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here to search our On-Line Records Database.
By Florida law, the Clerk's
Office is the only office in the county
authorized to accept and maintain an Official
Record of all legal documents such as deeds,
mortgages, and judgments that would affect
title ownership to land located in Manatee
County. These legal documents are accepted
and recorded in the Clerk's Official Record
and are then available for viewing by the
public.
There are three categories
of documents that the Clerk is authorized
by Florida law to record: (1) all land
documents, (2) all orders entered by the
Court, and (3) other documents required
by Law, for example, marriage licenses.
An index of the parties' names, type of
document, and Official Records Book and
Page where the documents are recorded gives
the public the ability to search for documents,
which can then be viewed on-line (link)
or at the Courthouse.
RECORDING PROCESS
The original documents, listed
individually below, are brought in or mailed
to the Recording Department. The Recording
Department copies, scans, records the date
and time the document was filed, adds the
document to the book of Official Records
and returns the original document by mail
to the sender the next day. The Microfilm
Department captures these various records
on microfilm for public viewing and for
permanent, off-site storage.
RECORDABLE DOCUMENTS
In accordance with Florida
Statutes 28.222 and 28.223, the Clerk
of the Circuit Court is mandated to be
the recorder of all documents required
or authorized by law. The following list
contains the only documents that
can be recorded:
RECORDING FEES
The fee for recording a document
is $10.00 for the first page and
$8.50 for each additional page of the
same document. Your document will be
recorded on the day it is received by the
Recording Department and placed in the mail
the next day to be returned to you.
Click
here to link to our complete list of
recording requirements and fees.
RECORDING DEPARTMENT CONTACT
INFORMATION
| Phone Number |
941-741-4040 |
| Fax Number |
941-741-4082 |
| E-mail Supervisor |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
