Florida Statute 48.31 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 48
PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 48.31

48.31 Removal of certified process servers; false return of service.—

(1) A certified process server may be removed from the list of certified process servers for any malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence, as provided by court rule.

(2) A certified process server must be disinterested in any process he or she serves; if the certified process server willfully and knowingly executes a false return of service, he or she is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and shall be permanently barred from serving process in this state.

History.—s. 5, ch. 88-135; s. 285, ch. 95-147.

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Amendments to 48.31

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 48.31

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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