For your convenience, the Bay County Clerk of Court is now offering electronically certified documents for purchase online. Each electronic certified document uses advanced encryption features to produce a tamper-proof electronic certified document that will include a unique Clerk of Court digital signature.
To purchase an Electronic Certified Document on our website, the document must be in a viewable electronic format.
Verify Certified Documents
Each document contains a unique reference number for identification purposes and a tamper-evident seal to indicate if the document has been tampered with. To view the tamper-evident seal and verify the certifier’s digital signature, open the document with Adobe Reader software.
There are two ways to verify the authenticity of a document.
Verify By File Upload
Upload an electronic certificate file, and we will perform an automated authentication.
Verify By QR Code
The easiest way is to scan the QR code printed on your document. If you do not have a QR code scanner, you may enter the unique reference number for your document or upload the document below. Please watch the video below for detailed instructions.