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SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA CLERK OF COURT OFFICE

The Clerk of Court is an elected official established according to the Florida Constitution for the purpose of serving the citizens of each county as a public trustee. As Clerk, they serve as the keeper of court records, documenting the members of the community’s lives from birth to death. The Clerk’s office performs more than 1,000 different constitutional and statutory functions or duties, representing the broadest and most diverse mantle of responsibility of any locally elected official.

Contact the Clerk of Court:

Gloria R. Hayward, Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller

Main Office
215 E McCollum Ave
Bushnell, FL 33513

Phone: 352-569-6600

North Sumter Annex
8033 E CR-466
The Villages, FL 32162

Phone: 352-689-4625

Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE

Duties of the County Clerk:

Serving as clerk, clerk of court, comptroller, and recorder for the county

Acts as Accountant and Auditor to the Board of County Commissioners

Employs skilled personnel and provides customer service, who assists the public with locating and receiving public records

Issues marriage licenses, administered all oaths and affirmations as well as processing and filing divorce records from the court

Files records regarding conveyance of land, foreclosures, and deed records

Files and maintains records regarding military discharges, both honorable and dishonorable

Issues passports and allows eFiling services

Maintains judicial court records and releases them

Files and maintains vital statistics, including birth and death certificates for births and deaths in the county

Ensures records are preserved securely and in an archival manner and easily accessible to the public

Collects fines, fees, and charges due for either current or past obligations and record requests

Carries out elections for the county, including following procedures for registering voters, following procedures relating to the official ballot, and working with the executive committees of political parties in nomination

Provides information for jury service, and is responsible for choosing jury members

RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST

Public records are made accessible by the Sumter County Clerk’s Office. Official records can be searched online using the state of Florida’s record database. Records can be searched by the name on the document, the type of document, such as a deed or marriage license, the date the record was filed, or by a specific filing number.

Official judicial records can be searched online as well, through a separate database. Judicial records can be searched by the name on the case, the case number, or the date range the case was filed.

For more information, contact the clerk’s office.

If the record needed isn’t filed through the clerk’s office, a record request can be submitted to the Sumter County Government. A record request form is available for download. The request can be submitted in person or by mail to:

Leslie Smith, Records Management Liaison Officer
Public Records Request
Sumter Board of County Commissioners
7375 Powell Road, Suite 200
Wildwood, FL 34785

STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE

Sumter County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 533
Per 1,000 population: 7.3
Deaths (2007): 898
Per 1,000 population: 12.4
Infant Deaths (2007): 2
Per 1,000 population: 3.8

Sumter County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 224
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 2
Forcible rape: 21
Robbery: 29
Aggravated Assault: 172

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,130 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,760 (0.9%)

Never married: 4.6% Now married: 75.2% Separated: 0.0% Widowed: 9.7% Divorced: 10.5%

HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units):83,375 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU: 57,378 (68.8%)
Renter Occupied HU: 5,504 ( 6.6%)
Vacant Housing Units: 20,493 (24.6%)
Median Home Value: $288,415
Average Home Value: $323,469
Housing Affordability Index:113

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