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For Immediate Release

Friday, June 13, 2014

Contact
Beth Allman, Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers, 850-921-0808

Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers Announce Successes of E-Filing Portal &
Start of Public Voluntary E-Filing Services

Tallahassee, Fla. The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers today announced that the Clerks offices
across the state have experienced success with the recently-implemented Florida Courts E-Filing Portal,
www.myflcourtaccess.com, where legal professionals can electronically file court documents. In
addition to its success for attorney usage, the E-Filing Portal will be open for the public to begin filing
documents electronically on a voluntary basis beginning Saturday, June 21, 2014.

We are pleased to report that since the inception of the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal we have
experienced great success with accepting court documents electronically, said Sarasota Clerk of Court
Karen Rushing, legislative chair of Floridas Court Clerks & Comptrollers. Attorneys across the state
are sending notices to other parties through the Portal at the rate of more than 3 million a month. This
feature is saving the legal profession and their clients approximately $20 million a year in postage
costs.

We are excited that the public will be able to begin submitting documents electronically through the
Portal on a voluntary basis starting June 21, Palm Beach County Clerk of Court and Florida Courts E-
Filing Authority Pro Se Committee Chair Sharon Bock. This will be a convenience and streamlined
way for these documents to be added to our local case maintenance system and the ease of this delivery
system will be of great benefit to the public.

The Florida Courts E-Filing Authority also approved the establishment of a service desk to assist filers
and Clerks offices with e-filing issues, which was successfully implemented earlier this year.
Additionally, the E-Filing Portal Service Desk, in conjunction with the Florida Bar, has conducted a
number of online training sessions for attorneys. Today, approximately 60,000 Florida Bar members
have accounts, allowing them to file electronically through the Portal.

This E-Filing Portal project would not have been possible if it werent for the collaborative efforts of
the Clerks, Courts under the leadership of Chief Justice Polston and the Legislature, said Putnam
County Clerk of Court and Florida Courts E-Filing Authority Board Chair Tim Smith. We commend
these parties on their efforts and are pleased with the progress weve made since January 2011. As we
continue down this path, we look forward to continuing to increase the Portals efficiency, giving Clerks
the opportunity to focus on customer service for the public.

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The Florida Courts E-Filing Portal has been in operation since January 2011. To access the E-Filing
Portal, please visit www.myflcourtaccess.com for the statewide access point for the electronic access
and transmission of court records to the courts.

For more information on the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers, please visit www.flclerks.com.

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