Florida Statute 695.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 695
RECORD OF CONVEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE

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F.S. 695.15

695.15 Recording conveyances lost by fire.—Whenever the record in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county in this state of any deed, conveyance, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, map or plat or other instrument in writing affecting real estate in such county has been heretofore destroyed by fire, any such instrument, or a copy thereof from such former record duly certified, may be rerecorded in such county, and in rerecording the same the officer shall record the certificate of the previous record, and the date of filing for record appearing in said original certificate so recorded shall be deemed and taken as the date of the record thereof. And copies of such record so authorized to be made hereunder, duly certified by said officer, under the seal of said court, shall be received in evidence under the same circumstances and conditions under which a certified copy of the original record would be so received, and shall have the same force and effect as a certified copy of the original record.

History.—s. 1, ch. 4950, 1901; GS 2492; RGS 3834; CGL 5712; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 695.15

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 695.15.

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Cases Citing Statute 695.15

Total Results: 2

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1990-08-20

Snippet: decree is recorded in the official records); and s. 695.15, F.S. (recording conveyances lost by fire). 8 Alsop

Askew v. Sonson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-07-23

Citation: 409 So. 2d 7

Snippet: or counties in which the property is located. § 695.015, Fla. Stat. (1977). In City of Miami v. St. Joe