Update, Nov. 6: The Seminole County Clerk of Court has reopened three of its Sanford locations to the public, but most of its online services were still unavailable Friday, more than a week after the office found an intrusion in its systems and shut them down.
A notice on the clerk's website lists these locations as open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
- Seminole County Courthouse, 101 Eslinger Way: payments for child support and court obligations, court records, filing new suits, recording and marriage licenses.
- Juvenile Justice Center, 190 Eslinger Way: probate, juvenile and dependency matters.
- James E.C. Perry Annex, 91 Eslinger Way: injunctions.
Every other clerk location remains closed, and online services remain unavailable "until further notice," the notice says. The clerk's office said it will post updates as more locations reopen and online services come back. The Orlando Sentinel reported Friday that the clerk expects the website to be fully running soon; the office has not posted a date.
Paying fines and fees
The same notice links to an outside payment page for citations and criminal fines and fees, along with pages for upcoming tax deed sales and tax deed auction files. Payments for child support and court obligations can be dropped off after hours in a box at the courthouse or sent by mail to P.O. Box 8099, Sanford, FL 32773.
When the outage began, the clerk's office said deadlines and payment due dates falling during the outage would be extended and that no penalties would be charged for late payments, Spectrum News 13 reported. The office also said at the time that it would not add late fees or suspend driver's licenses over traffic tickets during the outage, and that parents could still pay child support through Florida PayKidz, the state's online payment site. The clerk has not said when that grace period will end.
Residents with questions can call the clerk's customer service line at 407-665-4300, according to Spectrum News 13.
