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Florida process server bonds — 5th Circuit.
$100 flat.
To be a certified process server in Florida’s 5th Judicial Circuit, you must post a $5,000 surety bond, renewable annually, under Fla. Stat. §48.27. Our premium is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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File with the 5th Circuit
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the 5th Judicial Circuit’s certified process server program. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the process server bond guarantees
Florida’s Process Server Act lets the chief judge of each judicial circuit certify private process servers (Fla. Stat. §48.25–48.31). To be designated, an applicant must meet the circuit’s requirements under §48.27 — including executing a $5,000 surety bond, renewable annually. The 5th Judicial Circuit serves Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties.
The bond runs for the benefit of any person wrongfully injured by the process server’s malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence in connection with their duties. It is a guarantee that you serve process honestly and competently.
It is not insurance for you. If a harmed party recovers on the bond, you repay the surety. Because certification is valid for one year and renews annually, the bond renews with it — we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out. If you serve in more than one circuit, each circuit requires its own $5,000 bond.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.