§ 48.195, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 48. PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
Service of foreign process.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) The service of process issued by a court of a state other than Florida may be made by the sheriffs of this state in the same manner as service of process issued by Florida courts. The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to permit a sheriff to take any action against personal property, real property, or persons.
(2) An officer serving such foreign process shall be deemed as acting in the performance of his or her duties for the purposes of ss. 30.01, 30.02, 843.01, and 843.02, but shall not be held liable as provided in s. 839.19 for failure to execute any process delivered to him or her for service.
(3) The sheriffs shall be entitled to charge fees for the service of foreign process, and the fees shall be the same as fees for the service of comparable process for the Florida courts. When the service of foreign process requires duties to be performed in excess of those required by Florida courts, the sheriff may perform the additional duties and may collect reasonable additional compensation for the additional duties performed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 7, ch. 79-396; s. 36, ch. 81-259; s. 11, ch. 91-45; s. 282, ch. 95-147.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 30.01, Fla. Stat.Bond of sheriffs; small counties.Printed as ss. 30.01, 30.02, 843.01, and 843.02
- § 30.02, Fla. Stat.Bond of sheriffs; large counties.Printed as ss. 30.01, 30.02, 843.01, and 843.02
- § 839.19, Fla. Stat.Failure to execute process generally.Printed as s. 839.19
- § 843.01, Fla. Stat.Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse.Printed as ss. 30.01, 30.02, 843.01, and 843.02
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