The Broward County Clerk of the Court’s office is ready, willing and able to assist citizens who are working to get their voting rights restored.

Although our office does not determine voter eligibility, we can provide citizens with court records and information, including the status of payment for fines, fees, court costs and restitution imposed as part of a sentence. However, our office may not have all of the restitution payment information if payments were not paid through the Clerk’s office. The Broward County Clerk of Court maintains court records and information for Broward County cases only.

Amendment 4: Restoration of Voting Rights

Through our Clerks for the Community program, the Clerk’s office is giving back by supporting nonprofit organizations through charitable donations. Throughout the year, Clerk employees participate in a variety of charitable giving events. As a result of these efforts, a $2,500 check was delivered to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This is the first of several organizations that will be receiving checks from Clerks for the Community!

Clerks for the Community $2,500 donation to St. Jude Children's Research

Thank you letter from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for Clerks for the Community $2,500 donation

[Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 11, 2019] The Broward County Clerk of the Court seeks to correct erroneous reports by various news outlets and the Broward Sheriff's Office. These reports implied that the sole reason for the release of Eric Alexander Vail, Jr. stemmed from the clerk's failure to generate a document called a capias, which procures the presence of a defendant before a court. Read Full Press Release.

BROWARD CLERK OF COURTS PRESS RELEASE - In re: Eric Alexander Vail, Jr.

[Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 4, 2019] Contrary to the press release by the Broward Sheriff's Office, the Broward County Clerk of Courts properly distributed official documentation to the required parties under Florida's statutes, administrative rules, or other applicable law. As the official record keeper of court proceedings, the clerk performs ministerial and non-discretionary duties only. In order to release a prisoner from confinement, a directive from the judiciary is required. Eric Alexander Vail, Jr.'s case docket reveals that no judicial directives were filed to release Mr. Vail in the first degree murder case as explained in the Full Press Release.

BROWARD CLERK OF COURTS PRESS RELEASE - In re: Eric Alexander Vail, Jr.