Florida Statute 57.061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 57
COURT COSTS

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F.S. 57.061

57.061 Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure.—

(1) SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.—Any person aggrieved by any charge for costs by any officer may have its correctness determined by a court and jury by giving 5 days’ notice to the officer making the charge, stating in the notice the time and place of trial. The judge shall enter the action for trial on the day specified in the notice unless he or she extends the time.

(2) VERDICT AND JUDGMENT.—If the jury finds for plaintiff, it shall find the amount which has been improperly collected and the court shall enter judgment for 4 times the amount on which execution shall issue.

History.—ss. 4, 5, 6, Mar. 10, 1843; s. 2, ch. 73, 1847; RS 1305; GS 1737; RGS 2952; CGL 4676; s. 13, ch. 67-254; s. 313, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 58.06.

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LAKE COUNTY COM'RS v. Walburn

409 So. 2d 153

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 28, 1982 | Docket: 526495

Cited 9 times | Published

" 2 Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation, § 57.61 at 10-164.90. Restated, the requisite causal relationship

Fellows, Read & Weber v. Lance

406 So. 2d 1286, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21985

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 1981 | Docket: 64586673

Published

The Law of Workmen’s Compensation, Volume 2, § 57.61. The E/C has argued that there must be medical