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      WHEREAS, pursuant to § 48.021, Florida Statutes, a Sheriff may appoint “special process servers” to serve initial, non-enforceable civil process in his/her county, and 

      WHEREAS, the Sheriff of Flagler County, Florida has advised the Court of his intention to utilize a “Special Process Server” program in Flagler County;

      NOW THEREFORE, I, LEAH R. CASE, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby endorse the Flagler County Sheriff’s plan to utilize a Special Process Server* program as outlined in § 48.021, Florida Statutes, for purposes of serving initial, non-enforceable civil process in Flagler County, Florida.

*NOTE:  The use of special process servers described above may obviate the need for motions to appoint individuals to serve process pursuant to Rule 1.070(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.  As a result, judges in Flagler County, Florida may rightfully deny such motions. 

TO BE RECORDED in Flagler County, Florida.

DONE AND ORDERED in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, this 6th day of September 2024.