Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 77.19 (2025)

Amount retained by garnishee.

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77.19 Amount retained by garnishee.—No garnishee who is indebted to or has in his or her possession the money of a person whose money or credits may be garnisheed shall retain out of the money more than double the amount which the writ of garnishment specifies as the amount plaintiff expects to recover or more than double the amount of the judgment plaintiff has recovered.

History.—s. 2, ch. 4393, 1895; GS 2145; RGS 3447; CGL 5300; s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 397, ch. 95-147.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Arnold, Matheny, Pa v. First Am. Holdings, 982 So. 2d 628 (Fla. 2008).

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Arnold, Matheny, Pa v. First Am. Holdings, 982 So. 2d 628 (Fla. 2008). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] Section 77.19, Florida Statutes (2002), states, "No garnishee .”

SEC. Bank v. Bellsouth Adv. & Pub. Corp., 679 So. 2d 795 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996). · cites it 2× “" § 77.19, Fla.Stat. When a prejudgment garnishee is holding double the amount which plaintiff seeks, and the prejudgment garnishee defaults, when should judgment be entered against the garnishee, and in what amount? Subsection 77.”

Dixie Nat'l Bank v. Chase, 485 So. 2d 1353 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). · cites it 2× “Section 77.19, Florida Statutes (1983), specifically so provides: "No garnishee who is indebted to or has in his possession the money of a person whose money or credits may be garnished shall retain out of the money more than double the amount which the writ of garnishment…”

First Am. Bank & Trust v. Georgacopoulos, 472 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “-06(2), Florida Statutes (1983), to retain any deposit or account of the defendant, subject to the limitations of section 77.19. Section 77.19 permits the bank to retain up to “double the amount which the writ of garnishment specifies as the amount plaintiff expects to recover…”

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