Florida Statute 56.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 56
FINAL PROCESS

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F.S. 56.021

56.021 Executions; issuance and return, alias, etc.—When issued, an execution is valid and effective during the life of the judgment, order, or decree on which it is issued. When fully paid, the officer executing it shall make his or her return and file it in the court which issued the execution. If the execution is lost or destroyed, the party entitled thereto may have an alias, pluries or other copies on making proof of such loss or destruction by affidavit and filing it in the court issuing the execution.

History.—s. 1, Feb. 17, 1833; RS 1187; GS 1615; RGS 2819; CGL 4506; ss. 1, 2, ch. 17904, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 4505(1); s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 298, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2016-33.

Note.—Former s. 55.16.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 56.021

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 56.021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 56.021

Total Results: 20

SARA ROSENBERG, etc. v. U.S. BANK, N.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-05-03

Snippet: order of the court at any time after judgment.”); § 56.021, Fla. Stat. (“When issued, an execution is valid

METRO DADE FIREFIGHTERS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 1403 v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-30

Snippet: “Disability Program”), as enumerated in sections 2- 56.21 through 2-56.27.1 of the Miami-Dade County Code

Stettner v. Richardson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-07-16

Citation: 143 So. 3d 987, 2014 WL 3456201, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 10906

Snippet: notice of the sheriffs sale as required by section 56.21, Florida Statutes (2009). Richardson had filed an

Park Finance of Broward, Inc. v. Jones

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-13

Citation: 94 So. 3d 617, 2011 WL 2694573, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11004

Snippet: the judgment or decree on which it is issued.” § 56.021, Fla. Stat. (2009). An execution is thus “subject

Corzo Trucking Corp. v. West

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-06-01

Citation: 61 So. 3d 1285, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8072, 2011 WL 2135589

Snippet: the judgment or decree on which it is issued.” § 56.021, Fla. Stat. (2009). "Subject to the provisions

Gamez v. First Union National Bank of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-03-10

Citation: 31 So. 3d 220, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 2943

Snippet: and not to real property.” Id. at 383. Section 56.21, Florida Statutes (2005), establishes the notice

Westport Recovery Corp. v. Batista

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-09-12

Citation: 965 So. 2d 1189, 2007 WL 2609377

Snippet: satisfaction of a writ of execution. Pursuant to section 56.021 of the Florida Statutes (2005), the sheriff may

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2005-08-23

Snippet: property, must be noticed as prescribed in section 56.21, Florida Statutes. The sale must take place at the

Levine v. Gonzalez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-05-11

Citation: 901 So. 2d 969, 2005 WL 1109590

Snippet: the procedures contained in Florida Statute §§ 56.21, 56.22, 56.25. All proceeds shall be held for distribution

Bankers Trust Co. v. Edwards

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-07-21

Citation: 849 So. 2d 1160, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 10907, 2003 WL 21685831

Snippet: execution sales, undertaken pursuant to sections 56.21 through 56.25, Florida Statutes (2002), obviously

Westerheide v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-17

Citation: 831 So. 2d 93, 2002 WL 31319386

Snippet: safety of others. Westerheide, 767 So.2d at 655-56. [21] I disagree with the majority's statement that

Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-08-08

Citation: 805 So. 2d 835, 2001 WL 883234

Snippet: the judgment or decree on which it is issued." § 56.021, Fla. Stat. (2000); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.550(a). An

Betaco, Inc. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-16

Citation: 752 So. 2d 696, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 1323, 2000 WL 193578

Snippet: life of the judgment on which it is issued. See § 56.021, Fla. Stat. (1997). Section 55.091, Florida Statutes

Ferraro v. Mazurek

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-07-09

Citation: 621 So. 2d 532, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 7306, 1993 WL 247123

Snippet: to notice of the sheriff’s sale. See §§ 56.16, 56.21, Fla.Stat. (1991); see generally Coe v. Armour Fertilizer

Bit-O-Sweden, Inc. v. Kittredge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-09-06

Citation: 566 So. 2d 364, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 6712, 1990 WL 127342

Snippet: comply with the technical requirements of section 56.21, Florida Statutes, which states in pertinent part:

Metropolitan Dade County v. Sykes

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-02-27

Citation: 557 So. 2d 228, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1190, 1990 WL 17490

Snippet: provision of the Metropolitan Dade County Code § 2-56.21 which provides a salary continuation plan for in-line-of-duty

QUAY DEV. v. Elegante Bldg. Corp.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-01-08

Citation: 392 So. 2d 901, 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2546

Snippet: involves the constitutionality of former section 56.21, Florida Statutes (1975), which provided the procedure

Gibson v. Sampson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-12-20

Citation: 353 So. 2d 609, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16914

Snippet: (The Apopka Chief) pursuant to Florida Statute § 56.21 (1975). Not surprisingly, neither the husband nor

Helinger v. Allen

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-11-16

Citation: 352 So. 2d 122, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16916

Snippet: January 3, 1976, at 11:00 a. m. Pursuant to Section 56.21, Florida Statutes (1975), the sheriff’s department

Commercial Bank of Okeechobee v. Proctor

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-08-17

Citation: 349 So. 2d 710, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16545

Snippet: therefore subject to decay, and pursuant to Section 56.21,3 Florida Statutes, ordered the Sheriff of Marion