§ 624.423, Fla. Stat. · Part III. AUTHORIZATION OF INSURERS ANDGENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Serving process.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Service of process upon the Chief Financial Officer as process agent of the insurer under s. 624.422 and s. 626.937 shall be made electronically as provided in s. 48.151(3). Upon receiving such service, the Chief Financial Officer shall retain a record of the process and promptly notify and make the process available through the department’s secure online portal, as provided under s. 624.307(9), to the person last designated by the insurer to receive the same, as provided under s. 624.422(2). For purposes of this section, records shall be retained electronically.
(2) If process is served upon the Chief Financial Officer as an insurer’s process agent, the insurer is not required to answer or plead except within 20 days after the date upon which the Chief Financial Officer sends or makes available by other verifiable means a copy of the process served upon her or him as required by subsection (1).
(3) Process served upon the Chief Financial Officer and sent or made available in accordance with this section and s. 624.307(9) shall for all purposes constitute valid and binding service thereof upon the insurer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 67, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 64, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 185, ch. 97-102; s. 802, ch. 2003-261; s. 7, ch. 2011-159; s. 11, ch. 2016-132; s. 25, ch. 2022-138.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 48.151, Fla. Stat.Service on statutory agents for certain persons.Printed as s. 48.151(3)
- § 624.307, Fla. Stat.General powers; duties.Printed as s. 624.307(9)
- § 624.422, Fla. Stat.Service of process; appointment of Chief Financial Officer as process agent.Printed as s. 624.422; s. 624.422(2)
- § 626.937, Fla. Stat.Actions against insurer; service of process.Printed as s. 626.937
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