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Nadia K. Daughtrey

DeSoto County, Florida Clerk of the Circuit Court

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Nadia K. Daughtrey

DeSoto County, Florida Clerk of the Circuit Court
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Duties of the Clerk

Duties as a Member of the Court

  • Attend each session of court
  • File indictments, informations and verdicts
  • Process all civil and criminal cases
  • Prepare records for the court of appeals
  • Oversee jury selection
  • Collect and disburse payments for fines, fees, court costs, victim restitution, alimony and child support
  • Disburse judicial funds
  • Supervise the processing of fines and forfeitures
  • Conduct mortgage foreclosure sales
  • Audit guardianship reports
  • Issue marriage licenses

Duties as County Recorder

  • Process tax deed applications and conduct sales
  • Record and index deeds, mortgages and descriptions of all county property
  • Record all tax liens and claims against estates, instruments of conveyance, agreements, contracts, maps and plats of subdivisions and surveys
  • Maintain public microfilm libraries and records storage
  • Collect and disburse intangible taxes
  • Collect and disburse documentary stamp monies
  • Maintain a public records index
  • Process passports