Fla. Stat. § 47.031
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47.031 Venue of receiverships when property in more than one circuit.
Official statutory text
When an application is made for a receiver of property and it is located in more than one judicial circuit, the court appointing the receiver has jurisdiction over the entire property for the purposes of that action but the application for the receiver must be made to the circuit court in which the principal place of business, residence or office of defendant is located.
History: s. 1, ch. 4986, 1901; GS 1861; RGS 3106; CGL 4890; s. 3, ch. 67-254.
History: s. 1, ch. 4986, 1901; GS 1861; RGS 3106; CGL 4890; s. 3, ch. 67-254.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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