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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 48.101148.101 Service on domestic dissolved corporations, dissolved limited liability companies, dissolved limited partnerships, dissolved limited liability partnerships, and business organizations in receivership.—(1) Process against the directors of any corporation that was dissolved before July 1, 1990, as trustees of the dissolved corporation must be served on one or more of the directors of the dissolved corporation as trustees thereof and binds all of the directors of the dissolved corporation as trustees thereof. (2)(a) Process against any other dissolved domestic corporation must be served in accordance with s. 48.081. (b) In addition, provided that service was first properly attempted on the registered agent pursuant to s. 48.081(2), but was not successful, service may then be attempted as required under s. 48.081(3). In addition to the persons listed in s. 48.081(3), service may then be attempted on the person appointed by the circuit court as the trustee, custodian, or receiver under s. 607.1405(6). (c) A party attempting to serve a dissolved domestic for-profit corporation under this section may petition the court to appoint one of the persons specified in s. 607.1405(6) to receive service of process on behalf of the corporation. (3)(a) Process against any dissolved domestic limited liability company must be served in accordance with s. 48.062. (b) In addition, provided that service was first properly attempted on the registered agent pursuant to s. 48.062(2), but was not successful, service may then be attempted as required under s. 48.062(3). In addition to the persons listed in s. 48.062(3), service on a dissolved domestic limited liability company may be made on the person appointed as the liquidator, trustee, or receiver under s. 605.0709. (c) A party attempting to serve a dissolved domestic limited liability company under this section may petition the court to appoint one of the persons specified in s. 605.0709(5) to receive service of process on behalf of the limited liability company. (4) Process against any dissolved domestic limited partnership must be served in accordance with s. 48.061. (5) Notwithstanding this section and during the pendency of the receivership, a party attempting to serve process on a domestic business entity, business trust, or sole proprietorship in receivership may effectuate service by personal service on the receiver. History.—s. 1, ch. 19064, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 4251(1); s. 4, ch. 67-254; s. 3, ch. 97-230; s. 7, ch. 2022-190; s. 2, ch. 2025-13. 1Note.—Section 5, ch. 2025-13, provides:“(1) The amendments made to chapter 48, Florida Statutes, by chapter 2022-190, Laws of Florida, apply to causes of action that accrued on or after January 2, 2023, and to all causes of action that accrued before January 2, 2023, for which service of process was effectuated on or after January 2, 2023. “(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any service of process that occurred between January 2, 2023, and October 1, 2025, which has not been invalidated by a court, is valid if such service complied with either chapter 48, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2022-190, Laws of Florida, or the laws governing service of process in effect before January 2, 2023, which would have applied in the absence of chapter 2022-190, Laws of Florida. “(3) The amendments made by this act apply to all service of process made or effectuated on or after October 1, 2025, regardless of whether the cause of action accrued before, on, or after October 1, 2025. “(4) This section does not extend or modify the time for challenging the validity of any service of process and does not revive any ability to challenge the validity of service of process which has previously been waived.” Note.—Former s. 47.22.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 48.101
Total Results: 19
629 So. 2d 196, 1993 WL 461997
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1993 | Docket: 1263495
Cited 16 times | Published
Stoeffler's attempted service of process on Riden I, section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1991)[2] specifically directs
604 So. 2d 1110, 1992 WL 163953
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 1992 | Docket: 1686576
Cited 15 times | Published
the state), § 48.081 (service on corporation), § 48.101
(service on dissolved corporations), § 48.111
715 So. 2d 1132, 1998 WL 518558
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 21, 1998 | Docket: 1365773
Cited 10 times | Published
principal officer and director, and by reason of F.S. § 48.101, is now a trustee of the dissolved corporation
536 So. 2d 974
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 1988 | Docket: 1759905
Cited 9 times | Published
the state), § 48.081 (service on
corporation), § 48.101 (service on dissolved corporations), §
48.111
824 So. 2d 340, 2002 WL 2005975
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 2002 | Docket: 1435502
Cited 6 times | Published
voluntarily dissolved as a corporation.
Under section 48.101, service of process on corporations dissolved
677 So. 2d 953, 1996 WL 426080
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 31, 1996 | Docket: 1270433
Cited 5 times | Published
he was authorized to receive process under section 48.101. Because Drucker was the president of DCF and
666 So. 2d 279, 1996 WL 16585
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1996 | Docket: 1510873
Cited 5 times | Published
process had to be accomplished pursuant to section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1991). This section requires
432 F. Supp. 151, 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15524
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1977 | Docket: 798606
Cited 5 times | Published
directors-trustees of the corporation. Fla.Stat. § 48.101.
It seems clear that under the legislative plan
703 So. 2d 1226, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 19, 1998 WL 2512
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 1998 | Docket: 1349397
Cited 4 times | Published
the trial court was incorrect in construing section 48.101 as the sole and exclusive method of effecting
737 So. 2d 1129, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 9599, 1999 WL 538101
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1999 | Docket: 1301172
Cited 3 times | Published
statutory provision applicable to the present case, section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1991), this court has held
719 So. 2d 937, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 11639, 1998 WL 634941
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1998 | Docket: 1352044
Cited 3 times | Published
was invalid because not in compliance with section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1993), and that the judgment
502 So. 2d 976, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 515, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6652
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1987 | Docket: 1181397
Cited 3 times | Published
denying the defendant's motion to quash service.
Section 48.101, Florida Statutes, provides:
Process against
363 So. 2d 1117
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 1978 | Docket: 35121
Cited 3 times | Published
Director/Trustee." This service, pursuant to Section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1977), was made on January
72 So. 3d 814, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 17378, 2011 WL 5170016
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 2011 | Docket: 60303321
Cited 2 times | Published
dictated by section 48.081, Fla. Stat. (2007).
Section 48.101, Florida Statutes (2007), titled “Service on
801 So. 2d 94, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 754, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 2273, 2001 WL 1422463
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2001 | Docket: 1744767
Cited 2 times | Published
The district court held that, pursuant to section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1991), service of process
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 26, 2022 | Docket: 64432169
Published
another person to use its registration.”
26 C.F.R. § 48.101-1(i)(1).
Here, ABF submitted its Form 637
812 So. 2d 506, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 3558, 2002 WL 428868
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 20, 2002 | Docket: 64813869
Published
that NTCA was properly served. Prior to 1997, section 48.101, Florida Statutes (2000), which addresses service
789 So. 2d 1064, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 8044, 2001 WL 649659
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 2001 | Docket: 64806889
Published
representative capacity upon Florescue, pursuant to section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1991).
Jesson, Florescue
560 So. 2d 1388, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 3349, 1990 WL 62841
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 1990 | Docket: 64650379
Published
Art. I, § 21, Fla. Const. (1968).
Pursuant to section 48.101, Florida Statutes (1987), “Process against
