Florida

For Florida, when regulation applies is All process shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the person to be served is found, except nonenforceable civil process, criminal witness subpoenas, and criminal summonses may be served by a special process server appointed by the sheriff as provided in this section or by a certified process server; bond or insurance required is Execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 with a surety company authorized to do business in this state; statute is Fla. Stat. § 48.29, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

(g) Execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 with a surety company authorized to do business in this state for the benefit of any person wrongfully injured by any malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence of the applicant, in connection with his or her duties as a process server. Such bond shall be renewable annually; and

— flsenate.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

— all from flsenate.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Sources

• flsenate.govhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/48.29
• flsenate.govhttps://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/48.021

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