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Service of Risk Protection Orders in Martin County may be effected by the City of Stuart Police Department in lieu of the Sheriff.
Verbatim from the operative section of the order (https://www.circuit19.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-03.pdf), harvested 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • The City of Stuart Police Department, and its individually sworn officers, are authorized to effect service of process, in lieu of the Sheriff of Martin County, Florida, of Risk Protection Orders and documents provided in Section 790.401(5)(a), Florida Statutes, or as provided in Sections 790.401(6)(a)1, and 790.401(6)(c)1.b, Florida Statutes.
The City of Stuart Police Department, and its individually sworn officers, are authorized to effect service of process, in lieu of the Sheriff of Martin County, Florida, of Risk Protection Orders and documents provided in Section 790.401(5)(a), Florida Statutes.
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 9b220b04fd2294cf7eb8eca9682320347d50ba4f4217e892245d8bdf44bd9a76 (fetched live 2026-08-03). Procedural, not an appointment: it determines who may serve process in RPO cases (companion to 2018-04 for St. Lucie County).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.