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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 St. Johns County, Florida has advised the Court of his intention to utilize a “Special Process Server” program in St. Johns County;
NOW THEREFORE, I, LEAH R. CASE, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby endorse the St. Johns 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 St. Johns 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 St. Johns County, Florida may rightfully deny such motions.
TO BE RECORDED in St. Johns County, Florida.
DONE AND ORDERED in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, this 16th day of August 2024.
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