October 22, 2021 - Pinellas County’s Division of Inspector General Working to Receive 4th Statewide ReaccreditationįOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Division of Inspector General (Pinellas County IG), is undergoing its 4th Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) assessment to retain its state level accreditation.

Registration will be limited and on a first-come first-served basis. Couples must register online no later than Tuesday, Februby visiting. The couple told WPBF that the person called them to say that the payment changed his life.December 16, 2021 - Registration Now Open for Pinellas Clerk’s 16th Annual Valentine’s Day Wedding CeremonyįOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - On Valentine’s Day, Monday, February 14, in the picturesque Florida Botanical Gardens, the Clerk will officiate up to thirty weddings and twenty vow renewals in a romantic and memorable group ceremony.

They were recently recognized in Abruzzo’s office for their good Samaritan deed. Abruzzo said the couple clearly recognized how important it was for this person to have a license. WPBF-TV reported that the couple dug into their pockets to pay the fines. Tony Willcox, observed someone in despair recently at the South County Courthouse when he was told that it would cost $2,800 to pay off all the fines to reinstate his license. In an act of generosity that Abruzzo called priceless, a Boca Raton couple, Marcelene Dyer and Dr. Driving a car is a necessity for so many people.” “Hopefully, people will be able to afford to pay off these fines,” he said.

Abruzzo expects this year’s event to help more people. The figure dropped off in 2020 because of COVID but rebounded last year. According to a 2019 report from The Fines and Fees Justice Center, a national advocacy group, nearly 2 million Florida drivers had their licenses suspended because of unpaid fines and fees during 2017.Īfter a five-year absence, Operation Green Light returned in 2019 when 1,381 people were cleared to have their licenses reinstated.

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