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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 48
PROCESS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

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F.S. 48.121

48.121 Service on the state.—When the state has consented to be sued, process against the state shall be served on the state attorney or an assistant state attorney for the judicial circuit within which the action is brought and by sending two copies of the process by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General. The state may serve motions or pleadings within 40 days after service is made. This section is not intended to authorize the joinder of the Attorney General or a state attorney as a party in such suit or prosecution.

History.—s. 2, ch. 29724, 1955; s. 4, ch. 67-254; s. 7, ch. 2001-266.

Note.—Former s. 69.18.

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In Re Amendments to Fla. Rules Civ. Proc.

604 So. 2d 1110, 1992 WL 163953

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 1992 | Docket: 1686576

Cited 15 times | Published

111 (service on public agencies or officers), § 48.121 (service on the state), § 48.131 (service on alien

In Re Amendments to Rules of Civ. Proc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 1988 | Docket: 1759905

Cited 9 times | Published

111 (service on public agencies or officers), § 48.121 (service on the state), § 48.131 (service on alien

RAMLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 2023 | Docket: 67891578

Published

constitutionality of a state statute”). Pursuant to section 48.121, Florida Statutes, “process against the state