Sarasota County
- Clerk of court
- Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller
- Address
- 2000 Main St, Sarasota, FL 34237
- Phone
- (941) 861-7400
- Website
- sarasotaclerk.com
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time
- Other offices
- Venice Branch Office — 4004 S Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34293 — Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time
- Lawyer referral
- Attorney Referral - Sarasota County Bar Association — Attorney directory
The bar association directory by practice area; the page also lists The Florida Bar referral service and the area legal aid providers. - Across Florida: The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
- Attorney Referral - Sarasota 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 — 2071 Ringling Blvd, Suite 400, Sarasota, FL 34237 — Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time — (941) 861-4400
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 Sarasota office, or bring it there in person; the office completes the State Attorney's section and returns it — the Sarasota office is (941) 861-4400. - Gulfcoast Legal Services — Sarasota Office, 1750 17th St, Building C-3, Sarasota, FL 34234 — 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) — (800) 230-5920
- 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 — 2071 Ringling Blvd, Suite 400, Sarasota, FL 34237 — Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern time — (941) 861-4400
- Judicial circuit
- 12th Judicial Circuit
- Filing fee
- $42 (Sarasota County Clerk sealing and expungement page)
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