FL S1268

Establishes uniform fixed fees of $40 per summons or writ for sheriff service of process in civil cases, removing prior exceptions for multiple documents.

Requires employers, employees, and their representatives to permit authorized individuals to serve process on employees in a designated private area; makes non-compliance a first-degree misdemeanor.

Allows substitute service on sole proprietors during the first service attempt on the person in charge of the business, without requiring multiple prior attempts.

Requires the person requesting service or the authorized server to file the return-of-service form with the court, and requires service information to be placed on the first page of processes served.

Requires creditors to provide sheriffs with an affidavit directing how to distribute execution sale proceeds and shields sheriffs from liability for damages from wrongful levies made pursuant to the affidavit.