The Florida Senate

¹55.205  Effect of judgment lien.--

(1)  A valid judgment lien gives the judgment creditor the right to take possession of the property subject to levy through writ of execution, garnishment, or other judicial process. A judgment creditor who has not recorded a judgment lien certificate in accordance with s. 55.203 or whose lien has lapsed may nevertheless take possession of the judgment debtor's property through such other judicial process. A judgment creditor proceeding by writ of execution obtains a lien as of the time of levy and only on the property levied upon. Except as provided in s. 55.208, such judgment creditor takes subject to the claims and interest of priority judgment creditors.

(2)  A buyer in the ordinary course of business as defined in s. 671.201(9) takes free of a judgment lien created under this section even though the buyer knows of its existence. A valid security interest as defined in chapter 679 in after-acquired property of the judgment debtor which is perfected prior to the effective date of a judgment lien takes priority over the judgment lien on the after-acquired property.

History.--s. 12, ch. 2000-258.

¹Note.--Effective October 1, 2001.