FL S0576

Expands required hours for registered offices to be open for service of process from just 10 a.m.–12 noon to also include 2 p.m.–4 p.m. on business days, effective October 1, 2025

Allows process to be served on any employee present at a registered office when the registered agent (whether a natural person or entity) is not available, including on the first attempt at service

Authorizes service of process on a receiver for domestic business entities, business trusts, or sole proprietorships in receivership during the pendency of the receivership

Revises substituted service through the Secretary of State by requiring process be issued in the name of the party being served (in care of the Secretary of State), requiring notice be sent to the party's last known physical and electronic addresses, and clarifying that service is effectuated on the later of the affidavit of compliance filing date or completion of notice requirements

Deems any former Florida resident who becomes a nonresident to have appointed the Secretary of State as their agent for service of process in actions arising from business conducted in Florida, and validates service of process made between January 2, 2023, and October 1, 2025, if it complied with either pre- or post-2022 amendment law