4 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2010-07.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • That beginning December 1, 2010, the plaintiff in each and every foreclosure action will be required to pay seventy dollars ($70.00) to the Clerk of Court for Duval County at the time of filing the complaint, as a sen/ice charge pursuant to § 45 .03 5(1), Florida Statutes, “for services in making, recording, and certifying the sale and title” which “shall be advanced by the plaintiff before the sale.” This seventy dollars ($70.00) service charge may be refunded to the plaintiff if - and only if - the case is dismissed prior to the judicial sale. • Such costs are statutorily required to be paid by the “winning bidder.” Therefore, if the winning bidder at the judicial sale is ultimately not the plaintiff, but instead, is a third party purchaser, the Clerk shall refund the seventy dollars ($70.00) to the plaintiff within thifl (30) calendar days of the sale. -- 1 of 3 -- OR BK 15412 PAGE 2144 3. • That, unless objections to the public sale are filed with the Court within ten (10) days after filing the certificate of sale pursuant to § 45.031(5), Florida Statutes, the party to whom the certificate of title is issued shall pay the required documentary stamp fees no later than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date the certificate of sale is filed. • That beginning December 1, 2010, if a foreclosure sale is incomplete, and the successful third party bidder does not follow through with paying the balance of bid price in full, the 5 % deposit, which the third party bidder has as a credit with the Clerk of Court, shall be forfeited to the Clerk of Court subject to partial distribution to the plaintiff upon application in accordance with Florida law.
That beginning December 1, 2010, the plaintiff in each and every foreclosure action will be required to pay seventy dollars ($70.00) to the Clerk of Court for Duval County at the time of filing the complaint, as a sen/ice charge pursuant to § 45 .03 5(1), Florida Statutes, “for services in making, recording, and certifying the sale and title” which “shall be advanced by the plaintiff before the sale.” This seventy dollars ($70.00) service charge may be refunded to the plaintiff if - and only if - the case is dismissed prior to the judicial sale.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 d8ddd20104147e68…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.