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FAQ's
Registration
  • What is Basic Service Registration?
  • What is Premier Service Registration?
  • How do I obtain a user name and password?
  • What if I do not have a driver's license number?
  • Attorney Registration
  • What if I do not know my Court ID?
  • What if I work for a Law Firm, should I register as an Attorney or should I register the Law Firm as a Company?
  • Company Registration
  • Who should register my company for electronic filing?
  • What is an Administrator?
  • What is a User?
  • What is a Filer?
  • Do I have options to store different billing information?
  • Why is it necessary to fill in the user name and password for my users and filers?
  • Why are the Question and Answer fields already filled in, can I change them?
  • Agency Registration
  • How do I register my government agency?

  • What is Basic Service Registration ?
    By registering for basic services, which are provided free of charge, you will now be able to file standard clerk documents electronically into several areas of the Clerk's Office. If you want to electronically file non-standard documents (documents you create), then you must register for Premier Services. View Premier Services FAQ.
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    What is Premier Service Registration?
    By registering for Premier Services you will have the ability to do advanced searching, perform high volume electronic filing, save customized searches, and view hearing schedules.
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    How do I obtain a user name and password?
    In order to obtain a User ID and Password, you must register for the Clerk's On-Line Services. Click on registration from the Home Page and register for either basic or premier services. Once you finish entering all of the required information you will then be prompted to enter your personal user name and password. Be sure to make the user name and password something that will be easy for you to remember but difficult for others to figure out.
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    What if I do not have a driver's license number?
    As an alternative you may enter your date of birth.
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    What if I do not know my Court ID?
    Please contact Bibiana Acosta at (305)548-5361.
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    What if I work for a Law Firm, should I register as an Attorney or should I register the Law Firm as a Company?
    You should only register as a Sole practitioner if you work outside of a Law Firm. All other attorneys within a Law Firm should have an initial account administrator register the firm and that individual may add additional users and filers to the account. Once an initial account is established you may not set up another account for the same Law Firm.
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    Who should register my company for electronic filing?
    Each company should have an initial account administrator register the company and that individual may add additional users and filers to the company account. Once an initial account is established you may not set up another account for the same company.
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    What is an Administrator?
    Your account administrator will be the initial person who is responsible for either a company or an agency account. This person will be able to grant others administrative privileges and add, update, and delete users and filers. An administrator can also update the company/agency account information.
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    What is a User?
    A user of an account will be an individual utilizing the account services. When this person electronically files documents, he/she will have to choose from the list of filers to authenticate the document being filed.
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    What is a Filer?
    A filer of an account will be an individual such as an Attorney who has a Florida Bar Number who will have this identification information submitted with the document being filed.
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    Do I have options to store different billing information?
    Yes, during the registration process you will be able to enter primary as well as alternative billing information. Adding alternative billing information is optional.
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    Why is it necessary to fill in the user name and password for my users and filers?
    It is important to assign a user name and password that will give the user/filer initial access to the system. You should instruct each user/filer to change their password upon initial logon.
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    Why are the Question and Answer fields already filled in, can I change them?
    It is important to assign a user name and password that will give the user/filer initial access to the system. You should instruct each user/filer to change their password upon initial logon. In order to change the question and answer fields, login in with your username and access the Account Maintenance and Renewal Options page. Afterwards, click the Change Password button and you will be able to change your question and/or answer.
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    How do I register my government agency?
    Please contact Bibiana Acosta at (305)548-5361.
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