Prior Courthouse Service and Closure Alerts
related to COVID-19
Posted 08/11/2021
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The CDC issued a new order temporarily halting evictions in counties with
heightened
levels of community transmission in order to respond to recent, unexpected developments
in the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the rise of the Delta variant.
It is intended to target specific areas of the country where cases are rapidly increasing,
which likely would be exacerbated by mass evictions. This Order is in effect through
October 3, 2021. Details of the Order including translations in multiple languages
along with the Declaration Form are available on the CDC's website.
Posted 07/30/2021
Posted 05/19/2021
IMPORTANT NOTICE: In response to Amendment 8 to FL Supreme Court AOSC20-32 In Re: COVID-19
health & safety precautions for operational phase transitions, James
R. Clayton,
Acting Chief Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit has amended the local
safety procedures
via administrative orders Z-2021-024 and Z-2021-028 as follows:
- Masks are still REQUIRED for all in-person court proceedings.
However, masks are
no longer required outside of courtrooms or hearing rooms
or in any proceeding that
is not an in-person proceeding. Some masks requirements
may still be applicable
in instances where face to face interactions between court
employees and persons
occur.
- Health screenings are no longer necessary. Masks are no
longer required for entry
into a court facility.
Posted 10/06/2020 Updated 03/30/2021
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Florida Supreme Court issued Amendment 8 to AOSC20-23 Comprehensive COVID-19 Emergency
Measures
for Florida Trial Courts.
The CDC entered an Order pertaining to residential evictions in the
COVID-19 public
health emergency stating that "subject to the limitations under
the "Applicability"
section, the September 4, 2020 Order is hereby modified and extended
through June
30, 2021. Accordingly, a landlord, owner of a residential property,
or other person
with a legal right to pursue eviction or possessory action shall
not evict any covered
person from any residential property in any state or U.S. territory
in which there
are documented cases of COVID-19 that provides a level of public-health
protections
below the requirements listed in this Order." Visit the CDC website for more information.
Please check our website, email the Clerk's office at
clerk@clerk.org, or call 386-736-5915 before making an in-person visit.
If you
plan to visit, pursuant to 7th Judicial Circuit Order Z-2020-070:
*Notice: Public entry for any reason into any Volusia County
court facility
is subject to conditions set below. An individual who refuses to
abide by any of
these conditions will be denied entry:
- A facial covering or mask MUST be worn for entry to any
Courthouse facility.
- A non-invasive temperature check will be taken. Any individual
with a temperature
of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater will be denied entry.
- A general health screening will be conducted to check for symptoms.
- A general screening involving possible exposure to COVID-19
will be conducted.
- Posted social distancing and other spatial requirements
must be followed.
*Notice: Clerk's office visitors requirements:
- You must follow all posted social distancing directives
and markers. Pursuant to
the Order, any individual who refuses to abide by social
distancing or other spatial
requirements will be asked to vacate the facility.
- Each Clerk's division customer service lobby is marked with social distancing
markers.
If no markers are available in a lobby, exit the lobby and
follow the overflow distancing
queues outside the division while you wait.
- Sanitizer is available for your use at all customer service
windows. Please use
it before and after handling pens, documents and touching
public surfaces. You are
welcomed and encouraged to bring your own pen.
- Nightly professional cleaning of public areas will be conducted
and sanitary conditions
maintained.
- If you are sick, experiencing symptoms consistent with the
COVID-19 virus, and/or
you have a fever of 100.4˚ Fahrenheit or more; or,
if you have tested positive
for COVID-19 or have been in contact with someone who has
tested positive for COVID-19,
then DO NOT COME TO THE COURTHOUSE. Please send an email
to clerk@clerk.org or write a letter and fax to (386)
822-5711 requesting your
court date to be rescheduled. Please include your case number,
mailing address,
telephone number, and an email address. If you have any
questions regarding this
procedure, please call (386) 257-6080 or (386) 736-5915.
Posted 08/20/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: East Volusia residents: beginning MONDAY,
AUGUST 24th,
the Clerk's office divisions at the City Island Courthouse Annex
in Daytona Beach
will re-open to public visitors, a LIMITED number at a time. The
following Clerk
divisions will be open to the public from 8am to 4pm, Monday through
Friday: the
traffic and misdemeanor division; the civil, marriage and Official
Records recording
division; and the family/juvenile division. The security personnel
will limit the
number of customers allowed into each division and you MUST wear
a face covering
for entry into the building.
We are happy to begin again offering our services to East Volusia residents
including,
acceptance of case filings, applications for marriage licenses, payment
of criminal
costs, traffic citations, and child support payments, recordings in
the Official
Records including notices of commencement, all family and juvenile related
filings
and injunction assistance, as well as marriage ceremonies.
*
*For marriage ceremonies, in order to limit the number of individuals in
the courthouse,
please don't bring friends or family members inside with you. If you
bring others,
your ceremony will be performed outside of the building (when weather
allows), so
please have guests wait outside while the clerk assists you.
We look forward to seeing you again soon! Please check with us first by emailing
clerk@clerk.org if you're unsure if your needs
require an
in-person visit. We offer many services and free records access at
www.clerk.org.
Posted 07/31/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Governor entered Executive Order 20-180, Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure
and Eviction Relief, effective August 1 through September 1, 2020. This
Order
has been amended from prior versions that suspended these causes of actions and
now ONLY suspends final action at the conclusion of a foreclosure or eviction proceeding
when the proceeding arises from non-payment by a tenant or single-family mortgagor
adversely affected by the COVID-19 emergency.
Posted 07/06/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit,
Raul Zambrano,
entered a Fourth Amended Emergency Court Procedures Administrative
Order effective
July 1, 2020. Read the complete Order here.
Order Highlights: Most provisions and terms from the prior
Order remain in
effect with some exceptions:
- JURY TRIALS, grand jury proceedings and jury selections
remain suspended
until July 20, 2020.
- The Clerks may resume issuance of writs of possession
in all case types EXCEPT
residential evictions for nonpayment of rent and foreclosures
and Clerks may
resume issuance of driver's license suspensions beginning
July 1st. See FL Governor's Executive Order 20-159
regarding suspension
of evictions and foreclosures until August 1st.
- All non-criminal, civil infraction proceedings remain suspended
until July 20th,
2020.
See the most recent FL Supreme Court Emergency Orders entered here
Other key provisions from prior 7th Judicial Circuit Orders remain
in place as follows:
All divisions of the Clerk's office at the DeLand Courthouse
at 101 N.
Alabama Ave. are open to the public.
- The Clerk's offices in DeLand will be open to the public from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday. *See below Notices for requirements
for entry.
- Traffic, criminal and child support payments will still be accepted
at the exterior
walk-up windows.
- Marriage ceremonies will be performed at the DeLand Courthouse.
- The Clerk's office in DeLand can provide all services normally available at
the
Daytona Courthouses.
The S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach was authorized
to advance
to Phase 2 operations on Monday, June 15th. The Clerk's office felony
division at
the Justice Center is open to the public.
At this time, in-person court proceedings and public visits to the
Clerk's office
at the City Island Courthouse Annex in Daytona are limited
to ONLY
weekday: Juvenile Shelter/Shelter Review Hearings, Juvenile Detention
hearings,
Family Law Injunctions, and Family/Dependency emergencies where
imminent harm to
a child is at issue. NO other in-person hearings or business with
the Clerk's office
may be conducted at this Courthouse facility until Phase 2 designation
is reached.
The Volusia County "Sunshine Mall" traffic court annex was
authorized to advance
to Phase 2 operations beginning June 8th at 8:00 a.m.
Attorneys and litigants, follow your individual hearing notice, the
direction of
the judicial assistants or the clerk staff regarding whether your
proceeding will
be held remotely or in-person at the Courthouse in DeLand or other
location. Judges
may require attorneys to appear by electronic means for hearings.
See the Order
for further remote proceeding guidelines.
Please check our website, email the Clerk's office at
clerk@clerk.org, or call 386-736-5915 before making an in-person visit.
If you
plan to visit, pursuant to the Order:
*Notice: Public entry for any reason into any Volusia County
court facility
is subject to conditions set below. An individual who refuses to
abide by any of
these conditions will be denied entry:
- A facial covering or mask MUST be worn for entry to any
Courthouse facility.
- A non-invasive temperature check will be taken. Any individual
with a temperature
of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater will be denied entry.
- A general health screening will be conducted to check for symptoms.
- A general screening involving possible exposure to COVID-19
will be conducted.
- Posted social distancing and other spatial requirements
must be followed.
*Notice: Clerk's office visitors requirements:
- You must follow all posted social distancing directives
and markers. Pursuant to
the Order, any individual who refuses to abide by social
distancing or other spatial
requirements will be asked to vacate the facility.
- Each Clerk's division customer service lobby is marked with social distancing
markers.
If no markers are available in a lobby, exit the lobby and
follow the overflow distancing
queues outside the division while you wait.
- Sanitizer is available for your use at all customer service
windows. Please use
it before and after handling pens, documents and touching
public surfaces. You are
welcomed and encouraged to bring your own pen.
- Nightly professional cleaning of public areas will be conducted
and sanitary conditions
maintained.
- If you are sick, experiencing symptoms consistent with the
COVID-19 virus, and/or
you have a fever of 100.4˚ Fahrenheit or more; or,
if you have tested positive
for COVID-19 or have been in contact with someone who has
tested positive for COVID-19,
then DO NOT COME TO THE COURTHOUSE. Please send an email
to clerk@clerk.org or write a letter and fax to (386)
822-5711 requesting your
court date to be rescheduled. Please include your case number,
mailing address,
telephone number, and an email address. If you have any
questions regarding this
procedure, please call (386) 257-6080 or (386) 736-5915.
Posted 06/08/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Florida Supreme Court issued its third amended AOSC20-23, suspending jury proceedings, including
grand jury proceedings, jury selection proceedings, and criminal and civil jury
trial through July 17, 2020. Statewide grand jury proceedings
are
suspended through July 26, 2020.
The Order also extends the suspension of speedy trial time periods
in criminal and
juvenile court proceedings through the close of business on Monday,
July 20, 2020.
Pursuant to the Order, issuance of writs of possession remain
suspended through
June 30, 2020.
Please see the Alert below for more information on Clerk services
and Courthouse
facility reopenings.
Posted 06/06/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Chief Judge Zambrano of the 7th Judicial
Circuit entered
Administrative
Order Z-2020-045,
Phase 2 Transition for Court Facilities, effective June
8th at 8:00 a.m.
The Order states the Volusia County Courthouse in Deland is
authorized to
advance to Phase 2 operations beginning June 8th at 8:00 a.m.
All divisions of the Clerk’s office at the DeLand Courthouse at 101 N. Alabama
Ave. will reopen Monday, June 8th.
- The Clerk's offices in DeLand will be open to the public from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday. *See below Notices for requirements
for entry.
- Traffic, criminal and child support payments will still be accepted
at the exterior
walk-up windows.
- Marriage ceremonies will be performed at the DeLand Courthouse.
- The Clerk's office in DeLand can provide all services normally available at
the
Daytona Courthouses.
The S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach is authorized
to advance
to Phase 2 operations on Monday, June 15th. The Clerk's office
felony division
at the Justice Center will reopen to the public on that date.
At this time, in-person court proceedings and public visits to the Clerk's office
at the City Island Courthouse Annex in Daytona are limited to ONLY
weekday: Juvenile Shelter/Shelter Review Hearings, Juvenile Detention hearings,
Family Law Injunctions, and Family/Dependency emergencies where imminent harm to
a child is at issue. NO other in-person hearings or business with the Clerk's office
may be conducted at this Courthouse facility until Phase 2 designation is reached.
The Volusia County "Sunshine Mall" traffic court annex is
authorized to advance
to Phase 2 operations beginning June 8th at 8:00 a.m.
Attorneys and litigants, follow your individual hearing notice, the
direction of
the judicial assistants or the clerk staff regarding whether your
proceeding will
be held remotely or in-person at the Courthouse in DeLand or other
location. Judges
may require attorneys to appear by electronic means for hearings.
See the Order
for further remote proceeding guidelines.
Please check our website, email the Clerk's office at
clerk@clerk.org, or call 386-736-5915 before making an in-person visit.
If
you plan to visit, pursuant to the Order:
*Notice: Public entry for any reason into any Volusia County
court facility
is subject to conditions set below. An individual who refuses to
abide by any of
these conditions will be denied entry:
- A facial covering or mask MUST be worn for entry to any Courthouse
facility.
- A non-invasive temperature check will be taken. Any individual
with a temperature
of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater will be denied entry.
- A general health screening will be conducted to check for symptoms.
- A general screening involving possible exposure to COVID-19
will be conducted.
- Posted social distancing and other spatial requirements must
be followed.
*Notice: Clerk's office visitors requirements:
- You must follow all posted social distancing directives and
markers. Pursuant to
the Order, any individual who refuses to abide by social distancing
or other spatial
requirements will be asked to vacate the facility.
- Each Clerk's division customer service lobby is marked with
social distancing markers.
If no markers are available in a lobby, exit the lobby and follow
the overflow distancing
queues outside the division while you wait.
- Sanitizer is available for your use at all customer service
windows. Please use
it before and after handling pens, documents and touching public
surfaces. You
are welcomed and encouraged to bring your own pen.
- Nightly professional cleaning of public areas will be conducted
and sanitary conditions
maintained.
- If you are sick, experiencing symptoms consistent with the COVID-19
virus, and/or
you have a fever of 100.4˚ Fahrenheit or more; or, if you
have tested positive
for COVID-19 or have been in contact with someone who has tested
positive for COVID-19,
then DO NOT COME TO THE COURTHOUSE. Please send an email to
clerk@clerk.org or write a letter and fax to (386) 822-5711
requesting your
court date to be rescheduled. Please include your case number,
mailing address,
telephone number, and an email address. If you have any questions
regarding this
procedure, please call (386) 257-6080 or (386) 736-5915.
Key provisions from prior Orders still in effect:
- All jury trials and grand jury proceedings remain suspended
through July 2, 2020.
Citizens may receive Jury summons in June for July trial dates.
- All non-criminal, civil infractions proceedings remain suspended until further
notice.
- Foreclosure sales, issuance of writs of possession and D6 drivers
license suspensions
remain suspended until further Order.
- Landlords, Attorneys and Mortgage-holders, Governor DeSantis
signed Executive Order 20-137 on June 1st, extending
the prior order
suspending and tolling foreclosures and evictions for non-payment
of rent until
July 1, 2020.
Posted 05/29/2020 Updated 06/02/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE:Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit,
Raul Zambrano,
entered a third amended Emergency Court Procedures Administrative
Order on May 29,
2020. Read the complete Order here.
Order Highlights: Effective June 1, 2020, until further Order,
unless otherwise
specified:
In-person critical and essential proceedings and locations:
- Limited in-person critical and essential proceedings
may now be conducted
at both the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand and the
City Island Courthouse Annex
in Daytona. See the Order for the new complete list of critical
and essential proceedings
that may be conducted in person. The times and locations
of these hearings will
be set by the assigned judge.
- City Island Courthouse Annex in Daytona: In-person
court proceedings and
public visits to the Clerk's office are limited to ONLY
weekday: Juvenile
Shelter/Shelter Review Hearings, Juvenile Detention hearings,
Family Law Injunctions,
and Family/Dependency emergencies where imminent harm to
a child is at issue. NO
other in-person hearings or business with the Clerk's office
may be conducted at
this Courthouse facility until Phase 2 designation is reached.
- Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand: Many critical and essential proceedings
may be conducted in-person if necessary at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand.
The public may NOT enter the Courthouse in DeLand for any non-essential hearings
or to visit the Clerk's offices until Phase 2 designation is reached. Visitors
may continue to conduct most business with the Clerk at the exterior walk-up windows.
- Justice Center in Daytona Beach: NO in-person hearings
or business with the
Clerk's office shall be conducted at the Justice Center
in Daytona until Phase 2
designation is reached.
- You can learn more about the Phase 2 criteria set by the
Florida Supreme Court that
must be met before court facilities may reopen to in-person
hearings here.
In-person nonessential proceedings and Clerk's office visits:
- Nonessential in-person proceedings at all Volusia
County Courthouse facilities
continue to be prohibited at this time. Further Administrative
Orders will be issued
as individual Courthouse facilities reach Phase 2 designation
and may reopen to
nonessential in-person hearings and in-person visits to
the Clerk's office divisions.
- At this time, many nonessential proceedings may be conducted
remotely and you may
be permitted to attend your hearing through video or telephone
conferencing. Each
judge has established procedures for electronic appearances.
Please refer to your
court notice for the judge assigned to your case. To check
your judge's policies
and procedures for electronic appearance, you may visit
the court's website at www.Circuit7.org
and look
under the "Judges" link to find your judge and a listing
of policies and procedures
for electronic appearance.
- As soon as any Courthouse facility reaches Phase 2 designation,
the Clerk of Court
will immediately announce when the Clerk's offices will
be re-opened to in-person
visitors at that location on this website and on the Clerk's official Facebook page.
Other key provisions:
- All jury trials and grand jury proceedings remain suspended
through July 2, 2020.
- All non-criminal, civil infractions proceedings remain suspended
until further notice.
- Foreclosure sales, issuance of writs of possession and D6
drivers license suspensions
remain suspended.
- Landlords, Attorneys and Mortgage-holders, Governor DeSantis
signed Executive Order 20-137 on June 1st,
extending the prior order
suspending and tolling foreclosures and evictions for non-payment
of rent until
July 1, 2020.
- In addition to the already existing critical and essential
proceedings that may
be conducted in-person, the following proceedings were added
to the list:
- Criminal arraignments
- Requests for waivers of parental notice of abortion
- Public entry for limited critical and essential court proceedings
to any Volusia
County court facility is subject to conditions set below.
An individual who refuses
to abide by any of these conditions will be denied entry:
- A facial covering or mask MUST be worn for entry
to any Courthouse facility.
- A non-invasive temperature check will be taken.
Any individual with a temperature
of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or greater will be denied
entry.
- A general health screening will be conducted to
check for symptoms.
- A general screening involving possible exposure
to COVID-19 will be conducted.
- Posted social distancing and other spatial requirements
must be followed.
Effect of Order on Clerk's Office Services:
Clerk of Court services that require an in-person visit continue
to be available
at the DeLand Courthouse at the exterior walk-up windows. We will
post notice as
soon as any Courthouse facility reaches Phase 2 designation and
we are re-opened
to in-person public visits.
Attorneys and parties may continue to file pleadings electronically
with the Clerk's
office in all case types. The Clerk will also continue to accept
documents for
recording in the Official Records, issue marriage licenses and passports,
accept
traffic citation or criminal case payments, accept child support
payments, and assist
with emergency injunction filings.
Before you come to any Courthouse location, remember that we offer
many remote services
on our website (including payment of traffic citation payments and
free records
research). You can also reach us with questions or requests by emailing
clerk@clerk.org or calling 386-736-5915.
Notice: If you are sick, experiencing symptoms consistent
with the COVID-19
virus, and/or you have a fever of 100.4˚ Fahrenheit or more;
or, if you have
tested positive for COVID-19 or have been in contact with someone
who has tested
positive for COVID-19, then DO NOT COME TO THE COURTHOUSE. Please
send an email
to clerk@clerk.org or write
a letter and fax
to (386) 822-5711 requesting your court date to be rescheduled.
Please include
your case number, mailing address, telephone number, and an email
address. If you
have any questions regarding this procedure, please call (386) 257-6080
or (386)
736-5915.
Posted 05/05/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: FL Supreme Court issues amended AOSC20-23, suspending all grand jury proceedings,
jury-selection
proceedings, and criminal and civil jury trials through
July 2, 2020.
The Order also extends the suspension of speedy trial time periods
through July 6,
2020. Other provisions of the previous Emergency Measures Order
remain in effect
through May 29, 2020.
For non-jury proceedings, the Order states: "No proceedings or other
court events
other than essential proceedings and proceedings critical to the
state of emergency
or the public health emergency shall be conducted through in-person
hearings." However,
the following non-essential, non-critical court proceedings shall
be conducted remotely
by electronic means where possible:
(1) Alternative dispute resolution proceedings; (2) Status, case
management, and
pretrial conferences in all case types; (3) Non-evidentiary and
evidentiary motion
hearings in all case types; (4) Arraignments and pleas in absentia
in county court
misdemeanor cases; (5) Hearings in juvenile delinquency cases; (6)
Hearings in noncriminal
traffic infraction cases; (7) Problem-solving court staffings, hearings,
and wellness
checks; and (8) Non-jury trials in all case types, except for criminal,
juvenile
delinquency, and termination of parental rights petitions in dependency
cases unless
the parties in an excepted case agree to the remote conduct of a
non-jury trial.
Contact the Court's Judicial Assistants to inquire about scheduling
remote non-critical
court proceedings.
Posted 04/22/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective Monday, April 27th, Chief Judge
Raul Zambrano
entered
an Administrative Order
changing weekday first appearance proceedings at the Volusia
County Branch Jail to
1:30 pm. Other in-custody proceedings that were previously
conducted at
1:30 pm are to be conducted at 8:30 am. Weekend and holiday first
appearance proceedings
will continue to be conducted at 8:30 am.
Posted 04/09/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Seventh Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Zambrano
entered
a Second Amended Emergency Court Procedure Administrative Order
effective Friday, April 10th at 8:00am through June 1, 2020 at 8:00am.
The Order retains many of the current procedures and provides that
changes to
court proceedings may occur during the Order period as electronic
means to conduct
remote hearings are developed. Check our Official Facebook page and this website frequently for
further
updates.
The Order also addresses arraignment pleas. See paragraph 22.
The Clerk of Court for Volusia County's services remain as current:
Attorneys and parties may continue to file pleadings electronically
with the Clerk's
office in all case types. Clerk services that require an in-person
visit continue
to be available at the DeLand Courthouse at the exterior walk-up
windows.
The Clerk will also continue to accept documents for recording in
the Official Records,
issue marriage licenses and passports, accept traffic citation or
criminal case
payments, accept child support payments, and assist with emergency
injunction filings.
We offer many remote services on our website (including payment
of traffic citation
payments and free records research). You can also reach us with
questions or requests
by emailing clerk@clerk.org
or calling 386-736-5915.
Posted 04/06/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Florida's Chief Justice Charles Canady
issued AOSC 20-23 suspending jury trials in Florida and extending
other state legal deadlines through May 29th. This action lengthens a prior
order that had set the ending date for emergency pandemic court procedures at mid-April.
AOSC 20-23 combines provisions of several previous administrative
orders into a single
document. It emphasizes the need for courts to continue applying
social distancing
and to use remote technology to help keep people safe while also
honoring legal
requirements. Among other things, the Order:
- Suspends all jury selection proceedings and grand juries.
- Lists other essential and critical proceedings that state courts must continue
to
perform with appropriate health safeguards, while limiting hearings
in other cases.
- Suspends speedy trial rules for criminal matters and noncriminal
traffic infractions.
- Suspends a rule requiring clerks of court to immediately issue
paperwork to sheriffs
when a final judgment is made in eviction cases.
- Extends emergency changes to notarization and oath requirements.
- Extends health-related limits on court-ordered family visitation involving children
in the custody of the Florida Department of Children & Families, including allowing
visitation by remote electronic means in some instances.
This and other emergency orders and advisories are being linked on
the Florida Supreme
Court's website: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Emergency
Attorneys and parties may continue to file pleadings electronically
with the Clerk's
office in all case types. Clerk services that require an in-person
visit continue
to be available at the DeLand Courthouse at the exterior walk-up
windows.
The Clerk will also continue to accept documents for recording in
the Official Records,
issue marriage licenses and passports, accept traffic citation or
criminal case
payments, accept child support payments, and assist with emergency
injunction filings.
We offer many remote services on our website (including payment
of traffic citation
payments and free records research). You can also reach us with
questions or requests
by emailing clerk@clerk.org
or calling 386-736-5915.
Posted 04/03/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Landlords, Attorneys and Mortgage-holders,
Governor DeSantis
signed Executive Order 20-94 on April 2nd, suspending and tolling
foreclosures and
evictions for non-payment of rent for 45 days. See the Executive Order 20-94.
Posted 03/27/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Chief Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit
released
the First Amended Emergency Court Procedures (COVID-19) Administrative
Order effective March 30th at 8:00 a.m. until April 20th at 8:00 a.m.
Chief Judge Raul Zambrano also released an accompanying Memo. The Order continues most current provisions postponing
non-critical proceedings and setting forth emergency procedures with some notable
changes.
Highlights:
- Beginning April 6th through April 19th, criminal arraignments
(including
VOP's), competency hearings, and negotiated pleas/sentences
involving persons incarcerated
at the Volusia County jail, will take place at 1:30 p.m. at
the Jail. See Order
for more details.
- The Clerk of Court is directed to cancel foreclosure sales,
cease issuance of writs
of possession, and cease driver's license suspensions for failure
to pay fines.
- Juvenile Shelter and Shelter Reviews will be held electronically
or in person at
the DeLand Courthouse.
- For Volusia, the Courthouse locations in Daytona remain closed
to the public. Clerk
services that require an in-person visit continue to be available
at the DeLand
Courthouse at the exterior walk-up windows.
Attorneys and parties may continue to file pleadings electronically
with the Clerk
in all case types. The Clerk will also continue to accept documents
for recording
in the Official Records, issue marriage licenses and passports,
accept traffic citation
or criminal case payments, accept child support payments, and assist
with emergency
injunction filings. We offer many remote services on our website
(including payment
of traffic citation payments and free records research). You can
also reach us
with questions or requests by emailing clerk@clerk.org
or calling 386-736-5915.
Posted 03/25/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Supreme Court has extended all current orders suspending
jury service and limiting court proceedings through close of business on Friday,
April 17th. However the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit will
soon issue an administrative order with more specific information
for Volusia County
Courts. Updates and current information will continue to be posted
to our website
and on our official Facebook. All clerk services will continue
as
currently offered at the exterior service area of the DeLand Courthouse
at this
time.
Posted 03/17/2020 - Last Updated 03/23/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Courthouses are closed to the public throughout
Volusia
County except for limited Clerk services and mission-critical judicial
proceedings
beginning March 18th at 5 p.m. until April 6, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
The Courthouse
and Clerk's office are open for business tomorrow March 18th. Please
read the Administrative Order entered March 17, 2020.
Highlights:
The Order details mission-critical court proceeding types and locations,
and some
set times. Most proceedings will take place either at the Volusia
County Branch
Jail or the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand. Public entry is
very limited.
Any proceedings not deemed critical are postponed:
"17. All court proceedings/events not mentioned herein that
are scheduled to
take place in any court facility in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
are hereby postponed
and are to be rescheduled by the parties or the court."
There will be no court proceedings held and no public entry at either
Daytona courthouse
per the Order:
"22. The S. James Foxman Justice Center and Volusia County Courthouse
Annex in Daytona
Beach are both closed to the general public. Persons wishing to
conduct business
with the Clerk of the Court related to the mission-critical functions
enumerated
in this Order may continue to do so using the exterior public access
area on the
south side of the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand. The public
may also record
documents, obtain marriage licenses, pay child support, file injunctions,
or pay
tickets at the public access area."
Limited Clerk services will continue to be available:
- 1) All in-person public business with the Clerk of Court
MUST be conducted at
the exterior public access area on the south side of the
Volusia County Courthouse
in DeLand from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
- 2) The Clerk will provide services relating to those
case types deemed mission
critical as described below. The Clerk will also accept
documents for recording
in the Official Records, issue marriage licenses, accept
child support payments,
assist with all injunction filings, and accept traffic citation
payments. We are
unable to perform marriage ceremonies beginning Thursday,
March 19th until operations
resume. We will continue to process completed passport
applications at the exterior
service area - you must bring your own passport-compliant
photo.
- 3) Many electronic services are still available through
the Clerk's website at
www.clerk.org
and through normal
electronic filing processes.
Court proceedings that will continue to be held are limited to those
deemed "mission
critical" as defined by the Order:
- a) First appearances;
- b) Bond hearings;
- c) Juvenile detention hearings;
- d) Juvenile shelter hearings;
- e) Domestic violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, dating
violence and stalking
injunctions, as well as all chapter 39 injunctions;
- f) Risk protection orders;
- g) Marchman Acts;
- h) Baker Acts;
- i) Family law (including juvenile) cases where the imminent
safety of children is
an issue;
- j) Vulnerable Adult injunctions;
- k) Emergency incapacity petitions and appointment of guardians;
- l) Proceedings involving requests for "do not resuscitate" orders;
- m) Adult Protective Service Act proceedings;
- n) Requests for search warrants and arrest warrants;
- o) Violations of quarantine or isolation orders;
- p) Violations of orders to limit travel;
- q) Violations of orders to close public or private buildings;
- r) Seizure of bodily fluids;
- s) Mandatory vaccinations proceedings;
- t) Enforcement of curfew orders;
- u) Extraordinary writs;
- v) Any other "emergency" proceedings or hearings as authorized
by the Chief Judge.
If you have been scheduled to appear at a court proceeding in a
case type not deemed
to be mission critical, your appearance will be automatically postponed.
See the
Administrative Order for further direction.
Traffic citation and court obligation payments, records research,
and requests for
Clerk services related to mission-critical cases may be made by
visiting www.clerk.org or emailing clerk@clerk.org
or calling (386) 736-5915.
Posted 03/14/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL JURY TRIALS are suspended for the
next two weeks but
NON-JURY PROCEEDINGS OR APPEARANCES ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO TAKE
PLACE. The Florida
Supreme Court issued No. AOSC20-13 COVID-19 Emergency Procedures in the Florida State
Courts on March 13, 2020, suspending all "grand jury proceedings, jury
selection
proceedings, and criminal and civil jury trials" from Monday, March 16, 2020,
through
Friday, March 27, 2020, due to the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Posted 03/13/2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE: At this time when safeguarding your health
is top priority,
remember that the Clerk's office offers many services and access
to free court and
land records online for your convenience. You can pay traffic tickets
and obtain
information remotely by visiting our website at www.clerk.org. Or email us with your questions or needs
at clerk@clerk.org. Before you visit in person,
give us
a call to see how
we can help remotely at (386) 736-5915.
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