The Florida Senate

¹55.208  Effect of recorded judgment lien on writs of execution previously delivered to a sheriff.--

(1)  Any lien created by a writ of execution which has been delivered to the sheriff of any county before October 1, 2001, remains in effect for 2 years thereafter as to any property of the judgment debtor located in that county before October 1, 2001, and remaining within that county after that date. As to any property of the judgment debtor brought into the county on or after October 1, 2001, such writs create no lien, inchoate or otherwise.

(2)  If a judgment creditor who has delivered a writ of execution to a sheriff in any county prior to October 1, 2001, properly files a judgment lien certificate with the Department of State by October 1, 2003, the resulting judgment lien is deemed recorded on the date the writ was delivered to the sheriff as to all leviable property of the judgment debtor which is located in that county on October 1, 2001, and that remains continuously in that county thereafter. As to all other property of the judgment debtor, the effective date of the judgment lien is as provided in s. 55.202. The duration of all judgment liens is as provided in s. 55.204, regardless of the date on which a lien is determined to have been recorded.

(3)  If a judgment creditor who has delivered a writ of execution to a sheriff in any county before October 1, 2001, does not properly record a judgment lien certificate with the Department of State by October 1, 2003, such writ is considered to have been abandoned and to be of no effect after October 1, 2003.

History.--s. 15, ch. 2000-258.

¹Note.--Effective October 1, 2001.