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Florida House of Representatives - 2001 HB 791
By Representative Hogan
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to property exempt from legal
3 process; amending s. 222.25, F.S.; exempting
4 certain debtor's interests from attachment,
5 garnishment, or legal process; providing an
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 222.25, Florida Statutes, is
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12 222.25 Other individual property exempt from legal
13 process.--The following property is exempt from attachment,
14 garnishment, or other legal process:
15 (1) A debtor's interest, not to exceed $1,000 in
16 value, in a single motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01.; and
17 (2) A debtor's interest in any professionally
18 prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the
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20 (3) A debtor's interest in a refund or a credit
21 received or to be received, or the traceable deposits in a
22 financial institution of a debtor's interest in a refund or
23 credit, pursuant to s. 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of
24 1986, as amended.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Florida House of Representatives - 2001 HB 791
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Provides that a debtor's interest in a refund or a credit
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financial institution of a debtor's interest in a refund
5 or credit pursuant to section 32 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, is exempt from attachment,
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