(1) A person may file with the Department of State a correction statement with respect to a judgment lien file, as provided in s. 55.203, indexed under any person’s name, if the person believes that the file is inaccurate or that the judgment lien certificate was wrongfully filed.
(2) A correction statement must:
(a) State the judgment debtor named and the file number assigned to the judgment lien file to which the correction statement relates;
(b) Indicate that it is a correction statement;
(c) Provide the basis for the person’s belief that the judgment lien certificate was wrongfully filed or the file is inaccurate; and
(d) Indicate the manner in which the person believes the file should be corrected to cure any inaccuracy.
(3) The department shall ensure that a correction statement is indexed and available in the same manner as any filed lien certificate in the central database of judgment lien files.
(4) The filing of a correction statement does not affect the effectiveness of the judgment lien or other filing.
History.—s. 14, ch. 2000-258; s. 7, 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.