{"id":83919,"date":"2026-10-08T22:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=83919"},"modified":"2026-10-08T22:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T02:54:17","slug":"the-polk-county-clerk-of-the-circuit-court-comptroller-provides-free-online-resources-for-residents-seeking-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/the-polk-county-clerk-of-the-circuit-court-comptroller-provides-free-online-resources-for-residents-seeking-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court &amp; Comptroller provides free online resources for residents seeking protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"635e58\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-9.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83920 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #635e58; aspect-ratio:1.5000435653916528;width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-9.webp 678w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-9-300x200.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key details regarding the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No Filing Fees:<\/strong> There is <strong>no cost<\/strong> to file a petition for an Injunction for Protection (commonly known as a restraining order) in Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online &amp; DIY Options:<\/strong> Residents can use the Clerk\u2019s interactive <strong>TurboCourt Do-It-Yourself program<\/strong> to prepare and electronically submit petitions from a safe location, avoiding a trip to the courthouse in Bartow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Types of Injunctions Covered:<\/strong> Assistance and filings are available for protections related to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Domestic violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dating violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexual violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stalking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In-Person &amp; Support Resources:<\/strong> For those who prefer in-person help, staff are available at Clerk&#8217;s office locations, including the DIY Center at the Bartow Courthouse. Additionally, individuals who receive a final injunction can request a <strong>Hope Card<\/strong> (wallet-sized or digital) for quick verification of active protective orders by law enforcement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: If you or someone you know is experiencing an immediate emergency outside of business hours, please contact local law enforcement or call <strong>911<\/strong>.<\/em><sup><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key details regarding the process: Note: If you or someone you know is experiencing an immediate emergency outside of business hours, please contact local law enforcement or call 911.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzEwXC9pbWFnZXMtOS53ZWJwIiwidHh0IjoiVGhlIFBvbGsgQ291bnR5IENsZXJrIG9mIHRoZSBDaXJjdWl0IENvdXJ0ICZhbXA7IENvbXB0cm9sbGVyIHByb3ZpZGVzIGZyZWUgb25saW5lIHJlc291cmNlcyBmb3IgcmVzaWRlbnRzIHNlZWtpbmcgcHJvdGVjdGlvbiIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.0xR4hUrQFLvgL6Em85_WtMP1Kko7ZhVA--yIs-LVH-IMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzEwXC9pbWFnZXMtOS53ZWJwIiwidHh0IjoiVGhlIFBvbGsgQ291bnR5IENsZXJrIG9mIHRoZSBDaXJjdWl0IENvdXJ0ICZhbXA7IENvbXB0cm9sbGVyIHByb3ZpZGVzIGZyZWUgb25saW5lIHJlc291cmNlcyBmb3IgcmVzaWRlbnRzIHNlZWtpbmcgcHJvdGVjdGlvbiIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.0xR4hUrQFLvgL6Em85_WtMP1Kko7ZhVA--yIs-LVH-IMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[17933,17934,17935],"class_list":["post-83919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-online-resources","tag-polk-county-clerk-of-the-circuit-court","tag-residents-seeking-protection"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83921,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83919\/revisions\/83921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}