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Fla. Stat. § 48.051 (2025)

Service on state prisoners.

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48.051 Service on state prisoners.—Process against a state prisoner shall be served on the prisoner.

History.—s. 30, ch. 3883, 1889; RS 3043; GS 4124; RGS 6243; CGL 8580; s. 1, ch. 21992, 1943; s. 1, ch. 25041, 1949; s. 44, ch. 57-121; s. 4, ch. 67-254; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 13, ch. 71-355.

Note.—Former s. 47.26.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2002 · leading case: Carter v. Lil'Joe Records, Inc., 829 So. 2d 953 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

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Carter v. Lil'Joe Records, Inc., 829 So. 2d 953 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002). · cites it 6× “Section 48.051, Florida Statutes (2000), states that "[p]rocess against a state prisoner shall be served on the prisoner.”

Shurman v. Atl. Mortg. & Inv. Corp., 795 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2001). · cites it 2× “Section 48.051, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that "[p]rocess against a state prisoner shall be served on the prisoner.”

Bernard Bolender, A/K/A Bernard Bolander v. Harry K. Singletary, Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr., 16 F.3d 1547 (11th Cir. 1994). “001, Florida Statutes (1979), provides that witness subpoenas in criminal cases shall run throughout the state, and section 48.051, Florida Statutes (1979), specifically allows for service of process on state prisoners.”

Bolender v. State, 422 So. 2d 833 (Fla. 1982). · cites it 2× “001, Florida Statutes (1979), provides that witness subpoenas in criminal cases shall run throughout the state, and section 48.051, Florida Statutes (1979), specifically allows for service of process on state prisoners.”

In Re Amendments to Fla. Rules Civ. Proc., 604 So. 2d 1110 (Fla. 1992). “042 (service on incompetents), § 48.051 (service on state prisoners), § 48.”

In Re Amendments to Rules of Civ. Proc., 536 So. 2d 974 (Fla. 1988). “042 (service on incompetents), § 48.051 (service on state prisoners), § 48.”

Shurman v. Atl. Mortg. & Inv., 740 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999). · cites it 2× “§ 48.051, Fla. Stat. See also, Trawick, Florida Practice and Procedure, §§ 8-10.”

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