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16 verbatim requirements from document (unlisted) [unlisted] fs_48_25-37.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/fs_48_25-37.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The chief judge shall prescribe appropriate forms for application for inclusion on the list of certified process servers. • A reasonable fee for the processing of any such application must be charged. • (3) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to exclude a sheriff or deputy or other person appointed by the sheriff pursuant to s. 48.021 from serving process or to exclude a person from appointment by individual motion and order to serve process in any civil action in accordance with Rule 1.070(b) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. • 48.29 Certification of process servers.— (1) The circuit court administrator and the clerk of the court in each county in the circuit shall maintain the list of process servers approved by the chief judge of the circuit. • (2) A person seeking the addition of his or her name to the approved list in any circuit shall submit an application to the chief judge of the circuit or to the chief judge’s designee on a form prescribed by the court. • (3) A person applying to become a certified process server shall: • (d) Submit to a background investigation, which shall include the right to obtain and review the criminal record of the applicant; -- 1 of 2 -- (e) Obtain and file with his or her application a certificate of good conduct, which specifies there is no pending criminal case against the applicant and that there is no record of any felony conviction, nor a record of a conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, with respect to the applicant within the past 5 years; • The content of the examination and the passing grade thereon, and the frequency and location at which such examination shall be offered shall be prescribed by the chief judge of the circuit. • The examination, if any, shall be offered at least once annually; • Such bond shall be renewable annually; and (h) Take an oath of office that he or she will honestly, diligently, and faithfully exercise the duties of a certified process server. • (5)(a) An applicant who completes the requirements set forth in this section and whose name the chief judge by order enters on the list of certified process servers shall be designated as a certified process server. • (b) Each certified process server shall be issued an identification card bearing his or her identification number, printed name, signature and photograph, the seal of the circuit court, and an expiration date. • Each identification card shall be renewable annually upon proof of good standing and current bond. • (6) A certified process server shall place the information required in s. 48.031(5) on the first page of at least one of the processes served. • Return of service shall be made by a certified process server on a form which has been reviewed and approved by the court. • (2) A certified process server must be disinterested in any process he or she serves; if the certified process server willfully and knowingly executes a false return of service, he or she is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall be permanently barred from serving process in this state.
The chief judge shall prescribe appropriate forms for application for inclusion on the list of certified process servers.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 966f1bb690d7094963feac6befa063483b8e7151d42273b1672d2477b4461e23. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.