Also at the annex are satellite offices of the tax collector, property appraiser and supervisor of elections. Court clerks collect traffic fines and child-support payments, issue marriage licenses, passports and accept declarations of domicile. Also at the annex are satellite offices of the tax collector, property appraiser and supervisor of elections. Emergency Services Director Steve Wolfberg. Martin County, founded in 1925, had just over 100,000 residents in 1990.
Most residents live in unincorporated areas.
Court clerks maintain all court records, summon jurors, collect traffic fines and child-support payments, issue marriage licenses and passports, accept domestic violence petitions, record deeds, mortgages and declarations of domicile. Also at the complex are branch offices of the property appraiser, elections supervisor, veterans administration, child services and Healthy Start. Magistrates preside over federal criminal and civil cases, including bank robberies, importing illegal drugs and civil-rights discrimination lawsuits. County Administrator George A. Long. 304 N.W. Second St., Okeechobee.