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myclerk - Record Search Online

The myclerk service allows you to view the latest activity in any Circuit Civil, County Civil, Probate, Mental Health, Felony, Misdemeanor or Traffic case via the Internet. With a computer and access to the Internet, you can view docket entries, dispositions, and other filing information for civil and criminal cases.

The Orange County Clerk of Courts is pleased to offer myclerk on a non-subscription basis to the public. In other words it's completely free. There are no setup or recurring fees to use it. There is no limit to the amount of time you can be logged in. There is no limit to the number of times you can log in during any given time period. There is no limit to the number of cases that can be retrieved for viewing, although the maximum number of cases that can be returned from a single search request is 150. This limitation prevents a single myclerk user from unduly impacting the performance of the site.

myclerk is available 7 days a week from 8:00 AM to midnight EST/EDT. The case information on myclerk is refreshed nightly and reflects the case information as of the previous day.

To access myclerk, click on the " myclerk " link on the navigation console on the left-hand side of the Clerk's Internet home page and follow the instructions to login.

Please read the following frequently asked questions in order to log on to and interact with myclerk. If you have additional questions, please call the Orange County Clerk of Courts' Technology Services Helpdesk at (407) 836-2064 if you have any questions about myclerk.

1. What user ID and password do I use to log on?
2. How do I use the "New Password" and "Repeat to Verify" text boxes?
3. Why do I get a "session timeout" message when I try to do a search after I first log on to myclerk?
4. What browsers does myclerk support?
5. What is the format of case numbers in myclerk?
6. How current is the case information in myclerk?
7. When is myclerk available?
8. What is the correct format for a name search?
9. Are wildcard searches supported by myclerk?
10. Is there a limit to the number of records that can be returned from a search?
11. Who do I call if I have questions or problems with myclerk?

1. What user ID and password do I use to log on?

Use "public" (without the quotes and in lower case) as the user ID and "password" (without the quotes and in lower case) to log on to myclerk. The "public" user ID gives you access to all publicly available, non-confidential data associated with case records.

2. How do I use the "New Password" and "Repeat to Verify" text boxes?

Do not enter anything into these boxes. You cannot change the password.

3. Why do I get a "your session timed out" message when I try to do a search after I first log on to myclerk?

myclerk has a session timeout feature that is implemented via cookies. In order for myclerk to send a cookie to your browser, the "privacy" setting of your browser must be set to "Low". If myclerk can not create or access cookies on your browser, it can not check your session activity and returns a timeout message by default.

To change the privacy setting for Internet Explorer 6, click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options. Click on the Privacy tab. Move the slider until the setting reads "Low". Click the OK button.

4. What browsers does myclerk support?

myclerk supports Internet Explorer 5.5/6.x. No other browsers were tested by the Clerk for compatibility with myclerk. Some users have reported success accessing myclerk using Netscape 4.7 and above.

5. What is the format of case numbers in myclerk?

Case numbers have the following format in myclerk:

YYYY-CC-99999-L

where: YYYY is the case year, CC is the court location, 999999 is the case number, and L is the case location. Leading zeroes may be omitted when entering the case number.

The following court locations are valid:

The following locations are valid:

6. How current is the case information in myclerk?

The case information in myclerk reflects the status of cases as of the previous day. Case information in myclerk goes back to 1988.

7 When is myclerk available?

myclerk is available 7 days a week from 6:00 AM to 12:00 midnight EST/EDT.

8. What is the correct format for a name search?

The correct format for name searches in myclerk is: last name comma space first name

9. Are Wildcard Searches Supported by myclerk?

Name searches in myclerk are wildcard searches by default, starting with the beginning of the name. For example, specifying a name search value of "Anders" will return all names beginning with "Anders", for example "Anders", "Anderson", and "Andersby".

Wildcard searches using the '*' character are not supported myclerk.

10. Is there a limit to the number of records that can be returned from a search?

Yes. Searches in myclerk are limited to 150 cases. Searches that would result in more than 150 cases being returned result in a "Query result set is too large. Please refine query and resubmit" error. This limitation prevents a single myclerk user from adversely affecting the performance of the site. 

11. Is there someone I can call if I have questions or problems with myclerk?

Yes. If you have questions about case information, you should contact the appropriate Clerk  division. The Contact Us page lists the telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for all the Clerk's divisions.

If you have questions problems or if you want to check on the current status of myclerk, you can call the Technology Services Help Desk. The Contact Us page lists the telephone number and e-mail address.