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Florida Statute 517.101 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 517.101 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 517.101 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
517.101 Consent to service.—
(1) Upon any initial application for registration under s. 517.081 or s. 517.082 or upon request of the office, the issuer shall file with such application the irrevocable written consent of the issuer that in suits, proceedings, and actions growing out of the violation of any provision of this chapter, the service on the office of a notice, process, or pleading therein, authorized by the laws of this state, shall be as valid and binding as if due service had been made on the issuer.
(2) Any such action must be brought either in the county of the plaintiff’s residence or in the county in which the office has its official headquarters. The written consent must be authenticated by the seal of the issuer, if it has a seal, and by the acknowledged signature of a director, manager, managing member, general partner, trustee, or officer of the issuer and must be accompanied by a duly certified copy of the resolution of the issuer’s board of directors, trustees, managers, managing members, or general partners authorizing the signer to execute the consent. In case any process or pleadings mentioned in this chapter are served upon the office, service must be by duplicate copies, one of which must be filed in the office and the other immediately forwarded by the office by registered mail to the principal office of the issuer against which the process or pleadings are directed.
History.—s. 3, ch. 78-435; s. 5, ch. 80-254; s. 392, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 4, ch. 96-338; s. 7, ch. 97-224; s. 591, ch. 2003-261; s. 11, ch. 2024-168.

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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 880 F.2d 335 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 13 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...nt of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750; and there shall be filed with the registration statement or prospectus the irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...received: 1 A notice of intention to sell which has been executed by the issuer 2 Copies of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the department may by rule require; and 3 The irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101 (b) The person filing a notice of intention shall at the time of filing pay the department a nonreturnable fee of 0.1 percent of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750....
...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department; (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, F.S.; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d) [sic], F.S....
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·Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 880 F.2d 335 (11th Cir. 1989).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11873, 1989 WL 81670

...nt of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750; and there shall be filed with the registration statement or prospectus the irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...ed: 1. A notice of intention to sell which has been executed by the issuer.... 2. Copies of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the department may by rule require; and 3. The irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department; (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, F.S.; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d) [sic], F.S....
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 559 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. 1990).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 203, 1990 Fla. LEXIS 515, 1990 WL 43611

...nt of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750; and there shall be filed with the registration statement or prospectus the irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101." [4] The amended statute exempted from the registration provisions the following transaction, among others: "(19)(a) The offer or sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, provided tha...
...d: 1. A notice of intention to sell which has been executed by the issuer... . 2. Copies of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the department may by rule require; and 3. The irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department; (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, Florida Statutes; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d), Florida Statutes....
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, 904 F.2d 567 (11th Cir. 1990).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 10476

...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department; (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, Florida Statutes; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d), Florida Statutes....
...nt of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750; and there shall be filed with the registration statement or prospectus the irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101." 4 The amended statute exempted from the registration provisions the following transaction, among others: "(19)(a) The offer or sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that...
...received: 1 A notice of intention to sell which has been executed by the issuer 2 Copies of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the department may by rule require; and 3 The irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department; (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, Florida Statutes; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d), Florida Statutes....
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 904 F.2d 567 (11th Cir. 1990).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 WL 77591

...nt of the aggregate sales price of the securities offered or to be offered in this state, but not less than $20 nor more than $750; and there shall be filed with the registration statement or prospectus the irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101.” 4- The amended statute exempted from the registration provisions the following transaction, among others: "(19)(a) The offer or sale of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, provided th...
...ed: 1. A notice of intention to sell which has been executed by the issuer.... 2. Copies of such documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the department may by rule require; and 3. The irrevocable written consent as required by s. 517.101....
...the cover page of the initial registration statement as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, unless effective with the S.E.C. upon filing with this Department;. (b) an irrevocable written consent to service as required by Section 517.101, Florida Statutes; (c) payment of the statutory fee as required by Section 517.061(19)(d), Florida Statutes....

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