Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 440.23 (2025)

Compensation a lien against assets.

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440.23 Compensation a lien against assets.Compensation shall have the same preference of lien against the assets of the carrier or employer without limit of an amount as is now or may hereafter be allowed by law to the claimant for unpaid wages or otherwise.
History.s. 23, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(23); s. 23, ch. 78-300; s. 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1962–2006 · leading case: Sunshine Towing, Inc. v. Fonseca, 933 So. 2d 594 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).
Sunshine Towing, Inc. v. Fonseca, 933 So. 2d 594 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). “See §§ 440.23 & 440.39(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2004).”
Perry v. W. R. Robbins & Son Roofing Co., 145 So. 2d 225 (Fla. 1962). “The notice was by registered mail and the parties had in excess of the ten days’ notice required by § 440.23(3), Florida Statutes, F.S.A. The full commission held that § 440.”
— 440.23(3) — 1 case
Perry v. W. R. Robbins & Son Roofing Co., 145 So. 2d 225 (Fla. 1962). “The notice was by registered mail and the parties had in excess of the ten days’ notice required by § 440.23(3), Florida Statutes, F.S.A. The full commission held that § 440.”
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