Cases from cite.case.law:

MOSS, v. ESTATE OF HUDSON, BY AND THROUGH HUDSON,, 252 So. 3d 785 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . Concluding that substituted service of process under section 48.171, Florida Statutes (2015), was not . . . the initial complaint, Hudson attempted to obtain substituted service of process pursuant to section 48.171 . . . reason of any accident or collision occurring within the state in which the motor vehicle is involved. § 48.171 . . . service of process, asserting that Hudson had not strictly complied with the requirements of section 48.171 . . . explained the two requirements that a plaintiff must meet when using substituted service under section 48.171 . . .

MITSCHKE- COLLANDE, v. SKIPWORTH PROPERTIES LIMITED,, 201 So. 3d 660 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . to amend his complaint so he could effectuate service on the Secretary of State pursuant to section 48.171 . . .

GREEN, v. LINGLE,, 166 So. 3d 221 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Stat. or § 48.171, Fla. . . .

A. ALVARADO- FERNANDEZ, v. MAZOFF,, 151 So. 3d 8 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . The method for effecting substitute process on parties is outlined in sections 48.161, 48.171 and 48.181 . . . Under Section 48.171, the Secretary of State is the designated agent for a nonresident defendant who . . . While sections 48.161 and 48.171 create an exception to the general rule that the defendant must be personally . . . appear from a consideration of the entire record to justify the applicability of sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

FERNANDEZ v. COHN,, 54 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . amend his complaint so that he could effectuate service on the Secretary of State pursuant to section 48.171 . . . reason of any accident or collision occurring within the state in which the motor vehicle is involved. § 48.171 . . .

HERNANDEZ, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, RFB, 32 So. 3d 695 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . and avoiding service of process and is being served within the scope of Florida Statutes 48.161 and 48.171 . . . On March 18, 2009, State Farm filed an Affidavit in Support of Service under section 48.171, Florida . . . Hernandez and that its complaint alleged sufficient grounds in support of service under sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . . When using substituted service under section 48.171, a plaintiff must meet two requirements. . . . concealing his whereabouts and avoiding service, thus supporting service pursuant to sections 48.161 or 48.171 . . .

J. ALVARADO v. CISNEROS, 919 So. 2d 585 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . The plaintiff further contends that her Affidavit of Compliance with sections 48.171 and 48.161 and her . . . The applicable statute in the instant case, section 48.171, designates the Secretary of State as the . . . See § 48.171, Florida Statutes (2001); Great Am. Ins. Co., 652 So.2d at 383. . . . Section 48.171 states, in relevant part: Any nonresident of this state, ... or any resident of this state . . . or her agent for the service of process in any civil action begun in the courts of the state.... § 48.171 . . .

DUBOIS d b a v. BUTLER, a BUTLER, BTM, 901 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . To serve Dubois, the plaintiffs used the substituted service procedures of section 48.171, Florida Statutes . . .

J. GARDINA J. v. E. ARONOWITZ,, 899 So. 2d 1248 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . See § 48.171, Fla. . . .

MONACO a k a v. NEALON,, 810 So. 2d 1084 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . Appellee, Florence Nealon, attempted to serve Monaco and Interstate pursuant to section 48.171, Florida . . . In a lawsuit arising out of a motor vehicle accident in Florida, section 48.171 authorizes substituted . . . When using substituted service under section 48.171, a plaintiff such as Nealon must meet two requirements . . . Under section 48.161, the plaintiff must serve the secretary of state designated in section 48.171 and . . . We also note that Nealon’s complaint fails to plead the statutory basis for invoking section 48.171 with . . .

JENNINGS v. MONTENEGRO, 792 So. 2d 1258 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Section 48.171, Florida Statutes likewise provides, in part, Any nonresident of this state, being the . . . reason of any accident or collision occurring within the state in which the motor vehicle is involved. § 48.171 . . . Nothing stopped the Montenegros from complying with sections 48.161 and 48.171 at any point. . . .

C. GOWER v. G. HEMMERLE,, 779 So. 2d 657 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Substituted service on the Secretary was made pursuant to sections 48.161 and 48.171, Florida Statutes . . . because by affidavit he made a showing that he was not amenable to service under sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

TIRE GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. CONFIANCA MUDANCAS TRANSPORTES,, 776 So. 2d 1057 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . 5th DCA 1996) (“A plaintiff may not use substituted service of process allowed by sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

CHAPMAN, v. F. SHEFFIELD M., 750 So. 2d 140 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Section 48.171, the applicable statute in this case, designates the Secretary of State as the agent for . . . Sections 48.161 and 48.171 create an exception to the general rule that the defendant must be personally . . . Instead, they elected to make substituted service under section 48.171 on the sole ground that Chapman . . .

PEZNELL, v. DOOLAN, 722 So. 2d 881 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . jurisdiction over Peznell and Lumpkin under the provisions of the Florida Long Arm Statute, section 48.171 . . .

LINN J. v. KIDD,, 714 So. 2d 1185 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . next sought to serve the Linns by using substituted service of process pursuant to sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . . Section 48.171 provides, in part: Service on nonresident motor vehicle owners, etc. — Any nonresident . . .

CROSS, v. KALINA,, 681 So. 2d 855 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . . §§ 48.161, 48.171 Fla. Stat. (1995). . . . A plaintiff may not use substituted service of process allowed by sections 48.161 and 48.171 unless it . . .

KENRICK, Jr. v. COLEMAN,, 679 So. 2d 865 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . nonresident motor vehicle operator, on the Florida Secretary of State pursuant to sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, v. BEVIS RODRIGUEZ, v. BEVIS, 652 So. 2d 382 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . failing to locate Rodriguez, appellees attempted substituted service of process pursuant to section 48.171 . . . Florida who subsequently became a nonresident, or a resident of Florida concealing his whereabouts. § 48.171 . . . The complaint in this case does not allege either of the three requirements under section 48.171. . . . diligent search was made to find a defendant until one properly alleges the requisite items in section 48.171 . . . Section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1987), does not require that the basis for service of process on a . . . when the plaintiffs attorney discovered that the defendant would need to be served pursuant to section 48.171 . . . Rodriguez by substitute service on the secretary of state under section 48.171. . . .

NORTHEAST TRANSPORTATION, LTD. v. Z. LAVENDER,, 643 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Notice that section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1993), appears to authorize service of process on a nonresident . . .

PALEIAS, a k a v. WANG,, 632 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . The supreme court, in construing the predecessor statute to section 48.171, stated that a substituted . . . becomes the defendant’s agent for substituted service under the current version of the statute, section 48.171 . . . As a nonresident owner, the defendant was subject to substituted service under section 48.171 if his . . .

CORNELL, v. CYRIAQUE,, 592 So. 2d 1172 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Appellee sued appellant and attempted service of process via section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1990). . . . She also alleges that she has complied with the requirements of section 48.171, Florida Statutes, thus . . . The parties have joined issue over whether this record supports jurisdiction pursuant to section 48.171 . . . Section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1989). . . . For purposes of this case we would paraphrase section 48.171 to read: Any nonresident of this state, . . .

HANNA, v. MILLBYER,, 570 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . . § 48.171, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

WIGGAM, v. BAMFORD, 562 So. 2d 389 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . The trial court determined that appellees had complied with the requirements- of sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

LOGAN, v. MORA,, 555 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . and adding that the substituted service was defective for failure to comply with sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . . Pursuant to section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1987), the Secretary of State is the agent for service . . .

PERMENTER, v. FEURTADO, 541 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . of plaintiffs’ counsel in perfecting substituted service of process pursuant to sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

PLAIN, a By L. PLAIN L. v. J. M. CROSSON, 532 So. 2d 69 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . The issue here is whether jurisdiction over the non-resident defendants exists, pursuant to Section 48.171 . . .

PLUMMER, v. V. HOOVER,, 519 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . there is nothing in the complaint that will substantiate out of state service of process under section 48.171 . . . Plaintiff asserts, however, that service of process was not made under section 48.171, but under the . . .

KAUFMAN v. METRO LIMO FUND, INC. a, 503 So. 2d 967 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Karen Moyer Singh and sought to serve her by substituted service of process under Sections 48.161, 48.171 . . . substituted service of process on Karen Moyer Singh was properly effected below under Sections 48.161, 48.171 . . .

LOPEZ I. v. B. SLY,, 499 So. 2d 71 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . trigger the operation of the “substituted service on non-resident motor vehicle owner” statute, Section 48.171 . . .

TORELLI, a k a v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO., 495 So. 2d 837 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . trigger the operation of the “substituted service on non-resident motor vehicle owner” statute, Section 48.171 . . .

J. KNABB v. MORRIS, a k a, 492 So. 2d 839 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Morris then attempted to achieve substitute service of process on Knabb via section 48.171, Florida Statutes . . . The first affidavit was from her attorney, showing that he had complied with section 48.171 requirements . . . Section 48.171, Florida Statutes, provides as follows: Service on nonresident motor vehicle owners, etc . . .

RIVERA, v. DADE COUNTY d b a M. T. A., 485 So. 2d 17 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . over a defendant who had been served through the Secretary of State, pursuant to sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

FERGUSON, v. McWILLIAMS, Jr., 483 So. 2d 509 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Thus, plaintiff sought to utilize sections 48.161 and 48.171, Florida Statutes (1985), which, in specified . . .

M. VALLE B. Jr. v. J. MADOR a, 478 So. 2d 416 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . sued Ma-dor for negligence in December, 1984, serving him with process pursuant to sections 48.161, 48.171 . . .

JOURNELL, v. VITANZO,, 472 So. 2d 827 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . . § 48.171, Fla.Stat. (1982); Turcotte v. Graves, 374 So.2d 641 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979); Drake v. . . .

C. MOUZON, Jr. v. L. MOUZON,, 458 So. 2d 381 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . See, e.g., §§ 48.171, 48.181, 48.19, 61.-1308-1312, Fla.Stat. . . . .

U- HAUL COMPANY, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 445 So. 2d 1082 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . First, U-Haul says that a trailer is not a “motor vehicle” with the consequence that Section 48.171, . . .

W. SANDERS, Jr. v. G. LUDWIG,, 442 So. 2d 314 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . service of process and a proper predicate was laid in the second amended complaint for service under § 48.171 . . . Section 48.171 provides in part as follows: Any nonresident of this state, being the operator or owner . . . corporate owner of the tractor-trailer is subject to jurisdiction and service under the provisions of § 48.171 . . . who is only a corporate officer of the nonresident corporate owner is not subject to service under § 48.171 . . . trial court in its order denying Sanders’s motion to quash also relied on § 48.-193 in addition to § 48.171 . . .

M. GAMBRELL, v. TURNER a, 408 So. 2d 654 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . leave to amend under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.190(a) and substituted service under Sections 48.171 . . .

L. BARRIAT Co. v. F. SALAHUD- DIN, 389 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . which would authorize substituted service of process upon the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 48.171 . . .

WHITE v. F. NICHOLSON P. N., 386 So. 2d 74 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . They purported to serve appellant, James White, by substituted service of process pursuant to Section 48.171 . . .

BENITEZ, d b a v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA,, 385 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . defendant Angel Benitez as the substituted service of process attempted herein under Section 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

FERRANTE, v. E. WATERS, 383 So. 2d 749 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Service of process was effected upon Fer-rante, a New York resident, in accord with Sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

YOUNG, v. YOUNG,, 382 So. 2d 355 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Appellant’s personal injury complaint for insufficiency of service of process under sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

ROBINSON Co. v. CORNELIUS,, 377 So. 2d 776 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . attempted to perfect service on the individual appellant pursuant to the provisions of Sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

TURCOTTE v. K. GRAVES,, 374 So. 2d 641 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Counsel presumably meant to attempt to effectuate constructive service under Section 48.171, Florida . . .

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, v. MENDEZ,, 372 So. 2d 544 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Burton who was served by substituted service through the Florida Secretary of State pursuant to Section 48.171 . . . Garcia, 354 So.2d 964 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978); and § 48.171, Fla.Stat. (1977). . . .

W. LANDERS v. L. MILTON,, 370 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 1979)

. . . concealed his whereabouts, he would have been amenable to substituted service of process under section 48.171 . . . J., and ADKINS, BOYD and OVERTON, JJ., concur. . 48.171 Service on nonresident motor vehicle owners, . . .

F. LEVITEN v. R. GAUNT,, 360 So. 2d 112 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . They contend that plaintiff-appellee has failed to adhere to the requirements of Sections 48.161 and 48.171 . . .

BEJAR v. GARCIA,, 354 So. 2d 964 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . on appeal that the purported service upon him as a non-resident was defective under Sections 48.161, 48.171 . . .

O. DRAKE a v. SCHARLAU, 353 So. 2d 961 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . then attempted substituted service of process on Drake by serving the Secretary of State under Section 48.171 . . . See Section 48.171, Florida Statutes (1975). . . .

L. MILTON, v. W. LANDERS, 371 So. 2d 673 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . since the accident, then he would have been subject to substituted serT vice of process under Section 48.171 . . .

L. MILTON, v. W. LANDERS, 349 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . since the accident, then he would have been subject to substituted service of process under Section 48.171 . . .

YAKELWICZ, v. L. C. BARNES, 330 So. 2d 810 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . C. and Randall Barnes were served by con- . structive service (§§ 48.151, 48.161, 48.171, Fla.Stat.) . . .

WILSON, v. KANTER,, 328 So. 2d 458 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . In this case Florida Statute 48.171 “Service on nonresident motor vehicle owners, etc.” is applicable . . .

MOLINE, v. KRUKOWSKI, a By, 329 So. 2d 22 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . alleging that defendant had become a non-resident, served the Secretary of State pursuant to §§ 48.161, 48.171 . . . Defendant first contends that he could not be served for the assault count under § 48.171, Fla.Stat., . . . We' find this point well taken. § 48.171, Fla.Stat. relied upon by the plaintiffs to obtain service of . . . process reads as follows: “48.171 Service on nonresident motor vehicle owners, etc. . . . [Emphasis Supplied] Statutes like § 48.171, providing for substituted service, must be construed strictly . . .

B. RISMAN v. S. WHITTAKER, 326 So. 2d 213 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

. . . . §§ 48.181, 48.19, 48.171 (1973) and their predecessor statutes. . . .

ROBB, J. a v. PICARELLI, a, 319 So. 2d 645 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . Plaintiffs utilized §§ 48.161, 48.171, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. in order to effect service of process upon the . . . One seeking to effect service under §§ 48.161 and 48.171, Fla.Stat. has the burden of presenting facts . . . Counsel for plaintiffs also filed an affidavit of compliance with §§ 48.161, 48.171, Fla.Stat. . . .

HOWARD NIGGLES PONTIAC- BUICK, INC. v. L. BROOKS, Jr., 285 So. 2d 38 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)

. . . lessee of the vehicle, rather than the owner thereof, it was not subject to substituted service under § 48.171 . . .

ATLAS VAN LINES, INC. a v. ROSSMOORE,, 271 So. 2d 31 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . place, § 48.181 merely authorises substituted service on nonresidents in certain situations (as does §§ 48.171 . . .

MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, a v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a, 264 So. 2d 842 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . of process as either a user of the public highways of Florida, so as to come within the purview of § 48.171 . . . public highways of this State was subject to service of process within the intent of Florida Statutes 48.171 . . . reported Florida cases holding that a non-resident pedestrian is subject to service of process under § 48.171 . . . Even though the deceased was a pedestrian, we think the “long-arm” statute, § 48.171, is applicable to . . . as actions “ex delicto”, arising from an automobile accident come within the purview of Fla.Stats. § 48.171 . . . Tyd-ings, as individuals, was void as not coming within the provisions of Florida Statutes, § 48.161, § 48.171 . . .

JONES v. DENMARK A. A., 259 So. 2d 198 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . action substituted service was attempted upon the said nonresident defendants, as authorized under §§ 48.171 . . .

HOOVER, a v. E. GATES, a, 229 So. 2d 909 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . Process was served upon LeBlance, a nonresident of Florida, pursuant to the provisions of § 48.171, Fla.Stat . . . It appears that he should be amenable to process under § 48.171, Fla.Stat, F.S.A., for injury occasioned . . .

PENN, v. ASHLEY, III, a M. M., 226 So. 2d 351 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . . §§ 48.161, 48.171 et seq., F.S.A. . F.S. § 48.171, F.S.A. . Howland v. . . .

MARION COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, v. NAMER,, 225 So. 2d 442 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . The statute just referred to (Section 48.171, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.) provides as follows: “Service . . . contracta actions, as well as ex delicto actions, are covered by substituted service statutes like Section 48.171 . . . speculate (and we are not) as to the real intent of the members of the Florida Legislature in enacting Sec. 48.171 . . . Reverting, then, to the exact language of the statute (Sec. 48.171, quoted early in this opinion) used . . . Our construction of Sec. 48.171, as set forth above, is not in any sense provincial as aiding Florida . . .

GREEN, v. NASHNER,, 216 So. 2d 492 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

. . . The service of process was attempted pursuant to § 48.161, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. under authority of § 48.171 . . . exhibits are sufficient to demonstrate that the appellant was served with process in accordance with §§ 48.171 . . .