Florida Statutes Title VI Chapter 48 - Process And Service Of Process

• 48.011 - Process; How Directed.
  Summons, subpoenas, and other process in civil actions run throughout the state. All process except subpoenas shall be directed to all and singular the sheriffs...
• 48.021 - Process; By Whom Served.
  (1) All process shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the person to be served is found, except initial nonenforceable civil process, criminal...
• 48.031 - Service Of Process Generally; Service Of Witness Subpoenas.
  (1)(a) Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the person to be served with a copy of the complaint, petition,...
• 48.041 - Service On Minor.
  (1) Process against a minor who has never been married shall be served:(a) By serving a parent or guardian of the minor as provided for in s....
• 48.042 - Service On Incompetent.
  (1) Process against an incompetent shall be served:(a) By serving two copies of the process to the person who has care or custody of the incompetent or,...
• 48.051 - Service On State Prisoners.
  Process against a state prisoner shall be served on the prisoner.History.—s. 30, ch. 3883, 1889; RS 3043; GS 4124; RGS 6243; CGL 8580; s. 1,...
• 48.061 - Service On Partnerships And Limited Partnerships.
  (1) Process against a partnership shall be served on any partner and is as valid as if served on each individual partner. If a partner is...
• 48.062 - Service On A Limited Liability Company.
  1(1) Process against a limited liability company, domestic or foreign, may be served on the registered agent designated by the limited liability company under chapter 605....
• 48.071 - Service On Agents Of Nonresidents Doing Business In The State.
  When any natural person or partnership not residing or having a principal place of business in this state engages in business in this state, process...
• 48.081 - Service On Corporation.
  (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic or foreign, may be served:(a) On the president or vice president, or other head of the corporation;(b) In the absence of...
• 48.091 - Corporations; Designation Of Registered Agent And Registered Office.
  (1) Every Florida corporation and every foreign corporation now qualified or hereafter qualifying to transact business in this state shall designate a registered agent and registered...
• 48.101 - Service On Dissolved Corporations.
  Process against the directors of any corporation which was dissolved before July 1, 1990, as trustees of the dissolved corporation shall be served on one...
• 48.111 - Service On Public Agencies And Officers.
  (1) Process against any municipal corporation, agency, board, or commission, department, or subdivision of the state or any county which has a governing board, council, or...
• 48.121 - Service On The State.
  When the state has consented to be sued, process against the state shall be served on the state attorney or an assistant state attorney for...
• 48.131 - Service On Alien Property Custodian.
  In every action or proceeding in any court or before any administrative board involving real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, when service...
• 48.141 - Service On Labor Unions.
  Process against labor organizations shall be served on the president or other officer, business agent, manager or person in charge of the business of such...
• 48.151 - Service On Statutory Agents For Certain Persons.
  (1) When any law designates a public officer, board, agency, or commission as the agent for service of process on any person, firm, or corporation, service...
• 48.161 - Method Of Substituted Service On Nonresident.
  (1) When authorized by law, substituted service of process on a nonresident or a person who conceals his or her whereabouts by serving a public officer...
• 48.171 - Service On Nonresident Motor Vehicle Owners, Etc.
  Any nonresident of this state, being the operator or owner of any motor vehicle, who accepts the privilege extended by the laws of this state...
• 48.181 - Service On Nonresident Engaging In Business In State.
  (1) The acceptance by any person or persons, individually or associated together as a copartnership or any other form or type of association, who are residents...
• 48.183 - Service Of Process In Action For Possession Of Premises.
  (1) In an action for possession of any residential premises, including those under chapters 83, 723, and 513, or nonresidential premises, if the tenant cannot be...
• 48.19 - Service On Nonresidents Operating Aircraft Or Watercraft In The State.
  The operation, navigation, or maintenance by a nonresident of an aircraft or a boat, ship, barge, or other watercraft in the state, either in person...
• 48.193 - Acts Subjecting Person To Jurisdiction Of Courts Of State.
  (1)(a) A person, whether or not a citizen or resident of this state, who personally or through an agent does any of the acts enumerated in...
• 48.194 - Personal Service Outside State.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, service of process on persons outside of this state shall be made in the same manner as service within this...
• 48.195 - Service Of Foreign Process.
  (1) The service of process issued by a court of a state other than Florida may be made by the sheriffs of this state in the...
• 48.196 - Service Of Process In Connection With Actions Under The Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act.
  (1) Any process in connection with the commencement of an action before the courts of this state under chapter 684, the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act,...
• 48.20 - Service Of Process On Sunday.
  Service or execution on Sunday of any writ, process, warrant, order, or judgment is void and the person serving or executing, or causing it to...
• 48.21 - Return Of Execution Of Process.
  (1) Each person who effects service of process shall note on a return-of-service form attached thereto, the date and time when it comes to hand, the...
• 48.22 - Cumulative To Other Laws.
  All provisions of this chapter are cumulative to other provisions of law or rules of court about service of process, and all other provisions about...
• 48.23 - Lis Pendens.
  (1)(a) An action in any of the state or federal courts in this state operates as a lis pendens on any real or personal property involved...
• 48.25 - Short Title.
  Sections 48.25-48.31 may be cited as the “Florida Certified Process Server Act.”History.—s. 2, ch. 88-135.
• 48.27 - Certified Process Servers.
  (1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit may establish an approved list of natural persons designated as certified process servers. The chief judge may periodically...
• 48.29 - Certification Of Process Servers.
  (1) The circuit court administrator and the clerk of the court in each county in the circuit shall maintain the list of process servers approved by...
• 48.31 - Removal Of Certified Process Servers; False Return Of Service.
  (1) A certified process server may be removed from the list of certified process servers for any malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence, as provided...

Last modified: September 23, 2016