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2010 Florida Statutes

Title VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 48 PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS Entire Chapter
SECTION 31
Removal of certified process servers; false return of service.
F.S. 48.31
48.31

Removal of certified process servers; false return of service.

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(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 by court rule.

(2)

A certified process server must be disinterested in any process he or she serves; if the certified process server willfully and knowingly executes a false return of service, he or she is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall be permanently barred from serving process in this state.

History.
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s. 5, ch. 88-135; s. 285, ch. 95-147.