Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 78.032 (2025)

Venue.

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78.032 Venue.—An action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or where the cause of action accrued. An action that includes a cause of action for replevin and other causes of action may be brought in any county where venue is proper under chapter 47 for any of the other causes of action or in any county where venue for the replevin is proper under this section.

History.—s. 2, ch. 93-81.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2014 · leading case: Johnson v. Am. First Fed., Inc., 133 So. 3d 559 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).

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Johnson v. Am. First Fed., Inc., 133 So. 3d 559 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). “Newly-created section 78.032, entitled “Venue,” provided: An action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or where the cause of action accrued.”

Orlando Tower Serv., Inc. v. Koon, 647 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994). · cites it 2× “On its first point, Orlando Tower Service relies upon section 78.032, Florida Statutes (1993), providing “an action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or…”

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