The Clerk of the Circuit Court is an elected office established by the Florida Constitution. The duties of the office are provided by the Constitution, by act of the Florida Legislature, and by order of the Court.

The Florida Constitution provides that the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall be:

• Clerk of the Circuit Court
• Clerk of the County Court
• County Comptroller/Treasurer
• County Auditor
• County Recorder
• Secretary/Ex-officio Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners

In Lake County, the Clerk is also the Secretary/Treasurer for the Lake County Water Authority; Treasurer for the Lake County Historical Society; and Treasurer for Lake/Sumter Emergency Medical Services, Inc. The Clerk also serves as the passport and documentary stamp agent.

Administrative Services

• Records Management division performs annual audit verification, retention scheduling, imaging, microfilming, destroying of inactive court records and Official Records, and provides centralized inter-office and postal services for county agencies.
• Administrative Support division provides Human Resources, Purchasing and other support services to the Clerk's Office.
• Recording and Indexing division processes all documents which may be recorded into the Official Records of Lake County and researches these records for those needing this information.
• Support Services division is responsible for the processing of marriage licenses and passport applications, community and branch services, volunteer services and physical facilities.  

County Finance

• Board Accounting division provides financial and accounting services to the Board of County Commissioners, County Manager and Department Directors.
• Board Support division provides/produces accurate, concise minutes of the Board of County Commissioners' meetings and related committees. 
• Clerk Finance division provides all accounting functions, i.e., payables, receivables, payroll, investments and maintenance, for the Clerk.

Courts Management

This department provides a variety of court services in support of the judiciary, the public, and attorneys. Its divisions include Circuit Criminal, County Criminal, Civil Law, Family Law, Jury Managment/Evidence, Court Projects, and Traffic.

• Circuit Criminal includes Appeals and Felony.

• County Criminal includes Criminal Traffic and Misdemeanor.

• Civil Law includes Central Intake, Central Files, Imaging, Circuit Civil, and County Civil. Central Intake is the gateway for filing documents with the court. Central Files is a repository for active court cases.

• Family Law includes Child Support; Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health; Domestic Relations, Injunctions, and Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency.

Executive

• Executive division provides the services required by the Florida Constitution and includes the general management of the Clerk's departments.

Information Resources

• Information Resources operates a data processing center which provides information system service for the Clerk of Courts, Board of County Commissioners, The Lake County Judiciary, and the Sheriff's Office. In addition, Information Resources administers several PC Local Area Networks, supports other PC applications, provides Emergency Disaster Preparedness support, and helps implement other information technologies for the Clerk's Office.