Florida Statute 28.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 28
CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS

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28.07 Place of office.—The clerk of the circuit court shall keep his or her office at the county seat. If the clerk finds a need for branch offices, they may be located in the county at places other than the county seat. Instruments presented for recording in the Official Records may be accepted and filed for that purpose at any branch office designated by the governing body of the county for the recording of instruments pursuant to s. 1, Art. VIII of the State Constitution. One or more deputy clerks authorized to issue process may be employed for such branch offices. The Official Records of the county must be kept at the county seat. Other records and books must be kept within the county but need not be kept at the county seat.

History.—s. 3, Feb. 12, 1834; RS 1385; GS 1826; RGS 3071; CGL 4852; s. 1, ch. 57-281; s. 1, ch. 87-190; ss. 2, 10, ch. 94-348; s. 2, ch. 99-259.

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Cases Citing Statute 28.07

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Robertson v. Deak Perera (Miami), Inc., 396 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 18978

this doctrine in 2 Harper & James, Law of Torts § 28.7 (2d ed. 1956) seems to cover this case precisely:

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State v. Cameron, 914 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 1109617

Phillip J. Padavano, Florida Appellate Practice § 28.7 (2005 ed.) at 555, n. 1); but see, Cash v. Smith

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1979).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

deemed recorded until filed at the county seat. Section 28.07, F. S., provides that the clerk of the circuit

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Sanchez v. Swanson, 481 So. 2d 481 (Fla. 1986).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 31, 1986 Fla. LEXIS 1565

...We feel that a logical distinction can be drawn between these two types of instruments and that such a distinction is contemplated by both the constitution and the rules of appellate procedure. In Hoffman v. Hoffman, 463 So.2d 517, 519-20 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), the court correctly pointed out that: [Section 28.07, Florida Statutes (1983), as well as article VIII, section l(k), Florida Constitution] clearly contemplates the establishment of branch offices to serve the needs of the public....

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

permanent records of all county officers." Section 28.07, F.S., provides that: "The clerk of the circuit

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Karla Pacheco v. Waldo Acebo, M.D., P.A., Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

County, Fla., Code of Ordinances, ch. 11A, art. IV, § 28(7)(a). 2

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Hoffman v. Hoffman, 463 So. 2d 517 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 404, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 12338

...uirements of Florida Constitution, Article VIII, Section l(k), regarding establishment of branch offices for the conduct of county business. The clerk of court established within the annex an official branch office of the clerk of court, pursuant to Section 28.07, Florida Statutes (1983)....

...We feel that a distinction should be drawn between those instruments which must be recorded in order to manifest ownership or priority (e.g., mortgages, deeds to land, notices of security interest) and those for which the act of filing is all that is required (e.g., a notice of appeal). Section 28.07, Florida Statutes (1983), provides in part: [I]n those counties in which the clerk feels such offices to be necessary, he may establish branch offices in other places than the county seat and may provide such offices with a deputy clerk...

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Karla Pacheco v. Waldo Acebo, M.D., P.A., etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

County, Fla., Code of Ordinances, ch. 11A, art. IV, § 28(7)(c) (“The [Commission’s] recommended order shall

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Jason Miller v. Gizmodo Media Grp., LLC (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts § 28:7 n.2 (5th ed. Oct. 2020 update) (reading Shiles