The Florida Senate

SB 826: Service of Process

GENERAL BILL by Fine

Service of Process; Requiring that all process be served by the sheriff of the county where the person to be served is found; authorizing sheriffs to serve spouses with certain substituted service at any place in the county; repealing a provision relating to certified process servers authorized by sheriffs; repealing a provision relating to certification of process servers authorized by judges, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/18/2025	Senate	• Filed
  2/28/2025	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	Senate	• Introduced
  4/7/2025	Senate	• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy • Withdrawn from further consideration

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• SB 826, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2025 at 3:36 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (8)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  48.021	Process; by whom served.	Page 1 (pdf)
  48.031	Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas.	Page 4 (pdf)
  48.196	Service of process in connection with actions under the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act.	Page 5 (pdf)
  48.27	Certified process servers.	Page 5 (pdf)
  48.29	Certification of process servers.	Page 5 (pdf)
  48.31	Removal of certified process servers; false return of service.	Page 5 (pdf)
  113.07	Bond by surety company; when required.	Page 5 (pdf)
  316.29545	Window sunscreening exclusions; medical exemption; certain law enforcement vehicles, process server vehicles, and private investigative service vehicles exempt.	Page 5 (pdf)

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