Please note: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Civil Unit does not provide legal advice or assist in the preparation of documents. For more information about having your documents served, please call the Civil Unit at 904.255.2470, open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m, excluding holidays .
If you are seeking help in a civil legal matter and believe that Jacksonville Area Legal Aid may be able to help, visit www.jaxlegalaid.org or call (904) 356-8371 [Duval and Nassau], (904) 284-8410 [Clay], or (904) 827-9921 [St. Johns]. For deaf/hard of hearing individuals, V/TTY Video Phone service is available at (904) 245-1041.
The City of Jacksonville is committed to making its website compliant with all state, local, and federal laws, as well as accessible to as many people as possible. The City is currently developing a procedure to make all documents posted ADA accessible.
The members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Civil Unit carry out the Sheriff’s statutory responsibility for the service of process and execution of writs. These judicial process documents originate from the courts, governmental agencies and private attorneys in Florida and throughout the United States.
The city attorney is the attorney representing the municipality. Unlike a district attorney or public defender, who usually handles criminal cases, a city attorney generally handles civil cases, advising the city on legal matters and representing it in court.
Citizens can also email [email protected], or call the customer service center at (904) 630-CITY (2489).
City Manager Mike Staffopoulos started with the City of Jacksonville Beach on January 28, 2019.
One of the scenarios names Jacksonville, only 20 years from now. "The study says by 2035, 25 percent of Jacksonville, the low-lying areas, the intercoastal, the barrier islands and things near the river will start seeing sea level rising initiation, which means they will be inhabitable and underwater," Stalker said.
Click on the links below to navigate to individual Council Member pages. To determine who your Council Member is, please go to the “ Council District Search ” application or to the My Neighborhood application on the JaxGIS maps site for additional neighborhood details. You may also contact the City Council office at (904) 255-5200.
For meeting agendas and minutes that occurred after July 15, 2019 click the Agendas link below:
Pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1-2 business days notification to process; last minute requests will be accepted; but may not be possible to fulfill.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, or JALA, operates as a nonprofit organization providing free high-quality legal assistance to low-income and other special-needs groups in civil (non- criminal) legal matters.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid serves low-income individuals, as well as other vulnerable populations including veterans, senior citizens, children, individuals affected or infected by HIV/AIDS, the deaf/hard of hearing, and disabled individuals.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid relies on a network of grants and community support to provide its vital services to the residents of Jacksonville and the surrounding communities. JALA is a 501 (c)3 organization, and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of law.
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. is a local, non-profit corporation that provides free civil legal services to low-income clients throughout Northeast Florida. Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. has served the Northeast Florida community for over 36 years.
Three Rivers serves community members with income below the 200-250% federal poverty level as well as the homeless, domestic abuse victims, disabled veterans, senior citizens, and special needs children.
Three Rivers is funded through the Legal Services Corporation and various other grants. As a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt organization, we accept tax deductible donations from attorneys, businesses, agencies, and individuals.
To sign up for services, contact the Three Rivers Legal Help Line by calling 1 (866) 256-8091 or (904) 394-7450. Hablas español, and we also use an interpreter service to assist clients with a variety of other languages. For more information, visit our website at www.trls.org.
Any process in connection with the commencement of an action before the courts of this state under chapter 684, the Florida International Arbitration Act, shall be served:#N#In the case of a natural person, by service upon: 1. That person; 2. Any agent for service of process appointed in, or pursuant to, any applicable agreement or by operation of any law of this state; or 3. Any person authorized by the law of the jurisdiction where process is served to accept service for that person.#N#In the case of any person other than a natural person, by service upon: 1. Any agent for service of process appointed in, or pursuant to, any applicable agreement or by operation of any law of this state; 2. Any person authorized by the law of the jurisdiction where process is being served to accept service for that person; or 3. Any person, whether natural or otherwise and wherever located, who by operation of law or internal action is an officer, business agent, director, general partner, or managing agent or director of the person being served; or 4. Any partner, joint venturer, member or controlling shareholder, wherever located, of the person being served, if the person being served does not by law or internal action have any officer, business agent, director, general partner, or managing agent or director.
The chief judge of the circuit may, from time to time by administrative order, prescribe additional rules and requirements regarding the eligibility of a person to become a certified process server or to have his or her name maintained on the list of certified process servers.
Service or execution on Sunday of any writ, process, warrant, order, or judgment is void and the person serving or executing, or causing it to be served or executed, is liable to the party aggrieved for damages for so doing as if he or she had done it without any process, writ, warrant, order, or judgment. If affidavit is made by the person requesting service or execution that he or she has good reason to believe that any person liable to have any such writ, process, warrant, order, or judgment served on him or her intends to escape from this state under protection of Sunday, any officer furnished with an order authorizing service or execution by the judge or magistrate of any incorporated town may serve or execute such writ, process, warrant, order, or judgment on Sunday, and it is as valid as if it had been done on any other day. History. – s. 44, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 1025; GS 1413; RGS 2611; CGL 4275; s. 4, ch. 67-254; s. 12, ch. 73-334; s. 283, ch. 95-147. Note. – Former s. 47.46.
Any person authorized by the law of the jurisdiction where process is served to accept service for that person. In the case of any person other than a natural person, by service upon: 1. Any agent for service of process appointed in, or pursuant to, any applicable agreement or by operation of any law of this state; 2.
Register for the ServeManager free 14-day trial today and get full access to all of the powerful, time-saving features. It takes less than a minute to create your account and start saving time on your serves.
Process against a minor who has never been married shall be served: By serving a parent or guardian of the minor as provided for in s. 48.031 or, when there is a legal guardian appointed for the minor, by serving the guardian as provided for in s. 48.031.
If personal service of a court order is to be made, the original order shall be filed with the clerk, who shall certify or verify a copy of it without charge. The person making service shall use the certified copy instead of the original order in the same manner as original process in making service.
The only responsibility the officer has is to remove persons from the premises and maintain the peace.
Please do not send cash through the mail under any circumstance. If you are dropping off the payment in person you may pay with a personal check. However, you must have a Florida Driver’s License or identification card, and the name and address must match the information on the front of your personal check.
*Fees for service of process are fixed by Florida Statute 30.231 and are non-refundable. Personal checks are not accepted through the mail. Only cashier’s checks or money orders are accepted through the mail from private individuals. Please do not send cash through the mail under any circumstance.