Manatee County
- Clerk of court
- Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
- Address
- 1115 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
- Phone
- (941) 749-1800
- Website
- manateeclerk.com
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern time
- Lawyer referral
- Find an Attorney - Manatee County Bar Association — Attorney directory
The bar association's attorney directory, browsed by area of practice; the bar runs no referral service of its own. - Across Florida: The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
- Find an Attorney - Manatee County Bar Association — Attorney directory
- Free or low-cost legal help
- Seal and Expunge - Office of the State Attorney, 12th Judicial Circuit — State Attorney's program — 1112 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205 — (941) 747-3077
The State Attorney's guide to sealing or expunging a record — a guide, not a program: complete the eligibility application, sign it before a notary, and mail it with a self-addressed stamped envelope to the office, which completes the State Attorney's section and mails it back; the Manatee County office is (941) 747-3077. - Gulfcoast Legal Services — Manatee Office, 1111 3rd Ave W, Suite 100, Bradenton, FL 34205 — Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time (walk-ins closed 12:30–1:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and after 12:30 p.m. Friday) — (941) 746-6151
- Bay Area Legal Services
- Across Florida: Legal Aid - Florida Courts
- Seal and Expunge - Office of the State Attorney, 12th Judicial Circuit — State Attorney's program — 1112 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205 — (941) 747-3077
- Judicial circuit
- 12th Judicial Circuit
- Filing fee
- $42 (Manatee County Clerk criminal court fees)
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