The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)
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Fla. Stat. § 48.031(1)(b) provides:To serve Purple Haze, an LLC, GS Holistic must have complied with Fed. R. Civ. Pr. 4(h) which provides that an entity in a judicial district of the United States may be served in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1) for serving an individual. Fed. R. Civ. Pr. 4(h). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) provides that an individual may be served by a manner permitted under the laws of the state in which the federal district court is located for an action brought in a court of jurisdiction in that state or in the state wherein service is made. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(1). Florida law provides that service on limited liability companies may be achieved through service on a registered agent, Fla. Stat. § 48.062(2), and if that registered agent's listed address is a residence, the agent may be served according to Fla. Stat. § 48.031, which is the statute providing for service upon an individual. Fla. Stat. § 48.062(5)(a). An individual may be served by delivering a copy of the complaint, petition, or other initial pleading or paper to the person or by leaving the copies at his or her usual place of abode with any person residing therein who is fifteen years of age or older after… With regard to an individual, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow for personal service upon an individual within a judicial district of the United States. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(2)(A). The process server may deliver a copy of the summons and complaint to the individual personally, or “at the individual's dwelling or usual place of abode or with someone of suitable age and discretion who resides there.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(2)(A),(B). Alternatively, the Court may follow “state law for serving a summons in an action brought in courts of general jurisdiction in the state where the district court is located or where service is made.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(1). In Florida, service of original process may be made on an individual by leaving a copy of the complaint, petition, or other initial pleading “at his or her usual place of abode with any person residing therein who is fifteen years of age or older and informing the person of their contents.” Fla. Stat. § 48.031(1)(a).In the motion, Plaintiff makes a specific request for “an additional thirty days to serve the Defendant through substitute service by leaving a copy of the complaint and summons with an employee of the UPS store being used by Defendant's registered agent's address. See § 48.031(6), Fla. Stat.” Doc. No. 22, at 3. However, although the Court will permit an extension of time to effect service, the Court will not approve a specific method for doing so at this time, and counsel for Plaintiff must comply with governing law to effect proper service.Florida Statute § 48.031(1)(a) states that service on an individual may be made:In this quiet title action, appellant, Hencile Dorsey, challenges a default final judgment rendered in favor of appellee, Kimberlee Jo Perretta, as personal representative of the Estate of James Rodney Hicks. On appeal, Dorsey contends the judgment is void because service of process was defective. He specifically alleges he was incarcerated in a correctional facility at the time process was served, yet the return of service reflects substitute service on his mother at her private residence. See Shurman v. Atl. Mortg. &Inv. Corp., 795 So.2d 952, 955 (Fla. 2001) (holding incarcerated inmate's "usual place of abode" is correctional facility for purposes of substitute service under section 48.031, Florida Statutes). The propriety of service has not yet been litigated below. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment under review without prejudice to Dorsey pursuing his pending motion to quash service in the trial court.In Florida, an individual may be served at his place of employment under two conditions. First, when contacted by a process server, an employer must permit the authorized person to serve the employee in a designated area. Fla. Stat. § 48.031( 1)(b). Second, which is the relevant provision here, “service may be made on an individual doing business as a sole proprietorship at his or her place of business, during regular business hours, by serving the person in charge of the business at the time of service if two or more attempts to serve the owner have been made at the place of business.” Fla. Stat. § 48.031( 2)(b). Although the process server's affidavit reflects multiple unsuccessful attempts to serve Carter at Mountain Run (see Doc. 35), the record evidence is that Carter is not a sole proprietor. See Doc. 30 ¶¶ 16, 17 (both Fuller and Carter are alleged to be owners of Mountain Run). Moreover, there is no record evidence that the collections manager served was “the person in charge of the business at the time of service.” Accordingly, construing the Florida substitute service statute strictly, as the Court must do on the instant motion, the Court finds that… Plaintiffs therefore bear the burden to establish sufficient service of process on Agdamag, an individual, and on Nova Diagnostics, a corporation. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) allows for service of process on an individual pursuant to the law of the state where the district court is located or where service is made. Section 48.031 of the Florida Statutes, in turn, allows for service of process on an individual “by leaving [copies of the complaint or other initial pleading or paper] at [the individual's] usual place of abode with any person residing therein who is 15 years of age or older and informing the person of their contents.” Fla. Stat. § 48.031. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(h) allows for service of process on a corporation by any manner prescribed by Rule 4(e)(1), including by following state law. Section 48.081 of the Florida Statutes allows for service of process on a corporation by serving the corporation's registered agent designated pursuant to section 48.091 of the Florida Statutes. Fla. Stat. § 48.081.As noted above, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c) provides that service of process must be made by serving a summons and a copy of the complaint on each defendant within the time allowed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), by “[a]ny person who is at least 18 years old and not a party.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(c)(1), (2). For service upon an individual within a judicial district of the United States, he or she may be served by: (1) “delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the individual personally”; (2) “leaving a copy of each at the individual's dwelling or usual place of abode with someone of suitable age and discretion who resides there;” or (3) “delivering a copy of each to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(2). Alternatively, an individual may be served in accordance with Florida law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(1). Florida law provides that “[s]ervice of original process is made by delivering a copy of [the summons] to the person to be served with a copy of the complaint, petition, or other initial pleading or paper or by leaving the copies at his or her usual place of abode with any person residing therein… I likewise find that the Court has personal jurisdiction over the Defendants. As alleged in the complaint, Andrews Florist is a Florida corporation with a place of business in Pinellas County, Florida. See (Doc. 1 at 1); see also Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 924 (2011) (noting that a corporate defendant's place of incorporation and/or principal place of business is a “paradigm” basis for the exercise of general jurisdiction). As also averred in the complaint, Michaels is an owner of Andrews Florist with day-to-day control over the company. (Doc. 1 at 2). Furthermore, the returns of service filed on the public docket evidence that Andrews Florist was properly served with the summons and complaint through its Registered Agent in accordance with Florida Statute § 48.081(3)(a), and that Michaels was personally served in accordance with Florida Statute § 48.031(1)(a). (Docs. 6, 7).. . . ANALYSIS Ordinarily, service of process is governed by section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2018), . . . Instead, they attempted substitute service pursuant to section 48.031(2)(b) : (b) Substitute service . . . So.3d 177, 179 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) ("Service made under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031 . . . Here, service of process was improper because Brunel and MC2 did not strictly comply with section 48.031 . . . For instance, even if Epstein were doing business as a sole proprietorship, section 48.031(2)(b) requires . . .
. . . and accompanying affidavit adequately challenged the process server's failure to comply with section 48.031 . . . Bank of Am., N.A. , 94 So.3d 658, 659-660 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (holding that section 48.031(5), Florida . . .
. . . service must meet the requirements of the relevant method-of-service statute - in this case, section 48.031 . . . service is not regular on its face because it fails to satisfy the requirements set forth in sections 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(1)(a) provides that "[s]ervice of original process is made by delivering a copy of it . . . While sections 48.031(1)(a) and 48.21(1) do not require that the return of service list the title of . . . Finally, even though sections 48.031(1)(a) and 48.21(1) do not require that the return list the exact . . .
. . . and complaint to does not reside at the defendant's usual place of abode as required under section 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(1)(a) provides: Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008); Matthews v. U.S. . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. . . . Bank of America, N.A., 94 So.3d 658, 659 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (“By section 48.031(l)(a)’s plain language . . .
. . . failed to properly effectuate service of process under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031 . . . The court noted that “the language of section 48.21 does not expressly incorporate section 48.031, nor . . . does it refer to the factors contained within section 48.031(l)(a).” . . . The court refused to en-graft the provisions of section 48.031 onto section 48.21, acknowledging it “ . . . (l)(a) is inapplicable in the context of a challenge under section 48.031(6)(a). . . .
. . . The summonses contained the notations required by section 48.031(5), Florida Statutes Appellants’ next . . . argument concerns section 48.031(5), which provides: “A person serving process shall place, on the first . . . and time of service and his or her identification number and initials for all service of process.” § 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) provides in pertinent part: (l)(a) Service of original process is made by delivering . . . server served James Matthews with the papers and informed him “of their contents, pursuant to F.S. 48.031 . . .
. . . bpth Defendants of the contents of the documents delivered, which is contrary to Florida Statute § 48.031 . . . They argued that this was not in compliance with section 48.031(2), Florida Statutes (2013). . . . The motion alleged that service was improper under section 48.031(2)(a), Florida 'Statutes (2013), because . . . Raul argued that pursuant to section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2013), service on him was improper . . .
. . . convincing evidence, would establish the failure to effect valid service of process as required by section 48.031 . . .
. . . . § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012) (emphasis added). . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) requires no further specificity. Affirmed. . . .
. . . Rule 3.220 (Discovery) is amended to add the statutory reference • of section 48.031, Florida Statutes . . . Amended section 48.031(3)(b) allows a criminal witness subpoena for appearance for a deposition to be . . . the action, shall be the same as that provided in the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and section 48.031 . . .
. . . To the extent the Davi-dians claimed lack of evidence of compliance with section 48.031(5), Florida Statutes . . . They were shown to comply with section 48.031 and 48.21, Florida Statutes (2015). . . . Finally; the Davidians argued that the process server failed' to comply with section 48.031(l)(a), Florida . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) provides: Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2013), requires that the person be served or that the process . . .
. . . is not required to expressly list the factors defining the “manner of service” contained in section 48.031 . . . The court noted that evidence that any of the factors listed in section 48.031(l)(a) were not present . . . Section 48.21 governs the return of execution of process, and section 48.031(l)(a) governs service of . . . The pertinent portion of section 48.031 provided: 48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness . . . to the factors contained within section 48.031(l)(a). . . .
. . . evidence, would establish appel-lee’s failure to effect valid service of process as required by section 48.031 . . .
. . . See § 48.031, Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .
. . . . § 48.031(l)(a). . . .
. . . Section 48.031, Florida Statutes (2013), governs service of process. . . . For individual service, section 48.031(l)(a), provides: Service of original process is made by delivering . . . For substitute service, section 48.031(2)(a), provides: Substitute service may be made on the spouse . . . is governed only by the language of section 48.21 and does not require express reference to section 48.031 . . . Frank’s “motion and affidavit are based on the fact that the service did not comply with section 48.031 . . .
. . . Under section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2012), substitute service of process may be made on a defendant . . .
. . . . § 48.031; D.C.R.C.P. 4(e)(1), (2). . . .
. . . argues the dismissal was proper because the service on Beth Michael failed to comply with subsections 48.031 . . . (l)(a) and 48.031(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2012). . . .
. . . evidence, would establish the lender’s failure to effect valid service of process as required by section 48.031 . . .
. . . burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that service did not meet the requirements of section 48.031 . . .
. . . P. 1.070(a); § 48.031(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2011); Ball v. . . .
. . . Section 48.031(5), Florida Statutes (2009), requires the process server to note the actual date and time . . .
. . . . §§ 48.031, 48.161, 48.193(3), 48.194(1); Reef Clematis LLC v. . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2011), allows for substitute service of process on a defendant . . .
. . . Because the process server failed to strictly comply with section 48.031(5), Florida Statutes (2012), . . . quash service of process, asserting that the process server failed to comply with the terms of section 48.031 . . . and time of service and his or her identification number and initials for all service of process.” § 48.031 . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a) (“[Sjervice of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the person to . . . Third District has suggested that “[s]ervice made under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031 . . . is governed only by the language of section 48.21 and does not require express reference to section 48.031 . . . Accordingly, while evidence that any of the factors outlined in section 48.031(l)(a) were not present . . . section 48.21 to also require an explicit identification of the individual requirements of section 48.031 . . .
. . . verification of pleading, asserting that the process server failed to comply with the terms of section 48.031 . . . should have granted their motion to quash because the process server failed to comply with section 48.031 . . .
. . . Under section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2010), “Service of original process is made by delivering . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2010), provides, in pertinent part: Service of original process . . . By section 48.031(l)(a)’s plain language above, the “copy of it ” refers to the previously-mentioned . . . We reach this conclusion by reading section 48.031(5) in pari materia with section 48.031(l)(a). . . . As mentioned above, section 48.031(l)(a)’s plain language differentiates between “a copy of [original . . . Applying that differentiation to section 48.031(5), which refers to placing the required notations on . . .
. . . Because the requirements of section 48.031(6), Florida Statutes (2010), were not met in effectuating . . . In reviewing a trial court’s ruling on the sufficiency of substitute service under section 48.031(6), . . . Section 48.031(6) provides in full: If the only address for a person to be served, which is discoverable . . . quash service of process because First-Bank failed to comply with the statutory requirements of section 48.031 . . . Although Napoleon was decided before the enactment of section 48.031(6), subsequent cases have upheld . . .
. . . Vives’ usual place of abode, and in accordance with section 48.031(l)(a), left copies of the summons . . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2009), provides: (l)(a) Service of original process is made by . . . service is not regular on its face because it fails to satisfy the requirements set forth in sections 48.031 . . . Vives’ regular place of abode, as required by section 48.031(l)(a). See Robles-Martinez v. . . . , 88 So.3d 177 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (“Service made under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031 . . .
. . . aside the judgment and sale arguing that Appellee did not properly serve him with process under section 48.031 . . . One’s “usual place of abode” for purposes of valid service under section 48.031(l)(a) is “ ‘the place . . .
. . . According to the motion, service was invalid pursuant to section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2010 . . . defendant’s father was residing at the defendant’s home at the time of service for the purposes of section 48.031 . . .
. . . Analysis Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2010), governs the present issue of validity of substituted . . . 2011 WL 3586179 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (“Service made under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) provides: Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the . . .
. . . Service made under the substitute service provisions of section 48.031, Florida Statutes, must be strictly . . . their face, containing all of the information in compliance with the specific requirements of section 48.031 . . . In Johnston, the process server attempted substituted service under section 48.031(1) by serving the . . . Usual Place of Abode Section 48.031, Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part that service of pro . . . The return of service was additionally defective in failing to state (as required under section 48.031 . . . find that the plaintiff did not prove valid service under the substituted service provision of section 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(l)(a), which must be strictly construed, only allows for substitute service by “leaving . . . the trial court’s order quashing substituted service of process “secured, purportedly under section 48.031 . . . for determining whether there was valid service under the substituted service provision of section 48.031 . . .
. . . . § 48.031 (West 2011) with N.Y. . . . Ann. § 48.031 (outlining general guidelines for how to serve process). . . .
. . . In this foreclosure case, substituted service of process was secured on Silva under section 48.031, Florida . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a copy of the summons and complaint may be left . . .
. . . . § 48.031 (providing that service of process is made by delivering a copy of the complaint to the person . . .
. . . At issue here is section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2008), which allows for substitute service by . . . her “usual place of abode,” and that service of process on her sister was insufficient under section 48.031 . . .
. . . corporation may be made by serving the registered agent, officer, or director in accordance with s. 48.031 . . . Second, the legislature added subsection (6) to section 48.031, as follows: If the only address for a . . . (Fla. 3d DCA 2009) (outlining the conditions under which service at a private mailbox under section 48.031 . . .
. . . Section 48.031(5), Florida Statutes, provides: (5) A person serving process shall place, on the copy . . . The requirements contained in section 48.031(l)(a) have the purpose of assuring that notice is given . . . The provisions of section 48.031(5) do not appear to have anything to do with assuring notice to the . . . For example, section 48.031(3)(b), which deals with subpoena of a criminal witness, requires that three . . . Along similar lines, service made pursuant to section 48.031(2)(b) allows substitute service on a sole . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes, permits service of process “by leaving the copies at his or her . . .
. . . Section 48.031, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.070, which govern service of . . .
. . . Pursuant to section 48.031(6), Florida Statutes (2008), Aragon attempted service on both Clauro and Rupcich . . . judgment for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that neither had been served in compliance with section 48.031 . . . We agree, however, that Aragon failed to comply with section 48.031(6), Florida’s substitute service . . . Section 48.031(6), states as follows: If the only address for a person to be served, which is discoverable . . . That return of service, however, merely recites that service was in accordance with section 48.031(6) . . .
. . . . § 48.031. . . . Stat. § 48.031; Henzel v. Noel, 598 So.2d 220, 221-23 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992). . . .
. . . trial court’s order denying the Defendants’ cross-motion to quash service of process because section 48.031 . . . for default, arguing that the Defendants had been served at the mailbox address, pursuant to section 48.031 . . . The issue in this case is whether section 48.031(6), Florida Statutes (2008) is a permitted method of . . . Section 48.031(6), Florida Statutes (2008) reads as follows: If the only address for a person to be served . . . The Plaintiff argues that substitute service by private mailbox service under section 48.031(6), Florida . . .
. . . locate the witness at his parents’ home on several occasions, but had posted service under section 48.031 . . .
. . . Klein-Brown with process in accordance with Sections 48.021(1), and 48.031, Florida Statutes (2007). . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2007); cf. Bache Halsey, Stuart, Shields, Inc. v. . . .
. . . natural persons is to be used for service on natural persons under the following provisions: sections 48.031 . . .
. . . plaintiff contends that it properly effected personal service of process upon the defendant pursuant to § 48.031 . . . Under § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. . . .
. . . plaintiff appeals from an order quashing substituted service of process secured, purportedly under section 48.031 . . .
. . . over him because he was not served with process at his usual place of abode as required by section 48.031 . . . Analysis Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2004), provides for service of process: Service of original . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2005). . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) provides: Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of it to the . . . server in a deliberate attempt to avoid service of process, the delivery requirement of ... section 48.031 . . . concluded: It is clear that service of process on [the defendant] did not meet the requirements of section 48.031 . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2002), states that “[s]erviee of original process is made by . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2005), states that a person must be served at his or her usual . . .
. . . .” § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2004) (emphasis added). . . .
. . . court must quash service of process because the service was not consistent with sections 48.194(1) and 48.031 . . . The Florida statutes applicable for service of process on a non-resident are sections 48.194 and 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(1) sets forth the manner in which service can be made within the state as follows: (l) . . . Subsection two (2) of section 48.031 addresses the issue of substitute service. . . . The court in Hauser distinguished what section 48.031 termed as the “usual place of abode” from the place . . .
. . . married shall be accomplished “[b]y serving a parent or guardian of the minor as provided for in s. 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(l)(a) provides, in pertinent part, that service is to be made by delivering to the person . . . This court and others have specifically held that substituted service under section 48.031 must be in . . . Arnco Constr., Inc., 867 So.2d 583, 585 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (holding that service under section 48.031 . . . Corp., 795 So.2d 952, 954 (Fla.2001) (“Section 48.031 expressly requires that substituted service be . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2003), provides, in pertinent part, that: Service of original . . .
. . . the witnesses rightly claimed that their attendance was an undue burden and a violation of section 48.031 . . .
. . . appellant, Javier Torres, Jr., was properly served with process by substitute service pursuant to section 48.031 . . . The statute governing the present case is section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2002), reads in pertinent . . .
. . . Turning to the merits, “[sjection 48.031 expressly requires that substituted service be at the person . . . Thompson’s motion and affidavit are based on the fact that the service did not comply with section 48.031 . . . for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the attempted service of Thompson pursuant to section 48.031 . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2002), states that “[sjervice of original process is made by . . .
. . . natural persons is to be used for service on natural persons under the following provisions: sections 48.031 . . .
. . . There was no substituted service under section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2001), because the mother . . .
. . . Section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2000), states: Service of original process is made by delivering . . . In addition to the procedure set forth in section 48.031, this state has specifically set forth the proper . . . decision should have been controlled by the plain meaning of section 48.051, without reliance on section 48.031 . . .
. . . service by mail, certified mad return receipt requested, did not comport with the requirements of section 48.031 . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1), Florida Statutes (2001), provides as follows: (l)(a) Service of original process is . . . Interpreting section 48.031, Florida Statutes (1993), this court held, In the instant case, there is . . . as here, there is no evidence that someone inside the house qualifies as a recipient under section 48.031 . . . Similarly, in this case, there was no evidence that Connelly qualified as a recipient under section 48.031 . . .
. . . . § 48.031(l)(a) (emphasis added). . . .
. . . Pursuant to section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2001), Gilliam was served on March 14, 2001, at his . . .
. . . subpoena on another employee of the witness’s corporation did not meet the requirements of section 48.031 . . . Here, section 48.031(1) was followed in that Wright’s mother, who lived at 1211 Scott Street, was served . . .
. . . I do not believe reliance on section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes, is appropriate. . . . court concluded that Shurman’s “usual place of abode” for purposes of serving process under section 48.031 . . . case is whether Shurman was properly served at his “usual place of abode” as required under section 48.031 . . . Section 48.031, Florida Statutes (1997), provides in pertinent part: (l)(a) Service of original process . . . Section 48.031 expressly requires that substituted service be at the person’s “usual place of abode.” . . . Thus, Shurman was not properly served at his usual place of abode as required under section 48.031(l) . . .
. . . . § 48.031; Fed R. Civ. P. 4(e). There is no need to depose Mr. . . .
. . . not have personal jurisdiction over Schupak because service of process was not proper under section 48.031 . . .
. . . See § 48.031(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (1999). On June 1, 2000, Ms. . . . remand for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the service of process complies with section 48.031 . . .
. . . Such a provision is included, for example, in section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes, which states that . . .
. . . 543 (Fla. 1986), and in finding that his “usual place of abode,” as that term is utilized in section 48.031 . . .
. . . As to Susan Rokeach, service was sufficient under section 48.031(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1997). . . .
. . . Service of process was not made in strict compliance with sections 48.194 and 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes . . .
. . . Chavez was legally insufficient pursuant to sections 48.031(l)(a) and (3), Florida Statutes. . . . . § 48.031(l)(a), (3), Fla. Stat. (1995). . . . Chavez pursuant to section 48.031. See Stoeffler v. . . .
. . . Service of process on appellant was attempted pursuant to section 48.031(1), Florida Statutes (1993), . . . as here, there is no evidence that someone inside the house qualifies as a recipient under section 48.031 . . . the person to be served and had affirmative evidence that someone eligible for service under section 48.031 . . .
. . . Section 48.031(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1995), provides for service of process by delivery to the person . . .
. . . evidence, would establish appellee’s failure to effect valid service of process as required by section 48.031 . . .
. . . Subsections 48.031(1) and (3), Florida Statutes (1995), provide for service of a subpoena upon a witness . . .
. . . court and that appellant was entitled to the traditional form of service of process pursuant to section 48.031 . . .
. . . Subdivision (c) is revised to conform with section 48.031, Florida Statutes (1979). 1996 Amendment. . . . natural persons is to be used for service on natural persons under the following provisions: sections 48.031 . . .
. . . complaint were served on the assistant manager of Big Tim’s Bar BQ, in seeming contravention of section 48.031 . . . Section 48.031(2)(b) requires that substitute service be made upon the manager of one “doing business . . . We are unable to find any decisions interpreting section 48.031(2)(b). . . .
. . . See § 48.031, Fla.Stat. (1993). Subsequently, the appellant sought blood testing of the appellee. . . .
. . . receptionist at the wife’s place of business and not upon any of the persons designated in section 48.031 . . .
. . . service filed in this cause clearly establishes that the defendant was properly served under Section 48.031 . . .
. . . had not been obtained over her and service was defective because it failed to comply with sections 48.031 . . .
. . . Florida Statute § 48.031 provides: (1) (a) Service of original process is made by delivering a copy of . . . Thus, Plaintiff has failed to properly serve Defendants pursuant to Florida Statute § 48.031. . . .
. . . Section 48.031, Florida Statutes (1993) provides that service of process may be made by leaving a copy . . .