborated with Hillsborough County government agencies to create the first Animal Abuser Registry in Florida.

Tens of thousands of purchasing invoices for the Clerk’s Office are now available online for public viewing.

Clerk of Court and Comptroller Pat Frank has won the ACE Award (Advanced Commitment to Excellence) from the Florida Government Finance Officers Association (FGFOA).

Citizens across the United States are being targeted by phone calls and e-mails threatening them with arrest or prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in state and federal courts. Recipients are being pressured to provide money or confidential data, which could lead to identity theft, in order to avoid fines and jail time.

The Clerk's Office now has a Facebook page.

One deputy clerk collected one million dollars through patience, persistence and a dash of empathy.

Hillsborough County Clerk of Court & Comptroller Pat Frank has been honored with a prestigious Florida Excellence Best Practices Award for a major restructuring that improved customer service, increased efficiency and enhanced communication.

For years, who knows how many, the book lay in a vault behind a locked door in a quiet corner of the Hillsborough County courthouse.

The Clerk is offering a free new service to help you protect your property from fraud.