Office of The State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
Serving the Citizens of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties
Office of The State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
Serving the Citizens of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties

Resources

Defense Attorneys

E-service:

If you are a victim or witness, do not send emails to the E-service addresses contained in the E-service instruction documents below. Victims have a right to be heard at the accused’s first appearance and to share their views with the court. Please use the information provided in the Victim Input Form page, located under the Victim & Witness Resources tab, to be heard on those matters.

The document below contains instructions for the service of court documents by email. These instructions are for attorneys only.

CIP Portal:

The CIP Portal is the State Attorney’s Office’s primary platform to share discovery and other materials with defense attorneys. Files are available on the portal for 30 days. After 30 days, the files are automatically deleted from the portal. If you need to get a file after it has been removed from the portal, you will have to request it from the State Attorney’s Office.

The document below contains instructions for creating an account and using the CIP Portal.

For FAQs and additional information related to the CIP Portal, visit the CIP Portal Learning Center.

Cellebrite Guardian:

Cellebrite Guardian is used by the Ocala Police Department to share cellphone extractions with the State Attorney’s Office in Marion County. In turn, the State Attorney’s Office uses the same system to share with defense attorneys. This method provides quick and easy access to case related cellphone extractions.

The document below contains instruction for creating a Cellebrite Guardian account and how to download the evidence shared by the State Attorney’s Office.