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Florida Statute 655.83 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 655.83 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 655.83 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
655.83 Adverse claim to a deposit or fiduciary account.Notice to any institution of an adverse claim to a deposit or fiduciary account standing on its books to the credit of any person does not obligate the institution to recognize the adverse claimant unless the adverse claimant also either:
(1) Procures a restraining order, injunction, or other appropriate process having specific application to the institution issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in a cause therein instituted by such claimant wherein the person to whose credit the deposit or fiduciary account stands is made a party and served with process; or
(2) Obtains in favor of the institution, in a form, amount, and with sureties acceptable to it, a bond indemnifying the institution from any and all liability (including liabilities for penalties), loss, damage, costs, and expenses should it act to give effect to the adverse claim, including the decision not to honor the check or other order of the person to whose credit the deposit or fiduciary account stands on the books of the institution. Upon receipt of such bond, the institution shall hold the account pending agreement between the claimant and the person to whose credit the deposit or fiduciary account stands on the books of the institution or pending receipt of a restraining order, injunction, or other process pursuant to subsection (1).
History.s. 51, ch. 92-303.

Cases Citing F.S. 655.83

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Anonymous Bank v. Florida Dep't of Banking & Fin., 512 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2298, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10348

PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 655.083(6), Florida Statutes (1985) the Department
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Scott v. NCNB Bank Corp., 642 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 8096

...d civil theft and her punitive damage claims. We also reverse the consolidated awards of attorney’s fees and costs, now mooted, and remand for further proceedings. ANSTEAD and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., concur. . Section 658.61, Florida Statutes (1991) (now section 655.83, Florida Statutes (1993)), providing an institution is not obligated to recognize notice of an adverse claim unless specific conditions are met, does not bar a claimant’s reliance on notice that fails to meet those conditions if the institution has voluntarily agreed to recognize the notice....

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