Florida Florida Statutes
§ 55.208 — Effect of prior liens on payment intangibles and accounts; effect of filed judgment lien on writs of execution previously delivered to a sheriff
FS § 55.208Ch. 55
Statute text
View on source(1)A judgment lien under s. 55.202 existing before October 1, 2023, becomes enforceable and perfected as of October 1, 2023, as to payment intangibles and accounts and the proceeds thereof of a judgment debtor under s. 55.202(2). Any security interest or lien on payment intangibles or accounts and the proceeds thereof of a judgment debtor which is enforceable and perfected before October 1, 2023, continues to have the same rights and priority as existed before October 1, 2023, and may not take priority over payment intangibles or accounts by a judgment lien certificate filed before October 1, 2023.
(2)If a judgment creditor who has delivered a writ of execution to a sheriff in any county prior to October 1, 2001, properly files a judgment lien certificate with the Department of State by October 1, 2003, the resulting judgment lien is deemed filed on the date the writ was delivered to the sheriff as to all property of the judgment debtor subject to execution in this state under s. 56.061 which is located in that county on October 1, 2001, and that remains continuously in that county thereclass="Number">(c) Provide the basis for the person's belief that the judgment lien certificate was wrongfully filed or the file is inaccurate; and
(d)Indicate the manner in which the person believes the file should be corrected to cure any inaccuracy.
(3)The department shall ensure that a correction statement is indexed and available in the same manner as any filed lien certificate in the central database of judgment lien files.
(4)The filing of a correction statement does not affect the effectiveness of the judgment lien or other filing.
Legislative history
s. 14, ch. 2000-258; s. 7, ch. 2001-154.