Florida Statute 682.19 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 682
ARBITRATION CODE

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F.S. 682.19

682.19 Venue.—A petition pursuant to s. 682.015 must be filed in the court of the county in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, the petition may be made in the court of any county in which an adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if no adverse party has a residence or place of business in this state, in the court of any county in this state. All subsequent petitions must be made in the court hearing the initial petition unless the court otherwise directs.

History.—s. 18, ch. 57-402; s. 12, ch. 67-254; s. 731, ch. 97-102; s. 31, ch. 2013-232.

Note.—Former s. 57.28.

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Cases Citing Statute 682.19

Total Results: 7

Barr v. Florida Bd. of Regents

644 So. 2d 333, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 10479, 1994 WL 588160

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 1994 | Docket: 1249083

Cited 14 times | Published

also Hedron, 420 So. 2d at 394 (holding that section 682.19 "which provides for venue in arbitration actions

Joanne Kong v. Allied Professional Insurance Company

750 F.3d 1295, 2014 WL 1870615, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 8762

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 9, 2014 | Docket: 271515

Cited 4 times | Published

Code, not the Insurance Code. Fla. Stat. § 682.19. That statute applies to all arbitration agreements

Poole and Kent Co. v. GUSI ERICKSON CONST. COMPANY

759 So. 2d 2, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 12707, 1999 WL 766005

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 1999 | Docket: 1422808

Cited 4 times | Published

clear that it constituted such an application. Section 682.19, Florida Statutes (1997), explains that once

Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc. v. Slater

615 So. 2d 781, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 2493, 1993 WL 64757

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 1993 | Docket: 1184120

Cited 2 times | Published

time in Duval County, where Salter resided. Section 682.19, Florida Statutes (1991), regarding venue,

Maschino v. VAL-PAK DIRECT MARKETING SYS.

902 So. 2d 196, 2005 WL 780407

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 2005 | Docket: 1257189

Published

Venue is proper in this Circuit pursuant to [section] 682.[19, Florida Statutes (2003),] because Respondents

Hedron Construction Co. v. District Board of Trustees

420 So. 2d 393, 7 Educ. L. Rep. 233, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21359

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 1982 | Docket: 64592548

Published

appeal.1 *394Appellant correctly contends that section 682.19, Florida Statutes (1981),2 which provides for

Century Elevator Co. v. International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local Union No. 71

317 So. 2d 108, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14127

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1975 | Docket: 64548508

Published

which possesses its own venue provision, Fla.Stat. § 682.19. This provision is different from Florida’s general