The Florida Senate

¹624.608  "Title insurance" defined.--"Title insurance" is:

(1)  Insurance of owners of real property or others having an interest in real property or contractual interest derived therefrom, or liens or encumbrances on real property, against loss by encumbrance, or defective titles, or invalidity, or adverse claim to title; or

(2)  Insurance of owners and secured parties of the existence, attachment, perfection, and priority of security interests in personal property under the Uniform Commercial Code.

History.--s. 106, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 83, 86, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 2005-153.

¹Note.--Section 5, ch. 2005-153, provides that "[t]his section and section 4 shall take effect [June 8, 2005]. Sections 1, 2, and 3 shall take effect upon the date the Office of Insurance Regulation approves the title insurance form and corresponding rate for the insurance provided in s. 624.608(2), Florida Statutes as amended by this act."