Sarasota County Clerk of Court’s Office offering special evening hours and Saturday assistance Nov. 19-21
Anyone in Sarasota County with a suspended driver’s license will have an opportunity to save 25% in collection agency fees by paying in full overdue court obligations, including traffic tickets, during Operation Green Light, the Sarasota County Clerk and Comptroller’s Office has announced.
The program is a statewide driver’s license reinstatement initiative, a news release points out. “Florida Law requires the Clerk’s office to turn over unpaid tickets and other outstanding court fines and fees to an outside collection agency if the debt is not paid within 90 days of the due date,” the Clerk’s Office explains on a webpage.
The Clerk’s Office will offer special, in-person evening and weekend hours for Operation Green Light, the release notes. Customers not only will be able to make pay overdue payments, but they also will be able to establish payment plans, the release adds.
Staff will be available at the R.L. Anderson Administration Center, located at 4000 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, the release notes. In Sarasota, staff will assist customers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Historic Courthouse, which is located at 2000 Main St.
Customers should be prepared to follow CDC guidelines related to social distancing when participating in Operation Green Light, the release points out.
For more information about Operation Green Light events in Sarasota County, including accepted forms of payment, eligibility for license reinstatement, payment plan options, and who can benefit from this special event, review the Operation Green Light Event information, the release says.
Traffic tickets and court obligations must be paid in the county in which they were received or ordered, the release points out. Learn about other opportunities to save money and get back on the road at Operation Green Light events in other Florida Counties, the release adds.