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FL S0462

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rules

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that persons acquiring a lien on property during litigation take the lien free of claims if no notice of lis pendens was recorded, and specifies that holders of unrecorded interests must move to intervene within 30 days of lis pendens recording

  • Expands authority of special process servers and certified process servers to serve all nonenforceable civil process (not just initial process), and requires civil witness subpoenas to be served by persons authorized under civil procedure rules

  • Allows substituted service on a spouse in any county where service is authorized, provided the spouse requests service or is a party to the action and resides with the person to be served

  • Permits service of process outside Florida by any authorized person (not just officers), replacing the affidavit requirement with a standard return-of-service form

  • Exempts vehicles owned or leased by certified process servers from window tinting restrictions under the same exemption previously available only to law enforcement and private investigators

Legislative Description

Judicial Process

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67)

4/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/7/2019
Community Affairs2/13/2019
Judiciary2/1/2019

Full Bill Text

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