Florida Statute 49.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 49
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 49.021

49.021 Service of process by publication, upon whom.—Where personal service of process or, if appropriate, service of process under s. 48.194 cannot be had, service of process by publication may be had upon any party, natural or corporate, known or unknown, including:

(1) Any known or unknown natural person, and, when described as such, the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any known or unknown person who is known to be dead or is not known to be either dead or alive;

(2) Any corporation or other legal entity, whether its domicile be foreign, domestic, or unknown, and whether dissolved or existing, including corporations or other legal entities not known to be dissolved or existing, and, when described as such, the unknown assigns, successors in interest, trustees, or any other party claiming by, through, under, or against any named corporation or legal entity;

(3) Any group, firm, entity, or persons who operate or do business, or have operated or done business, in this state, under a name or title which includes the word “corporation,” “company,” “incorporated,” “inc.,” or any combination thereof, or under a name or title which indicates, tends to indicate or leads one to think that the same may be a corporation or other legal entity; and

(4) All claimants under any of such parties.

Unknown parties may be proceeded against exclusively or together with other parties.

History.—s. 2, ch. 20452, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 5, ch. 67-254; s. 6, ch. 93-250.

Note.—Former s. 48.02.

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Amendments to 49.021

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 49.021

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 49.021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 49.021

Total Results: 20

CRAIG A. MARLOWE vs CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, KEVIN VAN DYKE, MARCY A. VAN DYKE, PAUL A. LEONARD AND SUSAN J. LEONARD, TRUSTEES OF THE LEONARD FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED 23RD JANUARY, 2007, ET AL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-08

Snippet: in any court on any party identified in [section 49.021, Florida Statutes], in any action or proceeding”

CRAIG A. MARLOWE vs CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, KEVIN VAN DYKE, MARCY A. VAN DYKE, PAUL A. LEONARD AND SUSAN J. LEONARD, TRUSTEES OF THE LEONARD FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED 23RD JANUARY, 2007, ET AL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-07-14

Snippet: any court on any party identified in [section 49.021, Florida Statutes], in any action or proceeding”

JOSH METNICK v. RIGHT OF THE DOT, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-08-31

Snippet: made in any court on any party identified in s. 49.021 in any action or proceeding: . . . [sections 49

Epstein v. Brunel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-24

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1173

Snippet: service of process by publication pursuant to section 49.021 was appropriate because defendant’s residence

RAFAEL BENAVENTE and CLARA E. BENAVENTE v. OCEAN VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC., INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-28

Citation: 260 So. 3d 313

Snippet: DCA 2016); accord § 49.011, Fla. Stat. (2017); § 49.021, Fla. Stat. (2017); § 49.041, Fla. Stat. (2017);

GREG HOWARD v. DAVID GUALT

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-31

Citation: 259 So. 3d 119

Snippet: 4th DCA 2016) (citations omitted); Fla. Stat. § 49.021 (2014). The plaintiff’s affidavit of diligent

Green Emerald Homes, LLC v. Bank of New York Mellon

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-08

Citation: 204 So. 3d 512

Snippet: 67 So.3d 435, 436 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011). As section 49.021, Florida Statutes (2014), allows for constructive

Martins v. Oaks Master Property Owners Ass'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-14

Citation: 159 So. 3d 142, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 18683, 2014 WL 5877856

Snippet: ascertainable.” Id. Pursuant to sections 49.011(1) and 49.021(1), Florida Statutes (2010), service of process

State ex rel. J.M.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-01-28

Citation: 144 So. 3d 853, 2014 WL 340999

Snippet: interest at least as well.” Warner, 2005-1303, pp. 48-49; 21 So.3d at 253-254. The statute restricts only the

Estela v. Cavalcanti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-12-21

Citation: 76 So. 3d 1054, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 20460, 2011 WL 6372943

Snippet: 954 So.2d 1179, 1181 (Fla. 3d DCA2007). Section 49.021, Florida Statutes (2010), provides, in pertinent

Twin Oaks Villas, Ltd. v. Joel D. Smith, L.L.C.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-12-02

Citation: 79 So. 3d 67, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 19200, 2011 WL 6032692

Snippet: provision of section 48.061 controlled over section 49.021, instead pointing out that the courts are required

1321 Whitfield, LLC v. Silverman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-08-24

Citation: 67 So. 3d 435, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13337, 2011 WL 3685757

Snippet: limited liability company is permitted under section 49.021(2), Florida Statutes (2009). And because Whitfield

Miller v. Partin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-03-12

Citation: 31 So. 3d 224, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 3378, 2010 WL 837863

Snippet: party, natural or corporation, known or unknown. § 49.021, Fla. Stat. (2007). Pursuant to section 49.011

Lewis v. Fifth Third Mortgage Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-02-10

Citation: 38 So. 3d 157, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 1362

Snippet: service of process under s. 48.194 cannot be had.” § 49.021, Fla. Stat. (2007) (emphasis added); see Taylor

Brown v. Cowell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-10-20

Citation: 19 So. 3d 1171, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15778, 2009 WL 3349659

Snippet: annulment where the requirements of sections 49.011, 49.021, and 49.041, Florida Statutes (2008), have been

Hull v. LENDING HOUSE, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-09-02

Citation: 19 So. 3d 404, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12821, 2009 WL 2762821

Snippet: substitute service on defendant Hull was appropriate. §§ 49.021, .031, .041, Fla. Stat. (2008). There was evidence

Redfield Invs. v. Village of Pinecrest

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-09-03

Citation: 990 So. 2d 1135, 2008 WL 4057960

Snippet: utilized where personal service can be had, see § 49.021, the use of such qualifying terminology, at a minimum

Kopecky v. Kopecka

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-11-14

Citation: 967 So. 2d 1109, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 18148, 2007 WL 3355576

Snippet: by publication pursuant to sections 49.011 and 49.021, Florida Statutes (2007). The clerk of the court

In Re Standard Jury Inst. in Crim. Cases-Report 2007-01

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-08-30

Citation: 965 So. 2d 811, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 530, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1535, 2007 WL 2438370

Snippet: Commissions of Crime 817.49 21.4 ---------------------------------------------------

Dept. of Children and Families v. JJE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-30

Citation: 953 So. 2d 659, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4670

Snippet: terminate parental rights. Sections 49.011(13), 49.021(1), Florida Statutes (2006); rule 8.505(c). If