The Florida Senate

30.17  Execution docket.--

(1)  The sheriff shall keep an execution docket, which shall contain a list of all executions, orders and decrees directed to the sheriff, in relation to the collection of moneys, and a statement of all moneys credited on such orders, executions and decrees, and when and to whom and by whom paid.

(2)  Said docket shall be subject to the inspection of all parties interested.

(3)  The sheriff's failure to keep said docket, or to allow inspection of the same, shall be considered a contempt of court and subject him or her to a fine not exceeding $100, at the discretion of the court.

(4)  On October 1, 2001, the sheriff shall cease docketing newly delivered writs of executions. The sheriff shall maintain the existing docket until October 1, 2003. Upon the request of any person or entity who delivered a writ of execution to the sheriff before October 1, 2001, the sheriff shall provide written certification of the date on which the writ was delivered. Except for any certification requested by a state agency or a political subdivision of the state, the sheriff shall charge a fixed, nonrefundable fee of $20 for each certification. Fees collected under this section shall be disbursed in accordance with s. 30.231(5). The sheriff's duties under this section shall cease on October 1, 2003.

History.--ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 1553, 1866; RS 1245; GS 1673; RGS 2878; CGL 4575; s. 1, ch. 79-396; s. 180, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 2000-258.