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# Florida Adds Paid Statewide Court Search While Keeping Local Public Access
- URL: https://www.theamericanquorum.com/state-news-florida-caseaccess-court-search-20261019/
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:05:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:05:48.000Z
- Description: CaseAccess brings court-case searches from all 67 Florida counties into an optional subscription. Clerk notices explain its prices, daily updates and why users still need the appropriate clerk for an official record.
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Policy, Florida

Florida has introduced an optional subscription that lets attorneys, legal professionals and public researchers search court-case information across all 67 counties from one platform. CaseAccess became available October 12 through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, according to notices from county clerks and the Florida Courts E-Filing Authority.

The service costs $20 a month or $200 a year. The [Pasco notice](https://www.pascoclerk.com/m/newsflash/home/detail/322?ref=theamericanquorum.com) says the subscription pays for the statewide search experience and its technology, security, updates, maintenance and support. It does not buy ownership of public court information. Existing public-access services offered by individual clerks remain available without charge, the notice says.

CaseAccess uses the Comprehensive Case Information System, or CCIS, to bring clerk-sourced information into a shared search tool. Its intended audience includes people who regularly research cases in several counties and would otherwise move among separate county websites. The announced convenience is statewide searching; it should not be understood as replacing the individual clerks who maintain the records.

An [Orange notice](https://www.myorangeclerk.com/News/new-court-case-service-streamlines-statewide-case-research-for-attorneys?ref=theamericanquorum.com) independently confirms the October 12 launch and the optional nature of the subscription. Both county offices describe the project as a collaboration between the E-Filing Authority and Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers. Their notices document what the participating organizations are offering, rather than an independent test of search performance.

Users need an active E-Filing Portal account before subscribing. After signing in, they can choose CaseAccess Subscription from the command ribbon to manage the service. Pasco’s notice says registering for a portal account is free. A paid research subscription is therefore a separate choice from establishing the account used to enter the portal.

The distinction matters because the [E-Filing Authority](https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/authority/?ref=theamericanquorum.com) also operates the statewide system for submitting court documents. Its public information describes electronic filing as available to registered users around the clock and says required court fees and payment-processing charges can still apply. Paying for CaseAccess should not be interpreted as covering filing fees or changing a case’s procedural requirements.

The Florida Bar’s [service report](https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/new-service-offers-statewide-case-search-through-e-filing-portal/?ref=theamericanquorum.com) describes daily updates, but users should still check the appropriate clerk when a decision depends on the latest case status or a particular document. Pasco expressly warns that CaseAccess is a research tool, not the official court record.

For someone following a single local case, the existing county search may remain the practical starting point. For frequent research across jurisdictions, the subscription offers a different route. Neither the notices nor this report establishes that every document is available to every user or that a search result is a certified record.

This account relies on the clerks’ and authority’s published descriptions of their service. TAQ has not purchased a subscription or independently tested search completeness, update timing or results. Official records and current case status should be obtained from the responsible clerk.

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