Florida Statute 56.011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 56
FINAL PROCESS

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F.S. 56.011

56.011 Executions; capias ad satisfaciendum abolished.—A capias ad satisfaciendum may not be issued upon a judgment, nor may the body of any person be subject to arrest or confinement for the payment of money, except for fines imposed by lawful authority.

History.—s. 53, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 1184; GS 1612; RGS 2816; CGL 4503; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 2, ch. 2016-33.

Note.—Former s. 55.14.

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Locke v. Stuart

113 So. 2d 402

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 1959 | Docket: 1490980

Cited 19 times | Published

judgment hearing. See Moore's Fed. Pract., Vol. 6, § 56.11(10). Presumptions of law merely assist the party

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 21, 1974 | Docket: 3255290

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releases property only until the date of the sale. Section 56.11, supra, provides that the defendant in execution