| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to service of process; amending s. 48.031, |
| 3 | F.S.; specifying where a process server must record |
| 4 | certain information concerning service; granting |
| 5 | authorized process servers unannounced access to specified |
| 6 | residential areas where a defendant or witness resides or |
| 7 | is known to be; amending s. 48.29, F.S.; conforming |
| 8 | provisions to changes made by the act; providing an |
| 9 | effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 48.031, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (7) is added to that |
| 15 | section, to read: |
| 16 | 48.031 Service of process generally; service of witness |
| 17 | subpoenas.- |
| 18 | (5) A person serving process shall place, on the front |
| 19 | page of the copy served, the date and time of service and his or |
| 20 | her identification number and initials for all service of |
| 21 | process. |
| 22 | (7) A person authorized to serve process shall be granted |
| 23 | unannounced access to the common areas, both general and |
| 24 | limited, of condominiums, gated communities, or any secured |
| 25 | residential areas where a defendant or witness resides or is |
| 26 | known to be. |
| 27 | Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 48.29, Florida |
| 28 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 29 | 48.29 Certification of process servers.- |
| 30 | (6) A certified process server shall place the information |
| 31 | provided in s. 48.031(5) on the front page of the copy served. |
| 32 | Return of service shall be made by a certified process server on |
| 33 | a form which has been reviewed and approved by the court. |
| 34 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |