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Florida Statute 28.071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 28.071 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 28.071 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
28.071 Clerk’s seal.—Each clerk shall provide a seal which shall have inscribed thereon substantially the words:

“Circuit Court”

“Clerk,” “(Name of county)”

which shall be the official seal of the clerk of the circuit court in that county for authentication of all documents or instruments. It may be an imprint or impression type seal and shall be registered with the Department of State.

History.—s. 1, ch. 70-134; s. 1, ch. 70-439.

Cases Citing F.S. 28.071

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Vaughn v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 153 So. 3d 969 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 14, 2015 WL 24093

...1 He argues that the court erred in denying his motion where the summons was not sealed as required by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070(a), which specifically requires process to be “issued ... under the clerk’s or the judge’s signature and the seal of the court_” (Emphasis added). Section 28.071, Florida Statutes (2013), also requires that the summons contain the seal of the clerk of court, which seal “may be an imprint or impression type seal and shall be registered with the Department of State.” Because Vaughn challenged...

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