Florida Statute 56.051 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 56
FINAL PROCESS

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F.S. 56.051

56.051 Executions; collection when against principal and sureties.—Where there are executions against principals and sureties, or an execution against a principal and surety or sureties, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officer to make the money out of the property of the principal, unless the principal be insolvent or has no property, in which case the execution may proceed against the property of the sureties.

History.—s. 7, Mar. 15, 1844; RS 1189; GS 1617; RGS 2821; CGL 4508; s. 11, ch. 67-254; s. 299, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 55.19.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 56.051

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 56.051.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 56.051

Total Results: 2

State, Dept. of Rev. v. Skladanuk

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-11-27

Citation: 683 So. 2d 624

Snippet: weekly child care of $51.81, and an additional $56.51 weekly toward an arrearage of $19,408.24. No appeal

Haydon v. Weltmer, Et Vir

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-04-04

Citation: 187 So. 772, 137 Fla. 130, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1797

Snippet: this principle is McGowin v. Remington, 12 Pa. 56, 51 Am. Dec. 584 (1840). The opinion in that case contains