(1) An amendment to a judgment lien acquired as provided under s. 55.202 may be filed by or on behalf of the judgment creditor of record, which may provide for:
(a) The termination, partial release, or assignment of the judgment creditor’s interest in a judgment lien;
(b) The continuation and termination of the continuation of a judgment lien, as provided in s. 55.204(4);
(c) The tolling and termination of the tolling of a lapse of a judgment lien, as provided in s. 55.204(5); or
(d) The correction or change of any other information provided in the judgment lien file.
(2) Within 30 days following receipt of a written demand by a judgment debtor after the obligation underlying a judgment lien has been fully or partially released, the judgment lienholder must deliver to the judgment debtor a written statement indicating that there is no longer a claim for a lien on the personal property of the judgment debtor or that the judgment lien has been partially released and setting forth the value of the lien remaining unpaid as of the date of the statement. A statement signed by an assignee must include or be accompanied by a separate written acknowledgment of assignment signed by or for the benefit of the judgment creditor of record. If the judgment lienholder fails to deliver such a statement within 30 days after proper written demand therefor, the judgment lienholder is liable to the judgment debtor for $100, and for any actual or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, caused by such failure to the judgment debtor. The judgment debtor, the judgment creditor, or assignee may file such statement with the Department of State.
History.—s. 13, ch. 2000-258; s. 6, ch. 2001-154.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title VI - Civil Practice and Procedure
55.01 - Judgments; General Form.
55.03 - Judgments; Rate of Interest, Generally.
55.04 - Judgments; Rate of Interest, Bonds of County, Etc.
55.05 - Judgments; Power of Attorney to Confess Invalid.
55.07 - Judgments; Effect of Failure to Record.
55.071 - Judgments; Effect of Invalid Affidavit or Oath.
55.081 - Statute of Limitations, Lien of Judgment.
55.11 - Judgments; No Lien Against Municipalities.
55.13 - Judgments; Rights of Sureties, Etc.
55.141 - Satisfaction of Judgments and Decrees; Duties of Clerk.
55.145 - Discharge of Judgments in Bankruptcy.
55.146 - Certain Property Exempt.
55.201 - Central Database of Judgment Liens on Personal Property.
55.202 - Judgments, Orders, and Decrees; Lien on Personal Property.
55.203 - Judgment Lien Certificate; Content, Filing, and Indexing.
55.204 - Duration and Continuation of Judgment Lien; Destruction of Records.
55.205 - Effect of Judgment Lien.
55.207 - Correction of Judgment Lien File.
55.208 - Effect of Filed Judgment Lien on Writs of Execution Previously Delivered to a Sheriff.
55.209 - Department of State; Processing Fees, Responsibilities.
55.501 - Florida Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Short Title.
55.503 - Recording and Status of Foreign Judgments; Fees.
55.505 - Notice of Recording; Prerequisite to Enforcement.
55.507 - Lien; When Effective.
55.509 - Stay of Enforcement of Foreign Judgment.
55.601 - Uniform Out-of-Country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act; Short Title.
55.604 - Recognition and Enforcement.
55.605 - Grounds for Nonrecognition.
55.6055 - Foreign Defamation Judgment.