Bill Text: FL S0912 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Service of Process
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 627 (Ch. 2014-207) [S0912 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0912-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Service of Process
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-05-02 - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 627 (Ch. 2014-207) [S0912 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0912-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SB 912 By Senator Dean 5-00551-14 2014912__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to service of process; amending s. 3 48.031, F.S.; providing that certain individuals 4 authorized to serve process do not commit the offense 5 of trespass on property other than a structure or 6 conveyance and are not subject to civil liability 7 under certain circumstances; amending s. 810.09, F.S.; 8 providing that the offense of trespass on property 9 other than a structure or conveyance is not applicable 10 to certain persons who are authorized to serve process 11 under certain circumstances; providing an effective 12 date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 48.031, Florida 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 18 48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness 19 subpoenas.— 20 (1)(a) Service of original process is made by delivering a 21 copy of it to the person to be served with a copy of the 22 complaint, petition, or other initial pleading or paper or by 23 leaving the copies at his or her usual place of abode with any 24 person residing therein who is 15 years of age or older and 25 informing the person of their contents. A minorMinorswho is 26areor hashavebeen married isshall beserved as provided in 27 this section. 28 (b) An individual authorized to serve process pursuant to 29 this chapter; Rule 3.030, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; 30 or Rule 1.070, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure does not commit 31 the offense of trespass on property other than a structure or 32 conveyance under s. 810.09 and is not subject to civil liability 33 if his or her entrance onto such property is necessary to serve 34 process. 35 (c)(b)An employerEmployers, when contacted by an 36 individual authorized to servemake service ofprocess, shall 37 allowpermitthe authorized individual to serve an employeemake38service onemployeesin a private area designated by the 39 employer. 40 Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 810.09, 41 Florida Statutes, to read: 42 810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or 43 conveyance.— 44 (4) This section does not apply to a person who is 45 authorized to serve process pursuant to chapter 48; Rule 3.030, 46 Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; or Rule 1.070, Florida 47 Rules of Civil Procedure if his or her entrance onto such 48 property is necessary to serve process. 49 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.