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CS/SB 1244: Legal Process

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Burt

Legal Process; provides that substitute service may be made upon person in charge of sole proprietorship business at time of service, under specified circumstances; provides for service of process in action for possession of residential premises; provides for application & fee for inclusion on list of certified process servers; authorizes certain service when civil action has been filed in circuit or county court, etc. Amends Ch. 48, 55.03, 56.27,.28.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 4/17/1998 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00528; Read second time -SJ 00523; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00523; House Bill substituted -SJ 00523; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 935 (Ch. 98-410)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/1998 Senate • Prefiled
    2/25/1998 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Economic Opportunities
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00077
    3/19/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/98, 1:30 pm, Room-309C
    3/24/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00344; CS read first time on 04/01/98 -SJ 00348
    3/27/1998 Senate • Now in Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00344
    4/1/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 04/06/98, 10:15 am, Room-EL
    4/6/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00407
    4/7/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00407
    4/17/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00528; Read second time -SJ 00523; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00523; House Bill substituted -SJ 00523; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 935 (Ch. 98-410)

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  • CS/SB 1244, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/28/1998 at 3:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Economic Opportunities (Post-Meeting) 4/3/1998 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/24/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 935 (e2) Warner Similar Last Action: 6/17/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-410
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    103490 - Amendment
    Ostalkiewicz 4/19/1998
    1:00 AM
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    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas.
    48.183 Service of process in action for possession of premises.
    48.27 Certified process servers.
    55.03 Judgments; rate of interest, generally.
    56.27 Executions; payment to execution creditor of money collected.
    56.28 Executions; failure of officer to pay over moneys collected.

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  • SB 1244, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/1998 at 8:37 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas.
    48.183 Service of process in action for possession of premises.
    48.27 Certified process servers.
    55.03 Judgments; rate of interest, generally.
    56.27 Executions; payment to execution creditor of money collected.
    56.28 Executions; failure of officer to pay over moneys collected.

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