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CS/SB 222: Delivery of Written Legal Notice

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Crist

Delivery of Written Legal Notice; prohibits finding of contempt for failure to appear in response to subpoena that is not delivered by certified mail; revises requirement that certified process servers provide certain information on face of process served; provides for alternative method of notice sent by holder to maker or drawer of check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused because of lack of funds or credit, etc. Amends Chs. 48, 83, 624, 832, 409.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 6/10/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-273
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/13/2003 Senate • Prefiled
10/23/2003 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary
11/10/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/19/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
12/1/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37-S
12/10/2003 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
12/12/2003 Senate • Now in Judiciary
1/13/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S
1/20/2004 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/21/2004 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 00019; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/19/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/10/03, 2:00 pm, 37-S; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00155; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00132; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00155; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S; Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00153; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00153
3/3/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00002; Read second time -SJ 00186; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00186; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00186
3/4/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00210; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00210
3/10/2004 House • In Messages
4/20/2004 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00596
4/22/2004 House • Substituted for HB 493 -HJ 00662; Read second time -HJ 00662; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00662
4/26/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00786; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00786
4/27/2004 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/2004 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01344; Concurred -SJ 01345; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 01345; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01345
6/9/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2004 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-273