(1) Except for liens, assessments, warrants, or judgments filed electronically as provided in s. 55.202(2)(b), the Department of State shall collect the following nonrefundable processing fees for all documents filed in accordance with ss. 55.201-55.209:
(a) For any judgment lien certificate or other documents permitted to be filed, $20.
(b) For the certification of any filed document, $10.
(c) For copies of judgment lien documents which are produced by the Department of State, $1 per page or part thereof. However, no charge may be collected for copies provided in an online electronic format via the Internet.
(d) For indexing a judgment lien by multiple judgment debtor names, $5 per additional name.
(e) For each additional facing page attached to a judgment lien certificate or document permitted to be filed, $5.
(2) Unless otherwise provided by law, the Department of State may not conduct any search of the database established under s. 55.201 to determine the existence of any judgment lien file or to perform any service other than in connection with those services for which payment of services are required under this section. The information maintained in the database is for public notice purposes only and the department may make no certification or determination of the validity of any judgment lien acquired under ss. 55.202 and 55.204(3).
History.—s. 16, ch. 2000-258; s. 14, ch. 2001-60; s. 9, 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.