The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)
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Florida Statutes permit process to be served on a corporation by serving any one of the following persons: (1) the president, vice president or other corporate head; (2) the cashier, treasurer, secretary, or general manager; (3) any corporate director; (4) any officer or business agent residing in Florida; or (5) an agent designated by the corporation under Florida Statute § 48.091. See Fla. Stat. §§ 48.081(1), (3)(a). Alternatively, service can be made on the registered agent. Fla. Stat. § 48.081(3)(a). However, if service cannot be made on the registered agent because of a corporation's failure to comply with Florida Statute § 48.091, service of process is permitted on any employee at the corporation's principal place of business or on any employee of the registered agent. Id.
Florida Statutes permit process to be served on a corporation by serving any one of the following persons: (a) the president, vice president or other corporate head; (b) the cashier, treasurer, secretary, or general manager; (c) any corporate director; (d) any officer or business agent residing in Florida; (e) or an agent designated by the corporation under Florida Statute § 48.091. See Fla. Stat. § 48.081. Alternatively, if service cannot be made under § 48.091, “service of process shall be permitted on any employee at the corporation's principal place of business or on any employee of the registered agent.” Fla. Stat. § 48.081(3)(a).
The undersigned finds that there is personal jurisdiction over Defendant because it is a Florida corporation that operates and conducts business in Brevard County, Florida. (Doc. 1 ¶ 3.) Additionally, in the Order granting Plaintiff's Second Motion for Clerk Default, the undersigned concluded that service on Defendant was effective under Florida Statute § 48.081. (Doc. 18 at 2-4.)
Defendant was properly served through service on Defendant's registered agent at the registered agent's address (Doc. 6). See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(2)(B) (2022). This constitutes proper service on the corporation under Florida law. See Fla. Stat. § 48.081. Defendant has not appeared in this matter or otherwise timely filed a response to the complaint, and the Clerk accordingly properly entered default against Defendant (Docs. 7, 8).
Affirmed. See Burnham v. Superior Ct of California, Cnty of Marin, 495 U.S. 604, 619 (1990) ("[J]urisdiction based on physical presence alone constitutes due process because it is one of the continuing traditions of our legal system that define the due process standard of 'traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice'"); Durkee v Durkee, 906 So.2d 1176, 1177 (Fla 4th DCA 2005) (quoting Garrett v Garrett, 668 So.2d 991, 994 (Fla 1996) (Wells, J, concurring)) ("Florida courts have personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant when that nonresident defendant is properly served with service of process while that nonresident defendant is voluntarily present in Florida."); Koster v. Sullivan, 160 So.3d 385, 389 (Fla. 2015) (quoting Re-Employment Services, Ltd. v. Nat'l Loan Acquisitions Co., 969 So.2d 467, 471 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007)) ("If the return [of service] is regular on its face, then the service of process is presumed to be valid and the party challenging service has the burden of overcoming that presumption by clear and convincing evidence."); § 48.081( 1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2022) ("Process against any private corporation, domestic or foreign, may be served…
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.
Service can also be effected “by following state law for serving a summons” in the state where the district court is located. Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(e)(1). Under Florida law, process may be served on corporations by serving an enumerated hierarchy of corporate officials or employees or by serving the corporation's registered agent. § 48.081, Fla. Stat. Every Florida corporation (or foreign corporation qualified to transact business in Florida) must designate a registered agent who can accept service of process. § 48.091, Fla. Stat. If a corporation fails to comply with section 48.091, then service of process may be effected on any employee of the corporation at its principal place of business, or any employee of the registered agent. § 48.081(3)(a), Fla. Stat.
Service on a corporation can be made by any manner accepted in the state or “by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to an officer, a managing or general agent, or any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process[.]” Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(h)(1)(A), (e)(1). Section 48.081 of the Florida Statutes provides a hierarchy for service of process upon a corporation. A private corporation may be served by serving process on the president, vice president, or other head of the corporation, and in the absence of any such persons, on other corporate employees, including any officer or director. Fla. Stat. § 48.081( 1)(a)-(d). As an alternative, process may be served on a registered agent of the corporation, or an employee of the registered agent. Id. § 48.081( 3)(a). “However, if service cannot be made on a registered agent because of failure of the corporation to comply with s. 48.091, service of process shall be permitted on any employee at the corporation's principal place of business or on any employee of the registered agent.” Id. Section 48.091 requires that the registered agent's office remain open from 10:00 a.m. to…
Next, the United States asserts that on September 14, 2022, it served Del-Air by serving a “designated employee.” (Docs. 19, 19-1.) Florida Statute § 48.081 permits process to be served on a corporation by serving any one of the following persons: (1) the president, vice president or other corporate head; (2) the cashier, treasurer, secretary, or general manager; (3) any corporate director; (4) any officer or business agent residing in Florida; or (5) an agent designated by the corporation under Florida Statute § 48.091. See Fla. Stat. §§ 48.081(1), (3)(a). “[I]f service cannot be made on a registered agent because of failure to comply with s. 48.091, service of process shall be permitted on any employee at the corporation's principal place of business or on any employee of the registered agent.” Fla. Stat. § 48.081(3)(a).
Under Florida law, there is a hierarchy for serving process on a foreign corporation. See § 48.081, Fla. Stat. Under section 48.081,
. . . First, White addresses the sufficiency of service of process under section 48.081, Florida Statutes ( . . .
. . . Finally, Florida Statutes § 48.081 provides that "process may be served on the agent designated by the . . . to determine whether serving a corporation's registered agent in compliance with Florida Statutes §§ 48.081 . . . It explained that §§ 48.091, 48.081, and 607.15101 -the same statutes the Waites rely on here-"simply . . . description in Ulloa of the statutory scheme supports the meaning evident from the statutes' plain text: §§ 48.081 . . .
. . . find White to be inapposite because it addressed the sufficiency of service of process under section 48.081 . . .
. . . . ¶ 16); Windfeather has never committed any of the acts enumerated in Florida Statutes sections 48.081 . . .
. . . With that in mind, we look to section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2013), which provides the method for . . . See § 48.081(3), Fla. Stat. (2013). . . . The object of section 48.081 is to have service made upon someone who is held responsible by the corporation . . . filed by the process server noted that service was effected on a corporate employee, referred to “F.S. 48.081 . . . Gibraltar’s argument, a “business agent” authorized to accept service of process pursuant to section 48.081 . . .
. . . Although the factors in section 48.081(l)(a) could easily be addressed in a return of service, the Legislature . . .
. . . Section 48.081(3)(a) provides that a corporation who has not designated a registered agent can be served . . .
. . . judgment of foreclosure against it because it was not properly served with process pursuant to section 48.081 . . . Valid service of process on a corporation is effected by complying with section 48.081, Florida Statutes . . . first attempt of service even if the registered agent is temporarily absent from his or her office. § 48.081 . . . Section 48.081(3)(a) permits service on a corporation by serving the corporation’s registered agent, . . . service was also defective on its face because it had none of the required information under section 48.081 . . .
. . . the writ should be dissolved because it was not served on a proper bank official pursuant to section 48.081 . . .
. . . execution of process statute— section 48.21 — and the general service of process statutes — sections 48.081 . . . and 48.081 — in determining whether a return is regular on its face. . . .
. . . In addition, section 48.081(3)(a) permits that “process may be served on the agent designated by the . . . corporation under s. 48.091.” § 48.081(3)(a), Fla. . . .
. . . Service on the registered agent’s employee was proper under section 48.081(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2010 . . . Chapter 2004-273, section 2, Laws of Florida, amended section 48.081(3)(a) to add that “service of process . . .
. . . the amended return of service showed the absence of the statutorily prescribed [, pursuant to section 48.081 . . .
. . . . § 48.081(1). . . . Stat. § 48.081(3)(a). B. . . .
. . . . § 48.081(l)(a-d). . . . Stat. § 48.081(3)(a). . . .
. . . Because the process server failed to strictly comply with section 48.081(5), Florida Statutes (2009), . . .
. . . Florida Statute § 48.081(3)(a) allows process to be served on the registered agent of a corporation, . . . registered agent was effective service against the Defendant-corporation pursuant to Florida Statute § 48.081 . . . Stat. § 48.081 (emphasis added). . . . Service of process was proper under § 48.081 because the person attempting to serve process served “any . . . Stat. § 48.081. . . .
. . . argues that the process server was required to follow the corporate hierarchy set forth in section 48.081 . . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2004), provides in pertinent part: (1) Process against any private . . . the proposition that service upon a registered agent must follow the hierarchy set forth in section 48.081 . . . (3), but had to be accomplished pursuant to the hierarchical categories of section 48.081(l)(a)-(d). . . . This would contravene the plain language of section 48.081(3)(a), which expressly provides an alternative . . .
. . . on the date of attempted service, the proper method of service in this case is dictated by section 48.081 . . . Service on dissolved corporation,” provides that process shall be served in accordance with Section 48.081 . . . Section 48.081, titled “Service on corporation,” provides, in pertinent part: (1)Process against any . . . Section 48.081 does not authorize service on former presidents, officers, or directors, etc., of a dissolved . . . sum, the trial court did not properly acquire jurisdiction over The Mills in compliance with section 48.081 . . .
. . . counsels’ arguments, the trial court found sufficient record evidence to justify service under section 48.081 . . . determination of whether a trial court properly ruled on a motion to quash service of process under section 48.081 . . . corporation does not have any officers, directors, managers or business agents in Florida, section 48.081 . . . See § 48.081(3), Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . the nature of the companies’ relationship is insufficient to support substitute service under section 48.081 . . .
. . . showing that return of service was facially defective where return failed to include (as required by § 48.081 . . .
. . . . § 48.081(1). Long arm service on corporations is governed by Fla. . . .
. . . motion to compel production, claiming service on the manufacturer was proper through either sections 48.081 . . . The buyer therefore served the authorized distributor as a business agent, pursuant to section 48.081 . . . Under the relevant sections of 48.081, process against a foreign corporation may be served “on any officer . . . business agent residing in the state” or “on any agent transacting business for it in this state.” § 48.081 . . .
. . . First, the legislature added subsection (b) to section 48.081(3) as follows: If the address provided . . .
. . . Bank of America moved to quash service of process for failure to comply with sections 48.081 and 655.0201 . . . OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH F.S. 48.081. . . . Section 48.081, which governs service of process on a corporation, provides: (1)Process against any private . . . The term “in the absence of,” as used in section 48.081, has been interpreted by case law to require . . . was outside the jurisdiction and without seeking to serve one of the other officers named in section 48.081 . . .
. . . P. 1.070 and 1.080, and §§ 48.081, 48.21, 607.0504 and 607.0505, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . .
. . . Section 48.081(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2008), provides: “[P]rocess may be served on the agent designated . . .
. . . Section 48.081 of the Florida Statutes specifically provides that service on a domestic or foreign corporation . . . Stat. 48.081(1)(c). . . .
. . . Haueter as director of Rocko in compliance with section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2005). . . . Section 48.081 provides in pertinent part as follows: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic . . . Cole’s motions to quash service of process, again finding that the Investors had complied with section 48.081 . . .
. . . Florida Statute § 48.081 governs service of process on corporations, and allows for service of process . . . Stat. § 48.081(3)(a). . . . Furthermore, the purpose of the hierarchy set forth in § 48.081 is to “have service made upon some one . . . service of process in this case occurred on an recipient at the bottom of the hierarchy established by § 48.081 . . .
. . . 48.061 (service on partnership), 48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), 48.081 . . .
. . . R.Civ.P. and is in compliance with Florida Statute § 48.081(1). . . .
. . . Management was served on April 4, 2006, pursuant to section 48.081(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2005). . . . hearing that the corporation was in violation of section 48.091, thereby permitting service under section 48.081 . . . Section 48.081(3)(a) provides that "if service cannot be made on a registered agent because of failure . . . employee at the corporation's principal place of business or on any employee of the registered agent." § 48.081 . . .
. . . Kurzbard first attempted to serve Mecca pursuant to section 48.081(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2005), by . . . Consequently, having had difficulty in effecting service on Mecca pursuant to section 48.081, Florida . . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes, governs service of process on a corporation and must be strictly complied . . . In this instance, Kurzbard attempted to strictly comply with section 48.081, Florida Statutes, but was . . . Consequently, having been unable to comply with the requirements of section 48.081, Kurzbard served Mecca . . .
. . . . § 48.081(l)(c). . . .
. . . This court held that the service was not authorized by section 48.081, Florida Statutes, and therefore . . .
. . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (1999), permits service of process upon a corporation to be served on . . . See § 48.081(l)b-d, (2) Fla. Stat. (1999). . . . See § 48.081(3), Fla. Stat. (1999). . . . incorporation of Golden State, Phil Zamel was the authorized agent of both corporations under section 48.081 . . . Additionally, Phil Zamel was the designated agent of California Golden State under section 48.081(3), . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3), 608. 463(1), Fla. Stat. (2003); §§ 450.4207(2), 600.1920(1), Mich, Comp. . . .
. . . Third, service on a domestic corporation may be effectuated only by complying with section 48.081, Florida . . . Section 48.081(3) provides that “process may be served on the agent designated by the corporation under . . . , service of process shall be permit ted on any employee at the corporation’s place of business.” § 48.081 . . . Since this service is in accordance with sections 48.081 and 48.091, the court did not abuse its discretion . . . Section 48.081 does not provide for service upon an employee or agent of the registered agent. . . .
. . . process should be quashed for failure to properly perfect service on a corporation pursuant to section 48.081 . . . final default judgment, without prejudice to appellee to perfect service in compliance with section 48.081 . . .
. . . . § 48.081, therefore determines whether service was effected upon Defendants. . . . Ann. § 48.081 (West 2003). . . . Ann. § 48.081, as De Geetere appeared in Florida arguably on behalf, or as an agent, of Corasof when . . .
. . . 48.061 (service on partnership), 48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), 48.081 . . .
. . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2001), governs service of process on corporations and must be strictly . . . Section 48.081(1) specifies a certain hierarchy of individuals upon whom process against a corporation . . . Section 48.081(3) allows alternative service on any employee at the corporation’s place of business if . . . Hidalgo failed to follow the requirements of section 48.081(1), and thus it failed to properly serve . . . The pertinent provisions of section 48.081 provide: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic . . .
. . . service of process on International Steel’s former employee failed to satisfy the requirements of section 48.081 . . . with section 48.091, service may be made on any employee at the corporation’s place of business. § 48.081 . . . Service on Griffin as International Steel’s business agent under section 48.081(l)(d) was ineffective . . . Service on a corporation may be accomplished by serving a person listed in section 48.081(1) only if . . . Neither was service on Griffin effective under section 48.081(3), again for two reasons. . . .
. . . Section 48.081, in turn, provides for service of process by serving the president, vice president or . . . Stat. § 48.081(3); Fla. Stat. § 48.091(1). . . . Stat. § 48.081(3); Fla. Stat. § 48.091(1). . . . The plaintiff chose to serve process in accordance with the method prescribed in 48.081(1), rather than . . . serve the registered agent as provided in 48.081(3). . . .
. . . Section 48.081(1), Florida Statutes (1985), provides: Service of original process is made by delivering . . .
. . . Milandco, Ltd., Inc., 665 So.2d 375 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), section 48.081, Florida Statutes (1999), governs . . .
. . . Process against any other dissolved corporation shall be served in accordance with s. 48.081. § 48.101 . . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2000), provides for service on a corporation by serving officers of . . . Id. § 48.081(3). . . .
. . . “general manager ... in the absence of any superior officer as defined in Florida Statute, Section 48.081 . . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (2000) sets forth the manner of service on a corporation’s hierarchy . . . See § 48.081, Fla. Stat. (2000); Ludlum Enterprises, Inc. v. Outdoor Media, Inc., 250 So.2d at 649. . . .
. . . NSA argues that service was invalid because it did not comply with section 48.081(1), Florida Statutes . . . was Director of Human Resources but that he did not hold any of the positions mentioned in section 48.081 . . . Section 48.081(1) provides: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic or foreign, may be . . . Moreover, NSA’s motion to quash was based on the fact that service did not comply with section 48.081 . . . was outside the jurisdiction and without seeking to serve one of the other officers named in section 48.081 . . .
. . . The affidavit referred to “F.S. 48.081(3)” but said nothing more. . . . This is in contrast to an affidavit of service filed under section 48.081, which must show the necessity . . .
. . . . § 48.081. . . . dismiss, however, is that service of process on an out-of-state corporation’s registered agent under § 48.081 . . .
. . . things that service had not been accomplished on a person authorized to receive it under subsections 48.081 . . .
. . . natural persons is to be used for service on natural persons under the following provisions: sections 48.081 . . . 48.061 (service on partnership), 48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), 48.081 . . .
. . . alleged that service was made on an administrative assistant of Nationsbanc, in violation of section 48.081 . . . It is undisputed that the Gardens did not comply with section 48.081 in attempting to serve Nationsbanc . . . 48.091, service of process shall be permitted on any employee at the corporation’s place of business. § 48.081 . . .
. . . court entered the September 10 order, Synchron had not been served in accordance either with section 48.081 . . .
. . . partnership is a corporation, service is made on the corporation’s officers or agents, pursuant to section 48.081 . . .
. . . See § 48.081(3), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .
. . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (1997) sets forth the method for service of process on a corporation . . . See § 48.081(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3) and 48.091, Fla. Stat. (1995). . . .
. . . Appellees argue that service was appropriate against the corporation because they complied with section 48.081 . . .
. . . See § 48.081 Fla.Stat. (1995). . . .
. . . See § 48.081, Fla. Stat. (1995); Richardson v. Albury, 505 So.2d 521 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). . . .
. . . 48.061 (service on partnership), 48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), 48.081 . . .
. . . Section 48.081(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1995) authorizes service of process on a Florida corporation . . . Chilling-worth, 94 Fla. 1, 113 So. 667 (1927), the supreme court addressed a predecessor to section 48.081 . . .
. . . on a seeretary/receptionist of a foreign corporation which was not in strict compliance with section 48.081 . . . The pertinent provisions of section 48.081 provide: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic . . . Service on an employee pursuant to subsection 48.081(3) may be resorted to when service cannot be made . . . Therefore, subsection 48.081(3) only applies to corporations licensed or qualified to do business in . . . Thus, Rancher could not properly be served with process pursuant to subsection 48.081(3). . . .
. . . . § 48.081(2), Florida Statutes (1993); Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. . . .
. . . Section 48.081(3) provides: As an alternative to all of the foregoing [methods for serving process], . . . process may be served on the agent designated by the corporation under s. 48.091_ § 48.081(3), Fla.Stat . . . Further, section 48.081 specifically provides that it “does not apply to service of process on insurance . . . companies,” such as AFSLIC. § 48.081(4), Fla.Stat. (1991). . . . Like the court in Rose's Stores, the supreme court held that section 48.081(3) did not require connexity . . .
. . . because the company engaged in substantial business in Florida, jurisdiction lay pursuant to sections 48.081 . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3), 48.091, Fla. Stat. (1989); see also Country Clubs of Sarasota, Ltd. v. . . .
. . . service of process under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(3) or Florida Statutes §§ 48.091 and 48.081 . . . Section 48.081 provides: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic or foreign, may be served . . . Service of Process was not properly perfected under Florida Statutes § 48.081. . . . “Strict compliance with § 48.081 requires that a return which shows service upon an inferior officer . . . classes of officers or agents of Defendant Company in accordance with the hierarchy as set but in § 48.081 . . .
. . . or “specific” jurisdiction such as would permit service of process under Florida Statutes sections 48.081 . . .
. . . served was not an officer, agent, employee or any other person on whom service can be made under section 48.081 . . .
. . . service of the notice of intent is probably sufficient to satisfy the service required under section 48.081 . . .
. . . service on partnership), §-48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), §-48.081 . . .
. . . Corporation Systems, Inc., of Broward County as their registered agent, pursuant to sections 48.081(3 . . .
. . . court’s conclusion that appellant was properly served process, by service on its agent under section 48.081 . . . and documents sufficiently connecting the agent to the appellant for purposes of utilizing section 48.081 . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3), 48.091, 48.194, Fla. Stat. (1987). However, in the case at bar, Bern J. . . .
. . . Section 48.081(1), Florida Statutes (1989), states that process against any private corporation, domestic . . . Service of process on an officer or person listed in section 48.081(1) is effective only if that officer . . . It must be remembered that service on the officers or persons listed in section 48.081(1) is to be distinguished . . .
. . . return constituted prima facie evidence of proper service on the defendant corporation under Section 48.081 . . . Shafronsky, § 48.081(l)(a), (b), Fla.Stat. (1989), and (2) Ms. . . . . § 48.081(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (1989); see Magazine v. . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3) AND 48.-091(1) [1983] CONFERRED UPON A COURT PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER A FOREIGN CORPORATION . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3) and 48.091(1) [1983] conferred upon a court personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation . . . The issue before this Court involves the interpretation of section 48.081 of the Florida Statutes (1983 . . . The language in section 48.081(3) simply says that service on a foreign corporation may be made upon . . . The plain language makes clear that there is no con-nexity requirement in section 48.081(3). . . . (5), it must have intended to include the requirement in section 48.081(3). . . .
. . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes, provides that service on a corporation, domestic or foreign, may be . . .
. . . Blatt, 118 So.2d 71 (Fla. 3d DCA 1960); §§ 48.081(1)(d), 48.081(3), Fla.Stat. (1987); Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.070 . . .
. . . Section 48.081, Florida Statutes (1987) governs service of process on corporations. . . . Holding, Inc. v Innkeepers Supply Co., A Division of Holiday Inns, Inc., 464 So.2d at 654 [interpreting § 48.081 . . .
. . . Service on Universal Caribbean was made pursuant to section 48.081(5), Florida Statutes (1987) on Jack . . . the instant case, appellees attempted service on defendant Universal Caribbean under both sections 48.081 . . . whether service was proper on Universal Caribbean through Limited as business agent, under section 48.081 . . .
. . . We also reject other grounds the landlord raises except the nondispositive ground that F.S. 48.081 is . . . With a corporate defendant, if any of the persons enumerated in F.S. 48.081(1) are located in the county . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3) and 48.091(1) (West Supp.1988) when White served CT. . . . Con-nexity, White argued, never applied to sections 48.081(3) and 48.091(1). . . . WHETHER, IN ACTIONS THAT ACCRUED BEFORE 1984, SERVICE ON A REGISTERED AGENT PURSUANT TO FLA.STAT.ANN. §§ 48.081 . . .
. . . service on partnership), § 48.071 (service on agents of nonresidents doing business in the state), § 48.081 . . .
. . . jurisdiction of that State____” In Florida, service of process upon a corporation is governed by § 48.081 . . . motion had not shown that any of the officers or agents listed in subsection (l)(a) through (d) of § 48.081 . . . reliance on Dade Erection Serv. lies in the fact that the case interpreted an earlier version of § 48.081 . . .
. . . According to the Cherrys, since service was made on Rose’s registered agent via section 48.081(3), Florida . . . court determined that neither the legislature nor the supreme court imposed a limitation on section 48.081 . . . On appeal, the appellants contended that service of process was proper pursuant to section 48.081(1), . . . be read in pari materia with section 48.-081, and stated: Under this construction, Florida Statute § 48.081 . . . Section 48.081 provides as follows: (1) Process against any private corporation, domestic or foreign, . . .
. . . Keasbey & Mattison Co., 140 So.2d 125 (Fla. 3d DCA 1962); § 48.081(l)(a), (d), (2), Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .
. . . the grounds that the jurisdictional allegations of the complaints meet the requirements of sections 48.081 . . . obvious, however, that the allegations of the complaints do not purport to track the language of sections 48.081 . . . state and is actually engaged in the transaction of business therefrom, within the meaning of section 48.081 . . . is engaged in substantial and not isolated activity within this state within the meaning of section 48.081 . . .
. . . Section 48.081(1)(d), Fla. . . . Section 48.081(3), Fla. . . .
. . . The Richardsons elected to achieve service of process on PEMHS under subsection (3) of section 48.081 . . . time and that the associate director was not one of the proper individuals to be served under section 48.081 . . . This court has previously held that “sections 48.081 and 48.091 provide the exclusive means of effecting . . . Both of those cases concern the construction of subsection (1) of section 48.081. . . . SCHEB, A.C.J., and HALL, J., concur. . § 48.081(3), Fla.Stat. (1985), states: "As an alternative to all . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(5), 48.181(3) and 48.193. . . . Jurisdiction Under Fla.Stat. § 48.081(5) (1983) In addition, Polskie claims that service of process on . . . sufficient to support the exercise of personal jurisdiction over Seasafe Transport under Fla.Stat. § 48.081 . . . We find Pol-skie did not sustain its burden of justifying jurisdiction under Fla.Stat. § 48.081(5) (1983 . . . Fla.Stat. 48.081(5) (1983). . . .
. . . Iacono, 367 So.2d 275 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979); §§ 48.081, 48.161, 48.194, Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .
. . . . §§ 48.081(3), 48.091, Fla.Stat. (1983). Compare State v. . . .
. . . nor one of the statutorily designated classes of persons enumerated for service of process in section 48.081 . . . The return contains the same printed language regarding compliance with section 48.081(3) for failure . . . found no officer or agent present — so he “served Marvin Lieberman [Assistant Manager] as employee per 48.081 . . . An examination of the pertinent statutes, sections 48.081 and 48.091, shows that service upon an employee . . . pursuant to section 48.081(3) may be resorted to when service cannot be made upon the agent registered . . .
. . . issues, Kindle argues that service was ineffective because it was not made in compliance with section 48.081 . . .