Process Server Bond
File the $5,000 certified process server surety for your circuit
Florida certified process servers must execute a $5,000 surety bond under Fla. Stat. § 48.29, renewable annually and filed with the judicial circuit where they seek certification. online lists multiple circuit-specific SKUs — this page is the statewide umbrella.
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A Florida process server bond is a three-party surety obligation that protects persons wrongfully injured by malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence of a certified process server in connection with service of process.
The surety bond guarantees that the principal will perform the duties required under Fla. Stat. § 48.29 up to the penal sum.
A claim may arise if the principal fails to comply with the bonded Florida obligation or causes covered loss to the obligee or protected parties.
If a claim is valid, the surety may pay up to the bond penalty according to the bond terms; the principal remains liable to reimburse the surety.
Amount, premium, term, and the authority that requires this filing.
Natural persons applying for or renewing certified process server status under Fla. Stat. §§ 48.27–48.29 in any Florida judicial circuit (or county appointment path that requires the same $5,000 bond).
Post a $5,000 surety bond with a company authorized in Florida, name the circuit administrative office or other obligee required by the chief judge, and file a certified copy with Court Administration for that circuit. Separate certification (and often a separate bond) is required per circuit you serve.
Share your license type, court order, or obligee form and the exact penal sum required by Florida judicial circuit — Court Administration - chief judge.
We review credit and filing details, then quote premium options through licensed surety markets.
Once approved, we issue the bond for delivery to Administrative Office of the Courts for the judicial circuit of certification or for your Florida filing package.
The amount is $5,000 per Fla. Stat. § 48.29 (renewable annually; circuit-specific filing), as set under Fla. Stat. § 48.29 and confirmed with Florida judicial circuit — Court Administration - chief judge.
The obligee is typically Administrative Office of the Courts for the judicial circuit of certification. Always match the exact name on the Florida form.
Many Florida filings can be underwritten the same day when documents and credit are complete; complex amounts may take longer.
Not always. Premium and collateral options vary by credit and bond size — ask for markets that still write the risk.
Most bonds renew on the term shown (1 Year). Keep continuity so your Florida license or filing does not lapse.
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We’ll match the requirement and route the application.
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