Fla. Stat. 28.242
Service charges retained when case laid in wrong venue

The service charge paid by law to the clerk or judge of the court wherein a case is laid in the wrong venue shall be retained by him or her on the transfer thereof. The charge received by the clerk or judge upon the filing of the case is earned as of the time of filing, and another service charge shall be required of the person filing the action in another venue in accordance with the statutes applicable in the county or district to which transferred. If the service charge is not paid within 30 days from transfer, the action may be dismissed without prejudice.

Source: Section 28.242 — Service charges retained when case laid in wrong venue, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0028.­242 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

28.01
Bond of circuit court clerks 28.001
Definitions 28.02
Bond of circuit court clerks 28.03
Obligation of sureties 28.04
Justification of sureties 28.05
Surety companies 28.06
Power of clerk to appoint deputies 28.07
Place of office 28.09
Clerk ad interim 28.12
Clerk of the board of county commissioners 28.13
Papers and electronic filings 28.14
Records, judgments, orders, and decrees prior to circuit courts 28.15
Records from superior courts 28.16
Certain records from prior county courts 28.24
Service charges 28.29
Recording of orders and judgments 28.30
Records 28.31
Notice to county commissioners of intent to destroy 28.32
Destruction of certain instruments 28.33
Investment of county funds by the clerk of the circuit court 28.34
Salary discrimination based on gender or race 28.35
Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation 28.36
Budget procedure 28.37
Fines, fees, service charges, and costs remitted to the state 28.42
Manual of filing fees, charges, costs, and fines 28.44
Clerk discontinuance of court-related functions 28.45
Provision of financial data to Executive Office of the Governor 28.47
Recording notification service 28.071
Clerk’s seal 28.101
Petitions and records of dissolution of marriage 28.211
Clerk to keep docket 28.212
Minutes of court proceedings 28.213
Disposal of physical evidence filed as exhibits 28.215
Pro se assistance 28.222
Clerk to be county recorder 28.223
Probate records 28.231
Service charges by clerks of courts 28.235
Advance payments by clerk of circuit court 28.241
Filing fees for trial and appellate proceedings 28.242
Service charges retained when case laid in wrong venue 28.243
Personal liability for accepting checks 28.244
Refunds 28.245
Transmittal of funds to Department of Revenue 28.246
Payment of court-related fines or other monetary penalties, fees, charges, and costs 28.345
State access to records 28.2221
Electronic access to official records 28.2222
Public records capital improvement plan 28.2225
Title fraud prevention through identity verification 28.2401
Service charges and filing fees in probate matters 28.2402
Cost recovery 28.2405
Comprehensive Case Information System 28.2457
Mandatory monetary assessments 28.22205
Electronic filing process

Current through Fall 2025

§ 28.242. Svc. charges retained when case laid in wrong venue's source at flsenate​.gov