Florida Statute 76.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 76
ATTACHMENT

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76.03 Courts from which attachments shall issue.—Attachments shall be issued by a judge of the court which has jurisdiction of the amount claimed by the creditor, but if the property to be attached is being actually removed from the state and the creditor is unable to obtain process from the proper court in time to prevent such removal, any judge may issue the writ, making it returnable to the proper court and immediately sending all papers in the action to the clerk of the court to which the writ is returnable.

History.—s. 2, Feb. 15, 1834; s. 1, ch. 250, 1849; RS 1636; GS 2100; RGS 3401; CGL 5254; s. 26, ch. 67-254; s. 15, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 78-38.

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State v. Steele, 921 So. 2d 538 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 21 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

recommend the death penalty. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-207(5)(b) (2003); State v. Carter, 888 P.2d 629

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Brennan v. State, 754 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1999).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1999 WL 506966

offense to criminal court)); Utah (see Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-206 (1995), § 76-5-202 (Supp.1998); see also Utah

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Irma Ovalles v. United States, 905 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2018).

Cited 18 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Code § 76-6-409.8(2). Id. § 76-3-203(2). Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 17

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In Re Amendments to Fla. Rules Civ. Proc., 604 So. 2d 1110 (Fla. 1992).

Cited 15 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1992 WL 163953

...ORDERED in at ____________________, Florida, on ______________, 19__ __________________________ Judge Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

...ORDERED inat ____________________, Florida, on _______________, 19__ __________________________ Judge Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

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Metro. Dade Cty. v. Kelly, 348 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16284

appellees' position. Wright on Federal Courts, § 76; 3 Moore, Federal Practice, § 14.28(2), Odette v.

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Tampa Wholesale Co. v. Foodtown, USA, Inc., 166 So. 2d 711 (Fla. 2d DCA 1964).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 142 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 508

Unfair Competition and Trade-Marks (2d Edition) § 76.3; Annotation, 148 A.L.R. 12; 52 Am. Jur., Trade-Marks

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Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, 858 So. 2d 1013 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 797, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1779, 2003 WL 22410375

attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979). FORM 1.977. FACT INFORMATION

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Florida Bar, 391 So. 2d 165 (Fla. 1980).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4428

...his Court ORDERED in Florida, on -, 19_ (Name of Clerk) As Clerk of the-Court By As Deputy Clerk- Judge Committee Note The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

...this Court ORDERED in .Florida, on-, 19_ (Name of Clerk) As Clerk-of-the Court By As Deputy Clerk Judge Committee Note The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

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Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, 773 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. 2000).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2312, 2000 WL 1472356

...ient to satisfy the sum of $.and costs. ORDERED at., Florida, on .,19.(date).... Judge Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

...to satisfy the debt to be foreclosed. ORDERED at ., Florida, on .,19.(date).... Judge Committee Notes 1980 Amendment. The direction is modernized and the combination with the summons deleted. A writ of attachment must now be issued by a judge under section 76.03, Florida Statutes (1979)....

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Irma Ovalles v. United States (11th Cir. 2018).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

082(3)(d). 86 Utah Code § 76-6-409.8(2). 87 Id. § 76-3-203(2). 88 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 17. 89

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Irma Ovalles v. United States (11th Cir. 2018).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

082(3)(d). 86 Utah Code § 76-6-409.8(2). 87 Id. § 76-3-203(2). 88 Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, § 17. 89

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