79.03

Service of writ.

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79.03 Service of writ.When issued, the writ shall be served by the sheriff of the county in which the petitioner is alleged to be detained on the officer or other person against whom it is issued, or in his or her absence from the place where the prisoner is confined, on the person having the immediate custody of the prisoner. When the sheriff of the county is the person holding the party detained, a delivery to or receipt of the writ by the sheriff is sufficient service.
History.s. 2, ch. 3129, 1879; RS 1772; GS 2249; RGS 3572; CGL 5436; s. 29, ch. 67-254; s. 415, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Young v. Simmons
Young v. Simmons (1987) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “The proper method for challenging an order of the Parole and Probation Commission when revoking parole is by a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in the circuit court of the county in which the prisoner is detained.”
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