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Florida Statute 733.6065 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 733.6065 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 733.6065 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
733.6065 Opening safe-deposit box.—
(1) Subject to the provisions of s. 655.936(2), the initial opening of a safe-deposit box that is leased or coleased by the decedent shall be conducted in the presence of any two of the following persons: an employee of the institution where the box is located, the personal representative, or the personal representative’s attorney of record. Each person who is present must verify the contents of the box by signing a copy of the inventory under penalties of perjury. The personal representative shall file the safe-deposit box inventory, together with a copy of the box entry record from a date which is 6 months prior to the date of death to the date of inventory, with the court within 10 days after the box is opened. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, this inventory and the attached box entry record is subject to inspection only by persons entitled to inspect an inventory under s. 733.604(1). The personal representative may remove the contents of the box.
(2) The right to open and examine the contents of a safe-deposit box leased by a decedent, or any documents delivered by a decedent for safekeeping, and to receive items as provided for in s. 655.935 is separate from the rights provided for in subsection (1).
History.—s. 129, ch. 2001-226; s. 7, ch. 2006-134; s. 71, ch. 2006-213.

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·Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

...or filed. Rule History 2003 Revision: New rule. Statutory References § 655.935, Fla. Stat. Search procedure on death of lessee. § 655.936, Fla. Stat. Delivery of safe-deposit box contents or property held in safekeeping to personal representative. § 733.6065, Fla....
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