Serving process. — Florida Code § 624.423
Florida Code § 624.423 — Serving process.. Reproduced from the official Florida Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 624.423. Serving process.
(1) Service of process upon the Chief Financial Officer as process agent of the insurer under s. 624.422 and s. 626.937 shall be made electronically as provided in s. 48.151(3). Upon receiving such service, the Chief Financial Officer shall retain a record of the process and promptly notify and make the process available through the department’s secure online portal, as provided under s. 624.307(9), to the person last designated by the insurer to receive the same, as provided under s. 624.422(2). For purposes of this section, records shall be retained electronically. (2) If process is served upon the Chief Financial Officer as an insurer’s process agent, the insurer is not required to answer or plead except within 20 days after the date upon which the Chief Financial Officer sends or makes available by other verifiable means a copy of the process served upon her or him as required by subsection (1). (3) Process served upon the Chief Financial Officer and sent or made available in accordance with this section and s. 624.307(9) shall for all purposes constitute valid and binding service thereof upon the insurer.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Florida Statutes § 624.423
- Jurisdiction: Florida
- Code: Florida Statutes
- Subject: Serving process.
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