Clerk of Courts Keeps Records

The Clerk of Courts office maintains all official records for Polk County's courts.

Other duties include serving as auditor and accountant to the Polk County Commission.

In August 1997, then-Gov. Lawton Chiles appointed Richard M. Weiss as Polk County clerk of the Circuit Court. Since then, Weiss has been re-elected four times without opposition for four-year terms.

Weiss' employees process civil and criminal cases. They archive court documents, ranging from criminal indictments to marriage licenses, wills and traffic citations.

With the exception of juvenile records and specific records sealed by judges or by law, many of the clerk's records are open to the public.

Some other responsibilities include:

Recruiting prospective jurors.

Maintaining evidence entered by the court.

Conducting mortgage foreclosure sales.

Assisting victims who apply for injunctions for protection.

Processing applications for divorce and small claims cases.

For more information, call 863-534-4540 or visit www.polkcountyclerk.net.

Clerk of Courts employees work at the Polk County Courthouse, 255 N. Broadway Ave., in Bartow and two satellite offices:

Lakeland Branch Courthouse, 930 E. Parker St.; 863-603-6412.

Northeast Polk County Government Center, 3425 Lake Alfred Road, 7 Gill Jones Plaza, Winter Haven; 863-401-2400.

All the offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to
Fridays, except for holidays.

Icon	Title	City
	Polk County Courthouse	Winter Haven
	Polk County Courthouse	Lakeland
	Polk County Courthouse	Lake Wales
	Polk County Courthouse	Bartow

Title	City
Polk County Courthouse	Winter Haven
Polk County Courthouse	Lakeland
Polk County Courthouse	Lake Wales
Polk County Courthouse	Bartow