Florida Statute 48.27 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 48
PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 48.27

48.27 Certified process servers.—

(1) The chief judge of each judicial circuit may establish an approved list of natural persons designated as certified process servers. The chief judge may periodically add to such list the names of those natural persons who have met the requirements for certification provided for in s. 48.29. Each person whose name has been added to the approved list is subject to annual recertification and reappointment by the chief judge of a judicial circuit. The chief judge shall prescribe appropriate forms for application for inclusion on the list of certified process servers. A reasonable fee for the processing of any such application must be charged.

(2)(a) The addition of a person’s name to the list authorizes him or her to serve initial nonenforceable civil process on a person found within the circuit where the process server is certified when a civil action has been filed against such person in the circuit court or in a county court in the state. Upon filing an action in circuit or county court, a person may select from the list for the circuit where the process is to be served one or more certified process servers to serve initial nonenforceable civil process.

(b) The addition of a person’s name to the list authorizes him or her to serve criminal witness subpoenas and criminal summonses on a person found within the circuit where the process server is certified. The state in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or any party in a criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding may select from the list for the circuit where the process is to be served one or more certified process servers to serve the subpoena or summons.

(3) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to exclude a sheriff or deputy or other person appointed by the sheriff pursuant to s. 48.021 from serving process or to exclude a person from appointment by individual motion and order to serve process in any civil action in accordance with Rule 1.070(b) of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

History.—s. 3, ch. 88-135; s. 5, ch. 97-96; s. 3, ch. 98-410; s. 3, ch. 2009-215.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 48.27

Total Results: 14

City of Aventura v. Masone

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-11-30

Citation: 89 So. 3d 233, 2011 WL 5964359, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19039

Snippet: Aventura, Fla., City Code, ch. 48, art. 3 §§ 48-26, 48-27, 48-29, 48-31. The Ordinance mandates that the Traffic

INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICES v. Mitchel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-07-05

Citation: 931 So. 2d 1073, 2006 WL 1816442

Snippet: sanctions against Integrated in the amount of $48,027.86. The sanction judgment was entered on May 24

Cannella v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-11-15

Citation: 801 So. 2d 94, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 754, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 2273, 2001 WL 1422463

Snippet: not qualified under the former version of section 48.27 or section 48.021(3), Florida Statute[s] (1996)

Decker v. Kaplus

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-06-02

Citation: 763 So. 2d 1229, 2000 WL 707290

Snippet: the service of process was void under sections 48.27(1) and (2), Florida Statutes (1996), because the

Farrey's Wholesale Hardware Co., Inc. v. Hobesound Indus. Park, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-10-21

Citation: 719 So. 2d 374, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 13459, 1998 WL 764686

Snippet: Palm Beach County, according to sections 48.27(1) and 48.27(2), Florida Statutes (1997). These sections

Dickinson v. Dickinson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-23

Citation: 706 So. 2d 114, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 1638, 1998 WL 69068

Snippet: the action originated, in violation of section 48.27(2), Florida Statutes. Regarding the first point

Sutor v. Cochran

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-01-29

Citation: 687 So. 2d 897, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 303, 1997 WL 30814

Snippet: the chief judge of each county. See §§ 48.021, 48.27. The statutory scheme for the two types of appointed

Abbate v. Provident Nat. Bank

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-01-21

Citation: 631 So. 2d 312, 1994 WL 12396

Snippet: "Florida Certified Process Servers Act." Section 48.27, Florida Statutes, entitled "Certified process servers"

Avellone v. Mehta

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-06-13

Citation: 544 So. 2d 1122, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1446, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 3374, 1989 WL 62763

Snippet: 537 (Fla.), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 825, 91 S.Ct. 48, 27 L.Ed.2d 53 (1970). “Imposition of costs after judgment

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1989-01-09

Snippet: 1 Section 48.27(1), F.S., as created by s. 3, Ch. 88-135, Laws of Florida. 2 Section 48.27(2), Ch. 88-135

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1989-01-05

Snippet: for certification of process servers. 3 Section 48.27(2), F.S., as created by s. 3, Ch. 88-135, Laws of

Bystrom v. Florida Rock Industries

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-10-06

Citation: 513 So. 2d 742, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2366

Snippet: 537 (Fla.), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 825, 91 S.Ct. 48, 27 L.Ed.2d 53 (1970). In the instant case, the appraiser

Thursby v. Reynolds Metals Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-03-06

Citation: 466 So. 2d 245

Snippet: 2d DCA 1970), cert. den., 400 U.S. 825, 91 S.Ct. 48, 27 L.Ed.2d 53 (1970). Appellant has shown no abuse

Durrance v. Sanders

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-03-30

Citation: 329 So. 2d 26

Snippet: 230 So.2d 476, cert. den. 400 U.S. 825, 91 S.Ct. 48, 27 L.Ed.2d 53 (1970)) Under the circumstances of the