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Clerk of the Circuit Court |
Duval County, Florida | |
We hope you find this web page helpful and informative in learning about the Recording Department of the Clerk’s Office. If you’d like additional information, please feel free to call us at (904) 255-2000.
First, a little about us. By law, the Clerk of the Circuit Court is the official recorder of all written legal documents, called instruments, that may be recorded in the county. The clerk is required to record all these instruments in one general series of books called the "Official Records." We also keep a register that contains the names of the parties to the recorded instruments, the kind of instrument, the filing number of the instrument, and the date and time of filing.
As recorder, the clerk maintains a variety of instruments as official documents. Examples include deeds, leases, bills of sale, agreements, mortgages, judgments, claims of lien, satisfactions, certificates of discharge from military service, and any other instrument required or authorized by law to be recorded.
You are solely responsible for ensuring the timeliness of a recording for any legal purpose. While the Clerk processes all documents as soon as possible in the order they are received, the Clerk cannot guarantee same or next-day recording for documents received by mail or though eRecording. While rare, instances of equipment failure, high volume of recording requests, emergency situations, or other unforeseen delays may impact recording times. If your recording is time-sensitive, you may wish to consider recording your document in person at the Clerk’s Recording Department.
All packages are required to have our Recording Transmittal Sheet attached and completed. This allows our office to provide better service to you, our customer. If you have any questions or need help with the form and/or the procedure, we invite you to contact our office at (904) 255-2000.
Please keep in mind that changes cannot be made once an instrument has been recorded, so please be sure to check the following:
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or expense arising directly or indirectly in connection with this access. In no event shall the
Clerk be liable for any special or consequential damages or for any indirect damages resulting
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For your convenience, you may mail your official documents, along with a Recording Transmittal Cover Sheet, and a self addressed stamped envelope to the Clerk's Office for recording. Please be sure you send the original documents for recording. Copies cannot be accepted for recording. Make sure your check is payable to "Clerk of Circuit Court." Also please understand that we cannot accept personal checks, so please send a business or cashier's check or a money order. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope for the prompt return of your documents. Mail your documents and check to:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Attention: Recording Department Room 1046
501 West Adams Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
After we scan and record your documents, we will return them to you if the documents are accompanied by a self address stamped envelope or other mailing method with postage previously paid. If your documents are not accompanied by a self address stamped envelope for return we will make an effort to contact you to resolve the return of your documents.
Please contact the Property Appraiser’s Office for information about homestead exemptions.
For information about fictitious names, please contact the Office of the Secretary of State:
Fictitious Name Registration
P.O. Box 1300
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1300
Internet: Fictitious Name Registration
Please contact the State Department Division of Corporations for information about Apostille Certification:
Apostille Certification
P.O. Box 6800
Tallahassee, FL 32314
(850) 245-6945
For information about the electronic recording of official records, one of our e-Recording providers will be glad to help you. Please contact them at the phone numbers below.
Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Duval County Clerk of Courts
Attn: RECORDING DEPARTMENT
501 West Adams Street, Room 1046
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 255-2000
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Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.