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Clerk Alert

When Life Gets In The Way eRecord And Get Certified Wayne Hart Promoted To
Of Jury Duty Copies In One Step Assistant Manager

The mail arrives, and As of February, recording customers who eRecord their Wayne Hart was recently
your eyes are immediately documents through the eRecording Partners Network (EPN) promoted to financial
drawn to two words vendor can now get certified copies at the same time. reporting assistant manager.
emblazoned in yellow: The most commonly eRecorded documents are deeds, Wayne has been with our
Juror Summons. Apart from mortgages, assignment of mortgages and satisfaction of office since 2015, previously
fulfilling a civic duty, you mortgages. as a staff accountant and
now get to be involved in Questions about this process? Call us at (561) 355-2991 then as a financial reporting
one of the most important or email us at eRecordinfo@mypalmbeachclerk.com. senior administrator before
parts of the American legal being promoted to assistant
system. Beware Of Email Scammers manager.
W h i l e t h e Fl o r i d a Wayne brings to his
Division of Highway Impersonating Our Office new position over 20 years of local government finance
Safety and Motor Vehicles selects prospective jurors and financial reporting experience.
from a randomized pool, your Clerk’s office handles Palm Beach County residents should be on the lookout
the day-to-day management of jury service here in Palm for phone calls from scammers who impersonate Clerk of In Our Community
Beach County, from mailing summonses to issuing juror the Circuit Court & Comptroller employees and fraudulently
IDs and validating parking. demand money to avoid being served with a court summons. Volunteers from the Clerk’s office were out volunteering
Sometimes your summons to jury duty conflicts with Clerk’s office employees do not call people to demand across the county and helping to serve you at local events.
important moments in your life that you can’t reschedule. payment to avoid being served with a court warrant, We’re here to help – and not just at the courthouse!
Life is busy, we get it. summons, or subpoena. Check out photos of events, superstar employees and
Postponement Of Jury Duty more on our Facebook page.
Potential jurors are entitled to two postponements Clerk’s Office Receives
that together do not exceed six months from the original
summons date. For example, if your original summons Prestigious GFOA Award
date is March 1, you could postpone once for a month
and once more if needed to a date no later than Sept. 1. Congratulations to our finance team for receiving the
Simply submit your request on our jury website or call Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial
(561) 355-2930. Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association
Excusals From Jury Duty (GFOA) for our FY21 Annual Comprehensive Financial
Some people may be excused from jury duty if they Report!
fall into certain categories, such as full-time students This is the 33rd year that our office has received
between 18 and 21 years of age and those 70 years old or this award, which is the highest form of recognition in
older, expectant mothers, parents not working full-time governmental accounting and financial reporting.
with custody of a child under 6 years of age or those
responsible for the care of a person who is medically Clerks Bring Awareness To
or mentally incapacitated, full-time law enforcement
officers with arresting powers or if you’ve reported for Human Trafficking
jury service in Palm Beach County within one year of the
date for which you’ve been summoned again. On Wednesday,
Those who do not live in Palm Beach County or are Jan. 11, members
not legal residents of the United States are not eligible to of our office came
serve on a jury. together to show Community Greening, Saturday, Jan. 14, Delray Beach
We have two ways to submit a request for excusal: our solidarity
through our Jury Web portal, or by calling (561) 355-2930 against human
and selecting option 1. Make sure you have your Juror ID traf ficking by
number or driver’s license number as required. wearing blue on
Our team works hard to make sure your jury duty National Human
experience is as comfortable and as convenient as possible T raf ficking
for you, including giving you flexibility in your service. Awareness Day, also known as #WearBlueDay.
You can always reach the Clerk’s office at one of our The day, which was established in 2007 by the United
five locations in addition to accessing us online 24 hours States Senate, falls within National Human Trafficking
a day. Prevention Month.
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Regards,
Joseph Abruzzo,
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
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Beach

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