Barbara T. Scott - Clerk of the Circuit Court - Charlotte County, Florida
(located at the Justice Center at 350 E. Marion Ave.)
P.O. Box 511687    Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1687    (941) 637-2199

Official Records Purchase Order Information

If your already a filled out an Order Form, Logon here.  If you have not filled out an Order Form, then please read the Purchase Order Information.

Over the years the Charlotte County Clerk of the Circuit Court has captured, stored, and retrieved records in a variety of formats.  The charts below represents the most efficient and economical way for Purchasers to obtain bulk volumes of historical data and/or to purchase the current year’s information that now includes document images in addition to records. 

Please note that these records are available through our public access site, although this free web access limits you to one records search at a time, and does not allow for data or image downloads.

Purchase Order Fees

DATA ONLY (Download)

Purchaser will make an initial payment of $50.00 for setup of Data Definition.   All other fees are determined by user on which items are to be purchased (see chart below).

 Data Volumes

 Time Frames

 Compressed

 Expands To

 Cost

 1977 - 1991

 15 Years

 29.0 MB

 200 MB

 $ 2,800/Volume

1992 - 1999

8 Years

 43.5 MB

 200 MB

 $ 3,000/Volume

 2000 +

 Weekly

 N/A

 1.5 MB/week

 $ 750/Year

BE ADVISED that purchaser will be given three weeks from time of registration set up to extract data volumes 1977-1991 and 1992 - 1999.  The purchaser is also responsible for ensuring that the storage device is sufficient for said data expansion. 

IMAGES ONLY (Download)

Purchaser will make an initial payment of $200.00 for setup of Image Download.  All other fees is determined by user on which items are to be purchased (see chart below).

 Images

 Time Frames

 Compressed

 Expands To

 Cost

 06/01/2000 - 12/31/2000

 Weekly

 N/A

 200 MB/week

 $ 1,000/Year

 2001 +

 Weekly

 N/A

 200 MB/week

 $ 2,000/Year

 

 

 

 

IMAGES (Microfilm)

If you would like to order rolls of microfilm, please email us at microfilm@co.charlotte.fl.us

 Images

Time Frames

Compressed

Expands To

Cost

Before
06/01/2000

Film Only

--

80 Rolls per Year

$25/Roll

 

 

 

Payments

Payments can be made by mailing a check or money order to:

Barbara T. Scott, Clerk of Court
CASWEB Subscription Services
350 East Marion Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL 33950

or in person at the Records Department, second floor of the Justice Center.


Purchase Order Form

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On acceptance of your Purchase Order Form and receipt of your initial payment for services, you will be given:

Hardware Requirements

In order to take full advantage of the Downloading service, there is a minimum hardware requirement. 

  • Pentium 200 (or higher) processor
  • 32 Mb minimum system RAM
  • SVGA monitor, capable of 1024 x 768 resolution
  • Cable modem or T1 line (ISDN Line and 28.8K & 56.6K Modems not recommended)  

Software Requirements 

Before you start to access your account, you must have the following software installed and operational on your PC.

  • Microsoft Windows 95, 98, or NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher installed on your PC to access imaging. We do not support Netscape Navigator or earlier versions of IE at this time.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader. This allows you to view and print Order Form.


Clerk Policies On Downloading Official Records

Days and Hours of Operation

Continuous operation 24 hour of the Internet site (CASWEB) is planned, however, access may be interrupted during periods of maintenance, "brownouts", and other unforeseen reasons. Advance notice of scheduled maintenance will be posted on the website and maintenance will be scheduled after 5:00 p.m. and before 8:00 am 

Services

Downloading Official Records will be available to the public and to purchasers for access to the electronic records of the Clerk. Purchasers are responsible for all maintenance and repair on their own equipment and for connection to the CASWEB website.

Clerk's Obligations

Limited consultation via email on specific problems or questions that arise in the use of downloading Official Records is available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the exception of Charlotte County or Court holidays.

Purchaser's Obligations

Purchaser will ensure that access to CASWEB will not be made by unauthorized users. Information accessed from CASWEB website is for the use of the Purchaser only and is not to be represented as the official governmental record or made available for commercial resale.

Termination

The Purchaser Order may be terminated without cause by either party on fifteen (15) days written notice to the other party. Purchaser remains responsible for payment for services and obligations incurred until the date of termination. 

The Clerk may immediately terminate the Purchaser Order in order to protect the contents of its public records from unauthorized access, alteration or if the security of the website has been breached.

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Barbara T. Scott, Charlotte County Clerk of Circuit Court

(located at the Justice Center at 350 E. Marion Ave.)
P.O. Box 511687       Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1687
(941) 637-2199
(Virtual Operator)


HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 
(excluding county holidays)


You can also contact offices of the Judges and Justice Center departments through these 
direct numbers
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