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Velecta PARAMOUNT, an International corporation
v.
Michael GILBERT, individually, and International Styling Tools, Inc., a Florida corporation, jointly and severally
No. 4D03-1634.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Mar 17, 2004.
867 So. 2d 642
Guy B. Bailey, Jr., and John E. Hughes, III, of Bailey & Dawes, L.C., Miami, for appellant., Cort A. Neimark of Neimark & Nadel, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee Michael Gilbert.
Gross, Hazouri, Stone.
Published
PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to section 68.065(1), Florida Statutes (2001), appellant Velecta Paramount brought an action against appellee Michael Gilbert, in his individual capacity. Section 68.065(1) applies in “any civil action brought for the purpose of collecting a check.” Appellant’s “civil action” to collect the check was based on section 673.4011(1), Florida Statutes (2001), which creates liability “on an instrument.” The check at issue is an instrument. See § 673.1041(5)-(6), Fla. Stat. (2001). In this case, section 673.4021(3), Florida Statutes (2001) operates to relieve Gilbert of personal liability on the check. See Serna v. Milanese, Inc., 643 So.2d 36, 38 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). If Gilbert is not liable on the check, section 68.065(1) does not create a separate cause of action which can be the basis of liability.

AFFIRMED.

STONE, GROSS and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.