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The Clerk of the Circuit Court is an independently elected public official, responsible for performing over 1,200 different functions and duties, so the Clerk has one of the broadest jobs of any elected public official.
The Clerk serves as:
*Accountant
*Auditor
*Guardian of county funds
*Keeper of court records
*Keeper of public records, such as deeds, leases and mortgages.
The Clerk is responsible for:
*Being in charge of physical evidence used in court cases
*Collecting and distributing court fines, fees and assessments
*Collecting and distributing child support and alimony payments that are assigned to the county
*Making sure that county and state programs are handled properly
*Handling court documents to help cases finish in a timely manner.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court must:
*Make sure that taxpayer’s money is managed lawfully
*Prepare the financial statements of county government
*Oversee records of family law cases.
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-- Collier County Courthouse
3301 Tamiami Trail East -- Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 252-2646
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
-- Naples City Hall
735 8th St. South, 1st floor -- Naples, FL 34112
Phone: 643-1925 Fax: 643-2280
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Process payments, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile, Accept documents for filing in official records
-- Everglades City Hall
102 Copeland Ave. North -- Everglades City, FL 34139
Phone: 695-2511 Fax: 695-2548
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch 12 p.m.-1 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile
-- Eagle Creek
12668 Tamiami Trail East -- Naples, FL 31441
Phone: 643-7202
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile
-- Golden Gate
4715 Golden Gate Parkway -- Naples, FL 34116
Phone: 455-5911 Fax: 455-7746
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile
-- Greentree Shopping Center
2348 Immokalee Road -- Naples, FL 34110
Phone: 598-4892
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5;30 p.m. Closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile
-- Immokalee Courthouse
106 South First Street -- Immokalee, FL 34142
Phone: 657-2689 Fax: 657-5792
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile, Accept and process domestic violence injunctions
-- North Collier Government Services Center
2335 Orange Blossom Drive -- Naples, FL 34109
Phone; 252-2426 ext. 5477 or 5412
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.
Process payment, Alimony and child support, Traffic and criminal fines, Provide and process forms, Issue marriage licenses, Accept and mail passport applications, Print DMV driving records, Accept Declaration of Domicile

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