Florida Statutes Title VI Chapter 55 - Judgments

• 55.01 - Judgments; General Form.
  (1) In all actions where either party recovers a sum of money, the amount to which he or she is entitled may be awarded by the...
• 55.03 - Judgments; Rate Of Interest, Generally.
  (1) On December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1 of each year, the Chief Financial Officer shall set the rate of interest that shall...
• 55.04 - Judgments; Rate Of Interest, Bonds Of County, Etc.
  All judgments and decrees rendered on any bonds or other written evidence of debt of any county, special road and bridge districts or any county...
• 55.05 - Judgments; Power Of Attorney To Confess Invalid.
  All powers of attorney for confessing or suffering judgment to pass by default or otherwise, and all general releases of error, heretofore made or to...
• 55.07 - Judgments; Effect Of Failure To Record.
  The failure to record any order, judgment or decree shall not affect the validity of any proceedings had thereon when collaterally attacked; provided, rendition of...
• 55.071 - Judgments; Effect Of Invalid Affidavit Or Oath.
  No order, judgment or decree heretofore or hereafter entered (including decrees pro confesso, defaults and judgments by default) which was or shall be predicated on...
• 55.081 - Statute Of Limitations, Lien Of Judgment.
  Subject to the provisions of s. 55.10, no judgment, order, or decree of any court shall be a lien upon real or personal property within...
• 55.10 - Judgments, Orders, And Decrees; Lien Of All, Generally; Extension Of Liens; Transfer Of Liens To Other Security.
  (1) A judgment, order, or decree becomes a lien on real property in any county when a certified copy of it is recorded in the official...
• 55.11 - Judgments; No Lien Against Municipalities.
  No money judgment or decree against a municipal corporation is a lien on its property nor shall any execution or any writ in the nature...
• 55.13 - Judgments; Rights Of Sureties, Etc.
  Any person paying money as surety for the principal in any bond or note, which he or she has signed as surety, upon which judgment...
• 55.141 - Satisfaction Of Judgments And Decrees; Duties Of Clerk.
  (1) All judgments and decrees for the payment of money rendered in the courts of this state and which have become final, may be satisfied at...
• 55.145 - Discharge Of Judgments In Bankruptcy.
  At any time after 1 year has elapsed since a bankrupt or debtor was discharged from his or her debts, pursuant to the act of...
• 55.146 - Certain Property Exempt.
  All property in this state of a judgment debtor where the judgment is in favor of any state for failure to pay that state’s income...
• 55.201 - Central Database Of Judgment Liens On Personal Property.
  The Department of State shall maintain a database of judgment lien files established in accordance with ss. 55.201-55.209.History.—s. 8, ch. 2000-258; s. 1, ch. 2001-154.
• 55.202 - Judgments, Orders, And Decrees; Lien On Personal Property.
  (1) A judgment lien securing the unpaid amount of any money judgment may be acquired by the holder of a judgment:(a) Enforceable in this state under its...
• 55.203 - Judgment Lien Certificate; Content, Filing, And Indexing.
  (1) An original judgment lien certificate must include:(a) The legal name of each judgment debtor and, if a recorded legal entity, the registered name and document filing...
• 55.204 - Duration And Continuation Of Judgment Lien; Destruction Of Records.
  (1) Except as provided in this section, a judgment lien acquired under s. 55.202 lapses and becomes invalid 5 years after the date of filing the...
• 55.205 - Effect Of Judgment Lien.
  (1) A judgment creditor who has not acquired a judgment lien as provided in s. 55.202 or whose lien has lapsed may nevertheless proceed against the...
• 55.206 - Amendment Of Judgment Lien File; Termination, Partial Release, Assignment, Continuation, Tolling, Correction.
  (1) An amendment to a judgment lien acquired as provided under s. 55.202 may be filed by or on behalf of the judgment creditor of record,...
• 55.207 - Correction Of Judgment Lien File.
  (1) A person may file with the Department of State a correction statement with respect to a judgment lien file, as provided in s. 55.203, indexed...
• 55.208 - Effect Of Filed Judgment Lien On Writs Of Execution Previously Delivered To A Sheriff.
  (1) Any lien created by a writ of execution which has been delivered to the sheriff of any county before October 1, 2001, remains in effect...
• 55.209 - Department Of State; Processing Fees, Responsibilities.
  (1) Except for liens, assessments, warrants, or judgments filed electronically as provided in s. 55.202(2)(b), the Department of State shall collect the following nonrefundable processing fees...
• 55.501 - Florida Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments Act; Short Title.
  Sections 55.501-55.509 may be cited as the “Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 84-5.
• 55.502 - Construction Of Act.
  (1) As used in ss. 55.501-55.509, the term “foreign judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of any other state, territory or commonwealth...
• 55.503 - Recording And Status Of Foreign Judgments; Fees.
  (1) A copy of any foreign judgment certified in accordance with the laws of the United States or of this state may be recorded in the...
• 55.505 - Notice Of Recording; Prerequisite To Enforcement.
  (1) At the time of the recording of a foreign judgment, the judgment creditor shall make and record with the clerk of the circuit court an...
• 55.507 - Lien; When Effective.
  A foreign judgment does not operate as a lien until 30 days after the mailing of notice by the clerk. When an action authorized in...
• 55.509 - Stay Of Enforcement Of Foreign Judgment.
  (1) If, within 30 days after the date the foreign judgment is recorded, the judgment debtor files an action contesting the jurisdiction of the court which...
• 55.601 - Uniform Out-of-country Foreign Money-judgment Recognition Act; Short Title.
  Sections 55.601-55.607 may be cited as the “Uniform Out-of-country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 94-239.
• 55.602 - Definitions.
  As used in this act, the term:(1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession...
• 55.603 - Applicability.
  This act applies to any out-of-country foreign judgment that is final and conclusive and enforceable where rendered, even though an appeal therefrom is pending or...
• 55.604 - Recognition And Enforcement.
  Except as provided in s. 55.605, an out-of-country foreign judgment meeting the requirements of s. 55.603 is conclusive between the parties to the extent that...
• 55.605 - Grounds For Nonrecognition.
  (1) An out-of-country foreign judgment is not conclusive if:(a) The judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the...
• 55.6055 - Foreign Defamation Judgment.
  (1) For the purposes of rendering declaratory relief with respect to a person’s liability for a foreign defamation judgment and determining whether the foreign defamation judgment...
• 55.606 - Personal Jurisdiction.
  The out-of-country foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(1) The defendant was served personally in the foreign state;(2) The defendant voluntarily...
• 55.607 - Stay In Case Of Appeal.
  If the defendant satisfies the court that an appeal is pending, or that he or she intends to appeal, and that he or she has...

Last modified: September 23, 2016