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Sarasota County

12th Judicial Circuit · Florida

Judicial / Non-Judicial (Timeshare §721.855)2 Judges on File
Clerk Website E-File

Court Information

CourtCourt of Common Pleas
Circuit12th Judicial Circuit

Filing Summary

Filing FeeVaries by claim amount; see county fee schedule
Filing CodeNot explicitly found, but all foreclosure case documents are required to be e-filed.
Doc FormatPDF/A, PDF, Word (.docx), WordPerfect
File Size Limit50MB (statewide standard)

Assigned Judges

Judge Stephen Walker

Civil Division · Hybrid

Judge Charles Williams

Civil Division · In-person

Proposed Order Submission

Via e-filing portal (statewide standard)

Local Rules & Administrative Orders

Twelfth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order AO 2012-3.1 establishes standard procedures for residential and commercial mortgage foreclosure actions, requiring all foreclosure case documents to be e-filed. Florida Supreme Court Opinion SC2023-1401: Rule 2.525 Amendments Effective: July 1, 2025, outlines key changes for documents placed in the correction queue.

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Document Filing Notes

The Clerk and Comptroller's office is precluded from recommending e-recording vendors. Court filings are not accepted via email. Electronic signatures are permitted on documents e-filed by attorneys, with a specified format.

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