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Your Sheriff's Office is responsible for serving a
great many types of paperwork generated by the court system. The
Florida Statutes under Statute 30.15 outline the powers, duties and
obligations of the Sheriffs in Florida. This statute begins by
stating that Sheriffs, in their respective counties, in person or by
deputy, shall:
(a) Execute all process of the Supreme Court, circuit courts, and
boards of county commissioners of this state, to be executed in
their counties.
(b) Execute such writs, processes, warrants, and other papers
directed to them, as may come to their hands to be executed in their
counties.
The Civil Process Section of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office
consists of civilian and sworn members who document, process and
execute both enforceable and non-enforceable writs within Columbia
County. The Civil Process Section is located at the Columbia County
Courthouse. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. All fees for process are set by Florida Statute and are
detailed in a fee schedule. The Civil office will only accept
cash, business checks, money orders or cashier's checks. NO PERSONAL CHECKS will be
accepted.
The Civil Office also acts on the "Instructions of Levy" in
conjunction with the Writ of Execution. This is the instrument that
allows the Sheriff to have a "levy" on goods and property of a
judgment debtor to collect the judgment. This is accomplished by
means of a Sheriff's Sale if the judgment is not satisfied by the
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All Writs of
Execution must be filed with the Department of State for a Judgment
Lien Certificate to be issued, this is done by the Plaintiff. You
can download forms on the internet at
www.sunbiz.org
or call the Department of State, Division of Corporations, Judgment
Liens Section, at (850)245-6039. |
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