FL S0620

Sheriffs must charge a uniform $40 fee for service of summons or writs, with a $50 additional fee for writs requiring levy or seizure of property, excluding docketing costs from the fee schedule.

Employers must allow authorized individuals to serve process on employees in a private area designated by the employer, with violations subject to civil fines up to $1,000.

Substitute service on sole proprietors may be made to the person in charge of the business after two attempts to serve the owner have been made at the place of business.

The person requesting service or the authorized server must file the return-of-service form with the court, and sheriffs may rely on affidavits submitted by levying creditors for payment distributions without liability for wrongful distribution.

Sheriffs uncertain about disbursement of levied property sale proceeds may apply to the court that entered the judgment or the court where the property was located for distribution instructions.