48.195
Service of foreign process.
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48.195 Service of foreign process.—
(1) The service of process issued by a court of a state other than Florida may be made by the sheriffs of this state in the same manner as service of process issued by Florida courts. The provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to permit a sheriff to take any action against personal property, real property, or persons.
(2) An officer serving such foreign process shall be deemed as acting in the performance of his or her duties for the purposes of ss. 30.01, 30.02, 843.01, and 843.02, but shall not be held liable as provided in s. 839.19 for failure to execute any process delivered to him or her for service.
(3) The sheriffs shall be entitled to charge fees for the service of foreign process, and the fees shall be the same as fees for the service of comparable process for the Florida courts. When the service of foreign process requires duties to be performed in excess of those required by Florida courts, the sheriff may perform the additional duties and may collect reasonable additional compensation for the additional duties performed.
History.—s. 7, ch. 79-396; s. 36, ch. 81-259; s. 11, ch. 91-45; s. 282, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1987–1987 · leading case: In Re Asbestos Litigation
In Re Asbestos Litigation (1987)
“The amendment to Fla.Stat. § 48.195 abolished this "connexity" requirement.”
Hammer v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1987)
“The amendment to Fla.Stat. § 48.195 abolished this “connexity” requirement.”
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